Which one would you buy...?

[Wayne]

Ed30

[the dude]

ED30 mate, all the way, The xenons are a nice extra, however I don't like the leather seats at all.
The ED30 has so many nice subtle extra's, colour coded front, skirts, bumper, nicer seats, stitched wheel, gaiter and handbrake, and nicer alloys too, And if you really wanted to you could put xenons on for a few hundred £. I think they hold the value better than a regular GTI too.

[AlanD]

And if you really wanted to you could put xenons on for a few hundred £.

And the rest !!

To do a proper job of putting xenon's on your MK5 its well over 1k.

[Rhyso]

ED30

you'll be bitten by the modding bug soon after so start with the quicker car to begin with 

[smartypants]

Personal taste I suppose, but I'd take the Xenons over an ED30. Don't like the colour coded bumpers or the alloys. Performance increase will be negligible in real terms if anything at all.

But if you're into modding perhaps the ED30 is the way to go

[Saint Steve]

Had a very high spec std GTi, and on my 3rd gti, last one being the Ed30.

Ed30 is fantastic, drives alot better the the std GTi's. No brainer, get the edition30 ,you will loose more in your pocket later with the std car.

[Mark Hateley FF]

ED30 without doubt.

What colours are both cars?

[Steve30]

I have had both cars , and the Edition30 is a much better car more power also VW have been a bit concervative about the figures they are faster than what they are putting out if you get my drift . Its an excellent car DSG is even better just get one and enjoy steve30

[corgi]

Performance increase will be negligible in real terms if anything at all.

Is this the refrain of one with a normal GTI?

I'll agree to differ. The performance difference is noticable, xenons are not all they're cracked up to be. I'd take the Ed30 and put some decent headlamp bulbs in it...

[bertmort8]

after parking upto an ed30 the other day i really want one more than before

so my vote is for the ed30