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Offline mags

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Re: Journey to your Mk 6 GTI
« Reply #70 on: 29 September 2009, 22:11 »
THought I would pop mine up on here.

MK1 Fiesta XR2 (6 weeks then written off)
MK1 1.8 Golf Gti Lhasa green (loved this car)
Mk1 Golf Gti Campaign
Mk2 XR2
Mk1 Golf Gti heavily moddified
Escort XR3i Convertible (don't ask)
Mk 2 Golf Gti
Scirrocco
BMW 320 Coupe
Golf MK4 Gti 18T
Honda Civic Type R (had 1 day and sold for premium)
MK4 Gti Anniversary
Audi TT 220 Roadster
Audi A4 Convertible 1.8T Sport
Mk5 Golf Gti
Mini Cooper
BMW 325i Convertible
Porsche Boxster 2.7
Nissan 350Z Roadster
Mk2 Audi TT Roadster
Mini Cooper
Mk5 Golf Gti ED30
MK6 Gti
Saving for a Bentley GTC  :grin:






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Re: Journey to your Mk 6 GTI
« Reply #71 on: 29 September 2009, 22:40 »
I'm sure I've done this in the MK5 section a couple of years ago... but what the hell!!

1986 'D' plate Ford Fiesta 1.4S
1992 'J' plate Renault Clio 1.2RL
1997 'P' plate Renault Clio 1.8Rsi
2002 '02' plate Honda Civic Type R
2005 '05' plate Citreon C2 VTS
2003 '53' plate Honda Integra Type R
2005 '05' plate Ford Fiesta 1.4 (borrowed for 3 months until my Golf was built!)
2007 '07' plate VW Golf GTI Edition 30 (written off  :cry:  )
Currently driving...
2001 '51' plate Smart ForTwo... (borrowed from my mates girlfriend whilst shes travelling!)
Deposit down for Scirocco R AND Golf R - but I'm 99.9% sure I'm going to take the Golf R!
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Re: Journey to your Mk 6 GTI
« Reply #72 on: 29 September 2009, 23:14 »
Mini one,
Golf gti mkv,
Scirocco gt mk3,
Golf gti mk6...odered..

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Re: Journey to your Mk 6 GTI
« Reply #73 on: 30 September 2009, 05:56 »
mk1 Scirocco GTI (insurance cost a third of the car's value!)
mk1 Golf GTI (most troublesome car I ever had)
Pug 205 GTI 1.9 (huge fun but crap build, rattly and problematic)
mk2 Golf GTI 8v (dull compared to the former but much better built)
mk2 Golf GTI 8v (big bumper, got really attached to this car then sold it on a whim  :cry:)
Polo G40 (really, really regret selling this one)
Golf VR6 (lovely noise but the rest of the car a bit over-rated)
Saxo VTS (skeleton in my closet this one, in my defence it was bought when they were first launched and getting lots of press plaudits. Oh how wrong journos can be, only kept it a few months and well before they became Chav-mobiles)
Ibiza TDI mk2 (decided I'd experiment with Diesel tuning as was doing a few more miles at the time)
Polo Genisis (took it in p/x against the Ibiza, only kept it a fortnight)
mk2 Golf GTI 8v (tidy low miler bought when I spotted it cheap in the paper. Got shot of it when I went down with glandular fever and couldn't manage the non assisted steering!)
mk2 Polo 1.3 (bought for commuting and running kids about)
Golf VR6 (just fancied another one)
Ibiza TDI mk3 (got fed up with fuelling the VR6)
mk2 Golf GTI 16V (bought on a whim for a cheap fun runabout)
Leon Cupra (much better value than a mk4 Golf GTI at the time)
mk3 Polo GT (bought off a mate when the mk2 Polo got sick)
Ibiza TDI mk4 (just couldn't fall in love with this car so only had it a few months)
Golf GTI 1.8T
Fabia vRS
mk5 Golf TDI (couldn't afford a mk5 GTI)
mk7 Polo GTI 1.8T (huge fun with REVO but hurt my back)
mk5 Golf GTI (excellent car when re-mapped, really good all rounder)
mk2 Ibiza GTI (commuting car bought when the Polo GT got sick)
....and finally my mk6 GTI bought for the hell of it as I want a car to keep for a good few years after lots of chopping and changing. Hopefully it'll keep me amused for a good while as it's by far the most expensive car I've ever bought.

I think that's all of them anyway. Jeez, no wonder I live in a crap house when I think about the depreciation on most of that lot!
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Re: Journey to your Mk 6 GTI
« Reply #74 on: 30 September 2009, 10:04 »
Quote from: Exonian on 30 September 2009, 05:56
mk1 Scirocco GTI (insurance cost a third of the car's value!)
mk1 Golf GTI (most troublesome car I ever had)
Pug 205 GTI 1.9 (huge fun but crap build, rattly and problematic)
mk2 Golf GTI 8v (dull compared to the former but much better built)
mk2 Golf GTI 8v (big bumper, got really attached to this car then sold it on a whim  :cry:)
Polo G40 (really, really regret selling this one)
Golf VR6 (lovely noise but the rest of the car a bit over-rated)
Saxo VTS (skeleton in my closet this one, in my defence it was bought when they were first launched and getting lots of press plaudits. Oh how wrong journos can be, only kept it a few months and well before they became Chav-mobiles)
Ibiza TDI mk2 (decided I'd experiment with Diesel tuning as was doing a few more miles at the time)
Polo Genisis (took it in p/x against the Ibiza, only kept it a fortnight)
mk2 Golf GTI 8v (tidy low miler bought when I spotted it cheap in the paper. Got shot of it when I went down with glandular fever and couldn't manage the non assisted steering!)
mk2 Polo 1.3 (bought for commuting and running kids about)
Golf VR6 (just fancied another one)
Ibiza TDI mk3 (got fed up with fuelling the VR6)
mk2 Golf GTI 16V (bought on a whim for a cheap fun runabout)
Leon Cupra (much better value than a mk4 Golf GTI at the time)
mk3 Polo GT (bought off a mate when the mk2 Polo got sick)
Ibiza TDI mk4 (just couldn't fall in love with this car so only had it a few months)
Golf GTI 1.8T
Fabia vRS
mk5 Golf TDI (couldn't afford a mk5 GTI)
mk7 Polo GTI 1.8T (huge fun with REVO but hurt my back)
mk5 Golf GTI (excellent car when re-mapped, really good all rounder)
mk2 Ibiza GTI (commuting car bought when the Polo GT got sick)
....and finally my mk6 GTI bought for the hell of it as I want a car to keep for a good few years after lots of chopping and changing. Hopefully it'll keep me amused for a good while as it's by far the most expensive car I've ever bought.

I think that's all of them anyway. Jeez, no wonder I live in a crap house when I think about the depreciation on most of that lot!

Are you about 85 years old ?
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Re: Journey to your Mk 6 GTI
« Reply #75 on: 30 September 2009, 15:52 »
Quote from: VWKev on 30 September 2009, 10:04
Quote from: Exonian on 30 September 2009, 05:56
mk1 Scirocco GTI (insurance cost a third of the car's value!)
mk1 Golf GTI (most troublesome car I ever had)
Pug 205 GTI 1.9 (huge fun but crap build, rattly and problematic)
mk2 Golf GTI 8v (dull compared to the former but much better built)
mk2 Golf GTI 8v (big bumper, got really attached to this car then sold it on a whim  :cry:)
Polo G40 (really, really regret selling this one)
Golf VR6 (lovely noise but the rest of the car a bit over-rated)
Saxo VTS (skeleton in my closet this one, in my defence it was bought when they were first launched and getting lots of press plaudits. Oh how wrong journos can be, only kept it a few months and well before they became Chav-mobiles)
Ibiza TDI mk2 (decided I'd experiment with Diesel tuning as was doing a few more miles at the time)
Polo Genisis (took it in p/x against the Ibiza, only kept it a fortnight)
mk2 Golf GTI 8v (tidy low miler bought when I spotted it cheap in the paper. Got shot of it when I went down with glandular fever and couldn't manage the non assisted steering!)
mk2 Polo 1.3 (bought for commuting and running kids about)
Golf VR6 (just fancied another one)
Ibiza TDI mk3 (got fed up with fuelling the VR6)
mk2 Golf GTI 16V (bought on a whim for a cheap fun runabout)
Leon Cupra (much better value than a mk4 Golf GTI at the time)
mk3 Polo GT (bought off a mate when the mk2 Polo got sick)
Ibiza TDI mk4 (just couldn't fall in love with this car so only had it a few months)
Golf GTI 1.8T
Fabia vRS
mk5 Golf TDI (couldn't afford a mk5 GTI)
mk7 Polo GTI 1.8T (huge fun with REVO but hurt my back)
mk5 Golf GTI (excellent car when re-mapped, really good all rounder)
mk2 Ibiza GTI (commuting car bought when the Polo GT got sick)
....and finally my mk6 GTI bought for the hell of it as I want a car to keep for a good few years after lots of chopping and changing. Hopefully it'll keep me amused for a good while as it's by far the most expensive car I've ever bought.

I think that's all of them anyway. Jeez, no wonder I live in a crap house when I think about the depreciation on most of that lot!

Are you about 85 years old ?
Nearly half way there!!! I think I've got a few issues  :laugh:
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Re: Journey to your Mk 6 GTI
« Reply #76 on: 30 September 2009, 16:32 »
Quote from: Exonian on 30 September 2009, 15:52
Quote from: VWKev on 30 September 2009, 10:04
Quote from: Exonian on 30 September 2009, 05:56
mk1 Scirocco GTI (insurance cost a third of the car's value!)
mk1 Golf GTI (most troublesome car I ever had)
Pug 205 GTI 1.9 (huge fun but crap build, rattly and problematic)
mk2 Golf GTI 8v (dull compared to the former but much better built)
mk2 Golf GTI 8v (big bumper, got really attached to this car then sold it on a whim  :cry:)
Polo G40 (really, really regret selling this one)
Golf VR6 (lovely noise but the rest of the car a bit over-rated)
Saxo VTS (skeleton in my closet this one, in my defence it was bought when they were first launched and getting lots of press plaudits. Oh how wrong journos can be, only kept it a few months and well before they became Chav-mobiles)
Ibiza TDI mk2 (decided I'd experiment with Diesel tuning as was doing a few more miles at the time)
Polo Genisis (took it in p/x against the Ibiza, only kept it a fortnight)
mk2 Golf GTI 8v (tidy low miler bought when I spotted it cheap in the paper. Got shot of it when I went down with glandular fever and couldn't manage the non assisted steering!)
mk2 Polo 1.3 (bought for commuting and running kids about)
Golf VR6 (just fancied another one)
Ibiza TDI mk3 (got fed up with fuelling the VR6)
mk2 Golf GTI 16V (bought on a whim for a cheap fun runabout)
Leon Cupra (much better value than a mk4 Golf GTI at the time)
mk3 Polo GT (bought off a mate when the mk2 Polo got sick)
Ibiza TDI mk4 (just couldn't fall in love with this car so only had it a few months)
Golf GTI 1.8T
Fabia vRS
mk5 Golf TDI (couldn't afford a mk5 GTI)
mk7 Polo GTI 1.8T (huge fun with REVO but hurt my back)
mk5 Golf GTI (excellent car when re-mapped, really good all rounder)
mk2 Ibiza GTI (commuting car bought when the Polo GT got sick)
....and finally my mk6 GTI bought for the hell of it as I want a car to keep for a good few years after lots of chopping and changing. Hopefully it'll keep me amused for a good while as it's by far the most expensive car I've ever bought.

I think that's all of them anyway. Jeez, no wonder I live in a crap house when I think about the depreciation on most of that lot!

Are you about 85 years old ?
Nearly half way there!!! I think I've got a few issues  :laugh:

Yeah, too much bloody money for one.
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Re: Journey to your Mk 6 GTI
« Reply #77 on: 30 September 2009, 18:14 »
My first post I think after several weeks of reading about these GTI thingies :-) Had a test drive in a Mk6 GTI manual a few weeks back and I'm 99% convinced it'll be the car for me. A recent test drive in an A4 confirmed just how good the GTI is. So, I'm not planning to order for a few weeks, hope no-one minds me butting in here and posting up my list of completely non-GTI type cars that have brought me to this point :-)

'81 X Triumph Acclaim - my first car, lovely twin-carb honda motor 1990-92
'86 D Rover 213 - bit of a mistake in hindsight, another lovely honda motor in a rust bucket body, still a decent reliable car 1992-95
'91 H Citroen BX16 - fantastic piece of gallic quirkiness. super comfy cruiser. 1995-99
'89 F Toyota Carina II 2.0 16v - another mistake, unreliable, but went like stink when working, 1999-2001
'00 X Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX - it's a mondeo, nuff said, no power, great handling, disintegrating interior & trim, 2001-2006
'06 56 Toyota Avensis 2.2 D4-D - super motorway car to do 20k a year in, excellent interior & kit, doesn't like corners, 2006-????

Planning a holiday early in the new year, after that the Avensis will be going (don't want the new car sitting in an airport car park for weeks on end before I have even had the chance to enjoy it).
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Re: Journey to your Mk 6 GTI
« Reply #78 on: 30 September 2009, 18:50 »
Wecome to the mad house mate.... what the hell happened after your first car??? Im quite sure your in the lead when it comes to the worst cars :grin: :grin:

Oh well the GTI should put that right :wink: :smiley:
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Re: Journey to your Mk 6 GTI
« Reply #79 on: 30 September 2009, 19:11 »
Quote from: R32UK on 30 September 2009, 18:50
Wecome to the mad house mate.... what the hell happened after your first car??? Im quite sure your in the lead when it comes to the worst cars :grin: :grin:
Cheers for the welcome :smiley: I did think my list might prove unusual  :grin: :embarassed:
My cars used to do fairly low mileage as I worked locally, so wasn't worth spending much cash. Also had other priorities for money when I was younger  :wink: That BX was a peach though, Citroen have lost their way badly since then :grin:. Have commuted 60 miles a day for the last few years, so put the emphasis on motorway cruising. But it's time for something a bit more B-road capable I think....
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Oh well the GTI should put that right :wink: :smiley:
Yep, I reckon it should. I wanted a Mk2 back in the day, but insurance was the issue. The Mk6 is the first one since that has the same appeal to me, the Mk5 wasn't far off of course but I was convinced I needed a diseasal back then :shocked:
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