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Offline Db4193

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Dougie's mk6 Gti
« on: 27 December 2015, 22:31 »
Been on the forum a while and picked myself a nice mk6 gti up the other week so thought I would say hello  :smiley:
The car previously belonged to Ess-Three on the forum so some may know it.

Anyway it's my 3rd car and 1st German car, although have a caddy max for work. I'm coming from a fn2 type r so although similar still very different and still getting used to the golf. Here's a few shots of my old cars.





Loved the type r but felt like a change and to be honest a golf wasn't really something i had been looking at but when this one came up with all the options, such low mileage and a few bonus mod's I felt I had to go for it.
Feels good owning a near immaculate car which is testament to Glen who took such good care of it before it came to me.
Had been waiting till I had the time and weather to finally get it washed before I stuck some pictures up so here they are :tongue:









Only gave it a quick wash since I'm waiting on some new detailing things coming in the post but definately a lot easier to clean a red car than a black one and hopefully will stay clean looking a bit longer :grin:

As it stands the car has a VW Racing cat back and carbon air intake with pipercross stage2 intake pipe so my plans are to get a sports-cat and downpipe and get the bluefin stage2 map I have uploaded for the summer when the weather perks up. Also hoping to upgrade the brakes but just looking into the possible options at the moment such as the ttrs and golf r route.
Just need to replace the ditch finders that the dealer put on the front before I bin the car through lack of grip so will be getting Goodyear eagle f1's all round in the next few weeks since I've had them before and rate them very well for the price.

Anyway I have probably went on a bit so that's all for now, will update as I go along :smiley:
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Re: Dougie's mk6 Gti
« Reply #1 on: 28 December 2015, 10:24 »
Congrats on the car...and welcome to the forum i personally think red looks the best ...maybe im biased haha...glens a top guy:..ill be going stage 2 soon aswell...how are the ebc red stuff brakes on your car? im thinking of upgrading to them soon ..what you think of the gti so far coming from a type r?

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Re: Dougie's mk6 Gti
« Reply #2 on: 28 December 2015, 11:12 »
how are the ebc red stuff brakes on your car?

Haven't had much chance to test them out due to work and poor weather but seem to stop the car well enough. Once the weather is a bit better and new tyres are on I'll get a good run and see how they do

what you think of the gti so far coming from a type r?

I like it. Both are quite different and do different things better than the other. It's decent having a bit more low down power but I do miss the high revs and noise of reving the t**** out of it :grin:.
Once I have the new tyres on it will be a better comparison as at the moment it just spins and wheel hops. Definately more comfy and that for just driving A to B than the civic but.

Offline Dipesh2031

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Re: Dougie's mk6 Gti
« Reply #3 on: 28 December 2015, 11:52 »
what options you got? looks like a high spec model!
MK6 GTi - Black - DSG - 18' Monza shadow - Luxury Pack - Convenience pack - Park assist - Xenons - RNS510 - Adaptive chassis control - Dynaudio - Bluetooth - Reverse camera - front/rear sensors --mods-- Evoms Intake - Eurojet/stasis Turboback Catless 3" exhaust

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Re: Dougie's mk6 Gti
« Reply #4 on: 28 December 2015, 15:59 »
what options you got? looks like a high spec model!

Yeah it was highly specced when ordered. Has the moving hid's, sunroof, dynamic chassis control, dynaudio, parking sensors and the auto park function. Might have forgot something but that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

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Re: Dougie's mk6 Gti
« Reply #5 on: 30 December 2015, 00:03 »
what options you got? looks like a high spec model!

Yeah it was highly specced when ordered. Has the moving hid's, sunroof, dynamic chassis control, dynaudio, parking sensors and the auto park function. Might have forgot something but that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Plus;
Reversing camera
Folding mirrors & puddle lights
Storage pack
Winter pack
RCD510
Tyre pressure monitoring

Glad you are enjoying it  :smiley:


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Re: Dougie's mk6 Gti
« Reply #6 on: 30 December 2015, 00:12 »


Looking good there fella  :smiley:

At least it's gone to a good home.

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Re: Dougie's mk6 Gti
« Reply #7 on: 30 December 2015, 03:14 »
Basically the same spec as mine! Love a high spec golf. puts it in a class above a normal hatch! nice to know theres high speccers out there!
MK6 GTi - Black - DSG - 18' Monza shadow - Luxury Pack - Convenience pack - Park assist - Xenons - RNS510 - Adaptive chassis control - Dynaudio - Bluetooth - Reverse camera - front/rear sensors --mods-- Evoms Intake - Eurojet/stasis Turboback Catless 3" exhaust

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Re: Dougie's mk6 Gti
« Reply #8 on: 30 December 2015, 08:36 »

Looking good there fella  :smiley:

At least it's gone to a good home.

Thanks Glen  :smiley:

It's nice and easy to wash since its already so clean plus the paints nice and thick. Don't worry I'm taking good care of it .

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Re: Dougie's mk6 Gti
« Reply #9 on: 30 December 2015, 08:37 »
Basically the same spec as mine! Love a high spec golf. puts it in a class above a normal hatch! nice to know theres high speccers out there!

Yup, I've been letting it park itself lately. Impressive but I still crap myself every time  :grin: