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Offline BikeSausage

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Hello - new GTI owner here
« on: 30 June 2025, 19:05 »
Hello,

First time a member here albeit my 6th Golf - but my first GTI.

Picked it up on 9th June and absolutely loving it.

I’m recently retired and have lately had a string of nice comfortable estate cars but they’re in short supply nowadays and I’m and absolutely not having an SUV.

So the obvious replacement for a Volvo estate is a Golf GTI in Kings red metallic, Queenstown alloys and DCC because I need a tiny bit of comfort at my age.

Looking forward to getting to know the forum and its members, starting with searching how to turn off the fakery that is the Soundaktor…..

Cheers!
Mk8.5 GTI
Kings Red Metallic
DCC
19” Queesntowns
Area View
Spare wheel
Electric Tow bar

Offline Exonian

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Re: Hello - new GTI owner here
« Reply #1 on: 01 July 2025, 16:32 »
Welcome aboard BikeSausage  :smiley:
Dare I ask the inspiration for the username? 😁

It’s never too late to buy your first GTI (within reason!) and it’s great to hear you’re enjoying it.
Rather than a godawful SUV or MPV there’s always something like a T6 or Caddy (ones with back seats not full on vans) and the latter are quite well priced. Mind you a lot of the VW commercials are now rebadged Fords which might be a huge mistake for VW. The Caddy is based on the MQB platform these days I think.

Anyway, never mind all that, it’s great that you have a GTI, just one thing missing - a photo!
‘25 8.5R, ‘23 8R, ‘20 8CS, ‘19 135iX, ‘19 TCR, ‘17 Ed40, ‘17 GTD, ‘15 7R, ‘13 GTI PP, ‘11 GTI, ‘09 GTI, ‘98 Ibiza Cupra, ‘05 GTI, ‘06 Polo GTI, ‘04 GT TDI, ‘05 Fabia vRS, ‘02 GTI T, ‘03 Ibiza TDI 130, ‘01 Leon 180, ‘89 mk2 16v, ‘99 Ibiza TDI, ‘96 VR6, ‘98 Ibiza TDI, ‘92 VR6, ‘88 mk2 8v, ‘92 Polo G40, ‘91 mk2 8v, ‘89 mk2 8v, 205 GTI 1.9, ‘83 mk1 GTI, ‘80 Scirocco GTI, plus some others I’ve forgotten 

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Re: Hello - new GTI owner here
« Reply #2 on: 04 July 2025, 10:27 »
Thanks for the welcome! I’m not a great photographer of my cars but will take some when I’ve cleaned it. Having said that, I’m not a great cleaner of cars either! Twice a year, whether they need it or not!
Mk8.5 GTI
Kings Red Metallic
DCC
19” Queesntowns
Area View
Spare wheel
Electric Tow bar

Offline SRGTD

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Re: Hello - new GTI owner here
« Reply #3 on: 04 July 2025, 11:18 »
Thanks for the welcome! I’m not a great photographer of my cars but will take some when I’ve cleaned it. Having said that, I’m not a great cleaner of cars either! Twice a year, whether they need it or not!

Welcome to the forum @BikeSausage, and look forward to seeing pictures of your new car, once you’ve done your first of two cleans at some point in the next six months! A dirty car would give me sleepless nights! :shocked:. At this time of year, all those baked-on dead bugs play havoc with my car OCD :grin:
2020 Polo GTI Plus; Pure White, DSG (because they all are)
Gone but not forgotten;
2016 Polo GTI; Blue Silk
2011 mk6 Golf GTD; Carbon Grey
2007 mk5 Golf GT (2.0 170bhp TDI version); Deep Black Pearl
2002  mk4 Golf GTI (the 150 bhp diesel version); Deep Black Pearl

Offline Adam T7

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Re: Hello - new GTI owner here
« Reply #4 on: 04 July 2025, 11:25 »
Thanks for the welcome! I’m not a great photographer of my cars but will take some when I’ve cleaned it. Having said that, I’m not a great cleaner of cars either! Twice a year, whether they need it or not!

Welcome to the forum @BikeSausage, and look forward to seeing pictures of your new car, once you’ve done your first of two cleans at some point in the next six months! A dirty car would give me sleepless nights! :shocked:. At this time of year, all those baked-on dead bugs play havoc with my car OCD :grin:

Welcome, but a clean car is mandatory😉😂

SRGTD - totally with you on the OCD position.
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Re: Hello - new GTI owner here
« Reply #5 on: 21 August 2025, 18:15 »
OK guys, I did manage to snap a couple of pictures when the car was shiny….





Mk8.5 GTI
Kings Red Metallic
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Area View
Spare wheel
Electric Tow bar

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Re: Hello - new GTI owner here
« Reply #6 on: 21 August 2025, 18:17 »


Mk8.5 GTI
Kings Red Metallic
DCC
19” Queesntowns
Area View
Spare wheel
Electric Tow bar

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Re: Hello - new GTI owner here
« Reply #7 on: 21 August 2025, 18:23 »
@BikeSausage; car looks great :cool:. IMHO Kings Red looks at its best when clean and the sun is shining :smiley:.
2020 Polo GTI Plus; Pure White, DSG (because they all are)
Gone but not forgotten;
2016 Polo GTI; Blue Silk
2011 mk6 Golf GTD; Carbon Grey
2007 mk5 Golf GT (2.0 170bhp TDI version); Deep Black Pearl
2002  mk4 Golf GTI (the 150 bhp diesel version); Deep Black Pearl

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Re: Hello - new GTI owner here
« Reply #8 on: 21 August 2025, 19:22 »
Oh yeah, I just need clean and sunlight to collide more frequently.  :grin:
Mk8.5 GTI
Kings Red Metallic
DCC
19” Queesntowns
Area View
Spare wheel
Electric Tow bar

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Re: Hello - new GTI owner here
« Reply #9 on: Today at 09:21 »
That's lovely! Welcome aboard, happy motoring!


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