GOT MY GTI - PICS TO FOLLOW

[illyun]

Picked up the GTI a day early - my wife insisted...  Was quite nervous driving it out of the showroom just in case I hit something or got hit by someone else... never bought a new car before, the newest I have had is a P-Reg Mk3 GTI I sold last year - only really had Mk1's and 2 mostly.     Will post pics soon.

[Neaty]

congrats mate!

yea get some pics up..........and send me that badge from ebay 

[The Doc]

Nice 1 enjoy that bad boy!

[Matt555]

Happy days, now lets see some pics............   

[The Doc]

Bye bye sheds hello new car smell   

Pics now please 

[EdMass]

Well done mate. Although you may have been nervous, they will quickly dissappear, until you see blue flashing lights in your rear view mirror! 

Remember to run it in.

[illyun]

Well... what an experience. The Mk5 GTI is a phenomenon  :shocked:  It seems to hover on the road and just effortlessly glide in and out of corners.  Absolutely amazing   :evil:  I have now done 700 miles in 2 days  :laugh:  Had to go to Newport Wales from Ipswich on Wednesday and stayed in the Celtic Manor - a top class hotel... they had an EU Heads of State meeting there last summer and are hosting the Ryder Cup there in 2010.. anyway, point is that you get some really rich people going there - not me, my company paid  - with their equally expensive cars... I saw a yellow Lambo there, an Aston Martin DB9, Maserati and was parked next to a Porsche Carrera 4.  What struck me though was when I parked up temporarily at the main entrance and checked in... Upon coming back to the GTI, it was surrounded by 3 smiling doormen looking through the windows at the mileage, looking at the alloys and the front grill and I wondered because these guys see top supercars everyday... that this interest means one thing - the Mk5 Golf GTI is class and despite the price tag, is up there with the best cars in the world. 

[illyun]

Of course, the Mk2 16v is still my favourite - brings a lump to my throat remembering that Tornado Red on I had with only 57k on the clock when I sold it 2 months ago  :cry:  Anyway, here are some nice pics of the Mk5:

My philosophy - start them young...



This is what most other drivers see after I drive past them...
 


Lovely...



 



Just from the showroom    37 miles on the clock!



Class...



As the Doc says, try try and try to somehow get your hands on one...



Message to the BMW Brigade.. ' kiss my....' 



And then kiss the other side

[Neaty]

looks quality mate! No where can I get £20k from? 

[Matt555]

Nice work fella, and the Celtic Manor is pretty lush..........

Enjoy