So..How's everyone's ED30 etc

[Hurdy]

So, how is everyone getting on with their ED30's?

Has the honeymoon phase subsided - or are you still in love?

Any problems - or is everything tikkety boo?

Added anything to "improve the breed"?

Blown away any decent cars - or pootling along to keep up the MPG?

Personally I love mine still, and every day is an excuse -"want that taking to your mother's darling" or "just popping to the shops"

I've had the standard dash centre rattle , but that's all sorted now and she purrs along quietly now.

You'll all be dismayed to know that I've still got my "chavvy" beesting aerial. It comes in really handy in a big carpark as I just look for the brightest aerial :embarassed:

Recently had a Kenwood satnav system fitted along with all new component speakers
The sound is fantastic and the functionality of the Kenwood unit blows the standard MFD2 unit into the weeds IMHO

Recently took her out for a blast and just after coming out of a junction had a MK4 R32 appear up my arse. I would have loved to have seen the look on his face when he pulled level with me(dual carriageway) and I winked at him and then nailed it - but I couldn't as he was too far behind me

Summing up, I truly think that there isn't another car out there for the same cash that could possibly give me the same feelings as I get when I look at or drive my ED30. If it was a woman it would be Angelina Jolie - fit, agile, adventurous and good looking and looks best in silver (see the cover of Tomb Raider 2!)

[jer]

good summing up there,i cant put it any better than that,the only thing that i have done is painted my wheel hubs cause they had the usual rust tarnishing starting to apear.

[jer]

also after 400miles the ecu packed up and car wouldnt start so it had to go back to stealer and it took nearly 4 weeks for vw to send over a new one :angry:4 weeks drivin a golf plus when u own an ed30 is a long time.

[illyun]

Just sold mine  :embarassed:  did 8000 miles in 6/7 weeks of driving - it was garaged for the first 3/4 weeks.  Coming from a DSG R32, I didn't like it at first but in the last week after 7k miles it started to show a different character and really moved after 4k rpm.  I've got another - exactly the same but with DSG - coming in October.  I have a VR6 Highline for the summer and I have to day that the speakers in the Highline are far better than the Edition 30/R32/Mk5 GTI ones. And yes, the VR6 speakers are standard.

[Ollieb7]

Go on illyun - tell us what did ye get for it??

I actually like mine too much to sell - infact still happy with the paln to keep for quite a while - managed to persuade the wife now that she has paid off her car that we both pay for mine over the next three years, sell hers, keep the golf and both chip in for some sort of monster - so the golfs going to be a round for a while - why not its great!
Still only just done over 2k miles (been using the van alot of recent) but the suspension change is deffo happening next week - the eibach's have arrived - well looking forward to that. The re-map will happen at some time but just not now. Still planing to do the rear valance in black
Got a small dent in the passenger door a couple weeks ago - car park jobbie but its an easy reapir job so not soooo bad.
Rockinghams are the best wheels i've had on a car - sometimes i think they look too small other times i think they look great however, i cannot argue how easy they are to keep clean - they also get a lot of positive remarks and deffo is a key indicator of a special edition. A white van man asked me at the trafifc lights the other day about it being a special edition - i thought i was in for a bit of road rage - but no - 'nice motor mate'!)

[J.M.]

Had mine 1 month now and it is just run in, it just gets better, i absolutly love it and find any excuse to go drive, the novelty has not worn off at all yet. Found a couple of small cracks on the rear valance (left and right side) about the same distance in, the first time i washed her, noticed water bubbling through, a replacement on order which will be changed under warranty.

[AlanH]

3 weeks in and 1700 miles on the clock. Enjoying every minute so far. No real problems yet, other than an annoying rattle inside that sounds like keys "tinkling" (but it's not), and I can't quite pin down, and the leather on the golfball gearchange is beginning to wrinkle slightly 

[phope]

still loving mine

Got the usual couple of stone chips on the front, but apart from that, it has been faultless.
3300 miles at the mo, fully run in, and the acceleration from 3500rpm onwards is fantastic

No mods or accessories yet, other than a Wolfsburg plate frame for the rear of the car
Am likely to be moving house in the next six months, so keeping all cash spare for that

Gave it a full valet myself with Swissol cleaner fluid and Swissol Sapphir wax...water just beads and runs off now

[woodster]

Enjoying mine - gives you the feel good factor and nice to get in after a day at work.
I am looking to change my ICE - Hurdy can you tell me what set up you have please?
What speakers did you go for?  - I have noticed more than other GTI's I have had before
that this car turns heads    - Running out of excuses to go out driving at the weekend
though..

[TeddyKGB]

I've had the standard dash centre rattle , but that's all sorted now and she purrs along quietly now.

How did you sort this?