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Offline chrissyr32

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Re: Car before your mk5 GTI
« Reply #40 on: 11 February 2008, 16:21 »
nice machine Jonathan,

I had an E46 05 plate M3 before my current mk5 R32.What a tool it was,put it this way it made a better driver out of me thats for sure,she had to go though for the sake of my 2 kids!!
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Re: Car before your mk5 GTI
« Reply #41 on: 11 February 2008, 18:31 »
I also had an E46 330i sport before the Golf, loved the way it looked, great interior but dynamically not as good as the Gti. Other cars I've had are:

Nova 1.2 - my first car and loved it !

Clio 1.2 (original type) - even better!

Polo 1.4 - can I have the Clio back?

Golf mk4 1.6 - as above

Alfa 147 selespeed - nice styling, great interior, dissapointing to drive. Quick steering + soggy suspension = crap!

BMW330i sport - getting there but handling a slight let down.

Golf Gti mk5 DSG- Best car yet for handling and performance, love the DSG. A few rattles though and interior average.




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Re: Car before your mk5 GTI
« Reply #42 on: 11 February 2008, 19:07 »
Ok here's my list i must be getting old looking at the first few

peugeot 504 2.0 petrol what a tank!

ford cortina 2.0 mk4 rusted away

ford cortina 2.0 mk5 good fun in the wet

ford sierra 1.6 lx boring

vauxhall nova 1.5 diesel 64mpg short of money

peugeot 306d turbo nice car felt quick at the time

peugeot 106gti a bit tinny but went well

renault clio 172 my first new car

renault clio 182 with cup supension possibly the best handling car i've owned,renault can teach vw a thing or two about steering feel

nissan 350z very nice but very unpractical

vw golf gti ed 30 only 1200miles so far so good ,apart from steering!


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Re: Car before your mk5 GTI
« Reply #43 on: 11 February 2008, 22:36 »
Yeh miss it so much, had the MK2 at same time as the S2000 last summer,
it just wasnt getting used.



Sometimes the S2000 wasnt the only reason  :wink:



Holy Sh** that Lambo is amazing, one of the nicest Gallardo's I have seen to date, so good in white!!  :laugh:
Tom
Candy White ED30 | Carbonio | Turbo-Back Milltek | Autotech Fuel Pump | Stage 2 Custom-Code Remap

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Re: Car before your mk5 GTI
« Reply #44 on: 12 February 2008, 21:17 »
Before my Mk5 I had an R but not of the Golf variety....

Prior to this was another Leon Cupra (before the R was released), before that an early Mk4 GTI 1.8T - I knew the GTI would come round again  :cool:

Offline Mark_eire

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Re: Car before your mk5 GTI
« Reply #45 on: 14 February 2008, 21:02 »
I've had a shady past of Vw Audi Bmw and also various Jap Scrap!! lol
Here's my previous 2 cars (still have the s3)
Audi S3 2001 250 bhp



Bmw 530d M-Sport




Two absolute cracking cars with full spec leather, sat nav, etc etc.... Not anywhere close to the Gti though
2004 Audi A4 Avant 1.9tdi Sport, S4 Avus wheels
2001 VW Golf Gti, green, revo, S3 leather Recaro's, US front bumper, LCR Brembo's, Audi A8 18'' Flat fives

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Re: Car before your mk5 GTI
« Reply #46 on: 15 February 2008, 08:13 »
06 Audi A4 1.9TDi SLine (still have it till 1st March)

before that

04 Subaru Impreza WRX (which was fabulous)


ps. I've only driven a Golf S as a hire car - and sat inside a sold, used, GTI and yesterday an ED30. Hopefully the GTI will live up to the hype. If not, well as a practical, cheap to run, family car - it's gotta be more fun than the A4. :)

Offline k4ith

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Re: Car before your mk5 GTI
« Reply #47 on: 15 February 2008, 20:35 »
My last 2.
2006 MK2 Seat Leon FR Tdi. Koni FSD, Eibach pro street springs, K&N panel filter.

2003 MK4 GTi 180, remapped to 230bhp with milltek full system incl d/pipe, dv007p, K&N panel filter, Eibach ARB's
MKV Golf GTI Edition30, GIAC Pump&Race Map, AutoTech Fuel Pump, R32 Front Brakes, Dbilas Flo-master Intake, S3 Intercooler.ECS Dog Bone Insert.
MKII GTI 8v Tornado Red 88 - Das Projekt