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HELP.......edition 30 or r32 ........????
« on: March 06, 2010, 03:48:51 pm »
hi everyone ... after owning bm's for the last few years want to get back to my real passion golfs!!!!.
But can not decide between  ed 30 or r32 .

not massively into modding, the car will be used everyday for work and weekend pleasure.......

also dsg or manual ...??????

budget hopefully somewhere between 16 to 18 k.(will be trading my money pit m3 in!!!)

what you guys think?????


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Re: HELP.......edition 30 or r32 ........????
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2010, 03:59:27 pm »
Welcome Along  :drinking:

You will find this place more bias to the ed30 but only due to less R32 owners.

Dsg versus manual, again you couldnt of asked 2 tougher questions lol.

Both awesome cars with either transmissions.

R32 will consume more fuel for town trawling. Ed30 will match it in straight line pace .
R will be quicker off the line and better around a track or in the Wet.
R32 modded will cost you alot for little performance gain unless you want to spend £3500 for a twin turbo conversion to 550bhp+
Ed30 at stage 1 remap for £400 of your pounds will make it a faster machine, and is more nimble/ less planted but hugely great fun.

You need to try both gearbox's to see which you like.

Dsg is been reported as a much better system over the SMG bmw version.

Go test drive each transmission to see which you prefer.

Dsg is faster excellerating then the manual , but some say you loose the feel of being in control.

I love Dsg personally, but as said, you really need  to go test and see which you like fella. :happy2:
« Last Edit: March 06, 2010, 04:10:47 pm by Saint Steve »

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Re: HELP.......edition 30 or r32 ........????
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2010, 04:01:30 pm »


not massively into modding, the car will be used everyday for work and weekend pleasure.......


We shall ask you that in the coming weeks after you read on this forum  :wink:

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Re: HELP.......edition 30 or r32 ........????
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2010, 04:20:01 pm »
cheers for that ...... im leaning towards the ed30 much prefer the subtle styling and always fancied a car with a turbo!!!!!
Of to look at ed 30 dsg  5dr  08 plate black, tomorow  at vw main stealers.(£18.5k)

watch this space.............


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Re: HELP.......edition 30 or r32 ........????
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2010, 04:28:23 pm »

Of to look at ed 30 dsg  5dr  08 plate black, tomorow  at vw main stealers.(£18.5k)

watch this space.............

Sounds like a good starting Spec, although i would be bias  :wink:

Dont forget to put the car in manual and use the Paddles on the steering wheel  :wink:

Good fun :happy2:

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Re: HELP.......edition 30 or r32 ........????
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2010, 04:31:29 pm »


not massively into modding, the car will be used everyday for work and weekend pleasure.......


We shall ask you that in the coming weeks after you read on this forum  :wink:

12k £ later and still here i am  :laugh: definatly the most expensive "free" forum i've been a member of  :P

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Re: HELP.......edition 30 or r32 ........????
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Re: HELP.......edition 30 or r32 ........????
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2010, 06:54:32 pm »
Welcome to the forum and goodluck with the test drive tomorrow, you'll love i'm sure.  :happy2:

You might not be into modding but a quick drive in a stage 1 Edition 30 and you'll be reading up on which map to go for.  :signLOL: :grin:
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Re: HELP.......edition 30 or r32 ........????
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2010, 07:05:36 pm »
probably ......very easily lead!!!    what sort of power increase(bhp) would i be looking at...?

how much is it for a stage 1 re map ............???? and are they any downsides to doing this always felt a little bit cautious about doing something like this  !

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Re: HELP.......edition 30 or r32 ........????
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2010, 07:11:44 pm »
i love mine, power will be about 300bhp with a good remap  :happy2:

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Re: HELP.......edition 30 or r32 ........????
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2010, 07:17:04 pm »
I came from a money pit m3 too mate !

Althought the GTI has turned in to massive Hole :signLOL:

Id say go for the ed 30, i know i made the right decision going back to golfs :happy2:
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Re: HELP.......edition 30 or r32 ........????
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2010, 07:29:12 pm »
Look  foward to hearing your thoughts after your test drive fella.

I can Guarentee you will love it.

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Re: HELP.......edition 30 or r32 ........????
« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2010, 11:24:43 am »
probably ......very easily lead!!!    what sort of power increase(bhp) would i be looking at...?

how much is it for a stage 1 re map ............???? and are they any downsides to doing this always felt a little bit cautious about doing something like this  !


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No downside othe than insurance increase imo, stage 1 is awesome! :smiley:
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Re: HELP.......edition 30 or r32 ........????
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2010, 03:13:00 pm »
They are both fantastic cars and the best thing to do is test drive both in manual and DSG.


ED30 is a limited edition so slightly more exclusive but the sound of the .:R32 is  :drool:


ED30 is a better looking car in my opinion. Also the AWD factor comes into play...would have been tiresome in the ED30 in the recent weather. If you go for the.:R then try find one with the Recaros  :drool:

Also a few little extras that I would say are essentialto having a nicely finished MK5 are...highline, MFSW (Multi Function Steering Wheel).

Obviously the RNS510 is desirable and so are the Xenons but they are expensive, making it hard to find the correctly spec'd car.
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Re: HELP.......edition 30 or r32 ........????
« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2010, 10:49:31 am »
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