Hi all, i've been on here a while, but haven't been around much since selling my black MK5 GTI.
Bought my first MK5 (which I think had a members rides thread on here, but can't find it now) back in 2015, from a fellow member on here (Homesqueeze) loved that car, but had to sell. Sold it to my brother-in-law, so saw it often, right up until the moment he wrote it off!
It was a very highly spec'd car; electric folding mirrors with puddle lights, heated tartan interior, armrest, CD in armrest, 1 owner from new, the list went on. It was always looking for a Candy White MK5 GTI, but when this came up for sale, I couldn't say no and the black did look great when cleaned and polished up.
Fast forward to summer 2019 and i'm in the market for a Candy White MK5 GTI again, but this time found one. It's not a particularly high spec, but has everything I wanted:
Cloth/Tartan interior
18" Monza II's
Auto headlight/welcome home function
Armrest
Low owner
Full service history
Haven't done loads yet, with all my cars they go for a service at my local garage, regardless of what the service book says. I've also put on new rear disc shields, along with a powerflex dogmount insert.
First mod was a new Alpine Carplay headunit - makes such a difference to the interior and feels quite stock to me.
The car is completely stock and not owned by an enthusiast, as it didn't even have the seat insert badges, so had to order some.
Latest update is the aerial, which always bothered me, so changed it for a "stubby" version.
(Ignore the state of the paint - haven't had a chance to detail and apply ceramic protection yet)
I'm not planning to do too much, other than update the mechanicals (boring stuff), but I will be needing a new exhaust soon (thinking BCS non power valve) then want to change the headlights to Xenon style, as the original ones are looking tired. I will sand the original ones back and have them lacquered to look new.
I saw a photo of this golf online a while ago and really like the look of it:
Not sure I want to spend £5k or whatever on a set of genuine Porsche Eta Beta Twists/Turbo, so the Dare F6 wheels look like a good option.
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