Newbie Here

[sharvey44]

Morning. Just joined the forum as I picked up my mk5 yesterday.

Drove it back from Notts to Essex last night and other than the weather was a delightful drive.

A couple of minor things to sort on it but seems a great car.

[Jons1001]

Welcome mate, car looks really nice!

Manual or DSG? What is the spec like, anything interesting?

Lots of good advice given on this forum btw (just not from me  )

[jamesmlb]

Looking at maybe getting one of these myself. Might make a thread asking about prices as things may have changed in the last few years. Been doing lots of reading through the forum via google search results with site:mk5golfgti.co.uk, but finally made an account :D

Read a lot of the threads on manual vs DSG and there doesn't seem to be many people perhaps who own the manual ones? Also I wonder if I've seen this one over the last few days on classifieds before it sold. Hi Jons too :)

[terrier]

 Couple of jobs for the weekend
remove the mud flaps to check for rust
remove the foam from th inside of the front wings

[pudding]

Looking at maybe getting one of these myself. Might make a thread asking about prices as things may have changed in the last few years. Been doing lots of reading through the forum via google search results with site:mk5golfgti.co.uk, but finally made an account :D

Read a lot of the threads on manual vs DSG and there doesn't seem to be many people perhaps who own the manual ones? Also I wonder if I've seen this one over the last few days on classifieds before it sold. Hi Jons too :)

If you're planning on engine mods, do yourself a favour and get the DSG flavour.  I ran a manual Edition 30 for 8 years and always regretted not getting a DSG one. 

[jamesmlb]

I seey, yeah. I guess it depends how far you go. Seems anything up to Stage 1 is okay with a manual, but past that then the DSG is preferable. Stage 1 also certainly requires an upgraded clutch, where the DSG box is capable up to silly power, right? I don't have any experience with an automatic or a DSG of any kind so may look to try and test drive one next week, however one of the places I'm likely going to seems to have a policy of one test drive per day per customer, or two at a push, and I have a few warm/hot hatch options to pick between.

[sharvey44]

Welcome mate, car looks really nice!

Manual or DSG? What is the spec like, anything interesting?

Lots of good advice given on this forum btw (just not from me  )

Evening. It's a DSG as I'm too lazy for a manual these days. My old Pug 306 Gti6 broke me years ago.

Spec wise it's got a few extras but not too much, MFSW, Cruise, Pipercross intake.

Have already had a search around the forum for useful info as I need to replace the drivers wing mirror indicator. I'm well trained in the "search first, ask later" forum etiquette.