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Picked my Mk 5 up and a very happy chappy :)
« on: May 03, 2010, 05:47:34 pm »
Picked up my GTI yesterday and delighted with it.

It's a MY05 with 31k miles, black, sat-nav, 6-cd changer, luxury pack, winter pack, phone prrperation kit and electric sunroof. Car is spotless inside and the only issues on the outside are white worm on the rear badge and centre caps on the alloys (already ordered replacements). Just waiting on getting my private plate transferred over.

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Very pleasantly surprised with how fast the car feels and the exhaust note is lovely. I've come from a 310bhp Impreza and the Golf actually feels faster in everyday driving - as the Subaru really needed to be in full turbo flow to take off.

Very pleased :)

Richard.

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Re: Picked my Mk 5 up and a very happy chappy :)
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2010, 05:51:49 pm »
Looking nice mate. Congrats ;)

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Re: Picked my Mk 5 up and a very happy chappy :)
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2010, 06:15:22 pm »
very nice, let the modding commence   :P

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Re: Picked my Mk 5 up and a very happy chappy :)
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2010, 06:43:52 pm »
very nice, let the modding commence   :P
God, I hope not!  :confused:

One of the reasons I bought the golf was that I was hoping to stay away from the modding curse - had 2 impreza's for that in the past.   However, I did say that when I got my last Impreza and ended up doing a lot with that......

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Re: Picked my Mk 5 up and a very happy chappy :)
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2010, 06:46:20 pm »
Welcome fella.

Very nice car, and for your wheel dilema's, these look mint on a Black Gti :wink:


http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,12768.0.html
hint hint  :evilgrin::wink:

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Re: Picked my Mk 5 up and a very happy chappy :)
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2010, 07:00:44 pm »
nice looking car..give it a few months and you will have it booked in for a remap :signLOL:..The issue with the rear badge if it is the flat metal type like mine,when you put the 3d badge in it will stick out past the surrond by 2 mm


 as i did the same thing but i couldn't live with it so i got my orig flat type badge painted instead

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Re: Picked my Mk 5 up and a very happy chappy :)
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2010, 07:03:40 pm »
Good idea on getting it painted - where did you get that done - yourself or local bodyshop?

Cheers
Richard.

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Re: Picked my Mk 5 up and a very happy chappy :)
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2010, 07:12:05 pm »
local paint shop did mine..a lot cheaper than buying a new one at £70 i think they are,i also got the front one done as well

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Re: Picked my Mk 5 up and a very happy chappy :)
« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2010, 07:45:22 pm »
Sounds like the route I'll take. Thanks guys  :happy2:

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Re: Picked my Mk 5 up and a very happy chappy :)
« Reply #9 on: May 03, 2010, 07:52:06 pm »
so u did it then  :congrats: hope u enjoy it

Mods yes but way too many to stick in this little box

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Re: Picked my Mk 5 up and a very happy chappy :)
« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2010, 08:33:46 pm »
very nice, let the modding commence   :P
God, I hope not!  :confused:

One of the reasons I bought the golf was that I was hoping to stay away from the modding curse - had 2 impreza's for that in the past.   However, I did say that when I got my last Impreza and ended up doing a lot with that......


Haha your on the wrong forum mate...  the inevitable will happen very soon im sure of it



Good idea on getting it painted - where did you get that done - yourself or local bodyshop?

Cheers
Richard.


Yup.. thought it would, let the modding commence !!!  :laugh:


Nice car mate, looks fab inside for an 05 plate  :surprised:   :happy2:
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Re: Picked my Mk 5 up and a very happy chappy :)
« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2010, 08:55:19 pm »
 :signLOL:

Yep, the inside is spotless - couple who had it for the past 4 years had it valeted every month.

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Re: Picked my Mk 5 up and a very happy chappy :)
« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2010, 09:09:31 pm »
Very nice mate, wish I was going through justgettin mine again, welcome

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Re: Picked my Mk 5 up and a very happy chappy :)
« Reply #13 on: May 04, 2010, 05:22:52 pm »
Welcome along, great spec'd car you have there, :happy2:  fastest colour too :grin:

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Re: Picked my Mk 5 up and a very happy chappy :)
« Reply #14 on: May 04, 2010, 05:40:52 pm »
Thanks guys  :drinking: