RedRobin's Mk5 GTI @ 100,000 miles….

[RedRobin]

mines just about to hit 50k! pretty good and about right for an 07. I barely do any miles in mine, think I've only done around 3000 miles in the last year.

I'm abit skint at the moment and i'm not sure if my car needs a service, it had it's major service this time last year (Cambelt etc), about a week ago my dash started to say 5600 miles to service and then today it's saying Service Now!... :((. I can't afford it and it's not due in the book.

....Don't take too much notice of what your dash tells you - The dealer possibly set it up to give too much warning.

Check out your Handbook and make sure that biggies like Cambelt and DSG Oil (if applicable) are done. I think you go by the mileage rather than the time period, so at that rate you won't need another service for about 6 years!! I assume she's not performance modified.

Start a new thread and ask advice about it because I'm not 100% sure.

[RedRobin]

@ Nodz:

Gosh! That first pic of my car back then is pretty scary.

Here's the first pic ever:



^ Handover by salesman Jim Styrin (a karting champ and whose bro races in the VW Cup - No wonder I got a nice long test drive!).

I'm glad to hear that I've been such a bad influence!

[rich83]

Thats a great pic Robin, one of which I'm sure you'll treasure forever.

[RedRobin]

^^^^
Cheers, Rich 

Jim gave me my GTI baseball cap too. He now runs his own car sales business but many of the original staff are still at the dealers and I am on very good terms with them. Their affiliated bodyshop has just managed to get 100% warranty coverage on my rusting front wings! 

[Paullie773]

Congratulations, Robin! You and your Red have taken each other on quite some journey over the past few years and here's to the next 100K for you both. I love everything about your car and find your relationship with it something of an inspiration  Paula xx

[simonp]

So, did you get a snap of the odometer then?

[rich83]

So, did you get a snap of the odometer then?

Pics or it didn't happen? lol

[RedRobin]

So, did you get a snap of the odometer then?

Pics or it didn't happen? lol

....I missed it until 100,009 and was driving in fast traffic on M-way anyway. My camera was in an overnight bag in my boot.

[RedRobin]

Congratulations, Robin! You and your Red have taken each other on quite some journey over the past few years and here's to the next 100K for you both. I love everything about your car and find your relationship with it something of an inspiration  Paula xx

....Thanx Paula! It's always rewarding to know I have either inspired or helped someone. Hang on! How many years have you been stalking me to know about my journeys!? 

I know it's she's only a machine but as stealthwolf says, some cars live and breathe. I think that modifying a car to suit you individually makes your car become more personal. I'll have to check out your posts to see what you have done so far - It's a slippery slope! But fun!

 

[MC71]

Congratulations on the Milestone! Only picked up my Golf a couple of months ago and promptly joined the forum, since then i have learnt much about my car and what is possible, which way to achieve it how to. Most mods I have, have come directly from your excellent reviews, so thanks. Hers to the next 100k
 

[RedRobin]

Congratulations on the Milestone! Only picked up my Golf a couple of months ago and promptly joined the forum, since then i have learnt much about my car and what is possible, which way to achieve it how to. Most mods I have, have come directly from your excellent reviews, so thanks. Hers to the next 100k
 

....Oh dear! I need to add disclaimers to all my reviews then.

The words of this are very true:



And thanks for the congrats - Much appreciated! 

[simonp]

Make sure you stop when you get to 123,456 then!

[Tfsi_Mike]

Another 99,950mile snap...





 

[RedRobin]

^^^^
Thanks, Mike  - I'll upload my pics of our mini-meet later.