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Hi everyone, help i'm in a hole
« on: March 03, 2011, 03:14:57 pm »
Hi everyone,

Its great to join you all, i have had a quick look around and like what i see. I hope everyone is as nice as they are on the r32oc.
I think a lot of you have been through this but i am wondering which mk5 to get, the r32 or ed30. :confused:

I previously had a type r which i regret selling ¬




and i now have an astra 1.9 cdti (150) ex pack which i regret buying  :laugh: dont get me wrong it's a great car and looks sweet but no vtec or grunt makes me sad.




You can guess what colour my mk5 will be  :drool: tornado red all the way (IMO of course)

Hope it's a good intro for you guys.
I will be greatful for your help with deciding which mk5 to go for, even though i think i know what there is to know  :happy2:

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Re: Hi everyone, help i'm in a hole
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2011, 03:24:42 pm »
ED30...cheaper to tax, cheaper to fuel, cheaper to insure and easier to tune :D

Thats what swung me anyhow lol


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Re: Hi everyone, help i'm in a hole
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2011, 03:42:50 pm »
wow that is a hole in one lol

My idea was to end up with an ed30 anyway but i was thinking if i should get an r32 first, i love the sound and the 4wd. My only issue with the ed30 apart from the fwd is that its really hard to find one with leathers.

With fuel prices going daft i think a lot of people will be selling up their r32's

thanks alexperkins, yours ed30 looks bloody sexy :happy2:

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Re: Hi everyone, help i'm in a hole
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2011, 03:44:37 pm »
the sound and the 4wd is good ill give you that, but I couldnt justify £400 a year road tax and even higher fuel bills!

You wont find an ED30 with full leathers...it was never an option. They all have heated half leather with the funky interlagos cloth - best of both worlds

Cheers mate ;) Its a lovely motor


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Re: Hi everyone, help i'm in a hole
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2011, 04:17:40 pm »
Having had all three cars... (r32, type-r and now ED30) I would like to say the type-r doesn't compare in terms of build quality, handling or pace of the VW's... in fact I hated my type R for the couple of weeks I cared to own it...

The R32 is gorgeous car, sounds awesome and the 4wd traction is brilliant. But it's a heavy car and you can tell in the corners and fuel wise, I would on average get 29-30 on my 25mile work run...

The Ed30 feels spritelier, feels just as quick if not quicker, but getting the power down takes some getting used too... getting average of about 36mpg at mo... sounds nice when boosting... and had the added bonus of beeing easier to tune...

It's a tough one between the two... I wish I never sold my R32 if that tells you something... but am very pleased with the ED30 but look forward to getting a remap...

Mk5 R32 with the ED30 engine but with V6 roar( or an R32 Turbo) would be my perfect choice...
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Re: Hi everyone, help i'm in a hole
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2011, 04:56:31 pm »
noise grunt and grip go for the .:R  :innocent:

tuning capabilities go for a gti (ED30 for the win)  :happy2:

i wouldnt count on .:R32 owners selling because a rise in fuel prices though, we're already penalised heavily on road tax, insurance and fuel anyway so a few pence more is a drop in the ocean  :laugh:

welcome on board  :drinking:

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Re: Hi everyone, help i'm in a hole
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2011, 06:29:00 pm »
I bought the R for the noise mostly and the extra traction as an aside (I live on a hill and 2WD cars won't go up it in snow). Doesn't matter how many intakes, Millteks and remaps you put on a GTI it will never sound as good as a standard R32. There is a sense of occasion in an R that I never got from driving other Golfs. The instant, naturally aspirated oomph with no waiting for turbos or VVT to kick in is a price worth paying for at the pumps.

And at VED renewal time.

And at insurance renewal time! :grin:


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Re: Hi everyone, help i'm in a hole
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2011, 06:38:49 pm »
Hello and welcome.

I've got a normal GTi so can't offer you any advice in the Ed30 vs R32 debate.  I do like a nice fry up in Millhouses Park caff though!   :laugh:

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Re: Hi everyone, help i'm in a hole
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2011, 09:31:13 pm »
Welcome!  :happy2:

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Re: Hi everyone, help i'm in a hole
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2011, 09:48:48 pm »
Welcome  :evilgrin:


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Re: Hi everyone, help i'm in a hole
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2011, 03:10:04 am »
Thanks for the welcome guys,

I think im sliding towards the r :confused:

the sound and the 4wd is good ill give you that, but I couldnt justify £400 a year road tax and even higher fuel bills!

You wont find an ED30 with full leathers...it was never an option.

^Damn no leathers, i will have to invest in some if i get the ed30. I think the only issue with the r is running cost, otherwise i love it in everyway.

Having had all three cars... (r32, type-r and now ED30) I would like to say the type-r doesn't compare in terms of build quality, handling or pace of the VW's... in fact I hated my type R for the couple of weeks I cared to own it...

It's a tough one between the two... I wish I never sold my R32 if that tells you something...

^Your right about the type r not having as good build quality but handling and pace it defo had. Its more of a toy

That last comment tells me a lot, thanks :happy2:


i wouldnt count on .:R32 owners selling because a rise in fuel prices though, we're already penalised heavily on road tax, insurance and fuel anyway so a few pence more is a drop in the ocean  :laugh:

^True, but i was in a debate about rising fuel cost on the r32oc and most of them said when fuel price hits £1.50 they will be selling, i guess everyone has there own limits. :drinking:

Doesn't matter how many intakes, Millteks and remaps you put on a GTI it will never sound as good as a standard R32.

^This is the comment that swung me towards the r, soooooooo true :evilgrin:

I do like a nice fry up in Millhouses Park caff though!   :laugh:

^Hmmmmmmmmmmm is that a fellow sheffield being  :laugh:

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I have driven an r32 but not an ed30, just by looking the r looks more planted, dont ask where i got that idea it just does lol
before i plunge at 1 though, i will be taking both for a test drive.

Thanks again guys, more comments welcome  :popcornsoda:

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Re: Hi everyone, help i'm in a hole
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2011, 10:18:52 am »
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Re: Hi everyone, help i'm in a hole
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2011, 10:26:13 am »




As already said, V6 on Milltek is a sound to die for! But the GTI is far more tactile to drive and cheaper to own (unless you have a carbonfibre fetish!).


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Re: Hi everyone, help i'm in a hole
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2011, 10:33:14 am »
agreed, the V6 sound is epic  :evilgrin: but i am biased!

theres absolutely nothing wrong with a sorted GTI though! if i didnt own an .:R i would be in one for sure (MK5 not MK6)

and as far as red ones go, RedRobins is my favourite on here  :love:

but if i was owning one... it would look a little more like this:






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Re: Hi everyone, help i'm in a hole
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2011, 11:23:08 am »

agreed, the V6 sound is epic  :evilgrin: but i am biased!

theres absolutely nothing wrong with a sorted GTI though! if i didnt own an .:R i would be in one for sure (MK5 not MK6)

and as far as red ones go, RedRobins is my favourite on here  :love:

but if i was owning one... it would look a little more like this:




....I'm very flattered  :drinking:

I also much prefer the Mk5 to the Mk6 and it's not because I've got one. SteveP's is the best modded Mk6 I've seen so far though.

That red one with the black roof you posted is also one of my favourites. In fact I think it was me who first posted pics of it here. If I hadn't already got the carbon nose I might have vinyl'd the same parts.


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