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Re: VW's Mk5 Decisions
« Reply #30 on: July 17, 2012, 04:45:56 pm »
I'd like to say the edition 30, they realised their mistake and gave the cupra decent brakes lol
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Re: VW's Mk5 Decisions
« Reply #31 on: July 17, 2012, 04:47:13 pm »

A Fully laden Ed30 with 5 burly men and their luggage will weigh more than a R32 with it's driver... now who needs the bigger brakes stopping from 70mph?


Yesterday I drove home from Nottingham with my daughter and with the car fully loaded up with her belongings including heavy books. In the wet most of the journey and braking was faultless and I did drive very enthusiastically at every opportunity the conditions allowed.


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Re: VW's Mk5 Decisions
« Reply #32 on: July 17, 2012, 04:47:48 pm »

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Re: VW's Mk5 Decisions
« Reply #33 on: July 17, 2012, 04:48:14 pm »

I'd like to say the edition 30, they realised their mistake and gave the cupra decent brakes lol


....That's precisely why I asked the question, Dom.  :happy2:


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Re: VW's Mk5 Decisions
« Reply #34 on: July 17, 2012, 04:48:22 pm »

A Fully laden Ed30 with 5 burly men and their luggage will weigh more than a R32 with it's driver... now who needs the bigger brakes stopping from 70mph?


Yesterday I drove home from Nottingham with my daughter and with the car fully loaded up with her belongings including heavy books. In the wet most of the journey and braking was faultless and I did drive very enthusiastically at every opportunity the conditions allowed.

Did you take the UNIbrace XB out?
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Re: VW's Mk5 Decisions
« Reply #35 on: July 17, 2012, 04:49:30 pm »

I'd like to say the edition 30, they realised their mistake and gave the cupra decent brakes lol


....That's precisely why I asked the question, Dom.  :happy2:

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Re: VW's Mk5 Decisions
« Reply #36 on: July 17, 2012, 04:50:10 pm »
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I agree.

Why comment then? lol I find the whole debate fascinating...
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Re: VW's Mk5 Decisions
« Reply #37 on: July 17, 2012, 04:55:47 pm »
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I agree.


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Re: VW's Mk5 Decisions
« Reply #38 on: July 17, 2012, 04:58:22 pm »

Yesterday I drove home from Nottingham with my daughter and with the car fully loaded up with her belongings including heavy books. In the wet most of the journey and braking was faultless and I did drive very enthusiastically at every opportunity the conditions allowed.


Did you take the UNIbrace XB out?


....No, I thought about removing it but slung a blanket over it to protect the paintwork and it served extremely well to restrain the load and stop it from moving. I didn't even need to use any bungee's.


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Re: VW's Mk5 Decisions
« Reply #39 on: July 17, 2012, 05:01:41 pm »
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I agree.


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I know. I agree. Stop taking me so seriously.

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Re: VW's Mk5 Decisions
« Reply #40 on: July 17, 2012, 05:06:15 pm »

Yesterday I drove home from Nottingham with my daughter and with the car fully loaded up with her belongings including heavy books. In the wet most of the journey and braking was faultless and I did drive very enthusiastically at every opportunity the conditions allowed.


Did you take the UNIbrace XB out?


....No, I thought about removing it but slung a blanket over it to protect the paintwork and it served extremely well to restrain the load and stop it from moving. I didn't even need to use any bungee's.

That's cool then... feel another product review update coming on...
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Re: VW's Mk5 Decisions
« Reply #41 on: July 17, 2012, 05:08:00 pm »
A Fully laden Ed30 with 5 burly men and their luggage will weigh more than a R32 with it's driver... now who needs the bigger brakes stopping from 70mph?

Steve, glad you find the standard Gti brakes OK for your Edition 30 with Superchips Stage 2 map  :signLOL:

They are perfectly fine, just takes a good safe driver to get the most from them  :P

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Re: VW's Mk5 Decisions
« Reply #42 on: July 17, 2012, 05:10:59 pm »
So the Golf R... has the old R32 stoppers?

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Re: VW's Mk5 Decisions
« Reply #43 on: July 17, 2012, 05:12:17 pm »
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I agree.


....C'mon, Andrew - This is just a lively discussion and exchanging of opinions - Partly what forums are for.


I know. I agree. Stop taking me so seriously.


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Re: VW's Mk5 Decisions
« Reply #44 on: July 17, 2012, 06:55:54 pm »
Glad I'm not the only one who believes the mk5 brakes need improving  :grin:

I got some stick for mentioning it here:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,50338.15.html

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