Edition 30 Plaque, ITS HERE !!!!!

[08micsta]

I fully agree with all of you. Its your car and you can do what you want with it. But i just think you guys are being silly by making more badges than vw specified. Its like a amg with a plaque saying the engine was built by john smith on the bonnet. You think wow. Im paying for a car that is known to have hand built engines by on guy. And next thing there is also a plaque on the roof saying the engine was built by joe soap. It kind of loses its appeal. But to be honest it reminds me of the term badge snobbery. Honestly. You only  need one badge.

[182_blue]

im buying 3 though :-) , i will only ever have one in my car  , the others are spare

[08micsta]

Steve. . . You pushed hard for this  badge and yet you are calling it unauthentic etc. Why push so hard for a badge if you are simply going to make more? and you can put it on a mug etc. Cos that mug is yours personally. You guys spoil it for others who dont have the chance to get more placqes. If vw wanted you to have 5 pages each they would have sent you five. I think you are missing the simple point im trying to make.

[QD MBE]

Steve. . . You pushed hard for this  badge and yet you are calling it unauthentic etc. Why push so hard for a badge if you are simply going to make more? and you can put it on a mug etc. Cos that mug is yours personally. You guys spoil it for others who dont have the chance to get more placqes. If vw wanted you to have 5 pages each they would have sent you five. I think you are missing the simple point im trying to make.

I like the idea of a mug rather than several other badges (not being sarcastic there either!).  I will get a spare plaque, 2 reasons really, i don't want trust the 3M tape, and would like on for posterity.

[182_blue]

dont forget ed30 owners, if you do want a spare plaque the thread is here http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=569.msg8072#new

[keith]

I can see a lot of people asking for 'spare' plates to be made up who actually don't own an ed 30 (thus flooding the market with fake looky likeys) The guy shouldn't be offering his services to make them, as it makes a mockery of the 'limited edition' run, which is supposed to be unique to VW UK.
Just stick with the one plate guys, every other limited edition numbered car has done so in the past! eg.Lotus Carlton, etc etc..

Sorry this has turned into a Joke, whats to stop me taking 182 blues number and putting it on my car who would know come resale time.

[garethmk1]

I'm sorry but I don't see peoples point here .... I would like more plaques for my car for a few reasons. One I get sentimental about my cars, I have absolutely no intention what so ever about selling my edition 30 just like the Mk1 GTi I inherited from my grandmother who in turn bought that new.  For the same reason I have began buying all the Edition 30 specific things such as an additional steering wheel, gearknob, handbrake gaitor, Pescara's etc etc that will wear out - you may call me sad but in 20 years time - it will be something, all VW lovers - you can't beat those totally stock uber mint original Mk1's with 50k on the clock etc etc.  My ED30 for the time being is my daily driver, but there will come a time when that is no longer the case, the PC will come out for paint correction and it'll stay in the garage as solely a dry weather weekend warrior - like my MK1.  For that reason I am very analy retentative about it, but accept that it will age and wear as all things do ... That is why I want a duplicate plaque, if this one wears, scratches, falls off etc etc etc where am I going to get another one in 15 years time ? From a guy who has been subcontracted by VW (all be it a badge / livery specialist) - no dis respect to him or anything ... but will his business be there in 15 years to get another one ? It's not so that I can stick them all over the car - sell them on eBay - misrepresent other cars - no ! just for me, because I am a sad, anally retentive Edition 30 owner who intends to keep the car as long as it lasts and as such want a duplicate in case anything happens to it.   I bought the ED30 as I have always had VW Golf GTi's since I was 17 - and feel I understand what the "GTi" is ... I bought the ED30 as it was the culmination of many things that the MK4 25th Anniversary was not - it seemed right - I bought it because it was a "special car" - not because it had 30bhp more - just for the history.

Why is the notion that people want a duplicate plaque attracting so much attention ?

[Golfgirl]

I never received a letter but rang the number anyway and confirmed my name, address and reg. with them.  They didn't want my chassis number but I confirmed it with them anyway. 

Was told that the plaques are being sent out in batches and I should receive it within 1-2 months.  Afterwards I wish I'd asked why some people had received a letter and some not but didn't think of it during the call.

I'm guessing I'm going to be somewhere between 1400-1500 going on the numbers I've seen people posting already.  If anybody wants to post their number and order date so I can have a guess at what mine will be please do, because I really can't wait to see what number I get (and hope it's a good one!).  For the record I ordered mine in November 2007, somewhere around the 9th I think.

[lswed30]

! just for me, because I am a sad, anally retentive Edition 30 owner who intends to keep the car as long as it lasts

I think you just hit the nail on the head Gareth  At least you got the balls to admit it. 

After reading everyones response it seems that the field is split. People like me who don't really give two hoots and on the other end of the scale you have the ones who have no social life.............................JOKE JOKE JOKE 

When you step back and look at it the build number does mean feck all really. They are all still going to be ED's and lets be honest even if someone does stick one on a Golf Match and put a gear knob/steering wheel on it still won't have the K04'd engine which is what I feel the defining factor of the car.

Who here would have bought and Ed if it just had a fettled stock GTi engine?

[Top Cat]

I'm sorry but I don't see peoples point here .... I would like more plaques for my car for a few reasons. One I get sentimental about my cars, I have absolutely no intention what so ever about selling my edition 30 just like the Mk1 GTi I inherited from my grandmother who in turn bought that new.  For the same reason I have began buying all the Edition 30 specific things such as an additional steering wheel, gearknob, handbrake gaitor, Pescara's etc etc that will wear out - you may call me sad but in 20 years time - it will be something, all VW lovers - you can't beat those totally stock uber mint original Mk1's with 50k on the clock etc etc.  My ED30 for the time being is my daily driver, but there will come a time when that is no longer the case, the PC will come out for paint correction and it'll stay in the garage as solely a dry weather weekend warrior - like my MK1.  For that reason I am very analy retentative about it, but accept that it will age and wear as all things do ... That is why I want a duplicate plaque, if this one wears, scratches, falls off etc etc etc where am I going to get another one in 15 years time ? From a guy who has been subcontracted by VW (all be it a badge / livery specialist) - no dis respect to him or anything ... but will his business be there in 15 years to get another one ? It's not so that I can stick them all over the car - sell them on eBay - misrepresent other cars - no ! just for me, because I am a sad, anally retentive Edition 30 owner who intends to keep the car as long as it lasts and as such want a duplicate in case anything happens to it.   I bought the ED30 as I have always had VW Golf GTi's since I was 17 - and feel I understand what the "GTi" is ... I bought the ED30 as it was the culmination of many things that the MK4 25th Anniversary was not - it seemed right - I bought it because it was a "special car" - not because it had 30bhp more - just for the history.

Why is the notion that people want a duplicate plaque attracting so much attention ?

Gareth, thats a great post, slightly eccentric but each to there own as they say. Its quite a sensetive issue to a few ED 30 owners and i feel this issue should be left to those who own them. 

[luca]

Mine arrived today number 2037.

[Greeners]

When was yours built Luca?

[luca]

Got mine in june 2008, not sure on the build date.

[Greeners]

Interesting............................

Im hoping for somewhere close to 2000 as I had mine in March but again, not sure on the build as it was a factory stock car.

Ah well, all will be revealed in the morning as it's at the Post Office 

[SteveP]

I think yours will be around 2000 Nath as mine was ordered March 08 and built in May and it's number is 2244.