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Offline ScotGTI

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New owner from Scottish Borders
« on: October 25, 2012, 03:56:29 pm »
Hi all, I purchased a 2006 pearlescent black Golf GTI two weeks ago, one owner, 60k miles, FSH, leather, cam belt and water pump replaced 2000 miles ago etc. I had a couple of small parking dings sorted, all alloys refurbed by The Wheel Specialist and the car now looks immaculate. Well chuffed, esp after suffering with a 1.4 Corsa Sxi for the last 4 years!
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Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2012, 04:00:31 pm »
Welcome :smiley:
Pearlescent black is a great colour. Lots of cleaning though, but looks really aggressive when shiney. Get those shiney photos up for us forum magpies :happy2:
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Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2012, 04:09:28 pm »
Thanks Tortaruga, will try and post some pics, yep the black pearlescent looks cracking when clean.......well used to cleaning black cars as our other one is a black Land Rover! Cheers and looking forward to my time here on this forum.

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Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2012, 05:31:16 pm »
Welcome from Midlothian!! :happy2:  where abouts you from?

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Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2012, 09:25:33 pm »
I work in Edinburgh, live in the Borders and needed something to have a bit of fun with on the way to and from work  :grin: Where in Midlothian are you from?
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Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2012, 10:22:48 pm »
Welcome to the forum.my car auntie has a caravan at kelso  of which am up there a few times a year 

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Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2012, 11:38:24 pm »
Welcome bud I'm from Kelso myself and also have a pearlescent black gti :-) might see you kicking about one day

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Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2012, 08:07:17 am »
Peebles, work in Edinburgh and needed something to have a bit of fun with on the way to and from work  :grin: Where in Midlothian are you from?


Good stuff.  :driver: I'm from Dalkeith. There's a good few members on here now from Edinburgh so you might bump into somebody up here too.  :happy2:

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Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2012, 08:23:03 am »
Welcome to the forum

now get those pictures up

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Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2012, 10:13:57 am »

Hello SCOTGTI.

Welcome bud I'm from Kelso myself and also have a pearlescent black gti :-) might see you kicking about one day

I`m up that way every year for the Jim Clark Rally  :happy2:

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Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2012, 10:34:34 am »
Peebles, work in Edinburgh and needed something to have a bit of fun with on the way to and from work  :grin: Where in Midlothian are you from?


Good stuff.  :driver: I'm from Dalkeith. There's a good few members on here now from Edinburgh so you might bump into somebody up here too.  :happy2:

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Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2012, 11:29:50 am »

Welcome bud I'm from Kelso myself and also have a pearlescent black gti :-) might see you kicking about one day

I`m up that way every year for the Jim Clark Rally  :happy2:

I'm normally down at the Jim Clark Rally every year too. I'll keep my eyes peeled for Mk5 GTI's next time. Normally just down for the Friday and Saturday stuff. I'd like to see more of the classic (Reiver's) rally stuff but that normally takes place on the Sunday.

Welcome to the forum

now get those pictures up

scott :happy2:

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Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2012, 12:30:03 pm »
Welcome mate. Another diamond black GTI owner here! Look forward to seeing pix.  :happy2:

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Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2012, 07:40:55 pm »
Welcome mate. Know your area quite well I'm in gala and Selkirk often. Hope your enjoying ur car as much as I'm enjoying mine.
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Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2012, 09:35:54 pm »
Thanks everyone, I will keep an eye out for you all, the GTI is proving to be an awesome car to have for the Borders roads! All of a sudden, I can overtake (safely of course) in places that I never stood a chance before  :happy2:
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