New gti owner

[Modgod69]

Hi guys

My names john , im from northampton , just bought my first ever vw , a 2006 mk5 golf gti 

Its my 9th car in 9 years lol , car history so far is below

Mk3 fiesta xr2i
Mk4 astra sri 2.0
Mr2 turbo
Vauxhall vivaro van 
Astra coupe turbo
2003 audi s3
2004 audi a4 s line
2003 impreza sti

That brings us to now , on saturday i picked up the golf gti

2006 golf gti
3 door
Red
Full heated leather
Sat nav
Dsg with paddles

77k with 1 lady owner , full vw service history , paid £6850 with 12 months mot , 6 months tax

So far im very impressed with the car , at first it felt sluggish compared to the scooby but i think its due to how quiet and smooth it is ,im loving all the toys and the heated seats,dual climate etc , one thing i missed from the audi"s when i bought the scooby , but the biggest impression so far is the dsg box , its far better than i ever expected , so super smooth , once ive given it a good clean at the weekend ill get some pics up

Had a good look on here and seems a great forum with loads of info , looking forward to being part of it 

[MC71]

Welcome along! 

Sounds like a beauty, get them pics up ASAP. Correct amount of door and the fastest colour too 

So, if your car history is anything to go by, you'll be here for a year and move on..... 

[Tortaruga]

So, if your car history is anything to go by, you'll be here for a year and move on.....

This time though he's bought a car with a big personality - think he'll have it for more than a year!

Welcome btw

[MC71]

^^^^ your not wrong!

 Had my Eddy 10 months and I'm hooked! Never kept a car for long myself but can't see myself selling this one for a few years yet, no idea what I'd change it for that would be a more all round car.

 

[chrisr763]

^^^^ your not wrong!

 Had my Eddy 10 months and I'm hooked! Never kept a car for long myself but can't see myself selling this one for a few years yet, no idea what I'd change it for that would be a more all round car.

 

Cant agree more, cant wait to upgrade from TDI to the  GTI.

Dare i say it though, alot of people upgrade to the S3

[Modgod69]

Thanks for the welcome"s guys , hopefully ill have the car for a bit longer than a year , ive had cars for upto 3 years but others on that list for only a few months , i wasnt going to sell the scooby tbh but it had an electrical fault that i just couldnt find , i must say that im very impressed with the gti so far , and the other half approves so thats a big bonus 

[foggy3061]

Correct amount of doors and the fastest colour too