im bored of my golf

[sub39h]

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I've had my Mk5 GTI over 7 years from new and have never ever felt bored with it and I have driven several other high performance cars during my ownership and never felt disappointed returning to mine.

loving the 2 black bits on your bonnet, what are they,,,,but not sure about the word tow lol

they're bonnet catches mate

i find the use of both the APR and Revo logo on that photo funny. i know it's accurate as it has an APR HPFP and a Revo map but funny all the same

[dan930]

I was thinking about the same s@@t as you mate..was thinking of trading it in for a mk5 r32 then turbo it but fell off my chair when I found out the costs of fitting a turbo kit to it,so I'm gonna keep the eddy & get a wavetrac diff in jan-feb & maybe a hybrid ko4 too

[GrayMK5GTI]

I was thinking about the same s@@t as you mate..was thinking of trading it in for a mk5 r32 then turbo it but fell off my chair when I found out the costs of fitting a turbo kit to it,so I'm gonna keep the eddy & get a wavetrac diff in jan-feb & maybe a hybrid ko4 too

Have you thought about getting WMI and asking Nick to map it like James's??

That car is insane - 380bhp and spins the wheels in 4th (in the dry) 

Holds 380bhp over about 2000rpm all because of a £200 WMI kit and an R-Tech map

[gazon69]

I was thinking about the same s@@t as you mate..was thinking of trading it in for a mk5 r32 then turbo it but fell off my chair when I found out the costs of fitting a turbo kit to it,so I'm gonna keep the eddy & get a wavetrac diff in jan-feb & maybe a hybrid ko4 too

Have you thought about getting WMI and asking Nick to map it like James's??

That car is insane - 380bhp and spins the wheels in 4th (in the dry) 

Holds 380bhp over about 2000rpm all because of a £200 WMI kit and an R-Tech map

I bought my gti 2 years ago and 8 months down the line i was too in the same predicament as you are. I paid top dollar for my car and when i came to sell it the depreciation was ridiculous. Albeit i was going to stay with the golf but in ed30 guise. I was at stage 2+ then stripped back to stock. It wasn't just the depreciation that put me off, i just looked at it one day and thought "what can i buy for similar money and get decent power and build quality" not much really. Soooooo i went back on the modding trail again. Re-bought everything for stage 2+ again but went a little further this time, i'm now running k04 hybrid, w/m ,bigger brakes,loads of handling mods and to say i'm happy with my car is an understatement. I have fallen deeply in love with the old girl again. This is how much so, i was offered £10k the other day and turned it down. Tbh i cant see me selling for at least 3 years now, not untill the 'r' is within reach for me.

[wagonboy]

..mod it more.

Just my thoughts.

I'm 44 (fast heading towards 40 bloody 5), had my Ed30 since new which is 6 years in March.
Love it still, and still got more modding thoughts. Might just be me but I'm not bored of it at all.

 
I hate to say it but i'm coming up 65,  had my ED30 DSG for 4 and half years now and still love it. Always been car enthusiast and think this car has given me more pleasure than most cars  I have owned. No intention of changing in the forseeable future and still look forward to getting in her and driving it. Great car.

Love my Eddy too! 

Had a few cars, some better looking IMO, some faster, some with better MPG, some with more gadgets BUT not one compares to the Eddy for its "all round" ability. As mentioned, mod it more, a lot more! The more I mod mine, the more I enjoy it and the way it looks and  the way it drives/handles blah blah blah.

Its not that your getting old, its the opposite, I don't mean to be rude but your only 23 so it's in your blood to get bored quickly. I know, I was there once and also have 2 kids your age and older.

[sijac09]

Its like having a relationship with a woman.  You have your ups and downs but you stay together because the love is strong....Your get your bad days and you argue but then you have your good days...Don't break up with her is all im saying, give it a few more months and treat her to gifts e.g. bigger turbo, brakes etc and she will give you more pleasure

[RedRobin]

@ Scott:
Yes, they're bonnet catches - I had an OEM bonnet catch failure while on an expensive full circuit trackday at Nurburgring. The failure is not uncommon.

More info on the bonnet catches:  http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,5486.0.html

I find the use of both the APR and Revo logo on that photo funny. i know it's accurate as it has an APR HPFP and a Revo map but funny all the same

.... So do I! It proves that I am open-minded and only want what's best for my beloved car though 

[andrewparker]

im 23 with a stage one gti, iv had it 9 months and got bored of it, is this normal? starting to feel im old before my time lol

Stick some lightweight 17" rims with decent tyres on it. Instant difference.

[RedRobin]

I hate to say it but i'm coming up 65,  had my ED30 DSG for 4 and half years now and still love it. Always been car enthusiast and think this car has given me more pleasure than most cars  I have owned. No intention of changing in the forseeable future and still look forward to getting in her and driving it. Great car.

Love my Eddy too!  

Had a few cars, some better looking IMO, some faster, some with better MPG, some with more gadgets BUT not one compares to the Eddy for its "all round" ability. As mentioned, mod it more, a lot more! The more I mod mine, the more I enjoy it and the way it looks and  the way it drives/handles blah blah blah.

Its not that your getting old, its the opposite, I don't mean to be rude but your only 23 so it's in your blood to get bored quickly. I know, I was there once and also have 2 kids your age and older.

....I'm just over 65 and have a 22yo daughter but it's as mothers say: "A 23yo boy has the mind of a 15yo girl"   - It was my daughter who strongly urged me to order a 5-door and not the 3-door I was considering and she was only 15 at the time!

As Jeremy Clarkson waxed lyrical on, the Golf GTI truly is an exceptional allrounder and a difficult act to follow.  

[RedRobin]

Its like having a relationship with a woman.  You have your ups and downs but you stay together because the love is strong....Your get your bad days and you argue but then you have your good days...Don't break up with her is all im saying, give it a few more months and treat her to gifts e.g. bigger turbo, brakes etc and she will give you more pleasure

.... Spot on! 

[Hurdy]

There is life after a Golf and that is.......................a different Golf

[scottm72]

There is life after a Golf and that is.......................a different Golf

hmmm that golf is weird, weird but beautifull looks like a terminator or something
would get the windows tinted though 

[Hurdy]

There is life after a Golf and that is.......................a different Golf

hmmm that golf is weird, weird but beautifull looks like a terminator or something
would get the windows tinted though 

Rears are factory tinted. 

[gazon69]

There is life after a Golf and that is.......................a different Golf

thats a disgusting thing to put on here john.............. 




As i soooooo long for one. 

[scottm72]

yeah mines are rear factory tinted as well, they aint dark enough though, don't want them to dark but the kids always complain about the sun and to be honest I would like them a little darker myself, one of my jobs to do,
love the black and silver colour on yours though