Pirelli vs ED30

[garrardrj]

Each to their own of course, but for me I wanted an ED30 - BBS wheels and tartan trim did it for me! Plus Steel grey...

I didn't quite realise the rarity of the Pirelli at the time - I tried a Pirelli first - trim was much better in person than I thought it would be, and I must admit the alloys really are a great design. The VW dealer that I bought my ED from had never heard of a Pirelli edition until I showed them.

I guess in time, the Pirelli is likely to become more sought after than the ED30 - like most VW special editions on a sporting model, I think that having a rare variant really goes down well at shows.

The ED30 will be more sought after as it celebrates a history of the GTI , the Pirelli doesn't celebrate anything and was just produced to sell the last few Mk5's before the mk6 arrived . There were less produced but the history is more important and relevant

[Golfgirl]

Each to their own of course, but for me I wanted an ED30 - BBS wheels and tartan trim did it for me! Plus Steel grey...

I didn't quite realise the rarity of the Pirelli at the time - I tried a Pirelli first - trim was much better in person than I thought it would be, and I must admit the alloys really are a great design. The VW dealer that I bought my ED from had never heard of a Pirelli edition until I showed them.

I guess in time, the Pirelli is likely to become more sought after than the ED30 - like most VW special editions on a sporting model, I think that having a rare variant really goes down well at shows.

The ED30 will be more sought after as it celebrates a history of the GTI , the Pirelli doesn't celebrate anything and was just produced to sell the last few Mk5's before the mk6 arrived . There were less produced but the history is more important and relevant

Some people go for the rarity of a car though, rather than it's history.

[wigit]

Each to their own of course, but for me I wanted an ED30 - BBS wheels and tartan trim did it for me! Plus Steel grey...

I didn't quite realise the rarity of the Pirelli at the time - I tried a Pirelli first - trim was much better in person than I thought it would be, and I must admit the alloys really are a great design. The VW dealer that I bought my ED from had never heard of a Pirelli edition until I showed them.

I guess in time, the Pirelli is likely to become more sought after than the ED30 - like most VW special editions on a sporting model, I think that having a rare variant really goes down well at shows.

The ED30 will be more sought after as it celebrates a history of the GTI , the Pirelli doesn't celebrate anything and was just produced to sell the last few Mk5's before the mk6 arrived . There were less produced but the history is more important and relevant

think you need to brush up on your Mk1 GTI history, the Mk1 Campaign was know as the Pirelli on the continent ;)

[sub39h]

ETTO of course, but if I were in the market I'd go for an Eddy. Mechanically they are the same car so it is down to the looks and price. I think the Ed30 looks better, and thus to me it would seem pretty pointless to pay more for the rarer Pirelli which I don't particularly like the looks of. iirc the Pirelli was only available in a few colours as well and i don't recall ever seeing one in Tornado Red which (again imho) is the only colour for a GTI.

The advantage of there being more Eddys is that you will have a greater choice and thus be more likely to find your perfect car.