new gti owner

[faheem]

hello ppl, just got a mk5 gti .....im buzzin , considering my last car was a banged up vw bora 1.6 nightmare......lol

anyway, a couple of questions..........i have seen a black one on here with the front bottom end coloured red.....anyone know of a good place for getting things like that done?


i am also considering getting it remapped , local guy does it for £230 and is saying i should get 45bhp more? is getting a remap reliable ? what problems have people encountered and is the performance THAT  much better?

hope you well informed chaps can help!

cheers

[H DUBS]

Welcome Faheem,

Grats on the new car, you'll luv it.
As for your questions: Any decent sprayer can do that.
Be careful who u use and wot u use to remap. Wot map is that for £230??
Pay a little extra and get a professional job is my advice.

[faheem]

thanks man, yeah they are apparently a legit turning company in bradford....fr tuning? they have a website and everything, i just mssged the guy on the facebook page and asked him what it costs for a remap.....

i know what you mean , thats what im most concerned with because i would rather pay the best company to do it then get it done cheap and then drive the car with paranoi that its gona explode?! lol

i managed to find one for 12 k with only 27 k miles and its an o5 plate, is that a good deal? i was looking at a number of hot hatches, type r , megane r26 and this.......i have to say first time i went for the test drive....it was a done deal!

so any info on who is the top dog for the ecu remap? i have been driving a 105 bhp banger that needed to be in 2nd gear on any hill i ever drove on so right now the 200bhp seems enough but people have told me you end up getting a urge for more power.....lol

anyone know how much better it feels with that extra 50bhp? and how is mpg effected?

as you can tell im quiet excited about my new lil project lol

[KRL]

You will not go wrong with either APR or REVO.  They are both tried and tested products and I would be more inclined to use these than other less well known tuners.

[H DUBS]

"Quite excited" ha ????  

If u want my opinion, enjoy your car without a map 1st. Become use to the power it has (as u've come from a slower car).
Then when yo know your car, take the step.
But in the meanwhile, there's plenty of mods you can do to prep for a map  

[Greeners]

Getting the front splitter wrapped with vinyl will be slightly chaper than painting and isn't permanent.

But who'd want that done, it's sooooo last year! 

[faheem]

is that your gti with the red front lip? looks heavy man......whats the story with the vinyl? i may upgrade in 3 years time so it would be better if it was not permenant.....does a specialist do the vinyl stuff?

[faheem]

n yeah i think im gona take it easy to begin with.....get used to it and then maybe look at the power.....

im from bradford and to be honest there aint that many gti's around, alot of r32's mainly because there alot of lads in this city that need a fast get away! lol dealing and what not.......its sad cuz alot of really mint cars lose their reputation round these ends....

you could see a different evo, scooby, r32, type r every day! lol thankfully the gti is not on their radar lol


anyone living mainly inner city know what their weekly fuel cost is ? do most use the v power fuel?

[Greeners]

is that your gti with the red front lip? looks heavy man......whats the story with the vinyl? i may upgrade in 3 years time so it would be better if it was not permenant.....does a specialist do the vinyl stuff?

Yes there are a few who have it done now................................

Any vehicle Graphics/car vinyl company should be able to do this fairly easily. If your's is a GTI and not an Edition30 then the textured finish would need to be smoothed first on the splitter as the vinyl would not stick otherwise. 

[Top Cat]

is that your gti with the red front lip? looks heavy man......whats the story with the vinyl? i may upgrade in 3 years time so it would be better if it was not permenant.....does a specialist do the vinyl stuff?

That would be silver one behind it.

[Edition30]

n yeah i think im gona take it easy to begin with.....get used to it and then maybe look at the power.....

im from bradford and to be honest there aint that many gti's around, alot of r32's mainly because there alot of lads in this city that need a fast get away! lol dealing and what not.......its sad cuz alot of really mint cars lose their reputation round these ends....

you could see a different evo, scooby, r32, type r every day! lol thankfully the gti is not on their radar lol


anyone living mainly inner city know what their weekly fuel cost is ? do most use the v power fuel?

I know exactly what your saying lol...saw 3 Lambos and 2 Ferraris following each other around Bradford town centre. Just sold my Edition 30 so thats no longer in Bradford, gone to Manchester now plate ends SRX for people to keep there eyes open for it.

Whats your plate end in? shall keep an eye out for you..

Echoing what someone else said and get a well known company to do the remap, APR, Revo etc.

[Greeners]

is that your gti with the red front lip? looks heavy man......whats the story with the vinyl? i may upgrade in 3 years time so it would be better if it was not permenant.....does a specialist do the vinyl stuff?

That would be silver one behind it.

Carefull, feeling very sensative about my Fat Girl ATM! 

[RobH]

pretty much everyone goes with either revo, apr and gaic for a reason even if they do cost a bit more.

oh and the idiots in bradford that think there something becaused they've rented a lambo for the day just make me laugh  .

[faheem]

lol for real man, i seen more top end motors in bradford than ive ever seen in london even! lol they've got a bugatti veyron up for sale at enkhanz.......

[faheem]

yeah its runnin on pou, metalic black , dont think i seen many gti's around in bradford, i can understand the appeal of the r32 but then if you get your standard gti or ed30 tuned for 500 pound or so you preety much get the same car right?

i was going to get a type r but sooooooo many people have it and when i saw the comfort and performance from the gti, type r went down the toilet! lol

so you a local lad edition 30?