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ED30 Newbie
« on: July 28, 2014, 09:03:15 am »
Picking up my ED30 next weekend, which is replacing my much loved mk4 R32.

It was a tough call to go for the ED30 instead of the mk5 r32 (or the mk6 gti) but I found a straight silver ED30 with low miles and the rest is history...

I'll get some pics up when I get it - I'm in the Bedford area if there are any locals?

Finally, great forum - fantastic knowledge base for the mk5 platform. Keep it up!

Cheers
Matt
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Re: ED30 Newbie
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2014, 02:27:07 pm »
Welcome mate, where was you're Edition 30 for sale? Don't forget to post up pictures once picked up. :happy2:
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Re: ED30 Newbie
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2014, 05:15:13 pm »
Found it on autotrader mate. One owner from new, a really nice old boy that loves his gti's - I'd like someone to say that about me when I'm in me 70's... If I make it that far!
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Re: ED30 Newbie
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2014, 07:08:52 pm »
Sounds like a nice motor mate!

Always a hard decision between the ed30 and r32! r32 sounds amazing but you cant beat turbooooo ;)
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Re: ED30 Newbie
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2014, 07:11:51 pm »
Welcome to the forum
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Re: ED30 Newbie
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2014, 07:42:24 pm »
Thanks guys. Yeah I'm impressed with it - 25k miles, been serviced every year from new, even had a new cambelt & water pump!

The R32 is a great car, I love mine to bits. Sound is amazing, just a shame that tuning requires very deep pockets!!
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Re: ED30 Newbie
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2014, 12:46:00 pm »
And here she is, doing my best to contain my excitement  :laugh:

 








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Re: ED30 Newbie
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2014, 03:03:22 pm »
Looks really tidy mate! :)
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Re: ED30 Newbie
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2014, 06:26:25 pm »
Very nice. Great choice  :happy2:

Any plans for it or just going to enjoy?
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Re: ED30 Newbie
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2014, 08:08:19 pm »
Looks great! And a good spec too  :happy2:
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Re: ED30 Newbie
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2014, 09:12:11 pm »
Welcome -looks great !!
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Re: ED30 Newbie
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2014, 09:48:06 pm »
looks a great spec  :happy2:
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Re: ED30 Newbie
« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2014, 09:26:16 pm »
Thanks guys. The only thing extra I wanted was Xenon's, but the car was mint and at a good price so I can't complain.

Not sure about mods yet, I like the idea of keeping it standard and clean, but I also like the idea of 300bhp  :smiley:

Oddly enough, the cheapest insurance quote I got (Greenlight) are very mod-friendly - I got the recommendation from this forum. It's free of charge to add mods that don't significantly alter performance (exhaust, filter etc) and only a small fee for a remap. Which makes it even more tempting!

For now I'm happy, but will be keeping my eye out for an ITG filter in the for sale section  :wink:
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Re: ED30 Newbie
« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2014, 04:00:23 pm »
Welcome! The car looks mint. Great story behind it - looks like the old guy was in to his motors! Even blacked out the rear valance!
Only thing the car needs is the GTi & Edition badges, imho, but still looks good without!
Enjoy your new car  :smiley:
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Re: ED30 Newbie
« Reply #14 on: August 03, 2014, 05:03:37 pm »
Thanks, yeah the guy I bought it from debadged it because he thought "kids would steal them". He kept them with the book pack so I have the original badges to go back on - although I'm getting used to the debadged look...

He also got the build plaque from VW, it's number 2117 so a late one.

He only sold the car because his wife has a bad back - he's ordered a brand new gti with adjustable suspension. I hope I'm like him when I get older! Top bloke  :congrats:
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