Mk5 facts pages?

[john_o]

its a mk5 forum so how about some facts?

Dates , numbers of cars produced, colours , revisions , common issues, special editions! plaques!
Recalls etc

All available elsewhere , maybe link to certain other sites with permission?

just a thought

[RedRobin]

^^^^

I think it's a good idea - it all adds up to helping this site being a useful and good resource for information. The only obstacle is who is the nerdy geek who knows such info? We don't have a Bill Wyman!

[garethmk1]

BUMP ! Also think this is a good idea especially with the new wave of 2nd hand owners arriving at the forum

[SteveP]

I agree its a good idea, any suggestions on how to present it???

[stealthwolf]

How about in some chronological order?

eg
xx/xx/2004 - first GTI produced
xx/xx/200x - VW starts producing cars with external antennae
xx/xx/2006 - first Edition 30 produced
xx/xx/200x - VW recalls all GTIs with dodgy xxxxx

[RedRobin]

^^^^
That's a good format, stealth - It means that the original first post can be easily amended according to what info gets posted in subsequent posts. That way, we can collectively pool our info.

I see you've got a brain under your turban  [hopefully you know me well enough to know I'm joking with you]

It'll need a Moderator to run that first post and update it accordingly.

[stealthwolf]

I see you've got a brain under your turban 

The turban is the brain! I'd be as dumb as a chimp without it!

[john_o]

yeah great format stealthwolf 

The key is to give a potted history and useful info but necessarily make it hard for ourselves by trying to utilise some of the other data on the web as well.

If I was a GTI newbie with no info what would i want to know?

For me the perfect example (I know Im biased)

ED30 produced from x to y dates. limited to 2500 but actually made XXXXX
maybe we could find from VW how many of each colour ?
link to gareths ED30 info db
link to Nathans spare plaque ordering
link to contact info at VW if you dont have a plaque
link to product review sections relevant to item 
common issues
recalls
weaknesses / strengths
Perfomance standard + modded
Add members cars links (jonnyc etc)


the data above could be given under group headings

[Top Cat]

now you lot are starting to run with it yourselves, we can set something up John_o if you are willing to manage it and keep it reliable and tidy. There is a lot of info to collate and organise would you be happy to do this. 

[WhiteGTI]

Thats the problem - this requires a lot of research and time to do properly, and I'm not sure if anyone will have enough time to do it! I see the benefits of having such a resource, but surely its quite a big project - maybe too big? 

[RedRobin]

....

You probably are already thinking this, but it would be best to keep the Ed30 info separate from the GTI but still in the same first header post.

[RedRobin]

I see you've got a brain under your turban 

The turban is the brain! I'd be as dumb as a chimp without it!

^ This fella looks more intelligent than quite a few humans!! ^

[stealthwolf]

But he's not a chimp RR, he's an ape! 

[SteveP]

yeah great format stealthwolf 

The key is to give a potted history and useful info but necessarily make it hard for ourselves by trying to utilise some of the other data on the web as well.

If I was a GTI newbie with no info what would i want to know?

For me the perfect example (I know Im biased)

ED30 produced from x to y dates. limited to 2500 but actually made XXXXX
maybe we could find from VW how many of each colour ?
link to gareths ED30 info db
link to Nathans spare plaque ordering
link to contact info at VW if you dont have a plaque
link to product review sections relevant to item 
common issues
recalls
weaknesses / strengths
Perfomance standard + modded
Add members cars links (jonnyc etc)


the data above could be given under group headings

Sounds good John_o 

To start gathering info I will start a thread and then create a special page to hold/group the info together.

[john_o]

why didnt someone remind me about this thread 
As ever TC you know Ill do what I can, although Im not sure Ill do it justice, but yeah sure   
you gonna put a page up Steve that we can all start contributing to please ?