MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: CAUTION: eBay replica edition 30
Post by: v4rley on January 24, 2016, 12:19:11 pm
Not really sure where best section to post this..

See this listing this morning, could tell it wasn't a eddy from a mile of but easier to spot for an already in the market do thought best warn anyone looking.

link here (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141885276764?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D141885276764%26_rdc%3D1)


Have had a email conversation with the seller who I have informed it isn't an eddy but dispite point out the several factors why it's not he has proceeded to advertise it, and also reduced the price by £1k
Title: Re: CAUTION: eBay replica edition 30
Post by: 4ndy on January 24, 2016, 01:24:11 pm
Colour for a start   
Title: Re: CAUTION: eBay replica edition 30
Post by: Chris92 on January 24, 2016, 01:32:22 pm
You see this thing all the time when I was looking for a mk5 gti there was a few saying they were a ed30 but weren't at all, people who are not in the know will think no different and believe they are buying a limited numbered car. Not just ed30s either I've seen this with a number of different cars.
Title: Re: CAUTION: eBay replica edition 30
Post by: mrggg on January 24, 2016, 01:38:03 pm
All he needed to say was it has 'edition 30 looks' - not hard. Nice looking car nonetheless, he must have spent good money to make it look like that.
Title: Re: CAUTION: eBay replica edition 30
Post by: rdfcpete on January 24, 2016, 01:43:29 pm
'Volkswagon'

Failed at the first fakers hurdle  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :laugh:
Title: Re: CAUTION: eBay replica edition 30
Post by: GTI-Pirelli on January 24, 2016, 01:46:57 pm
Even "askmid" states it as: "VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI T (200)"

I hope nobody falls for this.
Title: Re: CAUTION: eBay replica edition 30
Post by: irish_ram on January 24, 2016, 01:53:37 pm
Probably trying to scan but I just messaged him saying I was interested but price would need to be lower as it is not and ED30 and got the response below  :happy2:

New message from: 89west-92 (0)
Best price i can do is £5950. Will have full service and cambelt done. Only just found out its not official edition 30 myself.
Title: Re: CAUTION: eBay replica edition 30
Post by: 4ndy on January 24, 2016, 02:57:38 pm
 GONE :happy2:
Title: Re: CAUTION: eBay replica edition 30
Post by: v4rley on January 24, 2016, 04:44:31 pm
Yeah thing is it was a nice GTI with edition 30 interior that was a bonus but he wouldn't look at it that way! Was just concerned as many people would see the interior and think it was legit.
Title: Re: CAUTION: eBay replica edition 30
Post by: TAPPY on January 24, 2016, 06:28:01 pm
Yeah thing is it was a nice GTI with edition 30 interior that was a bonus but he wouldn't look at it that way! Was just concerned as many people would see the interior and think it was legit.

He properly thought it was a legit ed30 when he bought it and paid over the odds for it 
Title: Re: CAUTION: eBay replica edition 30
Post by: pudding on January 25, 2016, 11:05:35 am
I remember seeing a diesel faked as an Edition 30 at my local dealer once.  Why, just why??!  It's like putting an M3 badge on a 320d!


Title: Re: CAUTION: eBay replica edition 30
Post by: Chris92 on January 25, 2016, 05:46:09 pm
I remember seeing a diesel faked as an Edition 30 at my local dealer once.  Why, just why??!  It's like putting an M3 badge on a 320d!

Every other 3 series has a m3 badge stuck on it!
Title: Re: CAUTION: eBay replica edition 30
Post by: slix on January 25, 2016, 06:34:53 pm
I remember seeing a diesel faked as an Edition 30 at my local dealer once.  Why, just why??!  It's like putting an M3 badge on a 320d!


Every other 3 series has a m3 badge stuck on it!


It's usually an M Sport badge.
Title: Re: CAUTION: eBay replica edition 30
Post by: AJP on January 25, 2016, 07:54:01 pm
There was an 04 mk5 in the car park at work earlier, low spec, maybe even an SDI, horribly modified, with an R badge on the front. A bloody R badge.

The only people that thing is kidding are the idiots that believe it and the owner themselves.