Post by: coolhandluke on August 20, 2018, 05:49:23 pm
Post by: pudding on August 21, 2018, 02:26:44 pm
Not feeling the decals on the side but otherwise an interesting package!
Post by: MIJ_JAGGER on August 21, 2018, 02:29:51 pm
Post by: Eves on August 22, 2018, 06:57:33 pm
Will defo be looking into this soon...but the MK5 is staying with me regardless
Lol...
If you had the new TCR on your drive I doubt you’d be keeping the old rust bucket
TCR looks lovely BTW
Post by: MIJ_JAGGER on August 22, 2018, 07:28:36 pm
Only thing that will make me get rid of the MK5 is a MK1...periodWill defo be looking into this soon...but the MK5 is staying with me regardless
Lol...
If you had the new TCR on your drive I doubt you’d be keeping the old rust bucket
TCR looks lovely BTW
Post by: Dogma on August 25, 2018, 10:23:28 am
Only thing that will make me get rid of the MK5 is a MK1...periodWill defo be looking into this soon...but the MK5 is staying with me regardless
Lol...
If you had the new TCR on your drive I doubt you’d be keeping the old rust bucket
TCR looks lovely BTW
The mk5 still looks better, mk7 has to many angles for my liking
Post by: Eves on August 25, 2018, 09:19:51 pm
Only thing that will make me get rid of the MK5 is a MK1...periodWill defo be looking into this soon...but the MK5 is staying with me regardless
Lol...
If you had the new TCR on your drive I doubt you’d be keeping the old rust bucket
TCR looks lovely BTW
The mk5 still looks better, mk7 has to many angles for my liking
No chance.... the mk5 looks very dated now
Post by: chigmuss on August 26, 2018, 08:41:32 pm
Photo's of car......tractor like gaps, wheels tucked in.
The stickers are a bit Halfords too.
Nice seats though.
Post by: Dogma on August 27, 2018, 10:14:59 am
Only thing that will make me get rid of the MK5 is a MK1...periodWill defo be looking into this soon...but the MK5 is staying with me regardless
Lol...
If you had the new TCR on your drive I doubt you’d be keeping the old rust bucket
TCR looks lovely BTW
The mk5 still looks better, mk7 has to many angles for my liking
No chance.... the mk5 looks very dated now
Looks dated lol so funny.......
Post by: Eves on August 27, 2018, 10:17:13 am
Only thing that will make me get rid of the MK5 is a MK1...periodWill defo be looking into this soon...but the MK5 is staying with me regardless
Lol...
If you had the new TCR on your drive I doubt you’d be keeping the old rust bucket
TCR looks lovely BTW
The mk5 still looks better, mk7 has to many angles for my liking
No chance.... the mk5 looks very dated now
Looks dated lol so funny.......
Looks so dated if you compare both models. Come on be realistic now we all love the mk5 but it can not compare
Post by: Dogma on August 27, 2018, 03:13:17 pm
Post by: colesey on August 27, 2018, 04:51:47 pm
Post by: DavGTI on August 27, 2018, 06:18:39 pm
Not sure the TCR is much different to a Clubsport and seems to be a run out special to keep some interest in the model pending the arrival of the Mk8 next year. In my eyes, the mk5 carries its age well and could well be the pick of the various generations of GTi.
They would need to do something to keep interest because if this is what the mk8 gti will look like, it’s one ugly piece of kit I think :signLOL: https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/golf/92374/new-mk8-vw-golf-gti-shapes-up-pictures
Post by: coolhandluke on August 27, 2018, 08:20:37 pm
Not sure the TCR is much different to a Clubsport and seems to be a run out special to keep some interest in the model pending the arrival of the Mk8 next year. In my eyes, the mk5 carries its age well and could well be the pick of the various generations of GTi.
They would need to do something to keep interest because if this is what the mk8 gti will look like, it’s one ugly piece of kit I think :signLOL: https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/golf/92374/new-mk8-vw-golf-gti-shapes-up-pictures
Nice to see all the models, MK7 certainly looks more aggressive.
MK5 still looks good after all these years and a set of Xenons gives an even better look.
Post by: stealthwolf on August 27, 2018, 08:40:10 pm
The MK5 was a leap in design IMO from the mk3/4. The MK6 was hideous. The MK7 looks nicer than the MK8.
Post by: colesey on August 28, 2018, 05:36:25 am
Post by: horsemeat on August 28, 2018, 05:42:20 pm
Post by: pudding on August 30, 2018, 04:27:53 pm
Mk7 may be better built, but its not much of a looker. End of story
I agree with that. I will concede the regular GTI with black plastic sills and lower half bumpers are starting to look a little old, but fully coded ED30s/R32s etc still look very nice even today, imo.
If you look over a MK7 carefully, you will see very little has changed mechanically over the MK5, pretty much just the engine. Obviously the MK5's recipe is hard to improve on. Noticeable cost cutting in the MK7 too. Plastic sump :doh: Pressed steel subframes :confused: Monroe dampers. Cheap crap. All of the suspension bushes look identical to the MK5s on first glance.
The Gen3 EA888 is an absolute cracker of an engine though, and bolts right into a MK5 :smiley:
The MK7's exterior is very generic. It looks like a member of a massive inbred family. The love child of Uncle Tiguan and cousin Audi A3.
I would describe the MK5 as retro rather than dated.