MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Anybody know the history of Steel grey GTI YX07JZP
Post by: micaerin on August 27, 2010, 12:14:50 pm
As the title says, according to log bok previous owner and some service history from Ilminster Somerset.
Title: Re: Anybody know the history of Steel grey GTI YX07JZP
Post by: RedRobin on August 27, 2010, 12:55:36 pm
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Hmm.. Ilminster reasonably local to me, stokeballoon, and gillm, but I can't say I know it.

Have you got pics?
Title: Re: Anybody know the history of Steel grey GTI YX07JZP
Post by: micaerin on August 27, 2010, 12:59:24 pm
yeah its the car in my signature, also if you search my posts ive posted some pics
 :smiley:
Title: Re: Anybody know the history of Steel grey GTI YX07JZP
Post by: Moschops on August 27, 2010, 01:07:34 pm
Where was serviced?

Irvines, Ilminster or Silver Street, Taunton.... :happy2:
Title: Re: Anybody know the history of Steel grey GTI YX07JZP
Post by: micaerin on August 27, 2010, 01:36:17 pm
Silver street, i did ring them to confirm the history which was correct, but im trying to contact previous owner, i had a phone number but owner no longer lives there, i brought the car from a Garage in hounslow London.
Title: Re: Anybody know the history of Steel grey GTI YX07JZP
Post by: Moschops on August 27, 2010, 01:44:04 pm
Blimey that went a long way from home then...where was it first registered? :smiley:
Title: Re: Anybody know the history of Steel grey GTI YX07JZP
Post by: Pummy on August 27, 2010, 02:52:14 pm
Silver street, i did ring them to confirm the history which was correct, but im trying to contact previous owner, i had a phone number but owner no longer lives there, i brought the car from a Garage in hounslow London.
Hounslow?  Which Garage?  If you are near Hounslow you want to get down to Ace next Tues for VAG night
Title: Re: Anybody know the history of Steel grey GTI YX07JZP
Post by: QD MBE on August 27, 2010, 06:29:36 pm
Can't say I have seen it.  Silver street are a fairly decent garage.  I nearly a Scirocco Scala from there about 15 years ago.

Are you having snags with the car?

Title: Re: Anybody know the history of Steel grey GTI YX07JZP
Post by: gulfstream11 on August 27, 2010, 06:33:11 pm
OK might be wrong,(probably am) but is,nt YX the prefix for cars registered in Yorkshire?. I,m YT  my MK4 was YR..maybe relevant to the history Q.
Title: Re: Anybody know the history of Steel grey GTI YX07JZP
Post by: micaerin on August 27, 2010, 11:52:32 pm
Blimey that went a long way from home then...where was it first registered? :smiley:
Front cover to service book was missing, one of the reasons i would like to find out about the car,
a few little problems when i got the car but all sorted now,
and no im not local to Hounslow otherwise i would have gone to meet.
Also i thought YX was london?
Title: Re: Anybody know the history of Steel grey GTI YX07JZP
Post by: gulfstream11 on August 28, 2010, 12:53:39 pm
Yup..Said I,d be wrong. :ashamed:
Title: Re: Anybody know the history of Steel grey GTI YX07JZP
Post by: vRStu on August 28, 2010, 01:42:47 pm
According to this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_Kingdom

YX is Beverley in Yorkshire.
Title: Re: Anybody know the history of Steel grey GTI YX07JZP
Post by: RedRobin on August 28, 2010, 02:33:21 pm
^^^^
So according to Wicky my 'VW05 RED' was registered in Severn Valley / Worcester.. Not so, but it's of no importance - It's a useful guide, Stu  :drinking:
Title: Re: Anybody know the history of Steel grey GTI YX07JZP
Post by: vRStu on August 28, 2010, 02:37:01 pm
But did you get lucky and have that plate from the outset or did you buy it separately?  That would explain things.

For instance I could have bought BE60 STU, it would have still been fitted to my car in Newbury but it obviously isn't a Newbury plate.

On that note I think you'll have a chuckle at the reg number of mine Robin   :evilgrin:
Title: Re: Anybody know the history of Steel grey GTI YX07JZP
Post by: Golfgirl on August 28, 2010, 05:26:01 pm
^^^^
So according to Wicky my 'VW05 RED' was registered in Severn Valley / Worcester.. Not so, but it's of no importance - It's a useful guide, Stu  :drinking:

That's because it's a private plate :wink:  V* is my local plate (Worcester) but I've yet to see any VW plates around that aren't private plates.  
Title: Re: Anybody know the history of Steel grey GTI YX07JZP
Post by: RedRobin on August 28, 2010, 05:28:33 pm

But did you get lucky and have that plate from the outset or did you buy it separately?  That would explain things.

For instance I could have bought BE60 STU, it would have still been fitted to my car in Newbury but it obviously isn't a Newbury plate.

On that note I think you'll have a chuckle at the reg number of mine Robin   :evilgrin:


.... :laugh: You gonna keep the plate 'til you're 60, Stu?

I got lucky and got my plate from the outset.

Only a few days for you now! Your spec S3 Sportback is the only one I'd consider... Very nice! Wanna see pics in due course. :happy2: