MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: craigy123 on September 05, 2011, 07:04:19 pm
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Ive got a candy white 08 plate ed30 with 23k on the clock and its pretty much immaculate bar the usual stone chips. Its got a forge CAI, dumpvale and GIAC map, but i want more.
I,ve always had red cars upto this one, and nearly did buy a red ed30 but the candy one came up at the right price. Now........ ive expressed an interest in a red ed30 that has had alot of work in the way of modifications done to it, for pretty much a straight swap, its a 57 plate and done a wee bit more mileage, the car in question used to be on here, cohibas maybe (i think ive spelt that wrong).
whats peoples thoughts?
A spec of the red one from memory is
APR HP fuel pump
Uprated in tank pump
APR full system TB
Neuspeed front and rear ARB
Whiteline anti lift kit
KW v3 coilovers
OZ ultraleggra alloys
APR front mount
Volkswagen racing engine mounts
GIAC remap
Boost gauge with steering coloum pod
uprated clutch and Quaiffe Diff
Tarox 10 pot brakes
Audi S3 rear brakes
DBlias air intake
and a pic after i detailed it
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I think you'd be insane to do that Craig.
Pricing up alot of the stuff on there would be a minimal spend to what you'd loose on the car come selling time
Stick with your candy
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I think you'd be insane to do that Craig.
Pricing up alot of the stuff on there would be a minimal spend to what you'd loose on the car come selling time
Stick with your candy
Theres alot of money been spend on the car in the way of mods, it would be a car to keep until it was dead basically with the intension of track days etc. Things alone like the diff, clutch and coilovers are a huge out lay
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It's a great car is that one know cohiba well and it had a lot of money spent on it and well looked after by him
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It's a great car is that one know cohiba well and it had a lot of money spent on it and well looked after by him
im so bloody tempted, its a very sorted car, it was a good mate of mine that bought it off him.
Pics of candy in question
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Do it I would best thing I ever did was the diff you will enjoy :driver:
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ive had a shot of the car, think that was the worst thing to do :driver: :grin:
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Get it done mate it's got a lot of stuff I have on mine you will love it :smiley:
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why does he want to swap it thou :smiley:
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Get it done mate it's got a lot of stuff I have on mine you will love it :smiley:
It seems theres not much else to do to it really?
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why does he want to swap it thou :smiley:
because his wife thinks its too stiff and hates the clutch! haha
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Wife drives mine with the same clutch easy enough
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Wife drives mine with the same clutch easy enough
i trust the guy, theres nowt dodgy with the car or that
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Its fine get it done
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Do it, it can always be put back to standard if you hate it.
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yep i would n im sure the bits would sell on here quick time if u ever put it back 2 standard :signLOL:
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:signLOL:
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Would you not consider a wrap if the colour is the main issue here ?
Odd isn't that I modify all of my cars and yet when I buy I always want it to be standard and get the work done myself, definetly a false economy but I know lots of us think like it ?!?
I'd stick with the Candy, looks gorgeous :)
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You could ask if he wants to swap parts :laugh:
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You could ask if he wants to swap parts :laugh:
Or ask if he wants to give me the intank pump. :rolleye:
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Would you not consider a wrap if the colour is the main issue here ?
Odd isn't that I modify all of my cars and yet when I buy I always want it to be standard and get the work done myself, definetly a false economy but I know lots of us think like it ?!?
I'd stick with the Candy, looks gorgeous :)
its deffo not the colour thats making me swither between the two, i love red cars :party: :love:.
I will try and find out for you mike :happy2:
need to just have a good long think about it all, its a beast of a car to turn down :driver:
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My reckoning of the red one was scabby front end and battered arch lips -- surely your cw is better paint wise (car parks excluded) :laugh:
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My reckoning of the red one was scabby front end and battered arch lips -- surely your cw is better paint wise (car parks excluded) :laugh:
the red one has all been fixed by the new owner, it would never be a show car for me anyway, purely for fun :driver:
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White looks better in my opinion standard. But never been a fan of the wheels on the edition 30's.
Way to look at it if you had the cash which would you go for? If you want to do track days and that and know the history of the red one then maybe that's best way to go. As coilovers are a grand, full exhaust a grand, diff n clutch fitted a grand easy. You car is a year newer but surely not worth that much more? Seems too good a deal so id only do it if you know the red car is a minter.