MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk7 R and GTI => MK7 Members Rides => Topic started by: J400uk on June 30, 2015, 08:28:59 pm
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Treated myself to a new car this week and went for the Mk7 GTD! Absolutely loving it having previously had a MK5 GTI and more recently MK6 2.0 TDI, it truly is the best of both worlds with strong performance and economy :grin:
Its in Tornado Red with the standard spec plus Discover Navigation and Park Assist 2.0. My first ever brand new car, great feeling seeing it turn from a configuration on vw.co.uk to reality
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My MK6 ( soon to be for sale )
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My old MK5 ( sold to @akbarirfan (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=8735) )
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Congrats mate. Lovely motor :happy2:
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Great purchase! I've seen one white here in Portugal with red painted calipers and I thought it'd be the new standard. I guess it's an extra or the owner painted them.
Good luck with it! :happy2:
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Nice looking car!
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Nice Car!
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Stunning motor buddy
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Very nice! Jealous!
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Great purchase! I've seen one white here in Portugal with red painted calipers and I thought it'd be the new standard. I guess it's an extra or the owner painted them.
Good luck with it! :happy2:
Sport and Sound Pack gets you red calipers on the GTD I believe.
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do like these and been looking at one as a daily driver
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Nicely done Julian!
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Nice i like the gtd's ..understated
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Thanks for all the comments. About 2400 miles in now so nicely run in, engine seems noticeably smoother and more economical. Engage Sport mode for maximum fun!
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Lovely car mate. Looking at one of these for weekly duties. Have you thought about mapping yours?
Looked at Revo and it takes these to around 230bhp and 370-380lbft!
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Looks like a great daily driver
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I have a 3dr in White great car an use it daily !
Never get anywhere near the official fuel consumption figures though !!
I fitted the DTUK tuning box and that gives GTI performance which is superb for a diesel !
Now that fuel prices are coming down diesel makes great sense :happy2:
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Great car just bought a white 3 door today gtd dsg whats the best chip to get ???
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I have a Leon 184 DSG and I went straight for a REVO map. Works well.a MK7 GTD did 230+bhp and 360+lbft on the dyno at Statller with just the map. :happy2:
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Just got a GTD 3 weeks ago after having a MKV GTI and then a MK7 2.0 TDI. Really impressed with the drive and the power really is the best of both worlds. Only 500 miles in so hoping for the MPG to go up a bit with a few more miles under the belt.
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So after 19-months and 37,000 miles I'm now parting ways with the GTD. Definitely the longest I've kept and most mileage I've done in one car! I've decided to replace it with a BMW M135i which is the first non-VAG car I've owned. Did toy with going for a Mk7 R or Audi S3 but decided I fancied something completely different.
This one is 3-years old with 18,000 miles. Lovely spec for anyone that knows BMWs with the ZF8 Auto, Pro Nav, HK Audio and Adaptive M Suspension. It's also had the M Performance exhaust fitted which makes it sound epic :grin:
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The GTD has been a decent all rounder but I'm doing much less mileage these days so don't need a diesel anymore. It's got through a set of front tyres, needed one service and had a few minor warranty bits but nothing out the ordinary. The next service is due in 500 miles so got my timing right lol.
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Solid car to a very solid car IMO :happy2:
I've just jumped from A3 to 430d M sport too, you've done well with the spec on the 35' dude. Enjoy it!
I like the fact the M135i will be a car you'll have to think about before pushing on, requires skill :evilgrin: It's certainly a "get-it-wrong-and-it'll-kill-you' car :evilgrin:
Look forward to updates... You on any BM forums? Make sure you do a build thread of sorts on here, I'll start one soon :driver: