GTI or Edt 30???

[oisinc]

Im sure this has been asked before but....

If you had to do it all over again what would you start with as a base car with the intention of tuning it to 300+ ?

The only thing holding me back on getting an edt 30 is the seats. In saying that I do like the Pirelli edt seats :)
no accounting for taste I know. :D

Also can you fit a highline dash screen if not installed by the factory?
Am I right to say the Mk 6 MFW wont work unless you have the highline screen??

[berg]

if you want to modify go ed30/pirelli, if you want to keep the car standard and move on in a year or so may as well get a gti as you will have fun but wont pay as much

[oisinc]

Thanks...
done and dusted :)
ED30/Pirelli here i come :D

any nice ones for sale on here??

[Kalpsn2000]

Im sure this has been asked before but....

If you had to do it all over again what would you start with as a base car with the intention of tuning it to 300+ ?

The only thing holding me back on getting an edt 30 is the seats. In saying that I do like the Pirelli edt seats :)
no accounting for taste I know. :D

Also can you fit a highline dash screen if not installed by the factory?
Am I right to say the Mk 6 MFW wont work unless you have the highline screen??

You are letting the seats influence which one you go for

IMO the ED30 seats are the best out of the 3

[berg]

Thanks...
done and dusted :)
ED30/Pirelli here i come :D

any nice ones for sale on here??

if your going to modify heavily and you buy a manual - get the clutch and lsd fitted and all suspension, brakes before you go big power. i went stg 2+ first - my clutch lasted less than a week  

[oisinc]

Yep, call me crazy but the inside is where I'll be spending most of my time :p

Going for DSG not Manual. the o/h has to drive it to :(

[Kalpsn2000]

Yep, call me crazy but the inside is where I'll be spending most of my time :p

Going for DSG not Manual. the o/h has to drive it to :(

I understand where you are coming from but they would be pretty easy to change if you find a great car with the 'wrong' interior. If your going for 300+ then you could just add it to your mod list

[sub39h]

you could always swap an Ed30 interior with someone and get a retrim... i think the Ed30 is the way to go, bearing in mind that when i drove it i thought it was a bit wallowy and not a great handler compared to the standard GTI or the A3 2.0T i ended up getting but as you should be getting lowering springs (at the very least) this shouldn't be that much of a problem.

[Creatz]

Yep, call me crazy but the inside is where I'll be spending most of my time :p

Going for DSG not Manual. the o/h has to drive it to :(

Lazy mans car, drive like Pro and get the manual

can of worms on its way  

[Gene Hunt]

Yep, call me crazy but the inside is where I'll be spending most of my time :p

Going for DSG not Manual. the o/h has to drive it to :(

Lazy mans car, drive like Pro and get the manual

can of worms on its way  

..............as Creatz say's manual box every time & having had both,normal GTI & ED 30 is the way to go.

[robby]

if your going to modify heavily and you buy a manual - get the clutch and lsd fitted and all suspension, brakes before you go big power. i went stg 2+ first - my clutch lasted less than a week  
[/quote]

What clutch did you upgrade to? does it feel standard or heavy? how much was it fitted?
i have an ED30 and will be getting a remap, the standard clutch is very high so that might be the 1st thing to change :(

[oisinc]

Yep, call me crazy but the inside is where I'll be spending most of my time :p

Going for DSG not Manual. the o/h has to drive it to :(

I understand where you are coming from but they would be pretty easy to change if you find a great car with the 'wrong' interior. If your going for 300+ then you could just add it to your mod list

I guess if the right ed30 came along I would get it and then find a leather interior somewhere or get a re-trim. But Id rather spend my cash on the engine/suspension/brakes etc..

[Gene Hunt]

Yep, call me crazy but the inside is where I'll be spending most of my time :p

Going for DSG not Manual. the o/h has to drive it to :(

I understand where you are coming from but they would be pretty easy to change if you find a great car with the 'wrong' interior. If your going for 300+ then you could just add it to your mod list

I guess if the right ed30 came along I would get it and then find a leather interior somewhere or get a re-trim. But Id rather spend my cash on the engine/suspension/brakes etc..

.............don't forget ED 30 came with part leather seats.

[Creatz]

Does it come with arm rest as standard swell ?

[oisinc]

its the tartan i dont like :)