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ED30 Advice/Opinions
« on: June 06, 2014, 10:02:39 am »
Hi all,

After looking for quite some time I think I've found the Edition 30 for me. :grin:

Everything appears to be perfect, going for a second test drive tonight and would love any opinions or advice.

The spec is as follows:

2007(56) Black Edition 30
DSG
72k
FVWSH (DSG gearbox serviced at 37k, cambelt and water pump done at 48k)

Heated seats
MFSW
Highline computer
IPod glovebox connection
6 Disc CD changer

The car is in great condition throughout, struggled to find any faults but I'm always nervous when buying a car (had a bad experience previously) so if there's anything obvious I've not checked or I'm missing something advice is welcome.
« Last Edit: June 08, 2014, 11:11:31 am by Mark_DF05 »

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Re: ED30 Advice/Opinions
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2014, 04:38:58 pm »
Also did the edition 30 change at all, I'm sure I've seen someone say the 56 plate was different to an 07 although I can't imagine why?

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Re: ED30 Advice/Opinions
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2014, 05:08:29 pm »
edition 30 didn't, the GTI became cheaper to make post 06 as less was standard.


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Re: ED30 Advice/Opinions
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2014, 05:15:13 pm »
Ah rights, thanks!

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Re: ED30 Advice/Opinions
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2014, 11:54:14 pm »
Welcome mate, good luck the viewing hope all goes well. :happy2:
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Re: ED30 Advice/Opinions
« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2014, 11:27:54 am »
So I bought the car on Friday night, well chuffed! Initially would have preferred one with lower mileage but chose condition over mileage in the end. This one has been clearly well looked after which is more important imo.

I've changed from an EP3 Type R to this which I loved and it's difficult to compare the 2 but this feels like the perfect progression - so much nicer and comfortable on the motorway and a lot more power lower down the rev range

Still getting to used to the DSG but I'm very impressed with that too, can't believe how fast the changes are. As for mods, not that much tbh - would like to retrofit a sat nav unit for now. Interested in a stage 1 remap but I think I'm just going to enjoy the car how it is for now. One other thing, the vw centre caps on the alloys are quite marked - I assume I can just get replacements?

Once the rain has stopped and the weather is better I'm gonna give it a proper clean and I'll get some photos up.

Oh, and I forgot to mention in my first post, I'm located in Bradford (but the car came from Basingstoke).

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Re: ED30 Advice/Opinions
« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2014, 02:16:01 pm »
Is the tax band any different on a 56 plate? Before I got my Eddy I was also looking at the S3 and saw one on a 56 plate and the tax was about £400 a year!


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Re: ED30 Advice/Opinions
« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2014, 03:14:21 pm »
Is the tax band any different on a 56 plate? Before I got my Eddy I was also looking at the S3 and saw one on a 56 plate and the tax was about £400 a year!



No different fella  :happy2:

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Re: ED30 Advice/Opinions
« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2014, 04:11:59 pm »
Fair enough just wondered, curious why the S3 was so different between a 56 and an 07 plate