Edition 30 gets its first bath......

First wash pics , no polishing as yet........

like a bus ! / small 3/4 sized number plate fitted

like a bus !........
first thing this morning turn up at a local shopping centre and find another ED30 in white.
Looked superb , and being sad I had to take a pic lol

Second pic is the std UK front plate compared to a 3/4 sized plate from www.fancyplates.com

Third pic is the plate now on the car. Im now left with 4 holes either side where the old plinth used to fix!!!

Car now at 170 miles and going great.

Golf MkV GTI Edition 30 arrives .....

12 weeks after order , today was the day.



8 miles on the clock when I drove it out of the dealer.
First impressions = its superb :-)

Ben @ Gilbert Lawton VW Manchester was superb
Great Deal
Great Attitude
Choice of reg plates to choose from (STUCK ON ONLY NO HOLES !!!!)

Car was immaculate and afaik has absolutely no marks on it all.
The paintwork even seems OK for swirls.
Running in is <4500 rpm + low load advised by VW. I have just let it run freely without heavy low rpm load , but boy does this car go under light throttle.
I have ran other cars in before and been to 'easy' on them , so this time Im trying to change that.
Interestingly it already feels a lot faster than the 200ps std GTI I test drove.
Cant wait to give it the full monty.
Car feels very special and I love it.

So expect lots of info in the next few weeks.

first mod is the small front number plate which is on its way already ;-)

take care

John

adsl reconnected ........at last.......

well Im back :-)
After a recent house move , I've been reduced to dial up which has effectively curtailed any web related activity :-(

www.myinternetpass.com for cheap and cheerfull dialup , highly recommended , 2000 minutes anytime for £10

Anyway thats now over as my new account with pipex is now up and running 3 days early :-) (always pays to have that router on lol)

Lots to catch up on but most importantly the car has arrived and Im due to pick it up tommorrow :-)

TODO : leaf blower! , boost gauge

just ordered the small front plate too .......

Golf build date :-)

Yes its true , at last after 10 weeks wait I have a build date for the edition 30, it will be w/b 15th October , with an estimated pick up time of early November.
Seriously cant wait now.
Starting to investigate the chipping options a bit more lol

Noble on the driveway! / 1 series pic / MRS old discs pic

Time for another update....

Pic 1 : The rather superb Noble that Ive just bought as a runabout for a couple of mnths....NOT , it actually was driven by a friend of the guy who came to pick up his new car (my old one).
Sounded fab and as ever not exactly subtle :-)
Sob , I can scarcely believe I ever had an M3 at all :-(
I REALLY miss the driving experience ............

Pic 2 : The trusty BMW 1 series I had for a while when the M3 was getting the front end sprayed to remove stonechips. Only a 116i but as Ive said before it was really nice , and even the looks grew on me ! Drove really nicely , so the 135i must be a really swift machine.

Pic 3 : The front discs I took off the MRS (Mk3 MR2). Not the total absence of a decent wear face , mostly rust = gubbed !
The new brakes are so far great , the only downside I can see is that the brake dust produced is more than OE toyota pads. But for the money absolutely brill.
The feel and performance is the same if not better than OE , Im made up.


No word on the Golf arrival date yet............
Looking at maybe getting a car to run about in.
Seen some nice Mk2 golfs , but they are 15 yrs old now!
Ebay is like an aladins cave too , if you can afford to take a risk.

Stay safe out there
J