What have you done to your car today?

Dup · 11 Jan 2013 at 10:51

agw_01 said:
Details plz

Picked up a 2006 MKV GTi. Not pics of my own due not not owning it very long before VW needed to look at it. It's done 110k although doesn't look too bad for it. I needed a hatchback again due to pretty much having a family of my own now and I wanted something as quick as my old CTR but with some creature comforts.

VW are replacing the thrust sensor which should solve the fuel cut issue I had after getting it home.

Options on it are:
Highline MFD
Xenons
Sunroof
Dual Climate
Rear parking sensors
Heated leather seats
DSG

White is evidently a very rare colour for the MKV GTi. It feels like a much more luxurious car than any I have had, huge step up from the MX5 as a daily car as you would expect but I do miss the RWD. I will get one again, but as a weekend/track car to play with in the garage. I'm quite liking the comfort and toys which more than make up for it. Getting old

Stands me at £6.5k which is not bad money for what it is.

NathWraith · 11 Jan 2013 at 10:53

Nice spec on that GTI, xenons too. Good buy I'd say. As with every MK5 golf though (bar the 30 ed) I'd get the bottom half of the rear bumper matched to the car colour as it is just a horrible grey normally!

Dup · 11 Jan 2013 at 11:04

NathWraith said:
Nice spec on that GTI, xenons too. Good buy I'd say. As with every MK5 golf though (bar the 30 ed) I'd get the bottom half of the rear bumper matched to the car colour as it is just a horrible grey normally!

Definitely on the cards in the future along with a wheel refurb (or some Ed 30 prescara BBS). I hate this about them as it makes it looks like any other MKV model aside from the red piping at the front. I would have loved to picked up an edition 30 but they seem to hold value very well, 10k plus for a decent one it seems.

Only two options it's really missing are the multi-fuction wheel and cruise control. Having the full MFD means they should be a cheap and easy retrofit if I fancied it though.

NathWraith · 11 Jan 2013 at 11:40

Dup said:
Definitely on the cards in the future along with a wheel refurb (or some Ed 30 prescara BBS). I hate this about them as it makes it looks like any other MKV model aside from the red piping at the front. I would have loved to picked up an edition 30 but they seem to hold value very well, 10k plus for a decent one it seems.

Only two options it's really missing are the multi-fuction wheel and cruise control. Having the full MFD means they should be a cheap and easy retrofit if I fancied it though.

I would definitely get cruise control retro fitted at some point.

spaz · 11 Jan 2013 at 14:46

Passed the running in period at long last, not that I stuck to it religiously anyway.

NathWraith · 11 Jan 2013 at 15:06

LET THE GAMES BEGIN

Brookert · 11 Jan 2013 at 15:11

Videos pronto please

DGBVIPER · 11 Jan 2013 at 18:02

Dropped mine off at the specialist for a decat, Front Mount Intercooler setup and some related ancillary bits. Can't wait to get it back already!

rexehuk · 11 Jan 2013 at 18:08

Took some photos of it for an ad...

God I'm going to miss her if she eventually sells - Wrong time of year at the moment, will probably end up keeping it for another year.

4T5 · 11 Jan 2013 at 18:11

Took my mate to B&Q in my 5 today, Got some funny looks when I got in being 6ft 5 my mate being 6ft 2 & him carrying 4 lengths of wood & a bag of bits & bobs.

Can't believe B&Q don't cut your wood down anymore & of course I got the classic Health & Safety quoted at me, Oh the RAGE :mad:

+

Blackhawk47 · 11 Jan 2013 at 21:34

Dup said:
Only two options it's really missing are the multi-fuction wheel and cruise control. Having the full MFD means they should be a cheap and easy retrofit if I fancied it though.

The RNS sat nav/media would make a nice addition.

Does look decent condition considering the mileage. And +1 you got xenons, as these would have been expensive to retrofit and not as common an option as you might think. How much did it cost if you don't mind me asking?

Also interested how the dsg is going after such mileage as you always here horror stories about having to replace the gearbox etc?

EDIT:

Going to have to wash and clean my car tomorrow after getting stuck behind a concrete dumper truck thing this morning, whole car is splattered in what is either spray/road dirt/god knows. It's happened before so hopefully it will come off easily with the pressure washer and warm shampoo. I kept a good distance away as well.

scratch · 11 Jan 2013 at 21:54

Nothing exciting done today; the car has a compressor and bottle of gunk instead of a spare tyre, I noticed the other day that the gunk had passed its expiry date by 2 years, so bought a new one and fitted it.

Brookert · 12 Jan 2013 at 00:18

Cleaned the leather with some Autoglym stuff. Got rid of the dullness, but I think the only way to deal with wrinkly leather is to hand it over to somebody who knows what they are doing

Light colour leather = murder to keep clean looking.

rexehuk · 12 Jan 2013 at 01:08

Brookert said:
Cleaned the leather with some Autoglym stuff. Got rid of the dullness, but I think the only way to deal with wrinkly leather is to hand it over to somebody who knows what they are doing

Light colour leather = murder to keep clean looking.

Where you based...?

Brookert · 12 Jan 2013 at 01:35

rexehuk said:
Where you based...?

Southampton.

Duke · 12 Jan 2013 at 07:55

Dup said:
Picked up a 2006 MKV GTi. Not pics of my own due not not owning it very long before VW needed to look at it. It's done 110k although doesn't look too bad for it. I needed a hatchback again due to pretty much having a family of my own now and I wanted something as quick as my old CTR but with some creature comforts.

VW are replacing the thrust sensor which should solve the fuel cut issue I had after getting it home.

Options on it are:
Highline MFD
Xenons
Sunroof
Dual Climate
Rear parking sensors
Heated leather seats
DSG

White is evidently a very rare colour for the MKV GTi. It feels like a much more luxurious car than any I have had, huge step up from the MX5 as a daily car as you would expect but I do miss the RWD. I will get one again, but as a weekend/track car to play with in the garage. I'm quite liking the comfort and toys which more than make up for it. Getting old

Stands me at £6.5k which is not bad money for what it is.

Get the RNS510 media/nav unit, worth every penny. Also bluetooth unit is easy to install but both do need coding. Sign up to www.mk5golfgti.co.uk if not done so already

iaind · 12 Jan 2013 at 08:57

Duke said:
Get the RNS510 media/nav unit, worth every penny. Also bluetooth unit is easy to install but both do need coding. Sign up to www.mk5golfgti.co.uk if not done so already

Or....

http://www.kenwood-electronics.co.uk/products/car/vw/DNX521DAB/

Duke · 12 Jan 2013 at 13:07

iaind said:
Or....

http://www.kenwood-electronics.co.uk/products/car/vw/DNX521DAB/

That is quite purdy

Westyfield2 · 12 Jan 2013 at 13:19

Fitted a new injector to fix the misfire.

kPATm · 12 Jan 2013 at 13:20

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