New Girl....My first MK5 and loving it!

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collywobbles
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New Girl....My first MK5 and loving it!

Post by collywobbles »

Hey guys, am new here, i thought i'd say a quick hello and post pics of my new car!

Well it's been a journey of trials and tribulations to try and find me the exact car i want for the right price :? Saxo went on Thursday bwahahaha, Friday was spent still searching for 'the one' and at 4pm i found it :D

Saw it advertised at a VW specialist garage in Blackpool, gave them a call and voila, it's done 57'000 miles, 2 owners, full VW history, full 12 months MOT , Tax until March 07, 3 door, red.

So we had under an hour to drive to Blackpool and get to the garage to have a look before it closed, along came my knight in shining armour Mr H and we got there with 10 minutes to spare :tu:

Had a look, looked lovely on the inside, the outside was good too, no rust just a couple of minor scratches and as Mike said the roof looked like next doors cat had been on it :roll: Took it for a test drive and gave it beans on a carpark nearby, needless to say the brakes and seatbelts are in working order too! Soooo got back and Mike managed to blag a few extras on top :wink:

. New timing belt
. New clutch
. New tyres
. Full service
. HPI report
. £100 knocked off the price :D :shock: 8)

A few ideas as to whats getting done, roll on Project Polo!

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So on the agenda are:

Colour coding strips
Rims
Lowered
System
Possible de-badge

I'm not picking it up till weekend though because Mike blagged all the extra work to be done on it, the guy said there's no way he'll get it done for the beginning of next week :pmsl:

A little cheekiness goes a long way! :wink: :D

Tonight, got my wheels too, need a refurb and a respray, it's the hunt for suspension tomorrow! Can't wait! :wink:
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Post by Redline »

Let me be the first to say welcome :)

I had a Flash Red 1.0E before I got the GTi, it was a great little car. Looks like you've got a good project planned out already, only other thing I might suggest is a GTi style mesh grille, one of which I might have kicking about in the garage.

Either way, enjoy your new purchase when you get it.
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Post by polopowah »

hello and welcome to the forum
i myself have the 1.0E model and i absolutely love her to bits hehe.
you've got yourself a good plan there aswell!
get some more pics up when the projects underway :D

-Ben-
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Post by collywobbles »

Redline wrote:Let me be the first to say welcome :)

I had a Flash Red 1.0E before I got the GTi, it was a great little car. Looks like you've got a good project planned out already, only other thing I might suggest is a GTi style mesh grille, one of which I might have kicking about in the garage.

Either way, enjoy your new purchase when you get it.
Thanks for the welcome...........

Tell me more about the GTI grille you may have :wink: Am interested if you're getting rid :D
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Post by collywobbles »

polopowah wrote:hello and welcome to the forum
i myself have the 1.0E model and i absolutely love her to bits hehe.
you've got yourself a good plan there aswell!
get some more pics up when the projects underway :D

-Ben-
Cheers Ben, will do!

Got the wheels last night, they are in for a refurb now. On the lookout for suspension still though. Pics to follow!
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Post by stani540 »

welcome and i hope you enjoy the wheels i cant wait to see them refurbed! i know i loved them when they were on my car!

suspension go with eibach sportlines lowering of 50mm :D
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Post by collywobbles »

stani540 wrote:welcome and i hope you enjoy the wheels i cant wait to see them refurbed! i know i loved them when they were on my car!

suspension go with eibach sportlines lowering of 50mm :D
Cheers Stani, i'm excited!!! :D :oops:

I'll keep you updated anyhow
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those E models are really starting to go quite cheaply nowadays thats a bargain
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Post by Si_GTi »

ello collywobbles, welcome to uk-polos! :wink:
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Post by collywobbles »

Si_GTi wrote:ello collywobbles, welcome to uk-polos! :wink:
Thanking you 8)
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Post by enimadrummer »

Hello and welcome.

That looks like Volkservices to me?? If it is thats where i take my car for services etc lol. Its all good there! :D .

Chris
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Post by collywobbles »

Chris, correct, they were awesome to deal with to be honest! 8)

****Update****

Tyres now off ready for refurb

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The rims.

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New wiring kit

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Post by samil87 »

what alloys are those?
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Post by Dee-vub »

what sort of refurb are the alloys going through? back to original spec, or something different?
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Post by polopowah »

they look like TSW Volcanoes?

-Ben-
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