Mk5 Appreciation Thread

[mikinoz]

Here is a thread that allows you to spell out why you like your MKV, why you are hanging out to buy a MKV or share something neat that you have learnt that is cool about your MKV.

I spose I should start and for me, the best thing so far about our MKV is that there is more rear seat room than the MKIV.

[acdcfan]

Fuel (diesel) consumption for me, comfort and acceleration

[VWGTi]

FUN FUN FUN

with added luxury with the leathers

[briseos]

Golf V 2.0TDi Sportline with Black Leather

Love this car for many reasons
1. Fuel economy despite heavy footed driving
2. Amazing performance and bonus smoke-screen if you need it to bamboozle the young dude in the jap-crap turbo that thinks he can whip your *rse
3. Leather sport seats in the sportline - perfect combo of comfort and support for 24h plus drives
4. Heated seats - even in 'cold' Qld winter mornings, keep air cool but body warm
5. Torque!!! combined with DSG - the purrfect combination - eats hills for breakfast
6. understated design - no attention drawn until you need to
7. Continues to get better every day - 45,000kms now and still improving - when will it end??
8. Will turn into a TDi Eos in a few months - what more could you want!
9. If I get bored, I'll just spend a couple of grand and chip it for even more torquey love!! Twisted!

[Lima]

Our 2001 Mk4 GTI didn't have any of these things, nor could they be optioned at the time...

1. powerful engine that loves to be "driven"
2. dual zone climate control
3. trip computer
4. ESP
5. GTI specific interior/exterior
6. leather seats
7. good-excellent handling from factory

Our Mk5 GTI has all these things, the only thing it doesn't have is 5 doors.

[gtimk5]

I love the performance. My last golf was a 1.6 Mk 4 GL.
To jump out of my old Mk1 competition car(Gunter) and drive the Mk5 GTi I reckon that it runs rings around Gunter in power and definately handling. Throw some shocks and springs and tyres on it and you would have a rapid car. Oh, and a diff!
The finish on it is excellent and the panel fit is faultless. No, nothing I dont love about it,

[Lima]

The steering wheel!

[phaeton]

FYI the outer door skins can be replaced in the event of dent accidents without the cost of replacing of an entire door

[geoffp]

FYI the outer door skins can be replaced in the event of dent accidents without the cost of replacing of an entire door

Hope you haven't had to do that...

[JP-009]

(puts his hand up)

... yup, that's me - twice, amongst other incidents...

My local body shop loves working on the MkV, seeing as they have had so much practice on mine

So:

1. I love the way the little beastie can be repaired so easily (due to a run af bad luck which is over - hopefully)
2. Our particular baby seat/capsule fits easily into the back seat (unlike a mate of mine who had to sell his SP23 - should have taken my advice and bought the MkV in the first place, silly bugger)
3. When I load up the roof pod (80kg capacity), it hardly effects the performance and handling - especially on the Brown Mountain
4. Most of all, the MkV 2TDi is a 'sleeper' - a wolf in sheeps clothing (hehehe...)

[geoffp]

(puts his hand up)
... yup, that's me - twice, amongst other incidents...

bugger, not good - kinda kills your insurance rating.

BTW: The replaceable skins, is that for the Jetta as well - for panels that aren't the same as the Golf?

[mikinoz]

I like that the stereo lowers volume at standstill and rear wiper come on when auto wipers are activated and you put the car in reverse.

[tofo17]

these are a few of my favourite things

In The Sound of Music Julie Andrews ran about on a mountain and sang of her favourite things... well, replace running about a mountain with driving on mountain roads, and replace Ms Andrews singing with the warble of a 2.0 TFSI and you've discovered a few of my favourite things

1) Torque, torque and more torque (APR helps a little in this department but even stock the torque is adictive!).
2) DSG. Auto was a must for me due to the wife. Would I go for DSG if I didn't have to? I'm not sure, but no auto has ever made me consider sticking with Autos in the future like DSG has (and in the Jetta TFSI there is no choice anyway).
3) Rear parking sensors (standard on the Jetta). Thought they'd be wank, can't believe how useful they are. Now I just need to remind myself to look more when driving my other car that is sensor free.
4) Quality. Yeah I had to get a few rattles sorted like (just about) everyone else but this car is just so well built and designed. It feels much more "special" than anything else in the class, and really does look more expensive. Real LED tail lights anyone?
5) Grip. The Jetta TFSI "only" runs on sportline suspension, but add 18" to the mix with excellent Bridgeston Potenza RE050A and it stick like the proverbial to the blanket.
6) Looks/stealth/class. There's a reason they use the Graphite Blue, TFSI, 18" Charleston clad Jetta in the brochure, it's a thing of restrained class and beauty.
7) And finally, as boring as it sounds, practicality. Weekday cruiser/shopping cart that can fit car seats, has four doors and a boot larger than Commodore or Falcon. What more can I say?!

Love it, drive it.

Cheers,
tofo17

[and133]

Looks
DUAL CLIMATE A/C - I LOVE IT... NO COMPLAINING ANYMORE
Stereo -10 spks amazing surround
Queit 2.0 FSI
SUSPENSION fantastic, sportline
Very Grippppy
Window wipers that slow when you stop, i hate wipers.
Size variable cupholders
Auto reversing wipers
6 speed manual
Ride Quality
6 Airbags
ABS is fun
Traction can be turned off... unlike my holden astra
<9L/100 with me, a 20 y.o driving

[blur32]

Sorry, couldn't resist.....

have you heard an R32??????

Nuf said