Mk5 Appreciation Thread

[geoffp]

Heated leather seats keeps the old bones in the back & bum nice and warm - very nice on the cold mornings...

[OvaltoJetta]

Too many to list ....

.... but the go home lights, leather with heated seats (not keen at first), access to boot from back seat. Hook in the boot for the shopping bag ...should be more than one, auto opening and closing of all 4 windows, economy (keen to try & get 1000 klm from the 55l tank), under seat storage trays (clever use of space), awesome brakes, but best of all? the growl from the turbo when the foot goes down.... and I always want to take the long way home. The more I drive it the more I love it.

[chalkeroochy]

The comfort on long drives, after 5hrs no back aches or fatigue

[PhilMart]

2008 GTI 6 spd 5 dr Sunroof in eight days now!

I like it for the styling, the fact that it does not have bonnet scoops, that front grill, the expandability, and the fact that I cannot find too many bad things about it over the web.

I hate .. that I have to wait for eight more days to experience the whole package!

If delivery date gets pushed back again .. I am gonna spit!

Waiting for the 18th March to roll around .. am inspecting it on the 17th just to ensure that if anything is wrong that they have a day to fix it!

Phil

[buchs]

I just bought an 18 month old MkV R32 and it's bloody amazing! Where do I start...

1. The sound! OMG!
2. The power from anywhere in the rev range.
3. Soooo comfortable! I love the electric lumber support.
4. The instruments (especially at night!)
5. The fact that when driving sedately the car is very civilised!

[savage]

...as two years ago I had a motorcycle accident that crippled my right leg (cannot bend the knee and hence cannot use my right leg to drive, I drive with my left leg) and the VW Golf TDI 2.0 DSG is the only car that has enough room for my right leg to rest on right hand foot rest. It's also a very comfortable car to drive and also the fact that it is a diesel is great cause I get excellent fuel economy from it. They are pretty quick as well.

/me dreams of an R32

[firsttimedub]

Just found out my GTI is on it's way!!!

3dr manual, black with anthracite leather - should look pretty sexy!

BREMERHAVEN GERMANY 19/04/2008 19/04/2008
ZEEBRUGGE BELGIUM 21/04/2008 21/04/2008
LE HAVRE FRANCE 22/04/2008 22/04/2008
SOUTHAMPTON UNITED KINGDOM 23/04/2008 23/04/2008
FREMANTLE AUSTRALIA 19/05/2008 19/05/2008
MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA 24/05/2008 24/05/2008
PORT KEMBLA AUSTRALIA 26/05/2008 26/05/2008

The wait is killing me, still a bit over a month to go. Any idea of a realistic time to get the car from Port Kembla? The dealership is at Penrith and they reckon 10 days is about right.

[Mischa]

Just found out my GTI is on it's way!!!

3dr manual, black with anthracite leather - should look pretty sexy!



The wait is killing me, still a bit over a month to go. Any idea of a realistic time to get the car from Port Kembla? The dealership is at Penrith and they reckon 10 days is about right.

ey welcome. start a thread in the mkv forum and introduce yourself properly

[artcrime]

My Eos is on the same boat - Trinidad right?, they gave me a Jetta TFSI to drive while i'm waiting, coz I complained bitterly about the wait .
So the wait is not so onerous. It means you enjoy the car just thta little bit extra when it finally arrives.
A|C

[moguzhan]

EOS .....oh god you hairdresser!!!

[DaveMack]

Now ... now ladies. Handbags at 10 paces, no biting or scratching and definitely no lighting the hairspray cans. I want to see a clean fight ... not a cat fight.

Dave

[mrcurlywhirly]

tsk tsk DaveMack - you shouldnt be imposing sexist stereotypes on the forum, apart from which, everybody knows that jelly wrestling is the correct way to resolve arguments..

[mrcurlywhirly]

Back on topic temporarily - fwiw:

Whats to like, why would you hang out to buy a MKV VeeDub (R32):

It goes like a scalded cat

It handles - and you wont need to wear a kidney belt for rough stuff (A quick hello to WRX owners!)

Its confidence inspiring and safe.

Can switch between flat out scratching and cruising with ease, its like two cars in one. No problem driving this on a long trip if you feel the need.

For a compact sports hatch it can still take two passengers with comfort
Heaps of boot space with the rear seat down.

did i say it goes like a scalded cat?

[DaveMack]

Back on topic temporarily - fwiw:

Whats to like, why would you hang out to buy a MKV VeeDub (R32):

It goes like a scalded cat

It handles - and you wont need to wear a kidney belt for rough stuff (A quick hello to WRX owners!)

Its confidence inspiring and safe.

Can switch between flat out scratching and cruising with ease, its like two cars in one. No problem driving this on a long trip if you feel the need.

For a compact sports hatch it can still take two passengers with comfort
Heaps of boot space with the rear seat down.

did i say it goes like a scalded cat?

Wanna swap?

Dave

[mrcurlywhirly]

Can i report an inappropriate post? this is not the swapping forum..