New car time - Golf R32 Mk5 advice?

[Si]

It's Saturday. Have you bought it yet?

[arry]

Just setting off now. I'm nervous as shit

[Actual_Ben_Taylor]

Just ran a quote through - it's cheaper to insure than both the BMW I've been looking at and only marginally more expensive than my current BM - LOL

I feel like I'm about to do a sky dive. Nervous as **** but excited all at the same time. So this is what emotion and automotive passion feels like - I've forgotten over the course of the last 4 years

I felt like that buying my Z4M coupe, good luck mate!

[arry]

Waaahh. It's a no. Needed 2 new front tyres as they'd scrubbed inside which means the arms were probably worn. Clutch was heavy and high, and no history of a change so that's on way out. Front discs heavily scored and on their last legs.

It's weird as he'd spent 800 quid on the main service no problem but ignored basic maintenance.

[MEL]

Waaahh. It's a no. Needed 2 new front tyres as they'd scrubbed inside which means the arms were probably worn. Clutch was heavy and high, and no history of a change so that's on way out. Front discs heavily scored and on their last legs.

It's weird as he'd spent 800 quid on the main service no problem but ignored basic maintenance.

When I was looking foir my M I found a lot of people dont understand whats included in a service. They just assume that includes for everything on the car and dont bother to read the service books/literature etc.

Hope the rigt one is round the next corner matey

[arry]

Off for round two now but it's a tiptronic - not sure on that....

[immy21]

Did you drive it?
If so, what are your thought's of the driving experience?

[arry]

Didn't drive the first one - sort of wish I did but didn't fancy getting tugged with 2 bald ish tyres.

Drove a tiptronic this afternoon but didn't buy it. Oil leaks from engine put me off. It was in good nick otherwise though which was a shame.

Drive wise it's really good. I'd liken the front end feel to a Caterham where you just know what the wheels are doing. Extremely poised. Engine sounds glorious.

[arry]

Wooot. One has turned up in the next county looking much more like it - I'm off tomorrow morning as long as they answer their phone lol

[Zornyan]

Good luck dude, this threads giving me second thoughts about selling my s13, even though it's just a shell in my workshop, this thread reminds me of all the awesome tyre killing thrills it used to give me.

[arry]

Si - if this thing goes wrong and costs me my marriage I am so going to never listen to you again...


Might have bought a car this morning

[Si]

I'd like to offer a high 5, and gloss over the rest of your post.

[arry]

I am both excited and gut wrenchingly nervous all at the same time - but I am now the owner of a midnight blue 2001 plate 911 with grey leather interior and the 5 spoke 18 inch wheels. Manual, natch

It's in such good condition that I had to blow my imaginary budget beyond its already imaginarily set limits but YOLO

**** me I own a 911

[Mikesx13]

Hah, legend!

[ben8000]

This thread has been a great read. Does they other half know? Lol

[Evilchap]

Pics? :-) Tracking it at the weekender?

[arry]

[Actual_Ben_Taylor]

Looks ruinously good

[MEL]

Not even a little bit jealous

Looks nice, er, expensive to run, er, nice, er, expensive to fix, er, nice

[Jonny Wilkinson]

I'm sure I saw one just like that poking out of a hedge on Stock Road a couple of months ago. Was it local ?


































Well done old son !