Sold the evo and.....

[Marty]

Bought a Golf GTTDi 25th Anniversary edition. 150 PD engine

It's makes a nice change to not see the fuel guage move [emoji38]

The evo was fun but to be honest in the end I was bored with it as a daily drive it was no fun in the city to drive always wanted to get up and go so fancied a change here some pictures of the new one Has been well looked after with an extensive service history portfolio only £145 a year to tax and has plenty of go

[turbo200]

looks great Marty, think one of these will be my next port of call. Looks a very nice example you'll have to report how you get on with it

[maestrovdpt16]

looks good, be careful with that cam now!

[Marty]

looks good, be careful with that cam now! [emoji14]

It was all done 20,000 miles ago including cambelt kit , waterpump , lifters and stretch bolts all in the service history with invoices and genuine

[Pinkie15]

Looks nice enough


















Sorry Golf's, in fact VAGs, just don't do it for me

[Marty]

Each to there own an Evo 8 did not do it for me in the end was fun to begin with but short gearing keep having to change gear just got tedious I can sit in 6th in that Golf and still have plenty of torque to excelerate. It was either that golf or another Transit connect but went for the golf.

[pengy_666]

It's nice and smart looking

[turbo200]

Iv always drempt of an ego I suppose trips to the petrol station become a drag.
I'm sure you'll be happy with this mile muncher!

[Marty]

Petrol was not good but then I did not buy it for economy. I just found as a daily driver it got boring it was no fun in traffic and I only ever done short runs which was not ideal for it.

Good to see the new owner is already using it to its full potential 1 speeding ticket and counting [emoji38]

[turbo200]

I bet it wasn't I suppose that's what you sign up for are you going to be doing anything with the golf?

[Marty]

It's already the 150 standard then the anniversary extras on top so it goes well

Done 140 miles so far not even used quarter of a tank

[turbo200]

I bet it's great as it is good old trusty diesel any idea how long you'll be keeping it? Want very much so

[maestrovdpt16]

With a fresh cam and that sort of history knowledge that sounds like a good buy, 2nd in line for when you sell it

[Marty]

With a fresh cam and that sort of history knowledge that sounds like a good buy, 2nd in line for when you sell it [emoji38]

It has aftermarket boost pipe kit on it all alloy to stop the splitting issue the service history is immense its had

new camshaft,lifters, stretch botls , cambelt , water pump

clutch

DMF

EGR delete

new rear calipers

disks

pads

polly bushed front end

new shocks and top mounts

refurb alloys

4 new tires

full geometry setup on a hunter

fully serviced december

the list is endless a real credit to the previous owner it was not cheap but the condition and how meticulous the service history was in my opinion it warranted it and it goes well for a derv. Most of the above has been replaced within the last 6 months except the cam that was 20'000 miles ago.

That's just some of the work that's been done it has wanted for nothing a really nice genuine car and I prefer it to the evo.


As for how long ill be keeping it ill see you guys know me [emoji38]

[turbo200]

Tehehe sounds a belter look after it you know where I am Marty give us the nod when you get board

[mg-richard]

Sounds like a good find.
Better off with a really good mk4, than an iffy mk5 for the same money

[Marty]

It was MK5 money but I was impressed.

I was also going to look at a MK5 but on phoning the add I got some wide boy who said the car at his mates garage just having a new set of injectors fitted as he thought it's best to so the new owner would have no troubles bruv

Needless to say I passed on that one I never let them know I'm a qualified mechanic and know my stuff if they try feed me with bull I just walk away.

The chap who had the one I bought was strait up as he was talking me through the work that had been done he had owned the car 3 years he was showing me the invoices to back it all up. He had a genuine reason for sale he was buying a house and leaving his mum's house I would of stayed at his mum's was a really nice house [emoji38] and the golf had always lived under the car port.

Was a lucky find and only 10 mins from my house as well

[618ireland]

Quality car
Ticks many many many boxes.

Happy motoring to you.

[turbo200]

How's this going?

[Marty]

Yeah still going well I average 450 miles to a tank and it has plenty of torque and is good fun to drive here is some better pictures of it

[Rrobson]

Still looks as good as it did then

Keep up the good work

[JOHNDQ]

A Evo 8 GSR isn't short geared..... Yes the 6speed is rubbish and normally drops out on the floor but the ratios are good. You try driving my VII RS with the factory sprint ratios you can go into 5th @ 30mph

[Marty]

It wasn't a GSR it was an FQ300

[JOHNDQ]

That is a GSR, you will have had a guess elec windows, Recaro front seats, abs, air con, central locking, AYC, ACD, Brembo brakes and a 6 speed box. They come over from Japan as a GSR and Ralliart UK put on a HKS intercooler pipe kit and exhaust, remap it and for the UK market becomes a FQ300, FQ320 etc depending on output

[BLACKSHADDOW]

I am using a Evo 8 260 5 speed in my Evo 8 mr revs high I think the gears are to short over to fast

[vinny19791]

Where's the evo pics boys

Nice golf

Had a mk4 1.8 T

[JOHNDQ]

I am using a Evo 8 260 5 speed in my Evo 8 mr revs high I think the gears are to short over to fast

How come your using a 260 5 speed rather than a RS or GT unit?

[turbo200]

Looking good Marty

All this speak of evos makes me drool! Would love one but funds just won't allow! For the time being anyway

[JOHNDQ]

Looking good Marty

All this speak of evos makes me drool! Would love one but funds just won't allow! For the time being anyway

Don't forget about the 4.5k or 6 month services

[turbo200]

sheesh Hope that's only oil and filter change...

[Marty]

And AYC if needed and what ever else it decides a way of emptying your wallet AKA evo ownership [emoji38]

[JOHNDQ]

And AYC if needed and what ever else it decides a way of emptying your wallet AKA evo ownership [emoji38]

Yep easy to buy them but its everything that goes with it. AYC is a major problem with them even the X's having issues now luckily I only had AYC on my IX FQ320 but that was only a year old when got it thank god. My IX GT and VII RS have the RS rear diffs so just a mechanical LSD and no AYC

[turbo200]

Seen this one the other day think it was a fq 3summut or other 300 320 not sure I'm sure your EVO eyes will be able to tell.
had carbon front splitter rear diffuser and side skirts.
Looked the nuts.






How I dream...

[JOHNDQ]

Its a Evo X all tho could be any FQ3... only difference is power output untill you get to the FQ400/440

[turbo200]

Was very nice indeed. I vaguely remember top gear test driving the fq300 saying it was a beast and test driving the fq400+ and saying they had just whacked a great big turbo on it and although good fun just didn't driv as good as the fq300.

Would have one any day just love the style of them.

I once tried to "show a EVO up" down a country lane in my The series think it would of been a EVO 6 and never have I seen a car move so fast in my life! Just destroyed me! Love then quality cars.