2009 Tornado Red MKV R32

2009 Tornado Red MKV R32

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irfan1712

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1,241 posts

152 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Hello all!

After almost a week of owning the car i thought id start a little build thread.

Im not new to golfs, my first one was a 1.4mk4 which i had on my 17th. i adored the car and spent a hidious amount of money on it. it looked like this before i sold it last summer at 22 after graduating to go travelling:



it was a sad day! 9 months later after 3 odd months of looking,ive finally bought the car i lusted for, a mk5 R32!

This particular car was origianlly bought by Mandy Smith ( ex girlfriend to Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones) which is a cool little fact haha. The car itself is in the much sort after Tornado Red, had 58k miles with full dealer SH and stamps, and even had a remainder of the warranty left. the car was a real credit to the previous owner and i knew it 'was the one' soon as i drove it. Options include immaculate, crinkle free Heated Vienna leather and the RNS510 Sat Nav, with factory fitted bluetooth module (with a touch keypad just above the sunvisor). Although it had the inevitable stone chips, there was no nasty dings scrapes or dents, and the wheels where immaculate..it was clearly babied.

i havent stopped driving it since i picked it up last week. The car is beautiful both in and out, and to drive...fantastic. i cant get over how refined and silky smooth it is plodding about, but as soon as you plant it the exhaust noise coupled with all that torque so early down the rev range is just fantastic and something i really cant see me gettigng bored of any time soon!


i gave the car an enhancement detail on the weekend t get some protection on it..i will get some pics on as the days go by.

mods for the future include:

Flapper mod and eventually a milltek non res
Full Focal / Genesis audio system (standard speakers are garbage, exhaust noise makes up for it!)
decent of coils
wheels of some sort, not reallly thought that far yet.

Right now i just want to enjoy the comfort and originality of the car as it is so the mods can wait!

Thanks.

Irfan












Edited by irfan1712 on Friday 18th April 10:53

JFReturns

3,693 posts

170 months

Friday 18th April 2014
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Pictures ain't working for me,anyone else?

Benjy911

544 posts

145 months

Friday 18th April 2014
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Nope, no pictures here either.

GregK2

1,651 posts

145 months

Friday 18th April 2014
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Use the "direct" link in photobucket op and stick it in img tags on here.

aspirated

2,539 posts

145 months

Friday 18th April 2014
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Sought after. Tornado Red is very sought after.


Lovely car smile

I fancy those RRS wheels on the MK4

JFReturns

3,693 posts

170 months

Friday 18th April 2014
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Looking good OP. I love the R32, practical, four wheel drive, fast, sounds great. Teensy bit expensive on the rfl and fuel compared to the GTi but worth it IMO.

irfan1712

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1,241 posts

152 months

Friday 18th April 2014
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fixed my first post.


i see why, i copy and paste the iMG links but together. on PH it looks like i have to leave a gap….my bad.

the TR is really sought after and I'm so glad i waited for one. Not as rare as a mk4, but still rare none the less.

i loved my Rangie wheels! they sat perfect, and confused so many people haha. i ran Porsche 997 Turbo wheels on the car for a couple of years too:


okie592

2,711 posts

166 months

Friday 18th April 2014
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Don't slam it what ever you do would be a shame to see a lovely red one ruined!

I say it would look good on rotiform blqs. I know they are well done in the vag world but they do look good

irfan1712

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1,241 posts

152 months

Friday 18th April 2014
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JFReturns said:
Looking good OP. I love the R32, practical, four wheel drive, fast, sounds great. Teensy bit expensive on the rfl and fuel compared to the GTi but worth it IMO.
nail on the head! Tax is a major let down but thats about it. Petrol consumption so far really isn't that bad considering, although its typical for an owner to justify that lol. I'm averaging about 27mpg on a start stop 8 mile journey to work, with a little 'open' driving now and then. That noise is way way way too addictive.

i just had to own one dispute some negative assumptions the mk5 R has gained in certain forums. ''its too big / fat/ heavy/ slow/ id rather buy an m3/scooby etc'' comments started to bore me when i was looking for one.

Most of these people probably haven't owned one. One of the major factors for me to buy one was that a v6 in a hatchback really is a dying breed, and i HAD to own one. so i had to get one now with sensible miles to enjoy!

irfan1712

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1,241 posts

152 months

Friday 18th April 2014
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okie592 said:
Don't slam it what ever you do would be a shame to see a lovely red one ruined!

I say it would look good on rotiform blqs. I know they are well done in the vag world but they do look good
after how low my mk4 was, driving this feels like a rolls royce hence why I'm too scared to put any sort of suspension tweaks on it! Lastnight i ditched the idea of coils but may consider a good quality spring and shock set up just to smaller the wheel/arch gap and maintain some sort of comfort.

BLQ's dont do it for me anymore, because there's so many hideous chinese reps of them on ebay and the like! I wouldn't mind something dished for a change, perhaps a genuine set of bbs lm;s, or something more harder looking like BBS CH's. the car is too subtle to pull off any showy wheels unless its sitting on its ill slop.

irfan1712

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1,241 posts

152 months

Thursday 24th April 2014
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no pictures, but i did the Flapper Mod to my standard exhaust tonight. the car sounds absolutely awesome now..i LOVE it! Will defo stick to this rather than go down the non res milltek and the like route, i think the car is loud enough now but still subtle and near enough silent inside. Will get a video up tomorrow!

Developed a small rattle from the down pipe yesterday which i believe is the down pipe brackets being loose or even snapped, or it could be the heat shield around the cats being loose..will investigate this weekend.

Ownership is still going sweet and continuing to blossom at the moment!

Mikeyplum

1,646 posts

168 months

Thursday 24th April 2014
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irfan1712 said:
after how low my mk4 was, driving this feels like a rolls royce hence why I'm too scared to put any sort of suspension tweaks on it! Lastnight i ditched the idea of coils but may consider a good quality spring and shock set up just to smaller the wheel/arch gap and maintain some sort of comfort.

BLQ's dont do it for me anymore, because there's so many hideous chinese reps of them on ebay and the like! I wouldn't mind something dished for a change, perhaps a genuine set of bbs lm;s, or something more harder looking like BBS CH's. the car is too subtle to pull off any showy wheels unless its sitting on its ill slop.
BBS CH's cloud9

My all time favourite wheel, and suit the Mk5 down to the ground:


irfan1712

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152 months

Thursday 24th April 2014
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Mikeyplum said:
BBS CH's cloud9

My all time favourite wheel, and suit the Mk5 down to the ground:

Nail on the head, that looks fantastic. CHs suit the mk5 brill. Is that your car by any chance Mike?

Basil Hume

1,259 posts

251 months

Friday 25th April 2014
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It sounds as if - like me - you are coming around to the idea of keeping your R32 standard!

The factory exhaust system is a pleasure to listen to (even with flapper), so there doesn't seem to be much appeal in an expensive upgrade.

The essence of an R32 is that it straddles the gap between a hot hatch and larger-engined exotica. As a result, it draws comparison with all of them. It doesn't stand out in any one area, other than being an exceptionally compelling package. Jack of all trades and all that...

It's a joy to own and use every single time.

irfan1712

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1,241 posts

152 months

Sunday 27th April 2014
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Basil Hume said:
It sounds as if - like me - you are coming around to the idea of keeping your R32 standard!

The factory exhaust system is a pleasure to listen to (even with flapper), so there doesn't seem to be much appeal in an expensive upgrade.

The essence of an R32 is that it straddles the gap between a hot hatch and larger-engined exotica. As a result, it draws comparison with all of them. It doesn't stand out in any one area, other than being an exceptionally compelling package. Jack of all trades and all that...

It's a joy to own and use every single time.
Yup your right Basil, out of the box with a few factory extra's it just doesn't need anything. have you done the flapper mod to yours now? i took it for a little 20min drive locally on the motorway yesterday, it does drone a smudge when under load i.e going up a hill or any sort of gradient. But its manageable and still worth doing - i couldnt imagine living with a non res milltek and the like, i think it would drive me nuts after a few weeks.

its returning very good MPG considering what it is and how its driven too, i average 29mpg to work 8miles down the road stop and starting, and booting lol.

irfan1712

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1,241 posts

152 months

Thursday 15th May 2014
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Quiet build thread lately...but took the plunge and ordered some H&R Lowering Springs from Awesome GTi. Cant wait to have them fitted! and get some nice wheels on it. Just didnt want to buy coilovers and spoil the ride too much, been there done that lol.

Mikeyplum

1,646 posts

168 months

Friday 16th May 2014
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irfan1712 said:
Mikeyplum said:
BBS CH's cloud9

My all time favourite wheel, and suit the Mk5 down to the ground:

Nail on the head, that looks fantastic. CHs suit the mk5 brill. Is that your car by any chance Mike?
I wish!

Although I have recently bought a MK3 Golf VR6... that engine cloud9

JFReturns

3,693 posts

170 months

Friday 16th May 2014
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29mpg is pretty good!

irfan1712

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1,241 posts

152 months

Wednesday 21st May 2014
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H&R's will be fitted Friday hopefully.

also treated myself to some new wheels... i kew i couldn't resist!


irfan1712

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152 months

Wednesday 21st May 2014
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JFReturns said:
29mpg is pretty good!
telling me, I'm well happy with that! although blowing the cob webs out does get me very early 20s. I haven driven it hard or long enough to get into the teens which is also a good thing lol