Chris

weisoon, The 3 door is cheaper than 5 door by a few K and you won't need to wait so long. also, next time when scaping, the body can get 1-2K more. Only problem is whether the wifey will approve? as well as reselling cos not many people want 3 door except boy-racers. I also prefer 3 door but can never get approval from.....haiz

No lah. Many others they quiet quiet mod cos scared high profile will attract Uncle Sam on the road. Mine all LTA approved so can say. Check the right hand side column and you will see some recent threads talking about GTI. Or better still, register as member and search. If you get the car, join us for Kopi and talk-###### with us. You will get good lobang on where to get mods. A few of my mod items are second hand from other owners who has de-com their MK4.

Stock ari intake is box. I changed to open cone. Better high end but lose a bit on low end torque. CAI to me is a maintanence problem with our dirty roads.

haha MC. I cannot handle my wifey to allow me to change to MK5. Mods my wife cannot see, she will not know from me...haha Keep this a secret ok.

Just a gentle reminder. Step 1: Mod the driver Step 2: Mod for control Step 3: Mod for power This order please.

Oversteering is slight but easily overcomed with sway bars. In fact after I put in spacers in my front wheels to accommodate my brembos, the steer is a little under. Remember mine is MK4. The mk5 is even better.

I am also mid 30s. haha. MC, RWD of course better. That's why BM still the ultimate driving machine. If you want AWD, C&C is bring in a R32 Golf to be priced at 150-160K. 4motion and 3.6L in that little body. Can mod up to 400+hp no problem man. But can you handle this beast?

Simon, to read no need to regrister. Can check with me. I sort of lead the golf segment of the forum.

My MK4 stock was 150hp. I spent 1.4K on ECU flash to bring it to 197hp. Then 1K on exhaust to bring it up another 10hp and bigger fuel pressure regulator and ris filter for another 5-10hp, Forged DV, grounding wire, Strut and sway bars, brembo brakes, 17" BBS rims, KW suspensions....and the list goes on. If I upgrade to bigger turbo and injectors, it will hit 260hp already. On LCK road, I have hit 210km at 4am on the way home from night shipment. Over the causeway, can hit 230km/h. Also, it will beat others on the corner as the the GTi is a genius on the turn. I have turn 90 degree corners at 70km! MK5 stock is already 200hp!

For MK5, the 5 door version in made in South Africa while the 3 door is still made in Germany. MK4 all made in germany! Also, the current wait for the car is 3 months cos the demand is wow. Many people go for either red or candy white colour.

The GTi is many times better than the E90 320. In terms of driving feel and power, only the 330 is better but at twice the price. Only the rear-wheel driven 330 would tempt me away from the GTi. With Mod, there are people who can crank the MK4 or Mk5 to over 350hp!

You can go to www.vagsg.com to find out more. Lots of review on mk5 gti. I am a member there too. Outside workshop and mod shop all info there.

No. The MK4 is not the worst. It is the MK3 and I have driven it before too. The MK5 chasis is 70% stiffer than the MK4 so I agree that the MK5 is better. If I am going to change car, the MK5 would make me happier than my MK4. Somemore the MK5 is cheapre than last time I paid for MK4. But a modded MK4 is not the same as a stock MK4. So Simon. If you try the MK4 and like it, the MK5 will make you wet!

Melvyn, Why don't you pick up guitar instead of piano? Cheaper and take up less space so more space for fish tank. Next time you can bring your guitar along to LFs and play for us in the car.

Let you try my GTi the next time we meet at LFS. That day at LCK if you had told me, would have let you take a spin to try out the engine. Mine is 4th gen (MK4) and the curretn one is 5th gen(MK5). But min egot lots of mod done so the feel is similar to 220hp! Alfa and Volvo got bad resell value. GTi got lots of fun There is only one GTi.

Bollywood best for this. One hero fight from start to end bare-fist and beat everyone else.

From what I know, girls don't like street cars that are low-profile. They (depending which type) likes large luxurious car (maybach, RR, Bentley) or anything with open top (Saab, Audi, SLK, Beemers, mini, 206, beetle) so that they can be seen.

Dorado, If there's demand there will be supply. More patient... Those brothers who got the deep purple stuff, keep a frag for me in the future.

Sad to tell you...all the birdnest snapped up last night liao. In fact I guess 3/4 SPS gone last night. Price is very reasonable. Quality is quite thumbs-up. In fact there were even more super ones but my hand too slow. haha

A close-up of this fine piece.

An unexpected find. Orange encrusting monti with yellow polyps.

Polyps are out already.

Finally, my first pink birdnest. From LCK. Hope I my tank can keep the colours up.

Behind Tanjong Pagar called don't know what road got a place called Restaurant Spontenea or something. No menu but eat what the cooks wants to cook. Quite nice ambience and food.

One more: Whenevver the good guys are due for execution, they will take a long time until someone comes on a horse and shout: "dao zia liu ren"