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like to keep my cars as fresh as possible, so changing things like the interior handles and switches for new OEM ones freshens up the interior of the car and takes years off it. Exterior wise it has an Edition 30 rear bumper and side skirts. I have installed the Highline dash clocks, Edition 30 interior (half leather with red stitching) and wiring in the heated and electric seats. “I have modified this one, but mainly by fitting optional extras that it was missing from the factory. After changing out all the common fault issues with them (PCV, DV and cam follower) it has been reliable for the 14,000 miles I have covered in it That's why I knew I wanted another, they can put a smile on your face and still return good fuel economy. “I drive it to work every day and use it as my fun car, too. The previous car was a low-mileage minter, whereas this one I purchased cheaply on 138,000 miles, but still in remarkably good condition. Having had one previously, three years ago, I knew they were good all-rounders. “I bought this Mk5 GTI in January this year, trying to cut my outgoings on cars having sold my E46 BMW M3 and Mk3 Golf GTI Anniversary. After he sold it on in 2010, I knew that I would have to have one for myself. “In 2006, I was 14 and my dad arrived at school in a brand new Mk5 GTI in Graphite Blue. Greig Morrison is on his second Mk5 GTI, having enjoyed his first so much. If its combination of 197bhp (plenty back then) and a sub-£20k price tag made it appealing, then a brilliantly subtle makeover outside and some fine tartan seats inside made it practically irresistible. Launched in 2005, it returned the fast Golf to greatness after a slightly duff period in the early 2000s. But arguably the finest GTI of them all is the one you see here, the Mk5. The Mk1 Golf GTI is credited with starting the hot hatchback genre, while the latest, Mk7 version has taken the name into unchartered, 300bhp, sports car-slaying territory. And there are few badges in the industry with a better claim of the word ‘iconic’ than GTI. With 33 million sold (and counting), it comfortably sits on the podium of the world’s best-selling cars, and it’s one of a tiny handful that are still going strong in their seventh generation.īut it’s not the meagrely-specced best-sellers that get car geeks going. The Volkswagen Golf has a longer and richer history than most.