Picked it up on Saturday morning and I just looooooooooove it

It was raining so it got a bit dirty on the way home, sorry

And saved the best till last......

27,000 miles and just over 32MPG on the way back

Insurance is absolutely mental so only mod ive got planned is mk5 rear wiper and stubby ariel

 Looks like a mint car, such a low mileage Good find....enjoy it

 great find!!

 Beautiful! How long did it take you to find one with the mileage that low?!

Oh, and I'd delock it sharpish!

good mpg!

looks in good condition, as said though delock it

How the hell did you get the mpg! mine is like 17!!! oh yer a beatuiful car aswell, love the interior

Great looking car.  Good find. 

Wigster. 

Good choice on the half leather interior. The seats don't crease and sag like the full leather version.

However, 32mpg! I assume it was downhill all the way home? ;)

Well after last weeks rain the car had got dirty, not mega mucky but enough to warrant a wash in my eyes.

The thinking was why just give it wash when its going to get in a similar state every week for the next few months so it got the works apart from a machine polish.

Ordered from Elitecarcare and Cleanyourcar.

Decided on the following process.

1.Snowfoam prewash (Valet pro snowfoam and CG Maxi suds II mix)

2. Wash (CG Maxi Suds II)

3. Clay (Elitecarcare fine poly clay and Dodo juice Born Slippy lube)

4. Lite wash (CG Maxi Suds II)

5. Polish (Zaino Z5)

6. Glaze (Poorboys White Diamond)

7. Sealent (2 coats of CG Jetseal 109)

8. Wax (Collinite 476s)

9. Wheels (Washed with Bilberry wheel cleaner, sealed with FK 1000p and tyres done with CG New look trim gel)

10. Exhaust (AG clean wheels, Megs NXT gen Metal Polish, CG Jetseal 109)

11. Windows (AG Glass polish)

Im not the best photographer in the world but heres a few pics.

Foamy

After Polish and Glaze

Super Shiny

The Finished Article

Also gave the GTi a quick wash

Hopefully thatll see it through the worst of the weather and make my job a bit easier :)

 Gorgeous motor my friend, one day,one day........

Peter

 Awsome, wish i had one

 How did you find the Poorboys Diamond White glaze? would you recommend it for reflex silver?

Been looking to buy some myself for my reflex silver GTi as it's the only glaze i can find with fillers for very light scratches.

Wooowwaaaaaawweeewwaaa..... well done mate.. great find wikid car!! One day i will get one too and hopefully one day soon! What sort of MPG you getting as i see 32mpg on the pic.. im getting 21mpg from my 1.8t..

Golfin

Deeply_dippy:

 How did you find the Poorboys Diamond White glaze? would you recommend it for reflex silver?

Been looking to buy some myself for my reflex silver GTi as it's the only glaze i can find with fillers for very light scratches.

Personally I rate the stuff, didnt see that many swirls before hand can see even less now. Very easy to use product

Golfin:

Wooowwaaaaaawweeewwaaa..... well done mate.. great find wikid car!! One day i will get one too and hopefully one day soon! What sort of MPG you getting as i see 32mpg on the pic.. im getting 21mpg from my 1.8t..

Golfin

Haha 32mpg just happens to be very good, thats why I took a pic of it. Usually get low to mid twenties on most trips.

If I said I got 4.3mpg the other day does that make you feel better?

 Cheers fella will have to add some to my cleaning kit.

 looks awsome dude! out of interest how old are you then if the insurance is so mad?

Irfan

looking good

may have to invest in some of that detailing stuff as mine's reflex too and that has come out well

rox10h:

 looks awsome dude! out of interest how old are you then if the insurance is so mad?

Irfan

Im halfway between 19 and 20 and insurance would be mad in some eyes but considering what I paid for other cars I didnt find it that bad

Loving the R32 mate. Looks awsome.

Very smart car pal.

What do you use to get all of the black crap out of the exhaust tip? Is it just wheel cleaner and elbow grease?

Chris1.8T:

Very smart car pal.

What do you use to get all of the black crap out of the exhaust tip? Is it just wheel cleaner and elbow grease?

I used some Autoglym clean wheels as thats what was lying about, squirt it on let it dwell wipe off with a rag and give it a bit of a rub on the more stubborn crap. Quite suprised it did quite a good job

 Followed the principles of this excellent guide....

http://www.r32oc.com/car-care-detailing/14221-how-clean-exhaust-tips-pomme.html

Blw:

 Followed the principles of this excellent guide....

http://www.r32oc.com/car-care-detailing/14221-how-clean-exhaust-tips-pomme.html

I'll give it a go! Cheers

Blw:

 

rox10h:

 looks awsome dude! out of interest how old are you then if the insurance is so mad?

Irfan

 

Im halfway between 19 and 20 and insurance would be mad in some eyes but considering what I paid for other cars I didnt find it that bad

Dam son, fair play to you lol. i got quoted 4k on a 1.8t and im 19! an R would be madness lol.

i am so tempted to do the trade up from my 4 mo to one of these.... maybe later in the year me thinks

 Just had a read of this, car looks mint mate! Nice to see another R being looked after very well!

 Small update:

Number plate surround, excellent customer service from dubmeister after my original order got lost. Need a new numberplate mind.

Seat cover to look after my lovely seat.

Now its marmite time, had these stickers for a while now and im quite liking them tbh.

Just for whorings sake

 Where you get the v6 sticker from dude. I like!

very nice,

what about the sharan badge mod, cheap and does not affect insurance....lol

colour code it differently - ie black logo / silver background

de wiper or perhaps aero wiper if you must have a wiper

looking good though!

whats the avg mpg computer at?

Carl Turbo:

 Where you get the v6 sticker from dude. I like!

Got it off Ebay mate

cenobytez:

very nice,

what about the sharan badge mod, cheap and does not affect insurance....lol

colour code it differently - ie black logo / silver background

Quite like that idea but personally the sharan badge is a bit too small for my taste might try it with a black golf badge though

urbantorque:

de wiper or perhaps aero wiper if you must have a wiper

looking good though!

whats the avg mpg computer at?

Thanks mate! Planning an aero wiper shortly, couldnt possibly be without a wiper I like to be able to see out of my rear window. Avg mpg is Mid to High 20's always run on super unleaeded.

 beautiful car mate... im 20 in september and wish i had an R.. great job dude

mat

awsome i really want one, need to start saving the pennies

LED sidelights fitted on sunday, will add pics when it gets dark.

I had purchased a mk4 grille in Deep Blue Pearl, I sanded this down, primerd, matte black paint and clear laquer. End result.

Trial fit

This threw up the problem of not being able to fit my R32 badge as the donor grille had a flush back whereas the one that was already fitted had a hollow back, see below.

Backs swapped round, checked and fitted

Quite like the outcome, just waiting to see how my painting skills hold up