Mk5 r32 - R32OC

Rossalite · 14th March 2010, 10:24 PM

Hi, i currently hav a mk4 silver r32 and am goin to be selling next month. My thoughts for a next car were between mk5 r32, e46 m3 and hawkeye subaru sti, so went lookin round garages this wkend and had a seat in them, didn't get to test drive any tho. After seeing them all i hav def decided to update to a newer R. I was fancying gettin 1 with dsg box, is it better than the manual 1? Also 1 more queston, my mk4 has got non res milltek with milltek cats, and love the sound as it comes out with pops a fair bit. Would a mk5 pop with a milltek non res 2?

Cheers, Ross

Paul_N · 14th March 2010, 10:34 PM

Ross I would answer yes to all your questions. Just be aware the non res on the MKv is a lot louder than on the mkiv. DSG is great and really makes the car special, and you get the pops too when it blips the throttle for you

Good choices

Paul

richie_mck · 14th March 2010, 10:36 PM

i actually decided to go the other way. Ive just sold my mk5 and had planned to get a mk4 .:r and a diesel daily driver. I got a test drive and the driving experience in a mk4 is completely different to a mk5, when i got back into my mk5 it felt watered down and comfort engineered. Just my opinion

Each to their own so only a test drive will tell you. Presonally at the mo, the call of the e46 m3 has reappeared its ugly head and i fear it may be an itch that needs scratched. I will be back in an .:r at some stage, but i recon it'll be a mk4

Macdaddy · 15th March 2010, 08:21 AM

I was pretty dissapointed with the Milltek on my MK5 when compared with the Milltek on my MK4.

So much so i went back to stock!

Mk5's way better out of the box, However mK4's way better when Milltek'd !

Non res on the Mk5 was stupidly too loud for me, Horrid on the motorway and got attention for the wrong reasons!

xjkx · 15th March 2010, 09:56 AM

non-res on a mk5 is nuts

if you can't handle it, you should probably be driving a range rover :P j/k!!

big toe · 15th March 2010, 10:03 AM

i have a res miltek and it loud enough.. quiet when you want it to be and will cn turn a few heads when you put the foot down!!!

Anakin · 15th March 2010, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macdaddy

I was pretty dissapointed with the Milltek on my MK5 when compared with the Milltek on my MK4.

So much so i went back to stock!

Mk5's way better out of the box, However mK4's way better when Milltek'd !

Non res on the Mk5 was stupidly too loud for me, Horrid on the motorway and got attention for the wrong reasons!

I have to agree with Steve, I had a Resonated Milltek on my MKV. The stock system which I put back on sounded better IMO.
(not as loud under load, but better accross the range). If you want really Loud I have not heard better than the APR systems.

Rossalite · 15th March 2010, 08:28 PM

Cheers for reply's, looks like i will b gettin 1 with a dsg box then and pref recaro seats. Probably will get milltek non res, it can always be changed back to standard if i don't like it.

xjkx · 15th March 2010, 08:35 PM

good choice fella