Spotted in SA

**TomC** · 17-01-2012, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by AdamD

I saw a Tornado Red Mk5 R32 when riding past along the foreshore at Seacliff on Sunday. Just about fell off my bike doing a double-take and drooling.

Did it have queensland plates? I've seen one cruising up Portrush Rd a few times with QLD plates. Not sure if I like the chrome grill... coming from someone who loves the TR colour on his GTI

**AdamD** · 18-01-2012, 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by TomC

Did it have queensland plates? I've seen one cruising up Portrush Rd a few times with QLD plates. Not sure if I like the chrome grill... coming from someone who loves the TR colour on his GTI

It definitely had slimline (premium) plates, but I didn't catch the state - I was riding past fairly quickly. I actually like the red/chrome combo on the Mk5, but agree it's not to everyone's tastes.

**BarneyBoy** · 27-02-2012, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by TomC

Did it have queensland plates? I've seen one cruising up Portrush Rd a few times with QLD plates. Not sure if I like the chrome grill... coming from someone who loves the TR colour on his GTI

It might have been me - if the plates were white on red.
The chrome grille was a work in progress. It's satin silver now.

It's a "shed project" I've been fooling with for quite a while. It's not meant to look like an R32 - it's meant to look like the R-line option available in the Fatherland on GTs, Tiguans &c..

**AdamD** · 27-02-2012, 01:28 PM

The car I saw was definitely an R32 - unless you've changed your rear bar and gone with the twin centre exhaust pipes?

**TomC** · 27-02-2012, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by AdamD

The car I saw was definitely an R32 - unless you've changed your rear bar and gone with the twin centre exhaust pipes?

Yeah, same here. The one I saw was unmistakably an R32

**phaeton** · 27-02-2012, 06:18 PM

The red 4dr R32 in question lives in the Mitcham area I've taken pics of it.

**AdamD** · 28-02-2012, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by phaeton

The red 4dr R32 in question lives in the Mitcham area I've taken pics of it.

Interesting. I used to live in Kingswood, just by Mitcham, and never saw it down there. My attention tends to be drawn to anything VW these days, and particularly anything of the red variety, so I'm sure I would have noticed it had I seen it.

Okay, time for me to stop stalking other people's cars.