Bolt-on boost: Simon Griffith's EIP turbo'd R32 boasts well over 400 bhp, from a Bolt-on conversion ...

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Most 23-year-olds would be content with a tuned and styled Mk 2 GTI, but Simon Griffiths, a plant fitter and Taekwondo instructor from South Wales, obviously sets his sights at a much higher level. Not content with an average hot hatch, he bought his R32, in December 2004, for ￡21,000 from Cardiff Volkswagen. Factory-equipped with black leather and Satnav, and with 10,000 miles already on the clock, it was well run-in, but after driving it for only a few weeks Simon found that it wasn't as quick as he expected a 240 bhp 3.2-litre V6 to be. As we've noted before, some of the early cars suffered from a software fault and were below par on performance and economy. Although an official software upgrade was soon released, in the meantime many owners turned to the aftermarket tuning industry for their salvation.