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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Ginge 35Edition on 25 February 2014, 17:29
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First impressions
Wheels look a bit small and would've been better in bright silver IMO. Other than that I'm sold, SQ5 can go whistle now!
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Wow, that looks nice. Love the R blue this time round.
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Looks fantastic, not so sure on the alloy design, although those are the 19's I believe. Looks very formal that dealership, "Consultation Bay", "Handover". :smiley:
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Love the colour and the quad exhausts. The front still looks too boring for my liking. The alloys don't look particularly good either.
If the GTI had that colour option, the quad exhausts and the double DRL's it would be a far better looking car than the R imo.
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Looks great in Lapis Blue and I like the Pretoria's, but for me it'd have to be in black, no matter how much of a pita it is to clean (used to that!) :cool:
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Alloys seem to be an acquired taste, but I much prefer the 'Cadiz' 18's which are standard.
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Same as mine minus a couple of doors! :D
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Love the colour and the quad exhausts. The front still looks too boring for my liking. The alloys don't look particularly good either.
If the GTI had that colour option, the quad exhausts and the double DRL's it would be a far better looking car than the R imo.
have quad exhausts fitted to your car :wink:
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Looks awesome! Love the colour and the quad exhausts. I actually think the front bumper design makes it look angry, I like it! :laugh:
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great colour, great rear view, but front not my liking, alloys nothing special
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Booootiful front is understated nice back with the 4pipes looks aggressive and I like the alloys and the colour is not bad either
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side on those alloys look :cool:
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Very Impressed
Think it looks better then the Audi S3
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Saw a customers car that had been delivered at Peterborough VW at the weekend, looked really nice in the blue in the flesh but the standard alloys are hideous imo.
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I'll have to see one in the flesh. Honest opinion of the above pictures is uhmmmm. I'm sure it will look the mutts nuts in the metal..
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great colour, great rear view, but front not my liking, alloys nothing special
I agree, the Santiago's look way better from a design / look perspective compared to R alloys.
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Do you think VW were perhaps going for an understated look on the front end with the R? I think when the ignition is on and the DRL's are lit up it will make the front look more aggressive.
I am right in thinking the rear light clusters are darker than on the GTI/GTD?
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It looks lower than an GTI/GTD - is that the case, or are those photos a bit misleading?
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Yes it's 10mm lower and yes the rear clusters are darker.
I love the blue but I'm not mad on the wheels or the front end. The 19" version of the "Cadiz" wheel which is an option here in Ireland is nicer IMO.
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Lovely car, but not keen on the alloys. The standard wheels would be my choice, much chunkier :smiley:
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I'm picking up my GTD at Chester Volkswagen on saturday so hopefully i'll get to have a look. The dealership is brand new and they moved from down the road a few months ago.
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I'm picking up my GTD at Chester Volkswagen on saturday so hopefully i'll get to have a look. The dealership is brand new and they moved from down the road a few months ago.
Might see you there then as I've offered to take my bro to collect his.
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Chester is where I got my Golf from, I might pop over during my lunch break to check out this R
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Wheels look a little bland - maybe they'll look better in the flesh though. The standard ones are more pleasing to the eye, but then they're too small IMO. But - the rest of the car is the nuts, I reeeeealy want one :laugh:
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Wheels look a little bland - maybe they'll look better in the flesh though. The standard ones are more pleasing to the eye, but then they're too small IMO. But - the rest of the car is the nuts, I reeeeealy want one :laugh:
You thinking about changing Mark? :smiley:
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Wheels look a little bland - maybe they'll look better in the flesh though. The standard ones are more pleasing to the eye, but then they're too small IMO. But - the rest of the car is the nuts, I reeeeealy want one :laugh:
You thinking about changing Mark? :smiley:
Thinking, just thinking! :laugh: To be honest, the GTI is so much fun and such a great car I wouldn't change just yet. But after 2 years I'll want to change - and that R in blue looks amazing, seriously tempted if the deal was right!!
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Golf R in Chelmsford:
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Looks ok but not keen on the carbon effect leather. Also think the front grille isn't as sporty as the gti/gtd's. Like the colour and the quad pipes though.
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^ The seats are horrendous! Otherwise I love it.
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Is it just me or is that front grill too understated. It's almost as if VW are embarrassed they have created such a car and didn't want to brag and the seat options are poor.
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Quad pipes to me is a little over the top and looks a bit tacky.
Rear wheels could do with a spacer and the whole car looks like it could do with a 40mm drop
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Indeed - too many ideas at the back and not enough in the front!
Is that an optional leather interior? Whats standard?
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Indeed - too many ideas at the back and not enough in the front!
Is that an optional leather interior? Whats standard?
I think a posher cloth interior is standard
I have just received an email for a VIP event at Johnsons volkswagen birmingham. I might attend to see what they have on offer.
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OK thx - so the weired looking two-tone leather is the optional version? The cloth is hopefully only one colour?
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The cloth is also a bit weird. This leather is a £2500 extra
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I actually quite like the look of this leather, but couldn't justify spending £2500 extra, on a car that probably should come with leather as standard :rolleyes:
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Is it just me or is that front grill too understated. It's almost as if VW are embarrassed they have created such a car and didn't want to brag and the seat options are poor.
Totally agree.... I know many will try to justify by saying its a bit of a Q car. However, I never buy into this philosophy. Its a top of the range hot hatch and the front bumper should be styled to reflect this accordingly. The Mk6 front bumper looking back at photos is much better in this respect.
I still wouldn't mind one though! :smiley:
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Is it just me or is that front grill too understated. It's almost as if VW are embarrassed they have created such a car and didn't want to brag and the seat options are poor.
Totally agree.... I know many will try to justify by saying its a bit of a Q car. However, I never buy into this philosophy. Its a top of the range hot hatch and the front bumper should be styled to reflect this accordingly. The Mk6 front bumper looking back at photos is much better in this respect.
I still wouldn't mind one though! :smiley:
Hence the reason for me to go to the VIP event Without the mrs. :whistle:
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Totally agree.... I know many will try to justify by saying its a bit of a Q car. However, I never buy into this philosophy.
Even that is muddled with the frankly bonkers quad exhausts at one end and the "it could be an SE' look at the front...
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Agree, the front should look more aggressive but overall I like it. Cloth is standard but there are two optional leather options:
1. Carbon nappa option which comes in a choice of 2 different colour combinations. Carbon/Anthracite/grey or Carbon/grey-beige - a whopping £2615 :shocked:
2. Vienna black leather - £1700
Think the cloth is two-tone with the bolsters being lighter. Of those choices, I'd go for the all black leather but it should be standard.
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Agree, the front should look more aggressive but overall I like it. Cloth is standard but there are two optional leather options:
1. Carbon nappa option which comes in a choice of 2 different colour combinations. Carbon/Anthracite/grey or Carbon/grey-beige - a whopping £2615 :shocked:
2. Vienna black leather - £1700
Think the cloth is two-tone with the bolsters being lighter. Of those choices, I'd go for the all black leather but it should be standard.
i agree with you booth2 should be standard german tight arses :smiley:
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Agree, the front should look more aggressive but overall I like it. Cloth is standard but there are two optional leather options:
1. Carbon nappa option which comes in a choice of 2 different colour combinations. Carbon/Anthracite/grey or Carbon/grey-beige - a whopping £2615 :shocked:
2. Vienna black leather - £1700
Think the cloth is two-tone with the bolsters being lighter. Of those choices, I'd go for the all black leather but it should be standard.
i agree with you booth2 should be standard german tight arses :smiley:
You say that but the German option list is huge.
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Are the mirrors on that R with the two tone leather white or is it just the photo?
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Are the mirrors on that R with the two tone leather white or is it just the photo?
Its just the photo, I am sure however that I've seen black gloss mirror housings on white Golf R's.
Still this the styling could have been improved so that it looked better than the GTI/GTD. :rolleyes:
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I think it looks great at the front, still not fond of that red stripe through the lights on the GTI.
Not sure about the Quad exhausts but still high up there for my shopping list next year :evil:
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Are the mirrors on that R with the two tone leather white or is it just the photo?
I think they're a silver colour. I have just seen the first one on the road in Sydney which is incredible as we don't even have GTI's with Performance Pack yet (they arrive in May). This R has silver/greyish mirrors.
Specs on this car are Adaptive Chassis (I assume as it's standard on our GTIs), Driver Assist (the bundle that includes the cruise control radar and driver assist), 19s wearing crappy Bridgestones, DSG, black leather (not two-tone) and Discover Nav
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Them 19s are the wheels to go for IMO.
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Very nice :cool: much prefer the other Pretoria 19's though
The mirrors are silver on the R but think black gloss mirror caps are or will be also available.
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For me I think I'd still take a GTI pp in carbon grey with the 19" santiagos over that particular R. This is putting performance aside for looks of course.
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I wonder if the MFD is full colour or if it's just a change of needle colour?
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Just popped in to my local dealership to collect my car and when I was in they had two lapis blue R's sitting outside. Asked if I could test drive one which they where only too happy to oblige. The car I test drove was an automatic 5 door on standard 18"s.
Now I have never driven an automatic before so was a bit apprehensive so I sat in the passenger seat for the first few minutes while the salesman drove.
The result: Oh my god :shocked: :shocked: this thing is massively quick. So much so that my heart was in my mouth when the salesman was flooring it. The acceleration was just on another planet from my GTI and really does knock your head back in the seat. I'm not sure if it has the same brake set up as the GTI PP but if it does then the salesman demonstrated to me how amazing the brakes are.
And the sound - well it just sounds epic and you could hear the burble of the exhaust on the downshift. I went through a tunnel and floored it and the sound just boomed :evil:
When it was my turn I took it a bit easier than the salesman and it took a bit of getting used to with the automatic box but I just loved it. The changes felt very smooth and linear.
The verdict: Looks wise its still too understated for my liking but based on its unbelievable performance it would definitely make me consider it for my next car and I would without hesitation go with the dsg box.
On a side note - picked up my own car after two weeks at the dealership and drove it 100 yards and the noise I've been experiencing was still there. To say i'm not happy is an understatement. So the car has been left with VW until its resolved. I'm kind of hoping they will just say its not fixable and offer me a discounted R :wink: :grin: :grin:
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Craigw we will pray for you :laugh:
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On a side note - picked up my own car after two weeks at the dealership and drove it 100 yards and the noise I've been experiencing was still there. To say i'm not happy is an understatement. So the car has been left with VW until its resolved. I'm kind of hoping they will just say its not fixable and offer me a discounted R :wink: :grin: :grin:
You are soooo getting an R aren't you :grin: :cool:
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Craigw we will pray for you :laugh:
Thanks Misterp :grin: :grin:
On a side note - picked up my own car after two weeks at the dealership and drove it 100 yards and the noise I've been experiencing was still there. To say i'm not happy is an understatement. So the car has been left with VW until its resolved. I'm kind of hoping they will just say its not fixable and offer me a discounted R :wink: :grin: :grin:
You are soooo getting an R aren't you :grin: :cool:
I wish Mark :grin:. I think the cost to change would be just too great at the moment. In a couple of years time I will be considering it seriously but then the new TT is out and others such as the M235i will be big contenders :smiley:
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Graig what was your view on the pictures of the new TT. I was thinking it was a slight let down...
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Graig what was your view on the pictures of the new TT. I was thinking it was a slight let down...
I think that is everyones thoughts! The interior is really smart though.
J
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Craigw we will pray for you :laugh:
Thanks Misterp :grin: :grin:
On a side note - picked up my own car after two weeks at the dealership and drove it 100 yards and the noise I've been experiencing was still there. To say i'm not happy is an understatement. So the car has been left with VW until its resolved. I'm kind of hoping they will just say its not fixable and offer me a discounted R :wink: :grin: :grin:
You are soooo getting an R aren't you :grin: :cool:
I wish Mark :grin:. I think the cost to change would be just too great at the moment. In a couple of years time I will be considering it seriously but then the new TT is out and others such as the M235i will be big contenders :smiley:
Yes, I'll certainly be looking at all of those in a few years too :cool: :smiley:
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Graig what was your view on the pictures of the new TT. I was thinking it was a slight let down...
I think like the majority i'm slightly disappointed that the change is not more radical. It's definitely more an evolution than a revolution from the Mk2 but you could argue that the same applies to the 911 which is a fantastic car.
The interior does look lovely and i'm sure the quality in the cabin will be first class.
The problem as always with Audi is the price and in particular the ridiculous prices for options which are standard in most other cars nowadays. I would love a TTS but that's likely to be well outside my price range. However, they are saying that the standard 2.0 TFSI model is possibly going to be quicker than the outgoing TTS which would be impressive and quite tempting. Again though with a suggested starting price of £28k by the time you add a few options you could easily be £35k plus and the one thing I've learned with Audi is they rarely offer any sort of discount
This is where the R probably becomes more and more appealing given its price and performance
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Graig what was your view on the pictures of the new TT. I was thinking it was a slight let down...
I think like the majority i'm slightly disappointed that the change is not more radical. It's definitely more an evolution than a revolution from the Mk2 but you could argue that the same applies to the 911 which is a fantastic car.
The interior does look lovely and i'm sure the quality in the cabin will be first class.
The problem as always with Audi is the price and in particular the ridiculous prices for options which are standard in most other cars nowadays. I would love a TTS but that's likely to be well outside my price range. However, they are saying that the standard 2.0 TFSI model is possibly going to be quicker than the outgoing TTS which would be impressive and quite tempting. Again though with a suggested starting price of £28k by the time you add a few options you could easily be £35k plus and the one thing I've learned with Audi is they rarely offer any sort of discount
This is where the R probably becomes more and more appealing given its price and performance
Really liking the new TT. The MK2 looks way better than the MK1 to me, I was wondering how they would top the MK2, and was fearful they'd cock it up trying to be too different. It's like a MK2 but with a meaner front end. The Scirocco has a mean looking front end and the MK2 TT isn't mean enough.
If I can get the missus driving shortly (she'll have to when i'm made redundant and have to work elsewhere - she currently gets dropped off on my way to work and picked up on my way home), and in something practical (she wants an A1 S-line - could I persuade her to be in the GTD? Probably not, she thinks it is "big"), I could see myself in the TT. I'm not one for getting stuck into the options list as it really bumps up the monthly price with poor retained value on them. If it comes with Xenon or LED lights, parking sensors, rain sensors and auto dimming rear view mirror, that'd be enough for me.
The multimode TFT instrument screen looks to me like it'll be standard fit across the range as the secondary screen has disappeared from the interior to keep it looking sleek inside.
Discount will be difficult with the TT - looked into how cheaply I could get the missus an A1 S-line, and 8% off RRP through a broker is the best I can find, despite it being out for 3 years.
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Graig what was your view on the pictures of the new TT. I was thinking it was a slight let down...
I think like the majority i'm slightly disappointed that the change is not more radical. It's definitely more an evolution than a revolution from the Mk2 but you could argue that the same applies to the 911 which is a fantastic car.
The interior does look lovely and i'm sure the quality in the cabin will be first class.
The problem as always with Audi is the price and in particular the ridiculous prices for options which are standard in most other cars nowadays. I would love a TTS but that's likely to be well outside my price range. However, they are saying that the standard 2.0 TFSI model is possibly going to be quicker than the outgoing TTS which would be impressive and quite tempting. Again though with a suggested starting price of £28k by the time you add a few options you could easily be £35k plus and the one thing I've learned with Audi is they rarely offer any sort of discount
This is where the R probably becomes more and more appealing given its price and performance
Really liking the new TT. The MK2 looks way better than the MK1 to me, I was wondering how they would top the MK2, and was fearful they'd cock it up trying to be too different. It's like a MK2 but with a meaner front end. The Scirocco has a mean looking front end and the MK2 TT isn't mean enough.
If I can get the missus driving shortly (she'll have to when i'm made redundant and have to work elsewhere - she currently gets dropped off on my way to work and picked up on my way home), and in something practical (she wants an A1 S-line - could I persuade her to be in the GTD? Probably not, she thinks it is "big"), I could see myself in the TT. I'm not one for getting stuck into the options list as it really bumps up the monthly price with poor retained value on them. If it comes with Xenon or LED lights, parking sensors, rain sensors and auto dimming rear view mirror, that'd be enough for me.
The multimode TFT instrument screen looks to me like it'll be standard fit across the range as the secondary screen has disappeared from the interior to keep it looking sleek inside.
Discount will be difficult with the TT - looked into how cheaply I could get the missus an A1 S-line, and 8% off RRP through a broker is the best I can find, despite it being out for 3 years.
Parking sensors, rain sensors and the auto dimming rear view mirror are all likely to be options. It wouldn't surprise me if Xenons were an option as well.
Spotted this R on autotrader. I must admit this looks really nice
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201403112425806/sort/pricedesc/usedcars/make/volkswagen/model/golf/price-from/25000/radius/1501/onesearchad/nearlynew%2Cnew/page/1/postcode/g611nb/advert-type/standard-listing?logcode=ucbnp
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Craig that link doesn't go to any cars!
@monkehanger Orangewheels were doing 11% on the A1
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Craig that link doesn't go to any cars!
@monkehanger Orangewheels were doing 11% on the A1
Whoops :smiley:
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Not a fan of the alloys, why on earth they decided to drop the Santiago's design for the Golf R baffles me.
The Santiago alloy design was originally down for the standard Golf R alloys.
For me you have to get Lapiz Blue in the are to make it stand out more, at £40k for a highly option Golf R you need it to look special! :)
I'm hoping the MK8 R has VAQ!
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Craig that link doesn't go to any cars!
@monkehanger Orangewheels were doing 11% on the A1
Nowhere near now. Black edition S-line 2.0TDI 5 door = £1595 saving on £22536 (inc comfort pack), 7.1%. That deal is dependent on you taking Audi Finance, or remove £500 of that discount) - i'd be a cash buyer.
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www.carfile.co.uk slightly beats that.
Do what others do, take the finance then pay it off within 14 days if your cash buyer.
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Craig that link doesn't go to any cars!
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201403112425806/ (http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201403112425806/)