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Offline Saint Steve

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Re: Golf R in pictures
« Reply #60 on: 23 March 2010, 23:01 »
MY local Vw dealer this past weekend has sold 2 R's!!, one at 38k and one at 34k.

Why should Vw sell them any cheaper if people are obviously prepared to shell out for one.

Im waiting for one to come alongside me on the motorway, and watch their face drop when i pull away :laugh:

that will be funny when hes had a remap  :grin: :grin:
If hes turned off his 4 wheel drive train bhp losses, dumps the 200 kilos its carrying extra, and has stage 2+ then it'll be close. Anything else it'll still be slower. (Except a track, or on the twisty stuff,or its raining again :embarassed:)



You still have a mk5 tho mcavity and your still a knob, there's no getting away from either of those facts.

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Re: Golf R in pictures
« Reply #61 on: 24 March 2010, 06:49 »
Anything else it'll still be slower. (Except a track, or on the twisty stuff,or its raining again :embarassed:)

So... what you're boiling down to is a straight line - in the dry?!  :laugh:
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Re: Golf R in pictures
« Reply #62 on: 24 March 2010, 07:31 »
Yes spot on Peeps, its highly unlikely conditions well ever favour a K04 GTi :laugh:

Got my test drive arranged next week :cool:

Your a Very lucky chap to have one :wink:


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Re: Golf R in pictures
« Reply #63 on: 24 March 2010, 08:24 »
Your a Very lucky chap to have one :wink:

Not yet... its still sitting in Wolfsberg waiting for a boat!  :sad:
Enjoy the test drive - mine was great fun in the snow!!
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Re: Golf R in pictures
« Reply #64 on: 24 March 2010, 09:11 »

I'll give you my current feedback on the car, although it is always subject to change.

From a Golf perspective Ive owned in the past MKIV GTI and R32 and a  MKV GTI, but they were all sometime ago. Recent steeds have been a TTS and Cayman PDK. So I am used to the engine and also dual clutch gearboxes.

I have a mixed view on the car with probably the negatives outweighing the positives.

Positives

Looks great IMHO, I love the interior and its certainly better than my £40k+ Porsche was and in the same league as the TTS. Feels solid and well built. Its a little bit Q car, but everyone that likes cars doesnt have problems spotting it - especially kids (hopefully not thiefs). The ride on 19's isnt bad without the ACC. Had ACC on the TTS and never really used it. After a long day at work it a great place to be and can provide a nice relaxing drive home with the backup of 4wd in the wet etc. No traction issues here :smiley: The engine power wise is a jem and can obviously be upgraded easily and with 4wd you can deploy the power still whatever the conditions.

Negatives

Obviously the price. That goes without saying.
The lock on the car is poor, but that a small negative. You do feel the weight of the car especially at low speeds and through the steering  wheel. This seems to disappear at higher speeds, but around town you know it not light. Due the highly padded seats you cant feel the car through your arse and have to rely on the wheel, which isn’t like all VW’s blessed with stunning feedback. Dont know if the MK6 GTI is any better?
My major criticism is the DSG box in Auto mode. In D it is a dog it you are trying to make steady progress. Its fine crawling along or when pushing on, but if you want to go from A to B without attracting Plods attention and not being a Sunday driver its very unresponsive.  I think the issue is that with the bigger turbo the car is often out of the powerband.  S mode isn’t the answer as it then holds onto the gears for an eternity and will NEVER get into 6th on UK roads. VW needs urgently to meet up with their counterparts at Porsche to show how it should be done. Took the sales manager out in my car yesterday and he had to agree with me on the responsiveness of D mode just driving on a motorway. If you move to manual mode the car is fine and feels more responsive at the same speeds and gear on the motorway, its almost as if in Auto mode and any throttle depression it sits back, has a sip of tea and then decides what to do.  I have had the gearbox checked out and it reports back fine!!
The induction noise isn’t the greatest and Audi know how to make this engine sound without being tiring.
At the moment the summary in the Times is reasonably spot on for me.
Unfortunately, it’s also a touch boring, expensive and pointless. It isn’t playful and generally isn’t fun. The four-wheel drive makes this car about speed rather than driving, and going fast isn’t always the point. You admire it, appreciate it, acknowledge the brilliance, but never love it.
Saying all of this I dont know what I would change it to. Another TTS is about it. It is damn quick and in the wet stunning. Found myself going 20mph faster than I thought I was, so points might be an issue.



Offline Saint Steve

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Re: Golf R in pictures
« Reply #65 on: 24 March 2010, 11:52 »
Great Review Chins.

Its good to hear from an owners perspective rather then asumptions.
Not Good hearing your finding lots of negatives so far. But perhaps she'll get better once its run in.

I have to say, having the k04 and dsg, the edition 30 doesnt suffer as bad  by the sound of it.

Wonder if theyve altered the gearing Ratio's??



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Re: Golf R in pictures
« Reply #66 on: 24 March 2010, 12:48 »
Good review but slightly strange seeing as someone previously said that the low down torque matches that of the 3.2....  :undecided:

Look like BMW are the only ones still offering a big engine in a hatch back, but with out the awd  :huh: choices choices choices :laugh:

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Re: Golf R in pictures
« Reply #67 on: 24 March 2010, 13:17 »

That has nicer Alloys then the GTi.

The engine in that SHOULD of been put in the 6 GTi, rather then the Asthmatic K03

Everything about that is WIN WIN, except the price.


If they were same price R and GTi, i know which one alot more people would choose.

Asking price gets people on the defensive as to which is better.

Theres always next week lottery to pin my hopes :sad:


Can't agree with your observations Exonian; my GTI looks superb all round and the 18" Monza's look the business, can't agree that the wheels on the R look better [Matter of personal taste of course] You may also be wrong in assuming that most people would go for the R if the prices were similar. Opinions please?

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Re: Golf R in pictures
« Reply #68 on: 24 March 2010, 14:19 »
^^^^ indeed, everyone has different tastes :smiley: