31 Weeks lead time for an R

[Hawaii-Five-O]

Well it's here so been to take a look !! 
Monkeyhanger before you ask, it has Bridgestone RE050 fitted to the Pretoria's 
Also noticed that although I have Cloth/Alcantara seats the centre armrest and door armrest are trimmed in Vienna leather 

Never mind the Bridgestone's JB your car is making me drool. Looks fantastic in Lapis Blue! My favourite colour. Reminds me of my old Scirocco in Rising Blue. Enjoy matey.

[JB GTI]

Well it's here so been to take a look !! 
Monkeyhanger before you ask, it has Bridgestone RE050 fitted to the Pretoria's 
Also noticed that although I have Cloth/Alcantara seats the centre armrest and door armrest are trimmed in Vienna leather 

Never mind the Bridgestone's JB your car is making me drool. Looks fantastic in Lapis Blue! My favourite colour. Reminds me of my old Scirocco in Rising Blue. Enjoy matey.

I had a Rising Blue Scirocco too. I loved that colour although it seems very light blue now compared to the Lapiz Blue 

[C3PO]

Just been for a sneaky peak of mine today, and guess what? Shod in bridgestones

Oh well    Are you going to stick with them?  It'd be a bit of a knee jerk reaction to get rid without giving them a chance, see how they perform with 4WD.  Wigit seems to think they're ok on the R and he usually talks sense.  If you do stick with them, let us know your thoughts once you got the car and put some miles on it. 

Funnily enough that's exactly what the dealership said, so will give them a try and see how they get on. nothing like seeing your order in the flesh though

[JB GTI]

Just been for a sneaky peak of mine today, and guess what? Shod in bridgestones

Oh well    Are you going to stick with them?  It'd be a bit of a knee jerk reaction to get rid without giving them a chance, see how they perform with 4WD.  Wigit seems to think they're ok on the R and he usually talks sense.  If you do stick with them, let us know your thoughts once you got the car and put some miles on it. 

Funnily enough that's exactly what the dealership said, so will give them a try and see how they get on. nothing like seeing your order in the flesh though

It is fatal going to see them. That's why I held off until last week. Mine arrived towards the end of January and if I had seen it earlier it would have seemed an eternity to wait. I can cope with a couple of weeks 

On another point there seems to be a fair few of us who have jumped or about to jump ship to the R It would be a good idea maybe for the mods to create a "social Leper" sticky section within the Mk7 board for the Mk 7 R

[monkeyhanger]

They might just be doable on an R with 4WD, they'd be ruinous on a GTI/GTD. Best to get a feel for them now while you can still experience a cold morning to see how they perform in the cold and the wet (although my S001, a different tyre, supposedly better than the RE050 is crap on a warm wet summer's day also, albeit with 4WD). By the time my R comes, the weather will have warmed right up.

If the dealerships recognise them as a crap tyre then some feedback should be getting back to VW about them. What are they thinking, putting a tyre that has an official wet grip rating of "C" on an R? Sharp suit with white plastic trainers! 

[monkeyhanger]

Might make an impromptu phonecall to my dealer as a potential customer to see if they have any Rs in - just to see if my original order Cadiz shod Lapiz R is there as general stock.

[JB GTI]

Might make an impromptu phonecall to my dealer as a potential customer to see if they have any Rs in - just to see if my original order Cadiz shod Lapiz R is there as general stock.

Remember to withhold your number then  otherwise that would be an epic fail 

[Exonian]

On another point there seems to be a fair few of us who have jumped or about to jump ship to the R It would be a good idea maybe for the mods to create a "social Leper" sticky section within the Mk7 board for the Mk 7 R

I was thinking the same thing recently, but didn't want to mention it as a mere GTI owner wanting to drive the Uber hatch owners away. More of a point to keep the members here on this forum that appreciate the R for what it is (a Golf), so R specific topics could be kept R, and general stuff could be kept within the main mk7 forum (as seems to work well for the TDI section).
That will keep everything under one umbrella but relevant information for specific models would be in sub-sections so easier to find and keep on topic.

[JB GTI]

On another point there seems to be a fair few of us who have jumped or about to jump ship to the R It would be a good idea maybe for the mods to create a "social Leper" sticky section within the Mk7 board for the Mk 7 R

I was thinking the same thing recently, but didn't want to mention it as a mere GTI owner wanting to drive the Uber hatch owners away. More of a point to keep the members here on this forum that appreciate the R for what it is (a Golf), so R specific topics could be kept R, and general stuff could be kept within the main mk7 forum (as seems to work well for the TDI section).
That will keep everything under one umbrella but relevant information for specific models would be in sub-sections so easier to find and keep on topic.

Exactly what I meant but more eloquently put   

[Booth11]

On another point there seems to be a fair few of us who have jumped or about to jump ship to the R It would be a good idea maybe for the mods to create a "social Leper" sticky section within the Mk7 board for the Mk 7 R

Makes sense, don't want to bore the GTI owners to death with R talk and will be easier to find specific R related topics/chat.  Although that said, I think one of the strengths of this forum is the relatively free interaction of members across sections and the forum as a whole.

Might make an impromptu phonecall to my dealer as a potential customer to see if they have any Rs in - just to see if my original order Cadiz shod Lapiz R is there as general stock.

Yes it could be sitting in the showroom attracting admiring glances as you speak