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Re: Golf R Reveal
« Reply #140 on: 11 December 2020, 15:33 »
When you make a good living doing drag races and hooning around doing donuts it’s easy to see why you’d prefer 4wd with drift mode!
But if you take cost out of it he has a point on the title headline alone.
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Re: Golf R Reveal
« Reply #141 on: 12 December 2020, 07:32 »
When you make a good living doing drag races and hooning around doing donuts it’s easy to see why you’d prefer 4wd with drift mode!
But if you take cost out of it he has a point on the title headline alone.

Like this?  :grin:

https://twitter.com/simplykaygee/status/1337563485912395776?s=21
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Re: Golf R Reveal
« Reply #142 on: 17 December 2020, 23:31 »
Autogefuel review of Thomas driving the R

https://youtu.be/iB6Z-1fuE1g
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Re: Golf R Reveal
« Reply #143 on: 18 December 2020, 08:58 »
Full length Autogefuhl review now up too

https://youtu.be/0De7uDNqRW8

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Re: Golf R Reveal
« Reply #144 on: 18 December 2020, 10:50 »
Full length Autogefuhl review now up too

https://youtu.be/0De7uDNqRW8

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The exhaust sounds great. And a Nurburgring mode would be perfect for the roads near me.
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Re: Golf R Reveal
« Reply #145 on: 18 December 2020, 10:59 »
The Ring Mode sounds really good tbh... however its part of the "performance pack" which not only takes the car into bandit tax territory but also adds 19's which is counter to any idea of it actually performing.

There isn't a way of having "performance pack" without it being into the 40k tax territory.

Probably better to choose a colour and DCC than the pack.

As its simply a software mod though, wouldn't it have been smarter to allow that to be purchased OTA? That would fix that problem... hellow VW its 2021 and you've not mastered "digital" even on your "new all digital Golf"

And Car Mag's writeup is here: https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/volkswagen/golf-r/
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Re: Golf R Reveal
« Reply #146 on: 18 December 2020, 12:07 »
Full length Autogefuhl review now up too

https://youtu.be/0De7uDNqRW8

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The exhaust sounds great. And a Nurburgring mode would be perfect for the roads near me.

Yep.

Are you going to get a test drive Jim?  :wink:
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Re: Golf R Reveal
« Reply #147 on: 18 December 2020, 13:43 »
Full length Autogefuhl review now up too

https://youtu.be/0De7uDNqRW8

 :smiley:

The exhaust sounds great. And a Nurburgring mode would be perfect for the roads near me.

Yep.

Are you going to get a test drive Jim?  :wink:

Bit of my price range at the moment! Got the 330e until June 2022 so that will be time to consider some options.
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Re: Golf R Reveal
« Reply #148 on: 19 December 2020, 22:47 »
Can anyone suggest where’s best to look for deals on a new R?

I was in touch with a salesman who was from VW in Derby (I think) the other year before I decided to get something different. He was on Instagram but I can’t find his details anywhere now and I’m looking to price up an R.

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Re: Golf R Reveal
« Reply #149 on: 19 December 2020, 23:02 »
Drive the deal is probably the cheapest for vw.
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