Golf R Observations and Questions

[Corey_R]

LOL sounds like you have a rigid process for vehicle operation! I'll stick with sunroof and windows!

Quite the opposite... you set it and forget it, except for exceptional circumstances. What's the point of auto aircon which you constantly need to adjust?! hehe

[Angryman]

Well I've had the R now for 6 weeks and its going in for its 15000km service next week. I just wanted to report that as far as reliability and little quirks, the car has been almost faultless. Not a drop of oil has been used (weird) and it hasn't missed a beat.

The only little quirk its had so far, and I'll point out now that its only happened on two occasions..... is that the DSG has dropped out of gear. Both times when accelerating in D mode. Once when accelerating out of a round about it lost gear and revved out to red-line, a slight lift off of the accelerator fixed the problem but still a bit odd i thought.

Maybe I'll get a software update on the DSG box at service?

Anyone else had any odd issues prior to first service???
And yeah auto recirc for the win! although I have mine down at 21 up here in the North!

[Glennb]

I've had the DSG drop into neutral 2 times as well, either in shifts from 1 to 2 or 2-3. It just revs a bit then seems to find the right gear and go again, but freaks me out when it happens.

[Gonad]

I've had the DSG drop out twice as above, the paddles stopped working until engine stop/start once (was bizarre, I could change into sport or D mode no worries, but the paddle presses did nothing) and finally today I had cruise control on and had to overtake so I planted it to the floor with nil result. by this time I was in the right most lane still going the cruise speed, with my foot planted and no additional acceleration.

took foot off, pumped accelerator again to the floor and took off, but was a bit disconcerting at the time.

[zbeasty]

I've had the DSG miss a gear a few times now. Has always been coming out of a corner in D and doesn't know whether to downshift to 2 or stay in 3. MFD says its in 3 but lack of forward progress and hitting redline tells me its in neutral.

[Pepe]

On the turning circle thing... I have 19s and the turning circle is sh*t. However, I also have DCC... anyone got 19s and not got DCC? What's your opinion on the turn on a dime thing?

[Prodigy]

On the turning circle thing... I have 19s and the turning circle is sh*t. However, I also have DCC... anyone got 19s and not got DCC? What's your opinion on the turn on a dime thing?

That would be me and if i'm completely honest i havent found the poor turning circle an issue at all.

[Corey_R]

I have DCC with my 18's... the turning circle is no worse than a Toyota Echo or 92 Seca.

[Ideo]

Try driving an Alfa 147 GTA or 3.2 GT

Now they have a bad turning circle.

[Angryman]

Same here, 19's although with ACC and no problems

[HPSOV]

18" or 19" and ACC or no ACC isn't going to affect the turning circle is it....?

[Pepe]

18" or 19" and ACC or no ACC isn't going to affect the turning circle is it....?

Well, has to do with the suspension, so worth asking the question Concensus seems it doesn't matter, but that quite a few people think it has a poor turning circle regardless.

For reference, my car spot at work has a spare one to the right, then a pillar. To the right of that is the in/out lane for my level and I'd guess it's a bit wider than 2 standard car spots. From my spot I can't, in one move, exit the car park; I have to 3 point turn it... it's a small price to pay for such an awesome car, but I can officially say it's a daily annoyance for me.

[police state]

Try driving an Alfa 147 GTA or 3.2 GT

Now they have a bad turning circle.

Yep I owned a 3.2 GT......hard to imagine the VW being anywhere near as bad. I guess it is relative to what you have driven before.

[Corey_R]

18" or 19" and ACC or no ACC isn't going to affect the turning circle is it....?

There are various cars which are famous for having a really bad turning circle depending on the options. I remember the 306GTI with a 6 speed gearbox having about TWICE the turn radius (in one direction, left or right, can't remember) than the 5 speed version! lol. On the Golf R, the 19's are wider than the 18's, so maybe that makes a diff? I've no idea, I just know that my one is no worse than any previous car I've owned. I guess it's not something we'll really figure out without getting out the measuring tapes, it's just I don't have a 12m+ tape.

For reference, my car spot at work has a spare one to the right, then a pillar. To the right of that is the in/out lane for my level and I'd guess it's a bit wider than 2 standard car spots. From my spot I can't, in one move, exit the car park; I have to 3 point turn it... it's a small price to pay for such an awesome car, but I can officially say it's a daily annoyance for me.

Yeah, I'm in a similar situation. I park against a wall (on my left), so close that the car is within 2" of the wall. On the other side of that wall is a single-lane down ramp, then a single-lane up ramp. I can drive out of my spot, wait till the car is "clear" of the wall, do a hard left, clear the cars parked on the opposite side of the row, and make it up the up ramp in the one motion. As I could in any other car I've owned - but I've only owned "smallish" cars (couldn't do it in some cars I've borrowed, such as a VT commodore, as the wheel base is too long that by the time I've cleared the left wall it's turning circle isn't tight enough to clear the cars on the other side of the row).

But yeah - anyone have a long tape measure?

[Ryan_R]

Get some long rope and a marker?