Golf R Observations and Questions

[shakespeare]

Yeah....even before I did the flapper mod both tips got equally sooty. Don't know what it is about people not enjoying the car enough....come on people, give it a bootful.

LOL I took her for a drive and showed her how to get both pipes dirty!

[brad]

It is amazingly quick on tight winding mountain roads and is far quicker than incompetent riders on the big bikes one finds on these roads!

Fixed for you.

The bikes will be slower around the corners. They probably weren't trying on the straight bits.

[FastGolfR]

Fixed for you.

The bikes will be slower around the corners. They probably weren't trying on the straight bits.

Thanks for the fix! One guy tried on a short straight but the R stayed with him. It is very quick for a sub $100k car. AM enjoying it immensely.

I do agree that a good rider on a powerful bike should be quicker in a straight line. But not by too much. lol

Sorry not too sure... hopefully someone else here can shed some light on it.

Best to ask the dealer I guess. Thanks.

Hmm - Seems like they might have screwed up the wiring in my car a little...

When I turn the nob to the right to adjust the right external mirror, it adjusts the left mirror instead - When I turn it to the left it will also adjust the left mirror, for some reason I can't adjust the right mirror at all... I also think the nob is a bit cheap and flimsy personally as well.

Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this but I really think they got lazy and left the hand brake on the wrong side of the car, it really should be on the right side next to the driver and the cup holder near the passenger... Anyone else think that as well ?

Sounds like you have European or US (left hand drive) setting for the mirrors. Your dealer can re-programme this to fix it. Easy fix.

[Corey_R]

lol... um, you do realise that even in Europe or the USA where they drive on the other side of the other, that left is still left and right is still right?
I mean, left and right don't swap - the left mirror is still the left mirror.....

[QIK-R]

ok.


i was a big fan of the r32, yet to drive one, loved the sound of them myself. can always pick a 32 from a mile away... when i heard the golf r was coming with a 2 litre motor, i thought, the characters gone.

until i drove it.

went into barloworld on the weekend and spoke with a salesman about it. eventually i figured, ah to hell with it ill drive it n see what its like. and woah.

the thing is amazing. now i havent driven the r32 as yet, but the r, in my opinion, is just wow. i drove the dsg 3 door, so good. i took my girlfriend along with me and she just loved it also. im normally a manual fan but the dsg is such a good box too. so smooth.

im going to go and drive a manual to see what the difference in drive is. im a manual nut, but we will see.....

[FastGolfR]

Guys,
am looking for some good websites for wheels that will fit R.
I have trolled wheels pic thread but little info on where to look for wheels.
All the local tyre places look at me with blank expressions when I mention its a VW. lots of options for Commodes and Falcoons.

Is offset 45?

FWIW I am looking for a 18" wheel predominately in red and black.

Corey, feel free to move this if required?

Try AMG Australia they have a few styles for the R. They are light weight so may not like potholes on our poorly maintained roads.

So, I'm thinking the 5k mark will be the best time to go the remap route.

You must be very patient. Did ours at 1500km. You don't have to use 100% of the performance all the time. It makes a big difference but only in Sport mode and above 2500rpm. You can still potter around in D very sedately with no problems. In fact around town in D it stays below 2100rpm most of the time unless you give it some throttle.

lol... um, you do realise that even in Europe or the USA where they drive on the other side of the other, that left is still left and right is still right?
I mean, left and right don't swap - the left mirror is still the left mirror.....

If you select "adjust both mirrors" when adjusting the right hand mirror (in Aus car) the left mirror will adjust in parallel. Seems in this case adjusting the left mirror adjusts the right. I do take your point though.

Can someone explain more regarding the exhaust flap being discussed here at present. How does it work?

[Corey_R]

Hey BockeyT, can you please stop posting multiple posts in a row. If you want to reply to several different people, just quote each of them and copy it into a single post. I've merged your posts together....

In relation to the mirror thing, we've seen the same comments previously from a handful of people who have said that adjusting the right only adjusts the left. After it has been pointed out to them that it's adjusting both and how to use that feature or disable it, they then have realised that there is no problem. Thus far we have not seen anyone come back and say that there is in fact a fault. In any case, Gregar is yet to update us on it...

In relation to the exhaust flap, basically at low engine loads and RPM's, the flap is closed to make the car quieter. When you push the accelerator past a certain point and theload and rpm's are high enough, the exhaust flap opens and the car gets louder. This way you can have a loud and sporty exhaust for when you're driving spiritedly, and also a quiet exhaust for when you're cruising.

[FastGolfR]

Yes sure. Point taken.

Hey BockeyT, can you please stop posting multiple posts in a row. If you want to reply to several different people, just quote each of them and copy it into a single post. I've merged your posts together....

In relation to the mirror thing, we've seen the same comments previously from a handful of people who have said that adjusting the right only adjusts the left. After it has been pointed out to them that it's adjusting both and how to use that feature or disable it, they then have realised that there is no problem. Thus far we have not seen anyone come back and say that there is in fact a fault. In any case, Gregar is yet to update us on it...

In relation to the exhaust flap, basically at low engine loads and RPM's, the flap is closed to make the car quieter. When you push the accelerator past a certain point and theload and rpm's are high enough, the exhaust flap opens and the car gets louder. This way you can have a loud and sporty exhaust for when you're driving spiritedly, and also a quiet exhaust for when you're cruising.

Thanks for the info re the flap Corey. Learn something every day.
I am new to using this forum so now know how to use the multiple quote feature.

[Ideo]

Don't worry Bocky - a week and a half in to ownership and I've just cracked 2000kms.

The 5000 will be here pretty soon. I'm actually waiting on selling my S3 before I get it done.

[Big_Dave]

Don't worry Bocky - a week and a half in to ownership and I've just cracked 2000kms.

The 5000 will be here pretty soon. I'm actually waiting on selling my S3 before I get it done.

Good luck with that Ideo.
I had to drop my 2006 MPS to $15k to move it.
Not much happening in the car market atm.

[dave_r]

Mine are both equally disgracefully dirty right now.

Mine are usually always filthy as well, foot down people!

Or just ask nicely when you pick up the car and they give it to you for free.

Didn't even need to ask, both adapter cables were sitting in the console when I took delivery (didn't pay for MDI either )

Used car market is a pain, I recently sold an old Mazda. Took about 2mths on carsales - first caller did a no show, second caller bought it.

[Ideo]

I’m getting heaps of enquiries. Call up on a Tuesday or Wednesday, have a chat, arrange for them to inspect on a Saturday, agree on a time, wait around on Saturday, give them a call, then they say they have decided to buy a property instead. What? In the 4 days between calling me and now? And you didn’t think to let me know?

This has happened to me twice now and it’s just bloody rude.

[REXman]

Good luck with that Ideo.
I had to drop my 2006 MPS to $15k to move it.
Not much happening in the car market atm.

That's pretty cheap for that. How many KMs?

[police state]

Thoughts so far......

Well I've had my R for 6 days and thought I'd quickly share my initial thoughts.

Spec: Rising Blue/DSG/Leather/MDI/Bluetooth/RVC (bought from dealer stock)

To state the bleedin obvious, I've had a lot of fun. I had a MKV GTI a while back and this thing really "growls" in comparison. I am missing the the manual gearbox I had in the GTI but I guess I will get used to the DSG and it will be a godsend in day to day traffic. I keep pulling back in manual mode to go from first to second like a normal manual

The DSG started off a little "glitchy" but seems to be getting better as I drive, saying that though, I had my first encounter with the car coming out of gear in drive today

The handling really is fantastic and I don't see a problem with the turning circle as some have reported here, but I have the standard 18" wheels, maybe that is the difference?

I had no choice with the options, but if I had, I would have had the Dynaudio and not the RVC. The interesting thing in hindsight is that the RVC is quite cool and the premium 8 sound is actually pretty good, but I have had the Dynaudio before, so I miss it just a little.

This may sound a little weird, but one of the most impressive features of this car is the ultra legible instrument cluster and display. Best I've ever had.

So in summary:

Pros: Great handling, brakes, instrument cluster, grunt, seats, great looking etc. etc. (long list)

Cons: Removing rear headrests to fold down back seat requires 3 hands and a screwdriver - really stupid!
My ipod skips sometimes at the beginning of tracks? (under investigation)

Plenty more time to discover....

oh...and thanks to Shakespeare for the feedback on the opti-coat

[Corey_R]

I keep pulling back in manual mode to go from first to second like a normal manual

It's not just you! VW have it the wrong way around. Whilst it may make sense to the majority of "general consumers of automatics", it's the opposite for a manual 1st to 2nd (as you noted), and the opposite of any sequential gearbox from a racecar or kart etc. I just can't get used to it... so I got some DSG paddle extensions so I don't have to get used to it!

This may sound a little weird, but one of the most impressive features of this car is the ultra legible instrument cluster and display. Best I've ever had.

Yeah I agree. The fact VW abandoned their long used "blue and red" theme for the instrument cluster and MFI for white on the MK6 was and still is a big cause of complaints for MKV and earlier owners. However, having owned a MKV Golf and a 9N3 Polo, it really is amazing how much clearer this instrument cluster and MFI is!