Golf R Observations and Questions

[chylld]

DS3s and Evoques are the only cars that regularly turn heads in Chatswood

When the DS3 came out, car reviewers said its design would age too quickly but that hasn't proven to be the case; it's still eye-catching and in a good way

Can probably thank other car makers for not daring to be adventurous (especially subaru, new wrx wtf, seriously)

[Lucas_R]

Nice choice Andrew. I like the DS3. I was actually driving next to a red one in Sydney the other day (red with black roof i think - cant remember exactly) and it looked great. Someone at work has a white DS3, which is what first got my interest in them.

Funnily enough, ive actually been trying to convince my other half to get one. She is hell bent on a Mini Cooper S, but i much prefer the DS3. As you mentioned, its the same running gear, rarer, very funky looking etc. Definitely a head turner too. I would like to check it out when you get it.

When you say "6 months old, 20k" do you mean $20k or 20,000km? They are about $30k new aren't they?

[Ideo]

20k as in $20,000, and yeah, a bit above 30k rrp. About 7000km on the clock.

I should pick it up this weekend. I'll drop you a text when I do.

[SilvrFoxX]

Brave man, lovely looking jigger ... French cars always look the business I just worry about reliability and serviceability.. what made you go this route

[Ideo]

I have a great mechanic who is French. Has Megane 265 cup, 3 225's, a 182 cup, a DS4 for his wife plus a Clio V6 back in France he is going to import. Not too worried about the servicing aspect. Shares mechanical parts with a Cooper S so engine parts are fine.

I wanted something non-German for a change, basically.

[Candyman]

to both of you.

[brimway]

0-100 7.3sec respectable, but no thanks

[Candyman]

Golf R Observations and Questions

0-100 7.3sec respectable, but no thanks

Assume you mean the frenchie (the porka is sub 5)

0-100 times largely irrelevant as the frenchie is more about fun, something the R misses on largely.

[Ideo]

0-100 7.3sec respectable, but no thanks

Meh, my driving is more open road and around town. Plant the accelerator and wait for the lag to go away and then trundle at 60, 80 or 100 isn't that interesting any more.
Fancied something different, more chuckable that is connected to the road, rather than pummeling it into submission.

[jamesatfish]

New Porsche Macan.

The Macan S Petrol, to be specific.

Congrats! From everything I've seen so far they're going to be amazing cars and pretty much a grown-up version of the R both in terms of size, performance and refinement.

I'm not sure what dealer you're purchasing from but I know Parramatta have an allocation of just under 50 cars for 2014 delivery - I've got my name down for a Turbo if they don't go overboard on the options pricing.

[CWR]

Very nice, that Macan Turbo specced up is a pretty decent car but serious money vs the S.

[chylld]

Congrats! From everything I've seen so far they're going to be amazing cars and pretty much a grown-up version of the R both in terms of size, performance and refinement.

I'm not sure what dealer you're purchasing from but I know Parramatta have an allocation of just under 50 cars for 2014 delivery - I've got my name down for a Turbo if they don't go overboard on the options pricing.

Yep I wasn't willing to sacrifice any of the R's practicality or performance, and the Macan was the only one to tick all the boxes The main thing I like about porsches though is the interior cabin quality - the ambience is up there with merc e and s class, feels more like a cockpit than a cabin Drove straight from the porsche dealer to the audi dealer and sat in a Q5 and it was so cheap and plasticky and clicky and tinny that I thought I was in an old hyundai. I told my German friend that Audi is considered a luxury brand here in australia and he laughed.

Purchasing from porsche willoughby, wouldn't be surprised if the allocation is the same across all 3 syd dealers. I'm #32 but the dealer said I might advance a bit since some of the people ahead of me thought the macan was going to be $70k on-road.

Sounds like we're both waiting on the options pricing - standard equipment is very important too. If it's really good on the turbo I might get that instead. In the UK the macan S doesn't even come with normal cruise control or floor mats or satnav as standard!

[jamesatfish]

I know exactly what you mean about the Q5 - we've got a 3.0 TDI at the moment which is what we're swapping for the Macan. We picked up a dealer demo model at the time so we didn't get to choose options, and I'm amazed at the lack of things that should be standard on what was the top of the line Q5 - things like sat nav for example.

The SQ5 is an improvement on the standard Q5 but the Porsche is a step up again. If the Macan is anywhere near as good as my old Cayenne Turbo I reckon it'll be a fantastic choice.

You're right about the options pricing and standard spec - the Aussie market does usually get better standard options than the rest of the world, but even in the US the Turbo doesn't come standard with keyless entry or a reversing camera which are both standard on the SQ5. Hopefully the sticker shock won't be too bad once the options pricing finally gets released.

[jamesatfish]

Macan Aussie options & pricing: Porsche Car Configurator

Not too bad - my spec is the Turbo in dark blue, tow bar, thermal glass, sport chrono, heated seats, rear window sun blinds and 3-zone climate control. Options add $11,570 to the base price for a total of around $135K.

I will pass on the painted car key for $640 though.

[chylld]

Macan Aussie options & pricing: Porsche Car Configurator

Not too bad - my spec is the Turbo in dark blue, tow bar, thermal glass, sport chrono, heated seats, rear window sun blinds and 3-zone climate control. Options add $11,570 to the base price for a total of around $135K.

I will pass on the painted car key for $640 though.

There goes the rest of my day!!! Thanks (and hope I didn't offend with my Audi comments)