Golf R Observations and Questions

[zbeasty]

That's normal for a direct injection turbo petrol engine, you actually want them to run rich rather than lean which is not good! Also if you get someone to follow you, get them to watch for the smoke screen when you floor it! This is normal too, haven't noticed it on the R yet but MPS did it as does the wife's Jetta

I was driving home at dusk the other night and took off hard at a set of lights and noticed a cloud behind me. I assumed it was the diesel Hilux that was sitting next to me but having read that was most probably me

[hooba]

And yeah having never owned a hatch its amazing how much @#$T gets on the rear door and bumper.

With the Golfs it's a combination of the lack of mud flaps + the aerodynamics that causes the rear to get so dirty. You'll notice that if it starts raining whilst your on the highway the rear window will stay dry, up until you drive through a puddle and the tyres throw up the water spray that appears to be magnetically attracted to the rear hatch / window. Mk5 was the same.

[SilvrFoxX]

Nope.. it is because you picked white.. any other colour does not have this issue.. design flaw I am afraid

[BezzyR]

Nope.. it is because you picked white.. any other colour does not have this issue.. design flaw I am afraid

Yeah mate I'm a sucker for that, last car was white as well, u see every little black dot.

[Ryan_R]

Mine was bad as well - but I went to VW and spent $80 just for the rear mudflaps (I'm sure the Internet has them cheaper) - and the back stays cleaner for longer.

[DDTW]

Picked up my R this morning! Daymn Kingpin Euro Plate holders don't integrate well into the front bumper. They don't follow the curvature of it.

Awesome car so far! Very easy to drive slow & fast!

QUESTION: How do you activate the left tilting mirrors when parallel parking?

I'm still out at the moment and haven't had the chance to read the manual!

[Fab_R]

Picked up my R this morning! Daymn Kingpin Euro Plate holders don't integrate well into the front bumper. They don't follow the curvature of it.

Awesome car so far! Very easy to drive slow & fast!

QUESTION: How do you activate the left tilting mirrors when parallel parking?

I'm still out at the moment and haven't had the chance to read the manual!

Set the mirror to left for adjusting then select reverse and then adjust down the mirror to the best spot.

[runningmanz]

Picked up my R this morning! Daymn Kingpin Euro Plate holders don't integrate well into the front bumper. They don't follow the curvature of it.

Awesome car so far! Very easy to drive slow & fast!

QUESTION: How do you activate the left tilting mirrors when parallel parking?

I'm still out at the moment and haven't had the chance to read the manual!

Hey hey , gratz mate! So was it worth the wait? hehehe. Have you taken on a decent drive yet?

[dave_r]

Fab and I recently did a VW Drive day @ Sandown Raceway

I keep hearing about these days after the fact, every time I asked the guys at the dealer they looked at me stupid?

And yeah having never owned a hatch its amazing how much @#$T gets on the rear door and bumper.

Nope.. it is because you picked white.. any other colour does not have this issue.. design flaw I am afraid

It's a hatch thing, white just makes it worse! I reckon I'd need to clay the back of the Polo every few months to get rid of the amount of **** that is caked on by the time I get around to washing it! The R still gets fairly dirty along the top of the rear bar below the hatch opening.

[DDTW]

Set the mirror to left for adjusting then select reverse and then adjust down the mirror to the best spot.

Thanks Fab! I'll give it a try later. And do I just leave the knob pointing towards "L" the whole time for it to automatically tilt everytime Reverse is engaged?

Hey hey , gratz mate! So was it worth the wait? hehehe. Have you taken on a decent drive yet?

Oh hell yeah!! Such an awesome car. Not much driving done today, it was too hot and somehow the A/C wasn't cold enough. Ended up seeking refuge in HighPoint shopping centre. It's bloody cold and windy out there now. Melbourne - where you get to test your new car's A/C and Heater both in 1 day.

#OBSERVATIONS#
Recaros: Good snug & comfortable. Seriously gives the car an X-Factor. Dislikes about them are getting in/out & it's unability to slide forward & backwards when tilting the seats.

DSG: Upshifts too quickly which makes it kinda smooth for city driving as you don't get sudden bursts of power surges. Slip it into S for slightly more spirited driving.

ACC: Feels very different between Sport & Comfort. Definitely worth the money!

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On a side note, I managed to meet Serge @ Barloworld VW Bayside today (no he wasn't my sales consultant). Good to meet a fellow VWWatercooled forumer! I've had excellent service from this dealership and have no idea what the rest were whinging about? My thoughts would be to treat others with respect and you will get the same.

[Prodigy]

Removing VW Emblem?

How do you remove the front chrome VW emblem? I'm guessing you have to remove the front grill beforehand? Anyone done it on their R?

[Corey_R]

Are you wanting to remove it permanently?

People purchase aftermarket grills AND bonnets for that purpose...
You'd also need a bit of fill on the bumper and a respray (which getting the bonnet sprayed)


Temporarily?
I'd assume there are screws securing the grill along the top. Just open the bonnet and have a look...

[Prodigy]

Are you wanting to remove it permanently?

People purchase aftermarket grills AND bonnets for that purpose...
You'd also need a bit of fill on the bumper and a respray (which getting the bonnet sprayed)


Temporarily?
I'd assume there are screws securing the grill along the top. Just open the bonnet and have a look...

Sorry Corey, forgot to mention i've ordered a Black VW badge so just wanting to replace the Chrome part.

[changas]

Thanks for the update, maybe a set of sways is all that's needed to dial out understeer with an ACC equipped R.

just bringing this up from late last year, took the car for a spirited drive through the national park the last couple of days.

the golf is equipped with 18's, re050a's and in sport mode. i found the golf to be very twitchy, bit of understeer coming into corners and a bit of oversteer coming out. i had plenty of tyre squeal as well.

does anyone else find that their golf is somewhat twitchy?

i haven't done a thorough search however can anyone advise if the awd system is permanently on or when there is no throttle the AWD (4motion?) isn't engaged?

thanks,

jeff

[Corey_R]

I haven't noticed it being twitchy at all. But then I guess descriptions and thoughts are somewhere personal and also highly dependant on the roads, environmentals, and how hard you're pushing etc.
I can confirm that the AWD is via a haldex coupling and is not constant.