Golf R Observations and Questions

[SilvrFoxX]

AWD, looks, standard fittings, power/torque ....

and it is better because it come in Rising Blue

[Candyman]

you are embarrassing me.. we must be the same age

I'm known as the cranky old man on a couple of other forums

The daughters bf's have that effect

[triode12]

AWD, looks, standard fittings, power/torque ....

I would've added more fun to drive in that list but that's me.

[Candyman]

and it is better because it come in Rising Blue

LOL. If you keep telling yourself that, it will become reality

Re the washers, meh, on the XT I just put a valve on the tube but I am guessing the dub will throw an f'ing code

Eventually, I converted the headlight washer container to an IC sprayer (as a lot of Subie guys do)

[SilvrFoxX]

LOL. If you keep telling yourself that, it will become reality

I don't ... all the other RB owners keep telling me so who am I to argue

[Candyman]

I don't ... all the other RB owners keep telling me so who am I to argue

Common aren't they

[Xciteu]

Can anyone give me a fair price as to what I should sell my factory 19" silver Golf R wheels for? Someone contacted the
dealer where I got my car from and is wanting to buy them. Dont want to rip him off or short change myself. Just wheels,not rubber.

[Corey_R]

Earlier posts such as this suggest they could be as much as $1500 each. My advice would be to call a dealer spare parts line, find out how much they are each, and then offer them at half that cost or something.

[team_v]

Can anyone give me a fair price as to what I should sell my factory 19" silver Golf R wheels for? Someone contacted the
dealer where I got my car from and is wanting to buy them. Dont want to rip him off or short change myself. Just wheels,not rubber.

Probably 1500-2000 is a fair price.
Bear in mind they aren't performance oriented wheels (i.e. Oz, Enkei etc) so your only selling point is that they are OEM which only really helps for resale.

[dave_r]

My advice would be to call a dealer spare parts line, find out how much they are each, and then offer them at half that cost or something.

Save your time, they're around $1200 from spare parts.

Given the vast range of high(er) quality wheels available after market, to think someone will pay $4k for a set of OEM wheels is ludicrous. Though there is an idiot born every day as they say. $500/wheel is the absolute peak IMO.

[Xciteu]

Can anyone explain as to why the Golf R has the turning circle of a bus?? My old mans 1988 300SE Merc has a better turning circle,not joking!

[adzy]

Can anyone explain as to why the Golf R has the turning circle of a bus?? My old mans 1988 300SE Merc has a better turning circle,not joking!

The car lends its platform from a bus if you look closely at the back you can see where the detroit diesel engine was removed.

[DoggieHowser]

Most big Mercs have front wheels that adjusts the camber as it turns at low speeds which isn't unlike how a bike corners. That's what gives it a tighter turning radius.

The 4WD gear seems to cause this large turn circle. Ditto with my Evo. That was always a gamble. I ended up avoiding u turns on major roads. In case I had to do a 3 point turn.

[Corey_R]

Can anyone explain as to why the Golf R has the turning circle of a bus?? My old mans 1988 300SE Merc has a better turning circle,not joking!

Do you have the 19's?

[Xciteu]

Do you have the 19's?

Yeah I do. Didn't think 19's would matter so much? Is there that much of a difference between riding on 19's than 18's? I had 18's on my S15 and it had a great turning circle,it came standard with 16's.