Golf R Observations and Questions

[Rob_R]

Ha ha!
2 things are not negotiable.
Dead cow....comes with lower maintenance in a toddler world, and fabulous heated seats for those days that I want to start but mybackdoesnt...
Oh, and definitely CW.. For me that's a change from the colour I've always had...silver

RB?

Are you serious?....

Personally I've found at least one negative having leather in the past. I learnt very quickly that salt water is the mortal enemy of leather. After a day at the beach everyone clothes must be dry. The salt leaches into the leather and it goes hard. From that time on I swore I'd never get leather again. Probably doesn't pose a problem for me now as I don't go to the beach much these days so it's probably more of a subconcious attitude I have.

RB....... do they come in other colours too? Oh so all those CW's I see on the road aren't all GTI's. (Tongue firmly in cheek)

[entice]

never had that issue with leather and saltwater. But I can see your point.
I have shampooed too many interiors (and seen the colour of the water afterwards) to consider anything other than leather, and that detracts me from the motorsport seats.. But, horses for courses, and some have different preferences.. that's what makes us all unique.. just like everyone else!

that, and the lack of heated back!

RB? You must have misunderstood me.. the R is for me and the Passat for the wife...If I wanted a girly car (and colour) I'd buy a Mazda 2/3.. or even that Scirocco thing (again.. tongue in cheek!)

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So..

5 Dr, DSG MY12 forward order.
CW
19" Black telledega's
Sunroof
Leather
RVC
RNS510 (will fit myself if not factory ordered)

what should I be aiming for price wise?

[Rob_R]

never had that issue with leather and saltwater. But I can see your point.
I have shampooed too many interiors (and seen the colour of the water afterwards) to consider anything other than leather, and that detracts me from the motorsport seats.. But, horses for courses, and some have different preferences.. that's what makes us all unique.. just like everyone else!

that, and the lack of heated back!

RB? You must have misunderstood me.. the R is for me and the Passat for the wife...If I wanted a girly car (and colour) I'd buy a Mazda 2/3.. or even that Scirocco thing (again.. tongue in cheek!)

---------- Post added at 09:07 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:03 AM ----------

So..

5 Dr, DSG MY12 forward order.
CW
19" Black telledega's
Sunroof
Leather
RVC
RNS510 (will fit myself if not factory ordered)

what should I be aiming for price wise?

Yeh, your spot on. We all have preferences to suits our needs and requirements. There is no wrong preference to be had by an individual. If we all had the same preferences and likes we'd all be running around in identical cars.

As for pricing, have a gander at the stickied thread under Golf R. You can find price info there and you can ask questions you think aren't answered in it. I'm not up with current pricing myself.

[SilvrFoxX]

Hey Candyman.. seems there is another Fridge in the family with Black casters

[Candyman]

Stainless good

Black casters bad

[SilvrFoxX]

Hey Candyman.. seems there is another Fridge in the family with Black casters

Stainless good

Black casters bad

Cheaper to fix...

[Candyman]

Cheaper to fix...

A blue rinse is cheap it seems. Not that any male would do such a thing

Blue rinses are more the go with ageing women.

[entice]

for me, it's a toss up between white or silver. either one would have black wheels.

I am lazy. It just took me over 2 hrs to mow the lawn, and that has to be done every 2nd week otherwise it takes much longer...

WHite and silver + low maintenance, but dont be fooled, they are both very hard cars to colour match and refinish.. but essentially that is not my problem.

Black castors? These wheels look much harder to clean than the GTI's. and those get very dirty very quickly.. I'm no narcissist, hence black wheels.

Keep life simple...

Oh, and I like the Star Wars Storm trooper look!

[SilvrFoxX]

A blue rinse is cheap it seems. Not that any male would do such a thing

Blue rinses are more the go with ageing women.

pffft.. I have 2 inch scratch on the passenger door, spoke to Scratch Magic and they want $450 as it is a metalic and the whole door has to be done

As for low maintenance.. I lover the darker cars because when you have expended the effort in cleaning them they look it.. I spend 2 hours every weekend cleaning the car anyway so make it worth the effort I say

[entice]

SF:

just a legitimate thought, all jokes aside.
RB is a multiple stage metallic AFAIK, like a pearl.
if you are the sort of enthusiast that chamois-es every last water drop,i dont think you'll be happy with just the door painted. they will have to blend the whole side. you will see the colour change on switching angles.

back in 2005 my silver STI had a small mark on one door. the local gun slinger said sure, no probs, flick the gun.

short story, 4 visits later, and they had to refinish the whole side of the car.

no doubt, darker colours are sensational when clean... i really like the mocca in the Passat range...but one drop of rain....

[SilvrFoxX]

You are probably right, i don't think it is pearl though, the paint is only 5 months old and garaged all the time so should not be a big deal to match. I have left it for now and wait for a few more nasties to appear and then get them all done.. and wash your mouth out a chamois will only ever see glass.. Micro fibre is the only material to touch paintwork ( besides lots of wax and Red Mist)

[Candyman]

R's seem to get into a lot of fights

Was down at the smash repairs getting something from the car and there were two others in for repairs

One a RB with silver 18s and the other a CW with black 19s

The RB had a massive dent in front passengers door and the CW had a smashed in front.

Not nice

Made mine seem like a brush with a feather duster.

[SilvrFoxX]

Well they are little pit bulls.. so you don't tend to baby them too much.. cept on the weekend to get that paint to pop

And they surround themselves with tough friends

[ScottR]

The Golf R does not like 37 degree heat and the air conditioning on.. that is all

Hi Silverfox, as I am considering the same tune I would love to know what happened, could you elaborate on this and will you be speaking to Recode about it? I wonder if anyone else has noticed their R running hotter after a tune? Maybe a larger intercooler is a must?

Regards, Scott

[Ryan_R]

I thought he was just referring to the fact that most/all turbo-charged cars don't perform as well on a hot day. You might not notice it as much on a non ECU tuned car since it wasn't using it's full potential in the first place.