VW Scirocco for Australia. Any Golf R buyers thinking of swapping?

[VooWoo!]

Some people are going to think I'm crazy or on drugs or something...
But from some angles the Roc reminds me of a Proton Satria.

[kakyoin01]

Scircco on Sydney street

saw this nice ass after work

[REXman]

Well spotted!

[ethosguy]

apparently the Scirocco is going through a refit in 2012, i have a weird feeling they will make it an MR (Mid engine, rear powered).

Pretty unlikely given the history and its' marketing/packaging/engineering/manufacturing platform IMO.

I did see an article about a Blue-ray? Mid engine RWD diesel sports convertible, kind of eco VW Boxster over a year ago.

[ethosguy]

i like it

Nathan_B,
Looks like you have some experience with Haldex & suspension in probably a more difficult application than an R to tame understeer and inject some rear drive bias? What are your thoughts?
You can PM me if you don't want to distract this thread.
Cheers

[dave_r]

Nathan_B,
Looks like you have some experience with Haldex & suspension in probably a more difficult application than an R to tame understeer and inject some rear drive bias? What are your thoughts?
You can PM me if you don't want to distract this thread.
Cheers

Or start a thread over in the driveline area. I'm always keen to learn more about these things as I don't have any background from previous car ownership.

[Corey_R]

Yeah - he lives in that area.

[tentacles1]

VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO Cars For Sale - carsales.com.au - carsales.com.au

[Corey_R]

VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO Cars For Sale - carsales.com.au - carsales.com.au

They're selling them to buy Golf R's

[RW1]

apparently the Scirocco is going through a refit in 2012.

A UK dealer has confirmed from an internal VW comms that the Scirocco Mk4 will be 2012 on MQB matrix design. Golf Mk7 now delayed as Mk6 is too popular.

That makes the Mk4 Scirocco ahead of the Golf Mk7 by two years on the new MQB matrix design if it is a direct launch date exchange. ie. New Scirocco Mk4 - August 2012 and the Golf 7 in 2014 but there are other models migrating to the MQB matrix design, so they may re-order the releases 2012 - 2014 with the Tiguan, Touran and Golf 7 Cabriolet.

And the Scirocco R. The waiting time in the UK is really bad. People are dropping their orders due to waiting 6 to 12 months with no real promise of delivery being given or if given it keeps going backwards, and hire cars being offered to cover the interim.

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[seaskyv]

saw this nice ass after work

seeing from back, it is so ugly

[dave_r]

seeing from back, it is so ugly

looks like one of them ugly peugeots!

[MkVIGTI]

I saw two with racing stripes overseas and they look awesome IMO.

[Prodigy]

seeing from back, it is so ugly

I agree, saw my first one in Singapore a few weeks back. I really liked the look front on but the rear was fugly.

[Rsome]

I really liked the look front on but the rear was fugly.

My sentiments exactly.
A perfect example of "does my bum look big in this?"