Mk7 Golf R Discussion Thread

[RonW]

Hi, can I ask who you are getting the Opticoat through?

[Cantgiveyouthat]

Anyone looking for a top deal and even better service would be well advised to deal with Michael Goldsworthy, the Sales Manager who made our buying experience incredibly easy. Top bloke.[/QUOTE]

Would you mind sharing numbers (ballpark)?

Thanks and have fun with your new beauty.

[sergioscirocco]

Another for the team

[Dutch77]

It has given me time to find the wheels I like. Have ordered a set of 19x8.5" Ultraleggera's in matt graphite silver - due to arrive pretty much the same time as the car is ready. My detailer is fully booked for now so opticoat happens first week of June

Great choice - similar look to the Pretorias at a much lower price and lighter weight. Would love some pics for the wheel thread when you're up and running.

[andrew7]

It has given me time to find the wheels I like. Have ordered a set of 19x8.5" Ultraleggera's in matt graphite silver - due to arrive pretty much the same time as the car is ready. My detailer is fully booked for now so opticoat happens first week of June

Ultraleggas are very nice (I like the matte black but the matt graphite sliver sounds good). I'm going to powdercoat my Cadiz Rims gloss black first and see how that goes (have seen pics of a NW Lapiz with this done and it looked good, very similar to the Mk6 Talles).

RD, my preferred detailer cant get me for in protections/Opticoat until July! (could you PM me who you use? would like to get it done by mid to late June as I've got a few weeks off then and can do without the car for a few days)

[Ripping Draw]

Hi, can I ask who you are getting the Opticoat through?

Hi Ron,
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[Ripping Draw]

Great choice - similar look to the Pretorias at a much lower price and lighter weight. Would love some pics for the wheel thread when you're up and running.

Yeah - Happy with the choice. Not cheap at around $900 a wheel but I hear the Pretorias are ludicrously priced. Absolutely plan on posting some pics on the wheel thread when they are on

[andrew7]

Hi Ron,
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RD, ignore the PM, I'm using Dan as well lol

[Ripping Draw]

RD, ignore the PM, I'm using Dan as well lol

Too late!

[Brycem]

Cantgiveyouthat, all I can say is he will be far more straightforward and in all likelihood better on price than Brisbane's usual suspects (who I have had plenty of dealings with). We got corporate which helped but the pricing was great and we weren't tag teamed by the salesman and manager and asked "how much will you pay for the car?" Give him a try.

[armthehomeless]

Hi Ron,
Dan's Garage Detailing
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Dan is excellent. My only complaint is that he's not located in Brisbane

[OilBurna]

Lol having seem him in action highly recommended.

Sorry to hijack the thread if you need any testament to the quality of his work go here...

2010 R35 Nissan GTR - Solid Black (Domino Part Deux)

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[Blabba]

Hi guys and gals,

Thought I should say hi to this thread given how closely I have watched it for the last few weeks while making my decision on what to buy for my new ride. Finally, after much deliberation, have joined the Golf R crew. Am rather excited and starting to wade through the other forums on what you can really do with these machines.
Am awaiting an exact delivery date, but should be in the next few weeks.

Main thing i wanted to share with you all was how astonished I was regarding the volume of information I learnt here that nearly no sales people i dealt with knew about on the new R. The final guy I dealt with today, didn't even know that the car had a traffic capability, let alone a boot liner.

Anyway, thanks for all your wisdom in this post, hopefully I can add some of my own over time.

Cheers,

Blabba

[andrew7]

Congrats Blabba, welcome to the club. Agree this forum is an amazing resource, gets even better as we share info/updates/fixes/mods over the life of our R's

(btw just spied a Red S3 in sunny Bendigo, very very plain looking rig, if it wasnt for the 4 pipes just another generic Audi)

[octagon]

I notice that a lot of people on this forum have placed an order for an R and are receiving them within a few weeks. I too have an order in for an R, standard with no options and I have been told that delivery will be Aug/Sept. When I placed my order I was told that there were some cars available now but all had leather trim plus other options that I did not want meaning that the car had to be ordered hence the waiting time. is anyone else here having to endure a long wait for a standard DSG R?