Mk7 Golf R Discussion Thread

[BigAnt]

I'm coming from a carby 2L auto 1991 mitsubishi starwagon! Deposited on a wolfy in may, due here in jan! The wait is killing me.

[gregozedobe]

I'm coming from a carby 2L auto 1991 mitsubishi starwagon! Deposited on a wolfy in may, due here in jan! The wait is killing me.

That will be quite a change !!!! (in a good way - except you will be worried parking it anywhere in case some badly parked dunger dings your new pride & joy).

[LibraR]

I'm coming from a carby 2L auto 1991 mitsubishi starwagon! Deposited on a wolfy in may, due here in jan! The wait is killing me.

Wow! The only way to have a more profound upgrade would be to have come from. Lada Niva... enjoy! As I'm very sure you will...

[BigAnt]

I've had tuned LS1s in the past which felt abit stronger from 60kph plus but the golf offers so much as an overall vehicle with little compromise between comfortable daily to fun weekender with heaps of tech.

[Paul_R]

I went from a 1.5 litre Mitsu Lancer to a Mk 6 R. The clutch in the Lancer, unlike in my current Mk 7 R, lasted 170,000 kms

[LibraR]

The extra 200 plus horsepower will do that...

[kennyc]

My 7.5 R was meant to arrive in Fremantle last Friday but has been delayed till tomorrow. It has been taking forever to reach Fremantle now....
Arrives in Melbourne on Friday 22nd.
Gee, they take forever to arrive you are tracking the ship 10 times a day!

[gregozedobe]

Gee, they take forever to arrive you are tracking the ship 10 times a day!

Only 10 times a day - you weren't very keen, were you ?

I'm supposed to be collecting mine on Friday - it seems to have been ages, but I know lots of others have much longer waits.

[SteveMc]

After coming from a front driver, I'm still noticing the steering more than the hilarious gas pedal in the 7.5. I think you naturally just dial in a bit more lock for a front-driver to compensate for understeer even when your not playing pretend getaway driver.

Anyway, I think I might do an oil-change at 1000k. Anything different about a Golf's oil change ?

[Riker]

Hey fella's,

This saucy little unit was down the back of Hornsby VW yesterday. Definitely an R & with Pretoria's... Apologies for the crap pic quality but it's the best I could do at distance.

[gregozedobe]

Hey fella's,

This saucy little unit was down the back of Hornsby VW yesterday. Definitely an R & with Pretoria's... Apologies for the crap pic quality but it's the best I could do at distance.

SNAP !

I pick mine (R Wolfsburg wagon) up tomorrow arvo (and yes, time has seemed to go bit slowly lately, so I've kept busy detailing my Octavia vRS getting it ready for sale)

[generiK]

I must be the only one who doesn't like the Pretorias. I much prefer the Spielbergs because I was never a fan of the R wheels in the Mk 7 (unsure on name)

[peterphwu]

What's the consensus on running in these new engines?

My current independent VW mechanic recommends running mineral oil and hammering hard it for the first 1000kms or so for the piston rings to seat properly. He mentioned this after indicating my current MK5 GTI (owned since new and using synthetic since new) consumed a bit of engine oil .

Opinions on advice?

I went with what the Owner’s Manual said to do for the first 2,000 kms or so.


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[Schvengb]

Hey fella's,

This saucy little unit was down the back of Hornsby VW yesterday. Definitely an R & with Pretoria's... Apologies for the crap pic quality but it's the best I could do at distance.

i got to test drive one just like this...it’s such a sweet ride. Just to remind myself what I was in for when mine arrives in a week or two��

[kennyc]

I must be the only one who doesn't like the Pretorias. I much prefer the Spielbergs because I was never a fan of the R wheels in the Mk 7 (unsure on name)

You ain't the only one.
I agree with you. However I think the wheels on the mk 7 are better than the Spielbergs but the Spielbergs are better than Pretorias