First Impressions of the R36

[Lance B]

Steve,

Congrats and the car looks great! Thanks for the posting the pics.

Just went and had a look at one in the flesh at a dealer and it looks even better! Had a sit in the drivers seat and those hugging seats are excellent.

[R36 Dreamer]

Steve,

Congrats and the car looks great! Thanks for the posting the pics.

Just went and had a look at one in the flesh at a dealer and it looks even better! Had a sit in the drivers seat and those hugging seats are excellent.

I will take some pics and post em up after her first wash on the weekend, though mine is the same as Steve's

Might wait until the windows are tinted @ 15% and then put up a couple of pics.

[Wyatt]

Might wait until the windows are tinted @ 15% and then put up a couple of pics.

Is there any tinting on the car as it ships? I can't recall being offered any additional tinting (in fact, the list of extras was very short).

[Mischa]

Is there any tinting on the car as it ships? I can't recall being offered any additional tinting (in fact, the list of extras was very short).

only the factory UV tints. 15% aftermarket tint is the way to go. if you need a good tinter in sydney his name is rob salvia who owns hunters hill window tinting, hes the only person id trust to tint any of my cars. 0418464185.

[Wyatt]

Just a stone's throw from where I live. Thanks Mischa.

[Deedub68]

Oh, regarding insurance. Both parents are 60+ and haven't had a claim in... forever, I'm 23 and had one claim in 2005 when I hit a kangaroo. SGIC wanted $1500, Volkswagen Insurance (underwritten by Allianz I think) wanted $1600 but had 3 year new-for-old replacement rather than 2, and the excess was less, too. Ryno said I wasn't enthusiastic enough, despite our family owning 3 VW's/Audi's and a history of performance cars dating back 40 years.Dad even built one on the lounge room floor! I didn't bother with Shannons because I was too slack. I'm pretty happy with what we got and what we're paying, though.

Sounds around the mark: I have been quoted $1544 incl stamp duty & gst for my R36 sedan: that is through CGU who cover my business insurance as well. Good driving history probably helps...

deedub

[GoLfMan]

man needless to say im am MEGA jealous of you

GAHHHH i want one

[topcat]

Good Work nice car...

What's the fuel usage like?

Tone

[patullose]

ok call me slow but i'd never seen a R36 b4...herd of em...but never seen one looks hot!!! i want one ... ok maybe i'll just be happy if i ever get my MK4 GTI hehe

[lswinkel]

ive managed about 11 - 12l /100km for the first tank but i was running the engine in so not really driving smoothly, up and done the revs loading the engine. Had a few trips on the M2 though that averaged under 9L/100Km.

[Mischa]

WOW your r36 is a porn star check out how many views this thread has

[Steve]

Good Work nice car...

What's the fuel usage like?

Tone

Well.... it could be better.

It's better than my VY Commodore was. Unfortunately, it makes a far better noise and I keep putting the foot down to hear it...

We picked it up with about 3/4 a tank and did 370km on that, not babying it but not going too hard either. Think up hills in 6th gear, second gear to 6000rpm, etc. Not easy but not too hard.

I filled her up with 62 litres of BP Ultimate the other day and it's done about 90km to about 1/5th a tank.

I reckon that's acceptable for purely city driving. It gets about 2km of freeway driving a day, but that includes merging with a pack of absolute idiots on the road who don't know how to drive.

WOW your r36 is a porn star check out how many views this thread has

I wish there were others to join in...!

[HR36]

Count me in

Hi All,

Picked up the new R36 wagon tonight, no options.

So far so good!

[FJ Steve]

Congratulations......

Personalised plate? WMD = Weapon of Mass Destruction?

[99gti]

I spotted someones R36 going for it's blue slip or something at an AUVIS centre. It was blue. Any one ordered one from CCC?