Ceebl's Mk7R Estate

[FN2TypeR]

There’s a guy who has an identical one of these who comes in and out of my work. Very nice, man.

 

[Ceebl]

There’s a guy who has an identical one of these who comes in and out of my work. Very nice, man.

You don't work for Bombardier? Lol

 

[FN2TypeR]

No , balmoral textiles. So if any of you ever need need seat materials. Let me know I can get them!

 

[belfastbrm]

Very nice! Just left a deposit on a red mark 7 estate today, cannot wait until I pick it up next week
What sort of money is the ceramic coating if you don’t mind me asking, I’ve seen before they say the paint on the R is very soft

 

[Ceebl]

Very nice! Just left a deposit on a red mark 7 estate today, cannot wait until I pick it up next week
What sort of money is the ceramic coating if you don’t mind me asking, I’ve seen before they say the paint on the R is very soft

Cost me £450 but that was full paint correction first also. Id say its worth it for peace of mind, 5 year guarantee and the birds are a menace where I live so not getting stains on the lacquer every morning is a win for me!
Got the car back from PMG last week, lads did a great job and the photos don't do it justice, but I will post some anyway lol.
The biggest change I noticed was how dull it must have been before. It is very reflective now and when the sun hits the paint you can really see the metallic flakes.
Have yet to wash it to see how the coating helps with ease of cleaning, but I am certainly getting it dirty enough for a fair trial first anyway.
This was a day or two after I got it back, roped @warren into an early morning estate club spin up the coast for a coffee and some photos.

 

[ItsAdamC]

Fantastic bit of man maths done there, the car looks brilliant. I'm sure you're well chuffed!

 

[Laundrymike]

Looks superb! I want the white one in the classifieds so badly it hurts...

 

[variant]

Looks superb! I want the white one in the classifieds so badly it hurts...

Sure you don't really need a roof or a boiler at the new place

 

[Ceebl]

Sure you don't really need a roof or a boiler at the new place

I was meant to buy a boiler this year actually... guess where that money is now

 

[belfastbrm]

Just picked this up at the weekend, unbelievable cars and tick a lot of boxes

 

[Ceebl]

Got the resonator chopped out of this last week... Must make an effort to get a video of it done.
Has added a bit of unwanted drone around 65-70mph as expected but the upside is it sounds a lot better elsewhere. Nice and dirty and a bit of rasp if that's your sort of thing. DSG farts are quite a bit more noticeable now too.
Not sure if it's the permanent exhaust answer but it will keep me happy for this year until the warranty is up and I can actually think about changing bits and mapping etc

 

[belfastbrm]

Got the resonator chopped out of this last week... Must make an effort to get a video of it done.
Has added a bit of unwanted drone around 65-70mph as expected but the upside is it sounds a lot better elsewhere. Nice and dirty and a bit of rasp if that's your sort of thing. DSG farts are quite a bit more noticeable now too.
Not sure if it's the permanent exhaust answer but it will keep me happy for this year until the warranty is up and I can actually think about changing bits and mapping etc

Where did you get this done?

 

[Ceebl]

Where did you get this done?

Dee's exhaust at abbey centre

 

[belfastbrm]

Thanks mate handy enough to me as well

 

[Ceebl]

Thanks mate handy enough to me as well

Expect to have to book it in, they're always flat out!

 

[andy_gdon]

Looks great!!! Is it lowered?

just pulled the trigger on a red 7.5 r estate. It’s on 18’s but I might change them out for 19’s

 

[Anto84]

Beautiful R, love the blue

I always loved the estate R

 

[Ceebl]

Looks great!!! Is it lowered?

just pulled the trigger on a red 7.5 r estate. It’s on 18’s but I might change them out for 19’s

I believe its standard height. Had a quick look at the springs when the front wheel was off and I didn't see any distinguishing markings. Times I look at it and think it looks lowered, other times it looks like other peoples standard ones. Hard to tell!
The 10" Pretoria's do look great but your tyre price goes up massively going from 225/40r18 to 235/35r19. Expect £150+ a corner!

Beautiful R, love the blue

I always loved the estate R

Thanks, I have a real soft spot for fast estates lol

 

[Ceebl]

Not much of an update, but I am now 5k miles in and I still love it as much as the day I collected it.
This was a good decision.
Obligatory low quality middle of the night pump shot...

and proof it does get cleaned occasionally too!

 

[Boydie]

Get the exhaust flaps open permanently to avoid the sooty outside ones

 

[Ceebl]

Get the exhaust flaps open permanently to avoid the sooty outside ones

Estate doesn't have flaps or I'd have it done, completely different layout on the estate basically with exhaust trims so the gas favours the easiest path on each side. Considering painting the inside of the tips black at some stage so at least it's less obvious lol

 

[Ceebl]

Haven’t been on here in ages! Still have the R and I still love it.
Recently seen some track use too which was great craic. Will hopefully have it back on track again over the summer once or twice.

My only issue now is I have myself sorted with a daily again that I’m now itching for a more interesting engine again. Very hard to beat a golf r estate for a weekend family car that can do a bit of everything but the only thing I think it’s missing is a more interesting exhaust note, maybe I just need to make the exhaust louder but it still won’t be something special like a v8…
Been eyeing up E92 M3 recently but one doesn’t suit my family life at the minute so it would sit in the driveway and rarely get a chance to move sadly.

Some recent photos below.
Wheels refurbed in course graphite by East Coast Coatings in Larne (real first class work)
Have made a Pikey R500 intake and had it mapped along with the DSG so it can take more torque.
Just needs a down-pipe if/when I get round to it.

Chris.

 

[Tam9n]

Man maths

 

[Ceebl]

Man maths

This is the way

 

[Ceebl]

Nice day trip to castlewellan today for a picnic and walk then home for a long overdue clean inside and out.