Golf R - Tips

Dave..

RMS Regular
Dave..
Messages
10,037
Christopher said:
thermostat housing

also i'd love to try one with DCC. mine on standard suspension is quite crashy
Click to expand...
I had the adjustable suspension in my R and it made the ride quality much nicer but I specced the 19`s which would have made it hard going without it.
I loved my R but needed something bigger, hopefully get an estate in the future.
 

Christopher

RMS Regular
Christopher
Messages
2,598
Location
Cookstown
Drives
Skyline GTR
got 19's and standard suspension. however i changed a rear bushing on the front arm today that had went 'soft', and its made it a little less crashy!

aiming for a full set of mp4s soon also
 

stuarti

RMS Regular
stuarti
Messages
1,799
So what was the consensus on the golf r…. Are they a thumbs up or a bit meh …. ?!
assume they are an easy enough car to sell on again … ??
 

NickR

RMS Regular
NickR
Messages
11,081
Drives
A6/E39 530i
stuarti said:
So what was the consensus on the golf r…. Are they a thumbs up or a bit meh …. ?!
assume they are an easy enough car to sell on again … ??
Click to expand...
They do everything well but I just found the GTi PP more engaging to drive. Test drive one and make your own mind up though as others rave about them.

I had no issues selling mine on at under a year old although it had a fair amount of spec which probably helped. Well that and @moglie doing his thing!
 

stuarti

RMS Regular
stuarti
Messages
1,799
Aye I wondered was there much of a private resale market at something only 2 years old !!!
 

Toeman

RMS Regular
T
Messages
1,043
Drives
Golf gti pp
Was offered decent money for my own 2018 performance gti earlier in week but haven’t seen much to replace it with
 

Smorgol

RMS Member
Smorgol
Messages
10
I love my R. Had many performance cars before, lots of BM's inc 335D but the Golf R is awesome. It was excellent and then I did the Revo upgrade and it became immense. Real brilliant all-rounder. Others have identified some of the probs. Mine include - the battery can cause some issues, speed sensor similarly. Otherwise no less a pain than any premium or non-premium performance brand. DO IT.
 

WSK

RMS Regular
OP
WSK
Messages
2,475
Drives
R
Well I'm now the owner of Blue R DSG... enjoying it so far, i can see how they are a great all rounder already.

Coming from the M3 there's definitely less drama/interaction when pushing on.. but they are 2 different cars i suppose.

Interested in a Haldex service though - Any Rec's? - I could do it myself but would like an good independent to take a look and the stamp for proof.

Thanks,
Keith
 

redanni

RMS Regular
redanni
Messages
4,389
Location
Earth
Drives
MK7 R / MK2 RS
Get VW to do it for the stamp and then get someone else to do it properly.
VW don’t clean the filter (unless you know someone on the inside)
 

Paddy_R

RMS Regular
Paddy_R
Messages
5,266
redanni said:
VW don’t clean the filter (unless you know someone on the inside)
Click to expand...

They do if you ask them to. Back when I still had my R I had Philips VW in Lisburn do it. Sat and watched the fella do it too as it was the car beside the window between the showroom and workshop so I know 100% it was done. They didn't charge anything extra for cleaning the filter either.
 

Jonny_W

RMS Regular
J
Messages
12,769
Paddy_R said:
They do if you ask them to. Back when I still had my R I had Philips VW in Lisburn do it. Sat and watched the fella do it too as it was the car beside the window between the showroom and workshop so I know 100% it was done. They didn't charge anything extra for cleaning the filter either.
Click to expand...

Philips are the only vw dealer I would entertain, that have a guy in there Declan who came 2/3rd as best mechanic in the uk a year or 2 ago. Him or Chris normally work on the Mk8 GTi when it’s been down with a niggle and nothing is a hassle.
 

WSK

RMS Regular
OP
WSK
Messages
2,475
Drives
R
Cheers!!

Anyone had theirs 'Stage 1' mapped locally? - Interested in the DSG map to sharpen it up a bit too!

Thanks.
 

Boydie

RMS Regular
Boydie
Messages
53,651
Location
Co.Antrim
Drives
S3 Revo
@KeithSRi loads of mapped R's and S3's and it is 100% a different car there after

Numerous options as well but having had my S3 tuned for the last 4 years, I cant recommend Revo highly enough - TG Performance in Bangor.
 

Ian A

RMS Regular
Ian A
Messages
5,771
Location
Ballyclare
Drives
VW Golf GTI
Revo at TG performance or have no experience with but woouldn't doubt the service of Gavin at Blackline with Celtic software.
 

therock

RMS Regular
T
Messages
6,149
Location
Slumming it
KeithSRi said:
Cheers!!

Anyone had theirs 'Stage 1' mapped locally? - Interested in the DSG map to sharpen it up a bit too!

Thanks.
Click to expand...
Had mine done by Revo at Conlig. TG Performance i believe.

Went like stink. Easily the best handling car I've owned. Stage 1 should see you 0-60 in sub 4 secs
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top