Do you have rattles in the car?

[Pepe]

Few tiny little rattles here and there, nothing too bad... other than the past week where I've been driving around without interior trim on the tailgate due to not finishing the fit of the RVC yet

[rs73]

talk about rattles in hatchback... I reckon this would rattle more if they bring back the soft top...
Volkswagen Golf convertible

[ratedr]

What's the verdict on the R with rattles??

[Maverick]

What's the verdict on the R with rattles??

The R is a golf with go faster bits and harder suspension so it will have the same number if not more rattles then a standard golf.

[ratedr]

That's a bitch

[REXman]

The R is a golf with go faster bits and harder suspension so it will have the same number if not more rattles then a standard golf.

Do you own an R?

[Maverick]

Do you own an R?

Relevance? None.

The R is just a stock $20,000 Golf with go faster bits, harder ride and a few trim changes. If you believe that it will magically have less rattles than a stock $20,000 Golf you're going to be very disappointed and due to it's suspension it will most likely have more rattles.

You can put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig. The car you paid $60-70,000 for has the same chassis, trim, dash, AC and so on as the $20,000 base model and it's all assembled the same way on the same production line by the same people with mostly the same components. There is no special R production line where the best staff fit special dashes, trims and so on to make the R "special".

[Converted]

There is no special R production line where the best staff fit special dashes, trims and so on to make the R "special".

Ouch! You just made us (R & GTI owners) feel less "special".

[ratedr]

I believe the R would be scrutinized a tad more than the stock standard golf with quality control... It's the halo car for the brand... All the demos I have been in have been as solid as a rock... Even with 10,000kms on the clock... I guess the guys receiving theirs in coming days can provide further insight to quality...

[Maverick]

I believe the R would be scrutinized a tad more than the stock standard golf with quality control... It's the halo car for the brand... All the demos I have been in have been as solid as a rock... Even with 10,000kms on the clock... I guess the guys receiving theirs in coming days can provide further insight to quality...

If you think they're going to slow down the production line and have a team of guys rush out when ever an R is finished you're very much mistaken. The cars are all built on the same production line(s) in the same way with the only different being the equipment that is fitted, there is no additional time allocated to them and there is no magical pixie dust sprinkled on them to stop them from rattling.