Golf R Observations and Questions

**triode12** · 02-12-2010, 07:53 AM

How are you calculating your fuel consumption FabR?
Are you going off the MFD? or doing the calculations manually after filling up (tank to tank)?

**Roller** · 02-12-2010, 03:26 PM

Not sure if this has been asked in the past, just curious on the black talladega rims. Is the black all the way through the rim or if you scratch them they'll be a metallic colour under say a black coating?

If it is a coating which I imagine it is, there a product available that would match the factory coat?

Hopefully no one knows from first hand experience!

**halojump** · 02-12-2010, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by Roller

Not sure if this has been asked in the past, just curious on the black talladega rims. Is the black all the way through the rim or if you scratch them they'll be a metallic colour under say a black coating?

If it is a coating which I imagine it is, there a product available that would match the factory coat?

Hopefully no one knows from first hand experience!

I think like most alloys they are in fact painted\coated.

**stephen8512** · 03-12-2010, 12:02 AM

Finally picked up the R. I'll do a full review on the car after I drive it properly. One thing I can say is, its freakin awesome....however I do have a gripe with the car driving at normal speeds changing UP too fast, esp when going on a slight incline/uphill

For now, here are some pics. Picked up the car with 17kms on it.

Just got home and put another 30 clicks on it

**Ryan_R** · 03-12-2010, 08:45 AM

Love the black rims/white paint combo and the glowing needles

**dave_r** · 03-12-2010, 09:42 AM

Has anyone mentioned just how farken awesome these things are hehe? Im sitting at work not concentrating because i want to go out for a fang!

Not sure if the long wait made me more crazy but everything about the car just feels better than all the test drives I had. Must be cos its a 3 door and the demos were 5

But damn that DSG. I thought D was for normal and S for stupid. But my left hand keeps clicking the down paddle 2-3 times regardless of where the shifter is!

**runningmanz** · 03-12-2010, 10:33 AM

@ Stephen Gratz, nice pics! Can't wait for as full report!

@ Dave_r I am here at work not concentrating dreaming about my R and I don't even have it yet lol! Can't imagine once I get it how distracting it will be hehehe!

**Big_Dave** · 03-12-2010, 11:32 AM

Niiiiiice,
I think the black on white looks really special.
Turns an otherwise nondescript colour into a really aggressive combo.
Well done!

Here's a silly question, is the high beam light the one on the inside of the cluster????

**team_v** · 03-12-2010, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by Big_Dave

Niiiiiice,
I think the black on white looks really special.
Turns an otherwise nondescript colour into a really aggressive combo.
Well done!

Here's a silly question, is the high beam light the one on the inside of the cluster????

It should be the one on the inside yes.