Golf R Observations and Questions

I would suggest that for a few hundred dollars it is not as intelligent as a high end or even a mid tier Jap car with the i Drive, Si Drive which does the same thing but is far more sophisticated. Not withstanding the reviews give it a thumbs up for overcoming that electronic delay

You can pay over 2.5K on fancy "sports modes" options when really its just a throttle re-map with a slightly increased rev limiter threshold, a big scam IMO.

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Originally Posted by triode12

But isn't improving the driving experience of any car important?

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Important.. No.. desireable.. maybe .. Individually we all hold different things as important to our driving experience, if this floats your boat then I guess it is important. But back off the philisophical side it is more of a question about snake oil and perceived beneift for buck .. this one smells like a Suabru STI rear wing on Hyundia Excel.

Each to their own, it's far from snake oil, but rather an electronic circuit to help correct electronic e-throttle lag used most modern cars. I must have wasted 20 years working with snake oil. :P I suppose air-con is snake-air that only appears to 'feel" cooler...

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Originally Posted by SilvrFoxX

Important.. No.. desireable.. maybe .. Individually we all hold different things as important to our driving experience, if this floats your boat then I guess it is important. But back off the philisophical side it is more of a question about snake oil and perceived beneift for buck .. this one smells like a Suabru STI rear wing on Hyundia Excel.

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Anyway, back to my initial point before it went OT with this sprint booster discussion, that the "lag" experienced by BezzR (post APR) may not be lag but more so throttle delay.

I drove a Golf R in Sg in March 2010, and it didn't have any lag (in drive) that I noticed and I was driving it as I would my Pirelli. I suspect now(having also after test driving a local R) that the one in Sg was tuned (VW Sg has a working relationship with APR - cars can be bought pretuned with APR). This initial test drive caused me to report (incorrectly in retrospect ) that the R's acceleration was linear with no noticeable lag.

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Originally Posted by triode12

I drove a Golf R in Sg in March 2010, and it didn't have any lag (in drive) that I noticed and I was driving it as I would my Pirelli. I suspect now(having also after test driving a local R) that the one in Sg was tuned (VW Sg has a working relationship with APR - cars can be bought pretuned with APR). This initial test drive lead to me report that the R's acceleration was linear with no noticeable lag.

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My kinda dealer :headbanger:

Heh - not just the dealer, the entire VW SG! (Which I guess could be just a single dealer, given how small Singapore is)

dealers in Oz can not demo in a Staged R without telling the potential purchaser of the mod.

I've talked to the APR people and they take heaps of cars directly from the dealership, carry out the modes and deliver as spec'd.

Would current R users have paid $850.00 more for a 238kw R? I would have considered

I'd have paid $5000 more for 244kw if it came with factory warranty.

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Originally Posted by stephen8512

Hey guys

Given the previous problems the MKV had with PCV's and cam followers and what have you, I've decided to take precautionary measures to make sure the MK6 doesnt suffer the same fate

So I've decided to change to :

1) OEM Revision "D" Piston DV (if it doesnt have one already)
2) Buy the 2.0 TFSI cam follower and have it ready just in case it craps itself.
3) OEM Revision "F" PCV Revision with EuroJet PCV tubing
4) Oil Catch Can

Now, #4 is where I need assistance and advice. I'm planning on installed an Oil Catch can but I dont know which one is best. Well, maybe best is a poor choice of word but I just want to know which one most people use and recommend?

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....anyone?