Golf R Observations and Questions

**Corey_R** · 09-03-2011, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by dave_r

LOL sounds like you have a rigid process for vehicle operation! I'll stick with sunroof and windows!

Quite the opposite... you set it and forget it, except for exceptional circumstances. What's the point of auto aircon which you constantly need to adjust?! hehe

**Angryman** · 09-03-2011, 05:14 PM

Well I've had the R now for 6 weeks and its going in for its 15000km service next week. I just wanted to report that as far as reliability and little quirks, the car has been almost faultless. Not a drop of oil has been used (weird) and it hasn't missed a beat.

The only little quirk its had so far, and I'll point out now that its only happened on two occasions..... is that the DSG has dropped out of gear. Both times when accelerating in D mode. Once when accelerating out of a round about it lost gear and revved out to red-line, a slight lift off of the accelerator fixed the problem but still a bit odd i thought.

Maybe I'll get a software update on the DSG box at service?

Anyone else had any odd issues prior to first service???
And yeah auto recirc for the win! although I have mine down at 21 up here in the North!

**Glennb** · 09-03-2011, 06:51 PM

I've had the DSG drop into neutral 2 times as well, either in shifts from 1 to 2 or 2-3. It just revs a bit then seems to find the right gear and go again, but freaks me out when it happens.

**Gonad** · 09-03-2011, 07:01 PM

I've had the DSG drop out twice as above, the paddles stopped working until engine stop/start once (was bizarre, I could change into sport or D mode no worries, but the paddle presses did nothing) and finally today I had cruise control on and had to overtake so I planted it to the floor with nil result. by this time I was in the right most lane still going the cruise speed, with my foot planted and no additional acceleration.

took foot off, pumped accelerator again to the floor and took off, but was a bit disconcerting at the time.

**zbeasty** · 09-03-2011, 08:36 PM

I've had the DSG miss a gear a few times now. Has always been coming out of a corner in D and doesn't know whether to downshift to 2 or stay in 3. MFD says its in 3 but lack of forward progress and hitting redline tells me its in neutral.

**Pepe** · 09-03-2011, 08:46 PM

On the turning circle thing... I have 19s and the turning circle is sh*t. However, I also have DCC... anyone got 19s and not got DCC? What's your opinion on the turn on a dime thing?

**Prodigy** · 09-03-2011, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by Pepe

On the turning circle thing... I have 19s and the turning circle is sh*t. However, I also have DCC... anyone got 19s and not got DCC? What's your opinion on the turn on a dime thing?

That would be me and if i'm completely honest i havent found the poor turning circle an issue at all.