Golf R Observations and Questions

**SilvrFoxX** · 27-08-2011, 09:44 AM

hmmm.. had it stall on me twice after moving it from S to D after turning.. don't do that.. put it down to me rather than the car

The rubber stopper on the right side under the bonnet fell off.. again my fault for cleaning under there with gusto

the MDI pauses after palying the first note of a song.. I am sure that is a software upgrade issue

It attracts odd attention.. had the girl behind me at the traffic lights taking photos with her iPhone

Serious issues with wanting to drive it all the time and the wife claiming she is a Golf Widow.. which of course means you have to call the car "The Widow Maker" which is unnerving

Other than that best car I have ever owned

**wai** · 27-08-2011, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by Corey_R

I always liked the lb/ft rating better. I know what a pound is (1kg/2.2) and whilst I know what both a foot and a meter is, I've no idea what a Newton is!

Well, a Newton is roughly 1/10th of a kg, or 100 g (about the size of the apple that is reported to have hit Newton on the head)

**Rob_R** · 27-08-2011, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by SilvrFoxX

hmmm.. had it stall on me twice after moving it from S to D after turning.. don't do that.. put it down to me rather than the car

The rubber stopper on the right side under the bonnet fell off.. again my fault for cleaning under there with gusto

the MDI pauses after palying the first note of a song.. I am sure that is a software upgrade issue

It attracts odd attention.. had the girl behind me at the traffic lights taking photos with her iPhone

Serious issues with wanting to drive it all the time and the wife claiming she is a Golf Widow.. which of course means you have to call the car "The Widow Maker" which is unnerving

Other than that best car I have ever owned

Yeh apart from small niggles it is a great little car. SF, that car of yours is causing real problems between you and your wife! lol

Haven't had any of the dsg issues that have been discussed on this forum....yet but hope to keep it that way.

**SilvrFoxX** · 27-08-2011, 10:03 AM

heh the only problem between me and the wife is her complaining she cant get the chance to drive it

.. it was her guidance to buy it over the GTI when we test drove them.. no complaints here

**Rob_R** · 27-08-2011, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by SilvrFoxX

heh the only problem between me and the wife is her complaining she cant get the chance to drive it

.. it was her guidance to buy it over the GTI when we test drove them.. no complaints here

My wife says every weekend that she's going to drive it but when I offer it to her she chickens out. She reckons it's too fast and she might prang it. Little does she know it's all about what you do with your right foot and it's me that makes it scary for her.

**SilvrFoxX** · 27-08-2011, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by Rob_R

My wife says every weekend that she's going to drive it but when I offer it to her she chickens out. She reckons it's too fast and she might prang it. Little does she know it's all about what you do with your right foot and it's me that makes it scary for her.

We still talking about cars..?

**Rob_R** · 27-08-2011, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by SilvrFoxX

We still talking about cars..?

Hehehe! Yes!

**langers_sydney** · 28-08-2011, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by Rob_R

So far my problems have been: a weeping transmission plug (nipped up and ok now) and only today the rear camera has developed a problem. The screen is showing split vision of what's behind the car. It's like I have two cameras looking in two different angles. One third of the screen shows yellow parking guide line horizontally. Weird, but service guys will have a look at it Monday morning.

No way. Mine did exactly the same last week. We solved it by turning the car off and on again. Seriously. Let me know what the service cenre says.

Just returned from the Blue Mountains. Awesome weekend caning it around.

**langers_sydney** · 28-08-2011, 05:39 PM

Its very very low at the front. You need to go very slow indeed at curbs of roads etc and make sure you always approach them at an angle. The wife very slightly scraped under the front last night. Its right at bottom so completely unseen but let that be your warning, be careful out there. The low front will get you if you are not. Bloody sydney roads.