Golf R Observations and Questions

[lincs]

Agreed. My neighbour has a 135i coupe, and gawd it's awful to look at. I'd never buy a car that looks that bad, no matter how good the drive. Amazingly, the new generation is just as bad.

the 135i and M1 coupes are magnificent beasts, and i think they look fantastic. the only ugly thing about it is the ridiculous price we are faced with here.

1 series 5 doors on the other hand, are quite possibly the ugliest cars on the road.

[Candyman]

the 135i and M1 coupes are magnificent beasts, and i think they look fantastic. the only ugly thing about it is the ridiculous price we are faced with here.

1 series 5 doors on the other hand, are quite possibly the ugliest cars on the road.

Are you now or soon to be a Scirocco owner ?

Would make sense

[SilvrFoxX]

My observation is that if you are out at a party drinking in earnest and the missus has to drive you home, there is a good chance there may be police helicopters and pursuit vehicles involved. I see I am going to have to remove the keys from her hand while she is sleeping

That is all

[MK5matty]

Hey all, Didn't want to start my own thread so I thought i'd post my observation on an aspect of the manual golf R here and see if anyone has the same thoughts.

My manual golf R, when the windows are opened or closed, driving on a standard public road with little no cars and driving under normal load , each time I depress the clutch and shift gears (mainly between 1-4) I hear all the mechanical sounds, literally clutch engaging and disengaging and gear switches, it's not a bad sound, I hear my friends car mechanical sounds while gear changing when I am outside the car though, I'm just curious does this happen to anyone else? Or is it just me and I gotta go get it checked out (Car just been serviced and all too). Gear shifting is precise still, no problems there just a few mechanical sounds nothing more.

My mates say its normal to hear the gears changing, but it's a bit loud

[Candyman]

I do an hour of freeway running a day and haven't noticed anything like that.

Also do regular trips to Canberra sitting at 110-ish and haven't noticed it either. Bit odd...

Same.

Our R ran smooth over the whole Melbourne trip, on the freeway and idling in traffic in Melbourne.

Suffers far less from heat soak than our Subie used to (tiny bloody IC as well)

[Lucas_R]

Hey all, Didn't want to start my own thread so I thought i'd post my observation on an aspect of the manual golf R here and see if anyone has the same thoughts.

My manual golf R, when the windows are opened or closed, driving on a standard public road with little no cars and driving under normal load , each time I depress the clutch and shift gears (mainly between 1-4) I hear all the mechanical sounds, literally clutch engaging and disengaging and gear switches, it's not a bad sound, I hear my friends car mechanical sounds while gear changing when I am outside the car though, I'm just curious does this happen to anyone else? Or is it just me and I gotta go get it checked out (Car just been serviced and all too). Gear shifting is precise still, no problems there just a few mechanical sounds nothing more.

My mates say its normal to hear the gears changing, but it's a bit loud

Yep - i hear similar noises at times (not always) with my manual Golf R. Im going to get a torque arm insert, as i think the engine/gearbox movement and associated noise is coming from that particular bushing.

[SilvrFoxX]

Given the VAG brake pads dust so bad I have been trying different cleaning and products to get the best lasting result. I have got the clean down pat however I have been using Waxes, synthetics and QDs to see if I can reduce the build up of dust and make the cleaning process easier on the R Rims.

To date it has been a mixed bag of results, however when I was down at Supercheap last week I found Eagleone have a product aptly call "Keep Wheel Clean". A name with a big claim methinks, anyway I was going to pick up some more QD for the rims but this was cheaper and was claiming to do what I was looking for.

Anyway it is not a cleaner it is a synthetic protective coating which smells a bit carcinogenic, you apply it post cleaning and drying and leave it to dry. It gets a haze on it but after about 15 minutes dissapears.

Well after a week of driving the rims are much cleaner than they would be usually, especially the front. The dust appears to collect loosely in the recesses of the rims rather than spread an even coat. The product claims that it lasts up to 2 weeks and will be easier to clean after washes.

I am yet to see what happens after driving in wet conditions as it has been dry all week. But for $12 it seems to be living up to the claim. For those that are wrestling with the dust and don't want to change pads it may well be a cheap solution.

[Candyman]

Same product that Armor All sell in Coles and Woolies.

I prefer a synthetic sealant I source from a detailer in Melbourne, mainly because it lasts longer and it isn't made by Eagleone, F1 and Armor All !

[Lucas_R]

^ just get Remsa brake pads guys......less than $250 for the complete set. You have probably spent more than that on wheel cleaners already....

Brake dust is reduced significantly - about 70-80% less.

[Candyman]

I'll be staying away from them thanks

Very very average.