Golf R Observations and Questions

[brad]

Not really.. just draft a truck for a while and you'll see how much fuel you can save. should be able average less than 5/100 easy.

Doubt it.
I've won awards for fuel economy runs & I can just sneak the 1.8TSI under the 5s if i stay below 80 & draft a bit. I doubt the extra drag of AWD & wider tyres & (to a lesser extent) the extra weight would get an R20 below 5 without being a right royal pain to other motorists. You might manage on the run from CBR to Syd or a similar down coast - maybe.

[abufijli]

Looking at my R this morning and I noticed that the brake pads have worn a little into the discs is an uneven way. When I run my fingers over it the discs feel bumpy as though the pads have damaged them a bit. I have only done 750km's and haven't been thrashing it. Shouldn't the discs remain relatively smooth?

[SilvrFoxX]

Looking at my R this morning and I noticed that the brake pads have worn a little into the discs is an uneven way. When I run my fingers over it the discs feel bumpy as though the pads have damaged them a bit. I have only done 750km's and haven't been thrashing it. Shouldn't the discs remain relatively smooth?

Someone else hard this probelm.. seeme there are some hard substances in the Pads which have been known to damage the disc.. I think he took it back to th dealer asking them to fix and they did

[Candyman]

Sorry... but there's no way you did 600km on 30L of fuel. That's 5L/100km, which is just wishful thinking for an R

Towed ???

[SMOK3Y]

I know mines a lowly 90tsi but first tank after picking up got 730ks for 45ltrs the reason i got a golf for, economy & decent performance. Already thinkin of APR tune though lol.

[Candyman]

Has anyone fitted a HoldMyPhone iPhone holder (Clicon) to the center airvent

I have a modified unit on my MKV

Want to know if it will fit

How well does the holder attach to the vent in the R as the moulding spacing seems much tighter ?

[Candyman]

Anyone had issues with the car alarm going off for no apparent reason?
Several times i've had the alarm go off while the car is parked outside the office. All windows are up and the car is locked so there shouldn't be anything to set it off.

You don't have rear view mirror Dice do you

Seriously though, my MKV alarm used to go off in our carpark. No idea why.

I moved it down a level and it never happened again ?

[Candyman]

Our current MKV GTI creaks on unlevel ground and It definitely is movement in the chassis but interestingly the R we test drove on similar ground did not

[DoggieHowser]

Our current MKV GTI creaks on unlevel ground and It definitely is movement in the chassis but interestingly the R we test drove on similar ground did not

That's cos the MkV is a REAL driver's car and not the soft poser that the VI is

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[triode12]

That's cos the MkV is a REAL driver's car and not the soft poser that the VI is

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LOL - currently watching an old episode of TGUK - the one where JC drives the R35 (the one they call the new Datsun 120Y) and surprise, surprise, JC says that it is boring as bat **** to drive. He gets that it is a technological tour de force but he says that is has "no soul" and ugly. Spend $150-180K on an ugly car that is "meh" to drive - not smart.

No wonder you think the MKVI GTI is an improvement over the MKV.