Golf R Observations and Questions

[SilvrFoxX]

ooh ooh ooh.. pick me sir, pick me I know I know...

[chylld]

little birdy thinks this thread is going off topic and that @phpmedia should flutter over to this f30post thread

[SilvrFoxX]

old mans car, ironic and old woman driver is buying one...

[kl85]

Check you driver door is aligned, seatbelt area doesn't rattle. Mine does both and it is bloody annoying

[phpmedia]

little birdy thinks this thread is going off topic and that @phpmedia should flutter over to this f30post thread

Indeed it is! (although, I have driven the 435 and is was good fun!)

Hmmmm, not to weigh up the pros and cons of this car and decide whether or not to get myself into a bit of debt for it :-P

[SilvrFoxX]

Stick with the R it meets you criteria perfectly.. Also chat to chylld about his unit it is is mint condition and never driven

[chylld]

To help get back on topic, little birdy suggests checking the following things:

- head unit (WinCE unit, looks 100% stock) isn't playing radio/ipod music during nav anymore. haven't found the setting to re-enable it
- small dash rattle on bumpy roads (not very annoying)
- wouldn't fill up with anything less than 98 octane due to the tune; 95 might be ok but only 98 has ever gone into it

Little birdy knows of no other issues to look for, especially if the car has always been serviced at VW (and serviced with the tune, with zero questions asked)

[SilvrFoxX]

and it is Rising Blue , any other colour will be problematic and devalue the car...

[phpmedia]

and it is Rising Blue , any other colour will be problematic and devalue the car...

Haha, unfortunately it is black (I like black a lot though)!

Thanks so much for your help guys - going to crunch some numbers. I could always buy an entry level'ish MKVII Golf but then I'd get bored and I just enjoy driving/cars way too much; I'd be yurning still to buy a fun car. So, as you said, it seems to tick all of the boxes (reliable, reasonably well priced, enjoyable to drive etc).

[SilvrFoxX]

Let us know what happens and post piccies whatever you do