Golf R Observations and Questions

[DreamensioN]

The LED's on the Golf R definatly stay on when the main headlights come on, but they do dim. I think at full brightness at night they would be too bright for oncoming traffic.

[DDTW]

From my observations the DRLs always dim when the xenons fire up...unfortunately...

[SilvrFoxX]

Question: I have just come back from up the coast and packed the Liberty boot to the brim with bags , boogie board, fishing rods and other paraphernalia. How much gear can an R take, I know it is smaller than the GTI but has anyone done a family holiday run and measured the boot capacity for a trip.

[wooduck]

Question: I have just come back from up the coast and packed the Liberty boot to the brim with bags , boogie board, fishing rods and other paraphernalia. How much gear can an R take, I know it is smaller than the GTI but has anyone done a family holiday run and measured the boot capacity for a trip.

Soft pack tissues and a tooth brush.

[shakespeare]

Question: I have just come back from up the coast and packed the Liberty boot to the brim with bags , boogie board, fishing rods and other paraphernalia. How much gear can an R take, I know it is smaller than the GTI but has anyone done a family holiday run and measured the boot capacity for a trip.

Soft pack tissues and a tooth brush.

That's pretty much it :p

Take the Liberty's boot capacity and halve it, however being a hatch it means you can get some larger items in and if you forgoe the children or back seat passengers it's not a bad load carrier!

[SilvrFoxX]

hmm.. I figured height would be the advantage over the lib.... probably have to fold one seat down to get everything in. generally there is just me in the car but 2 -3 times a year I run up the coast with the missus and my son. usually we can get away with 3 sports bags and the fishing gear.. will have to work it out when I get it

[weewilly]

Soft pack tissues and a tooth brush.

where's the toothbrush fit?

[SilvrFoxX]

Starting to look like I am going to get cleverer at packing a car or roof racks and a thule capsule are going to be on the shopping list

[dave_r]

You should just leave the kids at home (easy for me not having any lol). But you'd be surprised how much crap fits in the 3 door! I've had a set of wheels back there (seats folded down) and we did a run to Costco with 3 people, forgetting the size of the **** you buy in that place and filled the boot and half the backset lol.

What amuses me is I had falcons on/off for the last 8 years and have carted more stuff around in the R in 5mths. The hatch and opening space/height makes what little there is so much more usable.

[SilvrFoxX]

Thats what I thought.. will wait till I get it and do a dry run on packing it up