Golf R Observations and Questions

[SilvrFoxX]

I havn't had a car to date that inspires you to wake up early and find the best twisties and drive for the sheer delight of it. The Golf R begs you to take her out and push her to see what she can do. So a bit before 7 I headed out to Gaulston Gorge.

This run is hair pin tight and a good spot to test out both sport mode on the DSG and the ACC and it is well worth it. Got the engine light pinging a couple of times and that seemed to be only when I put the car on the apex of a hairpin going at a steep incline other than that she could not get enough of the tight bends, hairpins and limited short runs. Needless to say that was enough adrenalin for one morning.

The engine note must be something else form the outside , the cyclist bail over to the side 2 kays in advance as they hear the car coming or the throttle blips as it comes down the gears as I get closer.

A great bit of kit.. still concerned after a thrash that it needs some "cool down" time so when I get back into the built up areas dropped her back into D and putter home.. except for that pesky new 300C that thought he might have me for breakfast

[Corey_R]

Got the engine light pinging a couple of times and that seemed to be only when I put the car on the apex of a hairpin going at a steep incline other than that she could not get enough of the tight bends

Do you mean the traction control list? Cause the Engine light really shouldn't be coming on mid corner... if it was your engine light, have you checked oil and coolant levels? (I'd assume that you'd get actual oil and coolant level lights if they were the problems, but you SHOULDN'T be getting engine lights!).

The engine note must be something else form the outside , the cyclist bail over to the side 2 kays in advance as they hear the car coming or the throttle blips as it comes down the gears as I get closer.

That's probably not too much of an exaggeration. I was out to lunch with a guy from work. I was showing him the car and driving around the suburb that a friend of mine lives in. We didn't go down his street, but we were a few streets away. When I got back to work, I had some IM's from that friend saying "did you take your car out at lunch... I swear I heard it"..... lol

and I saw a cracking photo of Rachel McAdams

lol... you're welcome
mmm... Rachel

[SilvrFoxX]

Do you mean the traction control list? Cause the Engine light really shouldn't be coming on mid corner... if it was your engine light, have you checked oil and coolant levels? (I'd assume that you'd get actual oil and coolant level lights if they were the problems, but you SHOULDN'T be getting engine lights!).

Yes it flashed up twice, I should check the oil when I get the chance, but it was a very very steep hairpin, so I put it down to the extreme position the engine would have been put in and the movement of fluids causing the sensors to ping.. they dissapeared after flicking on and off.

As for the sound, I can't speak for the outside noise just suggest it must be loud given the response of the cyclists

[Ryan_R]

Maybe Peter Parker moved to Sydney and just knew you were coming with those spider senses



then again maybe not