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    Test drove a Roc recently and agree with the interior comments - The Golf R has nailed the interior, even compared to more expensive German makes.
    Visibility in the Roc is woeful, but it does look great. If it was AWD I'de consider it.
    Btw: if you are wondering what happens if you low your front-right tyre at 248km/h in an R I can assure you (as of yesterday) that the car doesn't completely loose it and can be pulled up in a relatively controlled manner! Though a spare pair of jocks along with the spare tyre would be a plus!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Whistler View Post
    Btw: if you are wondering what happens if you low your front-right tyre at 248km/h in an R I can assure you (as of yesterday) that the car doesn't completely loose it and can be pulled up in a relatively controlled manner! Though a spare pair of jocks along with the spare tyre would be a plus!
    The title of this thread is "Golf R Observations and Questions". Your observation is a beauty, would love more detail.

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    Ah, that's "blow" not "low". An aunty has a private runway on her property, so couldn't help but see if I could max out the car.
    I was still building speed at 248 but running out of breaking zone so touched the breaks a the tyre blew. I'de damaged the tyre earlier but thought it looked ok. Pretty stupid really!
    The drive home on the 80km spare was almost as scary. Apparently B-double rigs don't mind slowing us down, but hate being slowed down! Lots of 20 ton monsters right up my butt, flashing and bleating.

    I wonder how a Roc would have reacted at a blow-out at that speed being FWD?

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    Quote Originally Posted by brimway View Post
    Your observation is a beauty, would love more detail.
    I agree with this, more info is needed.


    In regards to the woeful visibility of the Roco, basically any new car from 2008 -> "requires" parking aids due to increased safety features = more metal and less glass so you basically can't see *****.

    My brother's Mazda 6 is terible for visibility, you can't even tell where the front of the car is let alone the rear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Whistler View Post
    An aunty has a private runway on her property, so couldn't help but see if I could max out the car.
    ?
    Now there is a quote you don't see every day
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    Quote Originally Posted by SilvrFoxX View Post
    Now there is a quote you don't see every day
    I would have thought having a blow out at 250 would most likely pull the car around and flip it/crash it into something.
    There is a video on youtube with a racing porsche that is under control but you would think a GT3 is slightly different to an R.

    Props to keeping it under control.
    Last edited by team_v; 20-01-2012 at 02:03 PM.

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    Luckily, he made it to the BREAKING zone

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    I was talking about access to a Private Runway owned by a relative.. I think he will be my new bestee
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    Golf R, GTI and TSI don't have the same engine block do they?


    2011 Golf R - 5 Door, DSG, Black Pearl, Leather, ACC, Sunroof, MDI.

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    Not evern sure they are the same engine
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