Possible Golf R upgrade options

[Corey_R]

You guys realise the Golf has a specific slot for the owners manual, leaving the actual glove box 'floor' completely available right? Lean down further and look up! hehe

[Stoney!]

Sure do as that is where it was when it was delivered, still way to small!

Stoney!

[G-rig]

Actually. interior quality is one of the things that I'm disappointed with in the 1 series.

I like them a lot too, but think the exterior could look a bit better yet. However, down the track i'd like to own one at some stage!

Still agree it's good not to spend too much on the car you have otherwise you can get a better one.

However a retune would definitely be on the cards.

[dave_r]

But once you start driving the car, any of those minor faults go away.

I want to agree with that but can't. I've said before in the R thread maybe that the 135i, would be the best car under $100k IF it didn't look so wrong on the outside or have that interior.

It's bloody annoying cos the engine, the gearbox, RWD, the seats. It all amounts to the perfect performance car.

Without trying to start any fights, I think the car was designed by brilliant petrol head engineers and then stuffed up by the markerting/designer clowns to ensure it appealed to the cashed up metrosexual crowd

[Swallowtail]

My wife has just bought a 123d 2 door coupe. So they don't just have brilliant petrol head engineers - they have brilliant diesel head engineers too! 150KW, 400NM, RWD, 50/50 weight distribution, the Steptronic box is sensational - a long way from the slushboxes of old, albeit not a DSG... and it is very quick. Off the line is fair (7s 0-100) but in gear is awwweeesssooommmeee... The hatch is ugly as, but I like the coupe.

[team_v]

My wife has just bought a 123d 2 door coupe. So they don't just have brilliant petrol head engineers - they have brilliant diesel head engineers too! 150KW, 400NM, RWD, 50/50 weight distribution, the Steptronic box is sensational - a long way from the slushboxes of old, albeit not a DSG... and it is very quick. Off the line is fair (7s 0-100) but in gear is awwweeesssooommmeee... The hatch is ugly as, but I like the coupe.

Coupe isn't bad at all, the hatch looks ugly as sin lol.
The front looks a bit too thin to pull of the "I want to be an M3" face and i don't really like how the side is concaved.
However if you are driving it you won't see how it looks from the outside anyway.
And the opposition will only see the rear which is the best part of the car lol.


A 123d + Chip would be an amazing car to drive.