Originally Posted by
Treza360
Model: VW Golf R32 (044/200)
Engine: 3.2L narrow angle V6 (15 degree).
Power: 177kW @ 6250rpm
Torque: 320Nm @ 2800-3200rpm
Year: 2004 (2003 Build Plate)
Mileage: ~96000km
Modifications:
- Flapper Mod
- BMC CDA CAI
- EBC Red Stuff brake pads all round (Martini brake fluid)
- Slotted OEM front brake rotors
- HPA Short Shifter (40% throw reduction)
- TST Rear Stressbrace
- European spec blue tinted aspherical side mirrors (heated)
- Seat Leon Cupra R front lip
- Audi R8 oil cap
- Blue tyre valve caps
- VAG Tacho distance to empty enabled
- VAG Tacho dash cluster illumination enabled on accessories and ignition
- 42 Draft Designs white LED parking lights
- Blue and White LED combination interior lighting
- Polo Aero rear wiper
Modifications waiting to be installed:
- H&R front and rear swaybars
- H&R sports springs (~30 mm drop)
- Koni Yellow Sport Adjustable front and rear shocks
- Audi S3 front lower tie bar
Modifications to be procured:
- New stiffer engine mounts
- Haldex controller
- ECU upgrade (likely to be dependant on forced induction plans)
- Exhaust upgrade (the distant future, full Milltek system planned)
- Shrick Cams (the distant future)
- VF Engineering Stage 2 Supercharger kit (the distant future)
Problems:
- None mechanical
- None build interior build quality
- None exterior build quality
Grumbles:
- Stock USA spec suspension (softer and unmatched springs and shocks as well as thinner swaybars, soon to be rectified though)
- Australian spec muffler produces peak power at higher RPM and means sound isn't quite as good as European spec
- Stock it is inclined to scrape on steep driveways and parking concrete barriers will take even the stock front lip off (new suspension will only make this worse)
- Whilst wheels are fantastic, they are an absolute nightmare to keep clean
- As with most Golfs it produces a vortex behind it due to the shape which sucks massive amounts dust and dirt onto the rear hatch lip and rear windscreen, lets not even get started with how filthy it gets if it's raining
- The mystery scratch, who knows where, when or how it got there but geez it's deep and ugly (whole front bumper needs to resprayed anyway due to previous owners scrapes as per height grumble)
- Fuel economy ain't that great, to be honest it's quite apalling (CAI has helped though and who really cares anyway)
Pros:
- The noise
- The looks
- The noise
- The quality
- The noise
- The heated leather front Konig bucket seats
- The noise
- The fat leather stearing wheel
- The noise
- The fact that every time I drive it, it puts a great big smile on my face and it is just plain awesome
- The noise
- The fact that barely anyone has a clue about what it is (aside from the two 12 year olds riding through the servo one day on their skateboards who said I had an awesome car and the senior high school student where my GF is a teacher who knew that it was an Edition 200 R32)
- The noise
- Everything else about the car even the above grumbles
- The noise
- The fact that at this years Brisbane motorshow I didn't see a single car that I would rather have other than maybe the R50 and the usual supercar exotica
- Did I mention the noise
Cheers,
Trent
great summary.....i can only say my R has alot more ks than most Rs and never missed a beat
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