The Golf R lease thread
Discussion
skahigh said:
Just did 220 miles from Cardiff to Southport, tired but did it in one go and felt reasonably fresh when we arrived. Well played golf r, well played.
220? I hope it isn't that tiring, I did 800 in a run last year in my Audi barge, back from France with only the tunnel and a fuel stop and didn't feel too tired....n0sebleed said:
dobinn said:
I drove mine back from work last night. Love the noise and power but not so keen on the ride even compared to my s-line Audi it replaces... Hoping they haven't left some transport blocks in the suspension!? How are others finding the ride?
Jack it up and check!
Have done 500 miles now in mine over the past 24 hours and I'm extremely pleased, I love it.
It's comfortable, fast, sounds decent for a four cylinder (even if it's fake) and my two real highlights are android auto for Google maps and Spotify and the adaptive cruise control which, has to be one of the most exciting features on a car I've found for some time.
So far, I'm not regretting my change from a c350 saloon in the slightest.
Negatives as others have noted are the stop start doesn't work well with dsg, much better in our manual Leon, and there's some odd auto gear change behaviour at times.
It's comfortable, fast, sounds decent for a four cylinder (even if it's fake) and my two real highlights are android auto for Google maps and Spotify and the adaptive cruise control which, has to be one of the most exciting features on a car I've found for some time.
So far, I'm not regretting my change from a c350 saloon in the slightest.
Negatives as others have noted are the stop start doesn't work well with dsg, much better in our manual Leon, and there's some odd auto gear change behaviour at times.
Marcus_a said:
....is / has anyone else really struggled with the whole 'running it in' thing...? Its rather hard to drive this thing in grandad mode!
Let's just say I'm not struggling, but nor is it full bore red line all the time.Given the guidance is on page 315 or so, my guess is it isn't that important.
uuf361 said:
I hope you've got a good mileage contract.....that would be 2 weeks of my 'allowance' in just 24 hours.... 
Heh. That sort of mileage is a rarity for me, I generally only do about 5k per year, my wife does a bit more than the 10k allowance but it will balance out over the two cars.
Marcus_a said:
....is / has anyone else really struggled with the whole 'running it in' thing...? Its rather hard to drive this thing in grandad mode!
Warm the car up so it's at the correct temperature (80+) and then do whatever you like. So long as it's heated up properly you shouldn't experience any issues!ashleyman said:
Warm the car up so it's at the correct temperature (80+) and then do whatever you like. So long as it's heated up properly you shouldn't experience any issues!
Yes, this. Use the display to show oil temperature and then wait for it to register a good temp ( I wait until 100) which is about ten minutes driving at moderate speed. Not giving mine too much stress at the moment though, will give it a bit more of a thrash when I hit 1000 miles.Certainly not sticking to 4-5000 rpm though for 1500 or so miles.
Warm it up and let it experience all of the range, just don't let it sit at a constant level for long and don't forget to let it idle for a while when you have given it some stick, best to drive calmly for the last few miles before you park up.
Stopping a hot turbo car regularly will definitely kill your turbo sooner rather than later
BigBootyR said:
Yes, this. Use the display to show oil temperature and then wait for it to register a good temp ( I wait until 100) which is about ten minutes driving at moderate speed. Not giving mine too much stress at the moment though, will give it a bit more of a thrash when I hit 1000 miles.
Certainly not sticking to 4-5000 rpm though for 1500 or so miles.
Warm it up and let it experience all of the range, just don't let it sit at a constant level for long and don't forget to let it idle for a while when you have given it some stick, best to drive calmly for the last few miles before you park up.
Stopping a hot turbo car regularly will definitely kill your turbo sooner rather than later
I often leave mine until over 90 and then I give it some boot. I've not heard anything about cooling it down though. I tend to drive more moderately as I get closer to home or my destination so the temperature isn't too high but should it be standing to cool at all once you're stopped?Certainly not sticking to 4-5000 rpm though for 1500 or so miles.
Warm it up and let it experience all of the range, just don't let it sit at a constant level for long and don't forget to let it idle for a while when you have given it some stick, best to drive calmly for the last few miles before you park up.
Stopping a hot turbo car regularly will definitely kill your turbo sooner rather than later
Still need to work this one out!
rllmuk said:
I pick mine up Monday. I assume those 23/5 build week people didn't get the 2017 spec right?
Out of interest, what car's have people come from in to these? Just want to understand the 'fast' context.
Came from an E39 530i Touring - so not slow - but not fast either. Had a Clio 182 before that, it's a lot faster.Out of interest, what car's have people come from in to these? Just want to understand the 'fast' context.
ayman82 said:
rllmuk said:
I pick mine up Monday. I assume those 23/5 build week people didn't get the 2017 spec right?
Out of interest, what car's have people come from in to these? Just want to understand the 'fast' context.
Came from an E39 530i Touring - so not slow - but not fast either. Had a Clio 182 before that, it's a lot faster.Out of interest, what car's have people come from in to these? Just want to understand the 'fast' context.
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