Gordon The Golf-R
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C7 JFW said:
This makes a damned good read. There's an alternative to a Subaru at last which you can hang your suit up in.
Went for a meal round some work colleagues of my other half last Saturday evening. They are quite well off, nice big house, Jag in the drive way.Im not one for material items but its hard not to feel inferior sometimes when in their company...
Had the car valeted in the afternoon, pulled up in race mode for that exhaust burble on to their drive way, Bi-Xenon's glowing beautifully. Open the doors to the ambient lighting and puddle lights in the bottom of the mirrors, foot wells lit up nicely.
It just felt classy.
The couple come out and spent 15 minutes looking at the car commenting on how nice it was.
If i had still had the Astra VXR, i would have felt like a boy racer trapped inside a mans body.
The R can truly be all things to all people.
Pixelpeep7r said:
The couple come out and spent 15 minutes looking at the car commenting on how nice it was.
People often come out and wonder at the dirt on my car, not usually for quite that long, though, granted. Actually, most of the people I know aren't really bothered about cars these days and nobody seems to judge each other by what they drive.
Edited by MC Bodge on Saturday 8th November 00:25
Leasing seems very tempting. I've been pondering this deal for a while now - http://www.contracthireandleasing.com/car-leasing-...
£828 deposit, £276 a month with 10,000 miles p/a.
£828 deposit, £276 a month with 10,000 miles p/a.
MC Bodge said:
Pixelpeep7r said:
The couple come out and spent 15 minutes looking at the car commenting on how nice it was.
People often come out and wonder at the dirt on my car, not usually for quite that long, though, granted. Actually, most of the people I know aren't really bothered about cars these days and nobody seems to judge each other by what they drive.
Edited by MC Bodge on Saturday 8th November 00:25
Im not bothered by cars, i enjoy them. some of my friends feel the same way, others don't but the fact is i have had 100% positive feedback about the car, from petrolhead and non petrolheads alike underlines my comment about it being all things to all people.
Regardless of how others view/judge/bother about it, you missed another key point i was making - its about how the car makes ME feel, and shirley that's the whole point for a petrolhead ?
rich83 said:
Mattknight1984 said:
What's a pedal box?
Basically gives you a non linear throttle so whe you press down 25% you get 50% power. Doesnt gain you any performance.... just put your foot down more ;-)But in all honesty why would you want this on the throttle? Surely you want some travel so you can modulate the power easily (need to in my M135i or I'll be in the hedge). Or do you lot with 4wd just mash your foot down and hang on?
Little moan - its something the other half picked up on and i laughed at her until it happened to me too..
Opening the boot via the badge mechanism - its quite easy to get your finger caught behind the badge as the tailgate goes up. not sure if its just me and the cack handed missus but its happening to us lol.
The ACC (adaptive cruise control) with the DSG is quite simply amazing. We went to a funeral a few days ago and following the cars through the town at 20mph with the ACC set to 50mph was epic.
It brings you to a complete stop if the car in front does too, and then starts you off again when the car moves (it even does the brake lights to warn other drivers that you are slowing down..) so for the 9 miles between home and crematorium i did not touch the brake or the accelerator at all.
Obviously i covered the brake the whole time, the system is not perfect and doesn't replace the need for you to take over should a situation arise that it doesn't spot or anticipate but i have to say i use it regularly and it has not let me down once.
Opening the boot via the badge mechanism - its quite easy to get your finger caught behind the badge as the tailgate goes up. not sure if its just me and the cack handed missus but its happening to us lol.
The ACC (adaptive cruise control) with the DSG is quite simply amazing. We went to a funeral a few days ago and following the cars through the town at 20mph with the ACC set to 50mph was epic.
It brings you to a complete stop if the car in front does too, and then starts you off again when the car moves (it even does the brake lights to warn other drivers that you are slowing down..) so for the 9 miles between home and crematorium i did not touch the brake or the accelerator at all.
Obviously i covered the brake the whole time, the system is not perfect and doesn't replace the need for you to take over should a situation arise that it doesn't spot or anticipate but i have to say i use it regularly and it has not let me down once.
Little update.
GEARBOX
I don't know if it's just me but i am starting to find the DSG gearbox a little laggy under hard acceleration at low speeds/gears and I've even caught it out once.
Laggy - Without the Launch control there is a good one second delay from stamping on the throttle to any go what so ever i would say two seconds until it gives you what you've asked for. this is even in Sport&Race
Caught it out - i was in manual mode, in 2nd, slowing down to do a turn which would involve me coming to a stop. I changed down into first at 5mph ish then someone flashed to let me go so i stamped on the throttle to get the move over with quickly. The car gave me the same power as if i was in 4th for that speed, i.e. not much. Revs went round to 5000 but still no real acceleration. I then flicked the up paddle into 2nd and the car took off like it had been stung on the ass. Jerking the whole car forward.
I will try and re-create over the next few days and see if it was just a glitch or me being a spanner.
AIR CONDITIONING
I really can't get to grips with it. On auto the fan is on too hard/loud, on manual i have to keep alternating between 21 and 24 so that i am not melting/freezing - every 5 minutes or so
FUEL USE
40mpg on a run, for me, is extremely hard to hit. I have to drive like Miss Daisy the entire time to even get late 30's and the moment i use anything more than 3mm of throttle the figure plummets.
here is the overall figure for the last 300 odd miles..
GEARBOX
I don't know if it's just me but i am starting to find the DSG gearbox a little laggy under hard acceleration at low speeds/gears and I've even caught it out once.
Laggy - Without the Launch control there is a good one second delay from stamping on the throttle to any go what so ever i would say two seconds until it gives you what you've asked for. this is even in Sport&Race
Caught it out - i was in manual mode, in 2nd, slowing down to do a turn which would involve me coming to a stop. I changed down into first at 5mph ish then someone flashed to let me go so i stamped on the throttle to get the move over with quickly. The car gave me the same power as if i was in 4th for that speed, i.e. not much. Revs went round to 5000 but still no real acceleration. I then flicked the up paddle into 2nd and the car took off like it had been stung on the ass. Jerking the whole car forward.
I will try and re-create over the next few days and see if it was just a glitch or me being a spanner.
AIR CONDITIONING
I really can't get to grips with it. On auto the fan is on too hard/loud, on manual i have to keep alternating between 21 and 24 so that i am not melting/freezing - every 5 minutes or so
FUEL USE
40mpg on a run, for me, is extremely hard to hit. I have to drive like Miss Daisy the entire time to even get late 30's and the moment i use anything more than 3mm of throttle the figure plummets.
here is the overall figure for the last 300 odd miles..
Hi Pixelpeep,
I think there is a Climate Control fan setting in set up. I may just have imagined it.
Fuel consumption. I can't average over 30mpg. I keep it in Race mode most of the time, changing to ECO when I have a long motorway run. I have resigned my self to never exceeding 30mpg. I am not going to try too hard with fuel consumption. If it was that important I would have got a Diesel. It's all about "smiles per gallon" for me, so I will keep driving it in the same way. BTW mine is a manual.
pp
I think there is a Climate Control fan setting in set up. I may just have imagined it.
Fuel consumption. I can't average over 30mpg. I keep it in Race mode most of the time, changing to ECO when I have a long motorway run. I have resigned my self to never exceeding 30mpg. I am not going to try too hard with fuel consumption. If it was that important I would have got a Diesel. It's all about "smiles per gallon" for me, so I will keep driving it in the same way. BTW mine is a manual.
pp
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