The Golf R lease thread
Discussion
james-85tzl said:
Mine is being delivered tomorrow - I presume it will be driven to my house rather than on the back of a transporter.
The dealers are in Bradford and I'm in Birmingham so what should my expectations be regarding amount of fuel and cleanliness on delivery?
Enough fuel to get to a petrol station. Cleanliness equivalent to 120 miles of motorway driving.The dealers are in Bradford and I'm in Birmingham so what should my expectations be regarding amount of fuel and cleanliness on delivery?
ayman82 said:
I was told by the dealer that I should use 95. Even though it says 98 on the flap, he said it won't make that much of a difference.
I achieved 40.4mpg on a trip to Heathrow in eco mode. Quite happy with that.
For me if the manufacturer recommends Super then Super it is. Having said that we had to fill up with 95 in Italy last year & saw no reduction in performance & actually a slightly better mpg.I achieved 40.4mpg on a trip to Heathrow in eco mode. Quite happy with that.
.....why buy/lease a Golf R though & then worry about the mpg?
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
For me if the manufacturer recommends Super then Super it is. Having said that we had to fill up with 95 in Italy last year & saw no reduction in performance & actually a slightly better mpg.
.....why buy/lease a Golf R though & then worry about the mpg?
I was interested to see what it would do 'on a run', Gore hill in Amersham shaved 2.5mpg off of that!.....why buy/lease a Golf R though & then worry about the mpg?
I think I achieved approx 22mpg on the way home...
james-85tzl said:
Mine is being delivered tomorrow - I presume it will be driven to my house rather than on the back of a transporter.
The dealers are in Bradford and I'm in Birmingham so what should my expectations be regarding amount of fuel and cleanliness on delivery?
The VW dealer that I use has a policy of transporting the vehicle if delivery is over 100 miles rather than driving it.The dealers are in Bradford and I'm in Birmingham so what should my expectations be regarding amount of fuel and cleanliness on delivery?
ayman82 said:
Has anyone taken out or is anyone taking out the service plan? - £287.82
Saves £200 over the normal fixed price servicing cost.
I paid for my servicing when I ordered. £149 got me 2 services. The first (oil and filter) and the second (major).Saves £200 over the normal fixed price servicing cost.
I think it's £149 for Service 1. Then £329 for a major service so well worth taking out the plan if you need 2 services whilst it's with you.
ayman82 said:
Has anyone taken out or is anyone taking out the service plan? - £287.82
Saves £200 over the normal fixed price servicing cost.
The Golf R is normally set to a long life service schedule at 18k or every two years whichever occurs first. The cost of the first long life service at my local dealer is £249 so unless you can buy a service plan at a discount there seems to be little point in taking one out, unless the car is changed over to an annual service regime.Saves £200 over the normal fixed price servicing cost.
MJay36 said:
The Golf R is normally set to a long life service schedule at 18k or every two years whichever occurs first. The cost of the first long life service at my local dealer is £249 so unless you can buy a service plan at a discount there seems to be little point in taking one out, unless the car is changed over to an annual service regime.
Mine is indeed set to long life - but it may need an oil change service at approx 10k, then a major service after another 10k or so.I'll just leave it as is, as I'm being told that I won't need the plan.
On another note - the dealers are saying there can only be one agreement against each registration plate, so unless maintenance is ordered with the car, you won't be able to apply for the service plan.
ayman82 said:
I was interested to see what it would do 'on a run', Gore hill in Amersham shaved 2.5mpg off of that!
I think I achieved approx 22mpg on the way home...
Gore hill is a daily problem..... As it just BEGS to be flicked to manual and floored when going up there. The 'test' is what speed can you achieve by her triangular tractor sign?! I think I achieved approx 22mpg on the way home...
I have twice now managed at 16 mile run (including gore hill) and achieved 33-34mpg and grampa mode. Same journey in chav mode when there's no traffic has also seen me achieve 16mpg. So it's all about your right foot...
Marcus_a said:
Gore hill is a daily problem..... As it just BEGS to be flicked to manual and floored when going up there. The 'test' is what speed can you achieve by her triangular tractor sign?!
I have twice now managed at 16 mile run (including gore hill) and achieved 33-34mpg and grampa mode. Same journey in chav mode when there's no traffic has also seen me achieve 16mpg. So it's all about your right foot...
Fortunately I don't go up there that often - as it was just an airport run, coming down is a whole lot more fun. I probably would have achieved an extra 5mpg on the way down - but came back through Marlow/High Wycombe. I'm quite happy with the 40mpg I managed, but it's certainly not an everyday thing. The E39 would be an average 22-25 on that same trip. I have twice now managed at 16 mile run (including gore hill) and achieved 33-34mpg and grampa mode. Same journey in chav mode when there's no traffic has also seen me achieve 16mpg. So it's all about your right foot...
Race mode is just great in this area!
pdavison said:
Has anyone got any good contacts to talk to re: a lease deal for an 'R' as I'm hoping new deals will become available as we hit July as it's the start of a new quarter? I'm in Camberley, Surrey if that helps?
A few us on went through Jardines (t/a Lancaster VW), go on their website and look for the contact for Fleet Sales, as these are regional people, so you need to just ask them for the right one. I found this dealer group were very keen to deal with PCH and I've been really impressed with the service I got.born2bslow said:
Interesting about the servicing. I need to double check. I assumed it was annual and I've booked in for a first service on my R quoted me £165...
Ok so I'm cancelling the service. The book says 2 yrs / 20k miles but it monitors wear and usage and it can be shorter. I've done 7k miles so nothing on the dash...madmatteo said:
Picked mine up on Wednesday. Only done around 40 miles in it so far but it's lovely.
I tried hard to steer clear from giving it the beans but drove from Aylesbury to Chalfont yesterday (a route which those based locally may know is perfect for opening the taps slightly) and simply couldn't resist stretching her legs.
Love the car, the performance and, so far at least, the noise it makes. It sounds so completely different to the GTI. Big thumbs up from me and definitely worth the wait.
Edited by madmatteo on Friday 10th June 10:14
Jefferson Steelflex said:
pdavison said:
Has anyone got any good contacts to talk to re: a lease deal for an 'R' as I'm hoping new deals will become available as we hit July as it's the start of a new quarter? I'm in Camberley, Surrey if that helps?
A few us on went through Jardines (t/a Lancaster VW), go on their website and look for the contact for Fleet Sales, as these are regional people, so you need to just ask them for the right one. I found this dealer group were very keen to deal with PCH and I've been really impressed with the service I got.Has anyone sought to achieve a 'Buy-out' price at the end of the lease period? I know this is something that you can request, although it may need to be purchased through a spouse or partner. I'm wondering what sort of prices people have been able to achieve at the end of the two years?
The lease companies dispose of their cars at auction at the end of the hire term, so it's always in their interest to try and achieve a better price through a private sale. Obviously the price they can expect is dictated by the market prices, and with so many of these cars flooding the market, presumably there will be some negative effect on used prices. That should mean some pretty good offers at the end of the two years...
The lease companies dispose of their cars at auction at the end of the hire term, so it's always in their interest to try and achieve a better price through a private sale. Obviously the price they can expect is dictated by the market prices, and with so many of these cars flooding the market, presumably there will be some negative effect on used prices. That should mean some pretty good offers at the end of the two years...
Edited by Captain Caveman on Friday 24th June 14:44
Gassing Station | Audi, Seat, Skoda & VW | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff