The Golf R lease thread

[maccas99]

furtive said:

I have SatNav. Plus DSG and a sunroof

Edited by furtive on Tuesday 28th March 15:51

Nice one, what deal did you get?

[ClockworkCupcake]

furtive said:

It's arrived

Oh, lovely! The Lapiz Blue is my favourite colour.

What's the panoramic sunroof like? It's something I've always wanted on a car. Any idea on what that much weight up top does to the handling? Or is it negligible?

[ashleyman]

ClockworkCupcake said:

Oh, lovely! The Lapiz Blue is my favourite colour.

What's the panoramic sunroof like? It's something I've always wanted on a car. Any idea on what that much weight up top does to the handling? Or is it negligible?

Wouldn't exactly call it 'panoramic' on the hatch. It's not that big.

[furtive]

Just an oversized normal sunroof really rather than full panoramic. It doesn't extend towards the rear seats.

It's nice though - one-touch open/close/tilt

[ollie05]

So has anyone ordered a facelift model yet, or even seen one in the metal?

Local dealer tells me a showroom car will be available to view, not drive very soon, though how long that is, is anyones guess, but im assuming some dealers may have possibly had them?

Or is there a certain date that I haven't seen?!

[TomScrut]

ollie05 said:

So has anyone ordered a facelift model yet, or even seen one in the metal?

Local dealer tells me a showroom car will be available to view, not drive very soon, though how long that is, is anyones guess, but im assuming some dealers may have possibly had them?

Or is there a certain date that I haven't seen?!

GTI World have one as I saw it on Facebook

[maccas99]

ollie05 said:

So has anyone ordered a facelift model yet, or even seen one in the metal?

Local dealer tells me a showroom car will be available to view, not drive very soon, though how long that is, is anyones guess, but im assuming some dealers may have possibly had them?

Or is there a certain date that I haven't seen?!

I've just ordered a FL R Estate from Yes Lease. Current ETA is 10-12 weeks.

[ollie05]

TomScrut said:

GTI World have one as I saw it on Facebook

any pics of it? I don't use FB but just googled it and couldn't see anything...

[ollie05]

maccas99 said:

I've just ordered a FL R Estate from Yes Lease. Current ETA is 10-12 weeks.

What deal did you get? manual or DSG, and any options etc?

Saw you were looking at a pre facelift before, but couldn't resist the new one eh?

[maccas99]

ollie05 said:

What deal did you get? manual or DSG, and any options etc?

Saw you were looking at a pre facelift before, but couldn't resist the new one eh?

From 2 pages back:

Golf R Estate Face Lift 5 dr DSG
3+23
5k miles
£321/month
£964 initial
£300 fee
8.4ppm excess

No options (it's fairly well loaded IMHO). I would have had to send the GTD back early if I went for the PFL which wasn't exactly ideal.

[TomScrut]

ollie05 said:

TomScrut said:

GTI World have one as I saw it on Facebook

any pics of it? I don't use FB but just googled it and couldn't see anything...

It was a few weeks ago so would take ages to find it, and in fairness wasnt a good pic because it was quite dark. But definitely a facelfit

[ollie05]

maccas99 said:

From 2 pages back:

Golf R Estate Face Lift 5 dr DSG
3+23
5k miles
£321/month
£964 initial
£300 fee
8.4ppm excess

No options (it's fairly well loaded IMHO). I would have had to send the GTD back early if I went for the PFL which wasn't exactly ideal.

Christ im blind lol.

Thanks for that! Look forward to seeing it

[ClockworkCupcake]

I'm looking forward to EVO reviewing it.

I think the thing that most excites me about the new model is the digital dash. Sad, but true.

[maccas99]

Here are a couple of early reviews:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/volkswagen/gol...

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/golf/99034...

The AE one just tends to moan about the cost but the Autocar one reads well.

[va1o]

Interesting there seems to be a bigger performance difference between the manual and DSG versions than before?

[Birdster]

I've been reading conflicting opinions on tyre pressures. Mine are set to 42psi and I feel it's a bit too much.

Anyone adjusted the pressure on their cars? 3 door manual.

[ashleyman]

Birdster said:

I've been reading conflicting opinions on tyre pressures. Mine are set to 42psi and I feel it's a bit too much.

Anyone adjusted the pressure on their cars? 3 door manual.

I've got 5 door on 19's and mine are on 36.5.

[Birdster]

Thanks, should have mentioned mine is on 18's.

[TomScrut]

va1o said:

Interesting there seems to be a bigger performance difference between the manual and DSG versions than before?

Its a different box, 7 speed this time. Same as in the S3 since last year

[Jazzer]

Birdster said:

Thanks, should have mentioned mine is on 18's.

38psi all round, 42 is way too much!