Gordon The Golf-R
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Pixelpeep7r said:
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..
It's not boost/traction control tied in with gear selction, is it?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..
MrBarry123 said:
Yes, the DSG can be interesting. I'm assuming it felt like the car was slipping in-gear?
Leave the aircon alone whilst in auto mode. It'll relax when it's hit the target temperature and won't be as frantic.
Yes exactly like slipping in gearLeave the aircon alone whilst in auto mode. It'll relax when it's hit the target temperature and won't be as frantic.
and re the ac - i have turned the profile down to low and will try and not interfere with auto next time...
Pixelpeep7r said:
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.
Just wanted to say LOL.
Thanks
The lag you describe is there in the manual too, it's noticeable because there's so much speed once it's spooled up but yes you do need to give a little more stomp if you want to move quickly from a standstill. 7k in mine now and my average mpg is 34 so I don't see 40 as actually possible, best I had was 38.7 on a very steady 40 mile mway cruise. Grip still continues to amaze, especially now it's getting wetter out there.
I think the ac is great, I tend to have it on recirculate as I live in the smog so I don't know if that makes a difference?
I think the ac is great, I tend to have it on recirculate as I live in the smog so I don't know if that makes a difference?
Pixelpeep7r said:
MrBarry123 said:
Yes, the DSG can be interesting. I'm assuming it felt like the car was slipping in-gear?
Leave the aircon alone whilst in auto mode. It'll relax when it's hit the target temperature and won't be as frantic.
Yes exactly like slipping in gearLeave the aircon alone whilst in auto mode. It'll relax when it's hit the target temperature and won't be as frantic.
and re the ac - i have turned the profile down to low and will try and not interfere with auto next time...
um. i don't know if its just this weather and road conditions etc but i would have to question the traction control and what it actually does.
pulled out of a T Junction, so 90 degree to the right. Nothing coming either way so i thought i would plant the throttle for some nice grippy acceleration.
front traction breaks, rears kick in. Rear traction breaks, car transforms into a 2.8i Capri with full sideways rear action and no signs of the TC kicking in to save me.
I am not a driving god, the little amber light was flashing away on the dash but it was still feeding power to the rear lol.
Letting off the throttle like a big girl was the only thing that straightened the car up.
More practice me thinks!
pulled out of a T Junction, so 90 degree to the right. Nothing coming either way so i thought i would plant the throttle for some nice grippy acceleration.
front traction breaks, rears kick in. Rear traction breaks, car transforms into a 2.8i Capri with full sideways rear action and no signs of the TC kicking in to save me.
I am not a driving god, the little amber light was flashing away on the dash but it was still feeding power to the rear lol.
Letting off the throttle like a big girl was the only thing that straightened the car up.
More practice me thinks!
Pixelpeep7r said:
um. i don't know if its just this weather and road conditions etc but i would have to question the traction control and what it actually does.
pulled out of a T Junction, so 90 degree to the right. Nothing coming either way so i thought i would plant the throttle for some nice grippy acceleration.
front traction breaks, rears kick in. Rear traction breaks, car transforms into a 2.8i Capri with full sideways rear action and no signs of the TC kicking in to save me.
I am not a driving god, the little amber light was flashing away on the dash but it was still feeding power to the rear lol.
Letting off the throttle like a big girl was the only thing that straightened the car up.
More practice me thinks!
Excellent. It sounds as if the car is better than expected.pulled out of a T Junction, so 90 degree to the right. Nothing coming either way so i thought i would plant the throttle for some nice grippy acceleration.
front traction breaks, rears kick in. Rear traction breaks, car transforms into a 2.8i Capri with full sideways rear action and no signs of the TC kicking in to save me.
I am not a driving god, the little amber light was flashing away on the dash but it was still feeding power to the rear lol.
Letting off the throttle like a big girl was the only thing that straightened the car up.
More practice me thinks!
Pixelpeep7r said:
um. i don't know if its just this weather and road conditions etc but i would have to question the traction control and what it actually does.
pulled out of a T Junction, so 90 degree to the right. Nothing coming either way so i thought i would plant the throttle for some nice grippy acceleration.
front traction breaks, rears kick in. Rear traction breaks, car transforms into a 2.8i Capri with full sideways rear action and no signs of the TC kicking in to save me.
I am not a driving god, the little amber light was flashing away on the dash but it was still feeding power to the rear lol.
Letting off the throttle like a big girl was the only thing that straightened the car up.
More practice me thinks!
I also hope this is a feature rather than an issue... I like my 'fun' car to have a wee bit of fight in it. pulled out of a T Junction, so 90 degree to the right. Nothing coming either way so i thought i would plant the throttle for some nice grippy acceleration.
front traction breaks, rears kick in. Rear traction breaks, car transforms into a 2.8i Capri with full sideways rear action and no signs of the TC kicking in to save me.
I am not a driving god, the little amber light was flashing away on the dash but it was still feeding power to the rear lol.
Letting off the throttle like a big girl was the only thing that straightened the car up.
More practice me thinks!
Cheers,
Grant
MrBarry123 said:
myvision said:
So let's work things out as a car you love it ?
10,000 miles a year 192 miles a week.
Why would anyone that enjoys driving a car sign up to such
Low mileage one good drive out the mileage is done for that week.
Are the majority of these cars clocked or will be clocked?
No there's just a lot of people who end up paying the additional mileage charge when they come to give the car back.10,000 miles a year 192 miles a week.
Why would anyone that enjoys driving a car sign up to such
Low mileage one good drive out the mileage is done for that week.
Are the majority of these cars clocked or will be clocked?
Thanks for the review so far. I have a question about music and SD cards that I hope you can answer. I have all of my music on my Mac, organised by iTunes. When you drill into where the music is saved, it is in the following folder and file structure:
i.e. Artist 1 / Album 1 / Track 1, Track 2 etc
Artist 1/ Album 2/ Track 1, Track 2 etc
I had planned on simply copying the contents of my iTunes folder across to the SD card, so that each artist is grouped by folder with subfolders for each of their albums. My questions are therefore:
- If I do this, will the car read the contents of sub-folders and allow me to navigate by artist and then album, or will it simply look in the main directory of the SD card and not find any music?
- In shuffle mode, does the car shuffle the contents of the sub folders or is it able to shuffle the contents of the main directory only?
- I'm rather OCD about album artwork and therefore my iTunes library has all of the correct album art, either added automatically when iTunes can find it, or added manually for the more obscure albums or bootleg live gigs etc. Will the car display the correct album art if the ID3 tags are correct within iTunes?
- What format does the SD card need to be in so the card can read it?
Thanks in advance!
Iain
i.e. Artist 1 / Album 1 / Track 1, Track 2 etc
Artist 1/ Album 2/ Track 1, Track 2 etc
I had planned on simply copying the contents of my iTunes folder across to the SD card, so that each artist is grouped by folder with subfolders for each of their albums. My questions are therefore:
- If I do this, will the car read the contents of sub-folders and allow me to navigate by artist and then album, or will it simply look in the main directory of the SD card and not find any music?
- In shuffle mode, does the car shuffle the contents of the sub folders or is it able to shuffle the contents of the main directory only?
- I'm rather OCD about album artwork and therefore my iTunes library has all of the correct album art, either added automatically when iTunes can find it, or added manually for the more obscure albums or bootleg live gigs etc. Will the car display the correct album art if the ID3 tags are correct within iTunes?
- What format does the SD card need to be in so the card can read it?
Thanks in advance!
Iain
Mac. said:
- If I do this, will the car read the contents of sub-folders and allow me to navigate by artist and then album, or will it simply look in the main directory of the SD card and not find any music?
- In shuffle mode, does the car shuffle the contents of the sub folders or is it able to shuffle the contents of the main directory only?
- I'm rather OCD about album artwork and therefore my iTunes library has all of the correct album art, either added automatically when iTunes can find it, or added manually for the more obscure albums or bootleg live gigs etc. Will the car display the correct album art if the ID3 tags are correct within iTunes?
- What format does the SD card need to be in so the card can read it?
Thanks in advance!
Iain
Hi Iain, - In shuffle mode, does the car shuffle the contents of the sub folders or is it able to shuffle the contents of the main directory only?
- I'm rather OCD about album artwork and therefore my iTunes library has all of the correct album art, either added automatically when iTunes can find it, or added manually for the more obscure albums or bootleg live gigs etc. Will the car display the correct album art if the ID3 tags are correct within iTunes?
- What format does the SD card need to be in so the card can read it?
Thanks in advance!
Iain
This article will answer all of your questions - a few things to note seen as i use a mac too..
1) the Golf will ignore ANY folders with any hidden system files in it - the Mac has a habit of littering folders with .spotlight folders etc - all these need to be removed. There is some clever command line stuff you can do in terminal to rid the card of these but i find it far easier to pop it into a windows machine and delete any folder or file with a dot in front of it (mac hidden)
2) Album art - you are in for a real headache. it will only display artwork 400x400 and that is embedded in the audio file. anything else it will ignore.
That link above covers all of what you need to do, including the points i've raised so go looksie. It will be worth it once you've finished
uzzi said:
Great car buddy! Love the colour and seems well specced!
A friend if mine is seriously interested in getting these on a lease deal similar to yours. Do you know any lease companies offering similar deals currently?
Apologies if asked already!
Sorry, i am a little out of the loop on the current deals. From what i understand anything good for the 7R has dried up.A friend if mine is seriously interested in getting these on a lease deal similar to yours. Do you know any lease companies offering similar deals currently?
Apologies if asked already!
Meanwhile - outside Gordon Ramsey's offices in london..
posted this in the lease thread but thought i'd copy it in here too for those that are interested..
finally managed to upload a video of what the exhaust with its vibrating friend sounds like inside the cabin.
Car is completely standard
Car in Race
Gearbox in Sport
for the changes i left it in automatic
downshifts were manual by the paddles as i was coming up to the lights.
and yes. the fiesta on my right wasn't at the lights when they were red, he came sailing past before i got off the line lol.
There is an annoying rattle which was either my dodgy phone holder or the microphone in my several time dropped water damaged iPhone 5s.
anyway.. Enjoy
http://youtu.be/fB2SHix4COo
finally managed to upload a video of what the exhaust with its vibrating friend sounds like inside the cabin.
Car is completely standard
Car in Race
Gearbox in Sport
for the changes i left it in automatic
downshifts were manual by the paddles as i was coming up to the lights.
and yes. the fiesta on my right wasn't at the lights when they were red, he came sailing past before i got off the line lol.
There is an annoying rattle which was either my dodgy phone holder or the microphone in my several time dropped water damaged iPhone 5s.
anyway.. Enjoy
http://youtu.be/fB2SHix4COo
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