Golf R 2014

[jbaddeley]

It's arrived today. Can't wait to gently explore it's capabilities over the weekend on the welsh roads around Betswycoed.

[marcgti6]

Nice, you're in for a treat - there's some fantastic roads around Betswycoed!

[bigup]

congrats

how long did you have to wait for it?

[jbaddeley]

Cheers mate. Do them quite often in my M3 with some chaps who love petrol. Found a new one to surpass them all the other week. B4391 from Bala towards Oswestry. Absolutely stunning - beat the triangle hands down in my view. Of course i''m running in so will be steady.

[jbaddeley]

Ordered 11th March. Not too bad a wait. Gave me plenty of time to sell my Edition 30 which sold rapidly after an advert on here.

[a1burns]

Saw one of these in a beautiful blue in my gym car park last night, it looked stunning, congratulations!
Not sure I like the quad exhausts though, just something a bit OTT about them :/

[jimmyVX]

jbaddeley said:

Cheers mate. Do them quite often in my M3 with some chaps who love petrol. Found a new one to surpass them all the other week. B4391 from Bala towards Oswestry. Absolutely stunning - beat the triangle hands down in my view. Of course i''m running in so will be steady.

A great bit of road over the mountain, just a bit too short!

[dom9]

Will be following this with interest...

[Martin_M]

Very nice, I considered one but went down the M135i route. For me, the quad exhausts are what makes it stand out from the crowd. Looking forward to reading your thoughts.

Martin

[jbaddeley]

Missed the 135i deals but this probably suits me better. A bit more space being the main reason. I'm lucky to have an old m3 for rear wheel drive fun! Just running in at the moment but feels sprightly upto 4.5/5k.

[SKM1984]

That is lovely

I did have an M135i in auto but felt very detached in day to day driving, can't wait for my manual R to turn up, Roll on September!

[325Ti]

jbaddeley said:

Ordered 11th March. Not too bad a wait. Gave me plenty of time to sell my Edition 30 which sold rapidly after an advert on here.

dear god - i ordered a golf estate in April (company car) and its not coming till bloody November!!

[Martin_M]

jbaddeley said:

Missed the 135i deals but this probably suits me better. A bit more space being the main reason. I'm lucky to have an old m3 for rear wheel drive fun! Just running in at the moment but feels sprightly upto 4.5/5k.

Yeah, there were some stonking lease deals I believe. Can't beat an M3 for some fun!

[melvster]

That looks superb John, colour is stunning.

[jbaddeley]

Feels pretty rapid just using the first 5k in rev range. Will try and get some miles on before next weekend!

[sumo69]

Looks lovely - you ordered after me and I still have 6 weeks left to wait!

I see yours came on a loader rather than being driven to you - can I ask how far away your supplying dealer is and who your lease is from?

Thanks and enjoy

David

[jbaddeley]

Listers Stratford through Gateway 2 lease. Dare I ask who is supplying yours - seems like a long wait!

[tbc]

Not what i would spend over 30k on but suppose for the price you get a reliable, fast and decent thud when you close the door

[jackh707]

Be careful on the B4391, Bala Ffestiniog road, I've holed the sump on a caterham in that road.

It's quite "undulating"

[tjlazer]

They are bloody lovely cars. I'm enjoying mine immensely. Off for some driving his weekend too!