The Golf R lease thread
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Two years have now ended with my leased 2017 R Estate and it was inspected and collected this morning so I thought I might briefly summarise my experience.
Over the two years I did 17,000 miles and averaged about 38mpg in total with longer trips around 42/43. Never bothered to use super unleaded as it seemed quite happy on regular supermarket fuel. The Bridgestone tyres it came with lasted amazingly well and were measured at 4mm all round at handover. They were a bit noisy though.
The BCA collection chap was on time, polite and found no faults he wanted to charge for.
Two of the alloy wheels were showing widespread corrosion under the lacquer but obviously this is a VW issue not my doing. Also I thought the paint quality was a little poor and was showing areas where the salty winter miles had taken its toll. If it had been mine I would have been quite disturbed by these issues on a 2 year old car.
Overall happy with the two years especially for the £7000 it cost ( including servicing ) which was lovely cheap motoring. However, would not choose one again as the ride quality was a bit too brittle for me even in comfort mode and the seats were too flat and uncomfortable over longer distances. Plus, whilst it could get a move on when wound up it was a bit joyless and detached so I found it rather dull.
Over the two years I did 17,000 miles and averaged about 38mpg in total with longer trips around 42/43. Never bothered to use super unleaded as it seemed quite happy on regular supermarket fuel. The Bridgestone tyres it came with lasted amazingly well and were measured at 4mm all round at handover. They were a bit noisy though.
The BCA collection chap was on time, polite and found no faults he wanted to charge for.
Two of the alloy wheels were showing widespread corrosion under the lacquer but obviously this is a VW issue not my doing. Also I thought the paint quality was a little poor and was showing areas where the salty winter miles had taken its toll. If it had been mine I would have been quite disturbed by these issues on a 2 year old car.
Overall happy with the two years especially for the £7000 it cost ( including servicing ) which was lovely cheap motoring. However, would not choose one again as the ride quality was a bit too brittle for me even in comfort mode and the seats were too flat and uncomfortable over longer distances. Plus, whilst it could get a move on when wound up it was a bit joyless and detached so I found it rather dull.
Pretty much sums up my experiance so far, although i am now getting a whistling noise through the door seals I expect, which it wasn't doing before.
Tbh its a good car, but I don't sit there saying I want to go out for a drive just for the sake of it, but maybe thats because motoring is just becoming so dull in general (too many cars and crap drivers).
I have had BCA chasing me like mad the last week expecting to pick my car up anytime now, however I extended my lease and have the invoice from VW to prove it, so while I am currently sitting in turkey awaiting flight home, that will be a joyous phone call to VW tomorrow to find out what is going on.
Tbh its a good car, but I don't sit there saying I want to go out for a drive just for the sake of it, but maybe thats because motoring is just becoming so dull in general (too many cars and crap drivers).
I have had BCA chasing me like mad the last week expecting to pick my car up anytime now, however I extended my lease and have the invoice from VW to prove it, so while I am currently sitting in turkey awaiting flight home, that will be a joyous phone call to VW tomorrow to find out what is going on.
I've got a cheap'ish R estate arriving at the end of the month when my Alfa 4C goes back.
Quick question re. maintanence......I've been quoted £14.76/month for servicing and tyres which seems a good deal.
Do they put decent tyres on or just replace cheapest available?
The Bridgestone tyres my previous R came on very average - replaced with Michelin PS4 which were a lot better.
What are Golf Rs coming on at the moment?
Cheers
Quick question re. maintanence......I've been quoted £14.76/month for servicing and tyres which seems a good deal.
Do they put decent tyres on or just replace cheapest available?
The Bridgestone tyres my previous R came on very average - replaced with Michelin PS4 which were a lot better.
What are Golf Rs coming on at the moment?
Cheers
My first service @ 13k miles was £167 think it was, car was due to go back tomorrow (but I extended for 1 year), I have not needed any tyres, at the 13k service I had 6mm left pretty much all round - I would say 8k of them miles were motorway, rest around town etc.
But yes the brigestones are crap - and getting noisier, I think I have around 3mm left now, so will need one set of tyres all round soon.
But yes the brigestones are crap - and getting noisier, I think I have around 3mm left now, so will need one set of tyres all round soon.
The Bridgestone tyres on mine were on 4 to 4.5 after 17k and I think would have been good for another 4k so a little over 20k total. Quite a mix of driving to get there with a fair few miles of the A36 from Bath to Southampton in a spirited fashion.
I bought the two service pack from my local VW dealer for £240 (discounted from £290 just by asking nicely)
So you can work out if paying the £14 per month is worth it based on the above and your expected mileage. If the tyre deal includes cover for any punctures etc then looks well priced to me.
I bought the two service pack from my local VW dealer for £240 (discounted from £290 just by asking nicely)
So you can work out if paying the £14 per month is worth it based on the above and your expected mileage. If the tyre deal includes cover for any punctures etc then looks well priced to me.
What are Golf Rs coming on at the moment?
My golf r estate 7.5 come with Bridgestone potenzas s001 and doing 50/50 motorway/town driving (with a heavy right foot) fronts are down to 3.5mm at 14000miles and rears 4.5mm so have managed to find a bargain set of nearly new bridgestones off eBay which will be going on soon which will last me if need/want to extend lease upto 9 months. I also got a 2 year service pack through Vw for £299. Have averaged 32mpg which I think is amazing for the performance available. The car really is a great all rounder, effortless with the dsg and I would highly recommend it to anyone who loves driving. Virtual cockpit is nice and active cruise control is superb on motorway and something I will try hard to get on my next lease. Only downside is touch screen with finger marks which (maybe just my ocd) needs wiping constantly using a micro fibre cloth.
Darren-qj087 said:
What are Golf Rs coming on at the moment?
My golf r estate 7.5 come with Bridgestone potenzas s001 and doing 50/50 motorway/town driving (with a heavy right foot) fronts are down to 3.5mm at 14000miles and rears 4.5mm so have managed to find a bargain set of nearly new bridgestones off eBay which will be going on soon which will last me if need/want to extend lease upto 9 months. I also got a 2 year service pack through Vw for £299. Have averaged 32mpg which I think is amazing for the performance available. The car really is a great all rounder, effortless with the dsg and I would highly recommend it to anyone who loves driving. Virtual cockpit is nice and active cruise control is superb on motorway and something I will try hard to get on my next lease. Only downside is touch screen with finger marks which (maybe just my ocd) needs wiping constantly using a micro fibre cloth.
Not doing many miles so ticking boxes over a few years. Jag XFR with proper exhaust was worth every penny Monster.135i convertible (n54 remap beast) much faster than expected esp.and total hoot. Golf R, I'm a semi snob. not top of the list and the convertible thing has struck a cord. R8 V8 no faster than an R so I'd stettled on a convertible R8 V10, ok no badge and I really want a 997.2 turbo but 50k vs 80k, that's a chunk. I wish ego was not a real world issue, Super car drive vs well we know what it is. Frankly as it stand the pork is holding its money so well I might be able to man math it but the R hasn't helped.My golf r estate 7.5 come with Bridgestone potenzas s001 and doing 50/50 motorway/town driving (with a heavy right foot) fronts are down to 3.5mm at 14000miles and rears 4.5mm so have managed to find a bargain set of nearly new bridgestones off eBay which will be going on soon which will last me if need/want to extend lease upto 9 months. I also got a 2 year service pack through Vw for £299. Have averaged 32mpg which I think is amazing for the performance available. The car really is a great all rounder, effortless with the dsg and I would highly recommend it to anyone who loves driving. Virtual cockpit is nice and active cruise control is superb on motorway and something I will try hard to get on my next lease. Only downside is touch screen with finger marks which (maybe just my ocd) needs wiping constantly using a micro fibre cloth.
Jaroon said:
Not doing many miles so ticking boxes over a few years. Jag XFR with proper exhaust was worth every penny Monster.135i convertible (n54 remap beast) much faster than expected esp.and total hoot. Golf R, I'm a semi snob. not top of the list and the convertible thing has struck a cord. R8 V8 no faster than an R so I'd stettled on a convertible R8 V10, ok no badge and I really want a 997.2 turbo but 50k vs 80k, that's a chunk. I wish ego was not a real world issue, Super car drive vs well we know what it is. Frankly as it stand the pork is holding its money so well I might be able to man math it but the R hasn't helped.
Not sure I understand your post but don’t let the value of a car or the badge it wears to be something that defines you socially or to your friends. maccas99 said:
andrewparker said:
Just arranged to have my R estate sent back early. I'm just not using it, but I'm going to miss it sorely.
That's a shame, I've just extended mine for a year @ £200/month, absolute bargain!Not sure if this helps anyone but I've just had my Golf R serviced at Horsham Volkswagen (bang on 2 years old) and it came to £179 which I thought was quite reasonable. I told them to forget the pollen filter and just do everything else that was needed. Rear tyres still on 3mm+ and fronts down to just over 2mm so will probably switch them out before the cold weather sets in.
They kindly gave me some tyre pricing which didn't seem that far away from online prices which surprised me a bit.
They kindly gave me some tyre pricing which didn't seem that far away from online prices which surprised me a bit.
maccas99 said:
Not sure if this helps anyone but I've just had my Golf R serviced at Horsham Volkswagen (bang on 2 years old) and it came to £179 which I thought was quite reasonable. I told them to forget the pollen filter and just do everything else that was needed. Rear tyres still on 3mm+ and fronts down to just over 2mm so will probably switch them out before the cold weather sets in.
They kindly gave me some tyre pricing which didn't seem that far away from online prices which surprised me a bit.
Any reason why you got it done now? Was the car telling you? I have 4000 miles or 120 ish days till my service (I am sure they moved it to monthly when I had it serviced in October).They kindly gave me some tyre pricing which didn't seem that far away from online prices which surprised me a bit.
Lease cars should be on a long servicing - obviously no harm done as you have had it done, but you may have to service it before handing back (unless you do it a month early).
I will need new tyres on mine I think soon - I have about 2.5mm on front roughly, backs is around 3mm.
gazza5 said:
Any reason why you got it done now? Was the car telling you? I have 4000 miles or 120 ish days till my service (I am sure they moved it to monthly when I had it serviced in October).
Lease cars should be on a long servicing - obviously no harm done as you have had it done, but you may have to service it before handing back (unless you do it a month early).
I will need new tyres on mine I think soon - I have about 2.5mm on front roughly, backs is around 3mm.
Yeh, car was telling me it needed an inspection. I have another 12 months to go so will definitely need some front tyres, but will try and avoid a third service. To be fair this car has been faultless and I might even think about buying it after the 3rd year....Lease cars should be on a long servicing - obviously no harm done as you have had it done, but you may have to service it before handing back (unless you do it a month early).
I will need new tyres on mine I think soon - I have about 2.5mm on front roughly, backs is around 3mm.
maccas99 said:
Yeh, car was telling me it needed an inspection. I have another 12 months to go so will definitely need some front tyres, but will try and avoid a third service. To be fair this car has been faultless and I might even think about buying it after the 3rd year....
I was price checking tyres a week or so back and F1 autocentre was doing the Bridgestone ones at £88 inc fitting which seemed a good price for a premium tyre. Would prefer Michelin but on a lease car which came with Bridgestone fitted it seems sensible to keep it the same.Anyone seen any decent Golf R leases recently? i'm smoking around in an old spunker of a Mk5 GT TDI at the moment and it's slightly depressing. It's been breathed on by Darkside but even so.. it's a temp measure whilst I found a new boss ;-)
don't really want to pay more than £300ish a month for one but not sure if these deals still exist?
don't really want to pay more than £300ish a month for one but not sure if these deals still exist?
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