The 45k golf R
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ashleyman said:
Course.
Wouldn't touch it tho, Stage 2 and in the ad all they say is:
APR ECU Stage 2 Upgrade with Racingline Air Box, carried out by QST at a cost of £1,673.00. This is removable with ease.
Stage 2 needs more than just a map and an airbox! I think it's at least £3k to do it properly.!!
Correct, although depending on if it's APR's hi or low torque & given it's the newer & stronger DSG, it could happily survive without much more than just the intake, although downpipes & an Intercooler are advised. Closer to £5k for Stage 2 if doing it properly.Wouldn't touch it tho, Stage 2 and in the ad all they say is:
APR ECU Stage 2 Upgrade with Racingline Air Box, carried out by QST at a cost of £1,673.00. This is removable with ease.
Stage 2 needs more than just a map and an airbox! I think it's at least £3k to do it properly.!!
w8pmc said:
ashleyman said:
Course.
Wouldn't touch it tho, Stage 2 and in the ad all they say is:
APR ECU Stage 2 Upgrade with Racingline Air Box, carried out by QST at a cost of £1,673.00. This is removable with ease.
Stage 2 needs more than just a map and an airbox! I think it's at least £3k to do it properly.!!
Correct, although depending on if it's APR's hi or low torque & given it's the newer & stronger DSG, it could happily survive without much more than just the intake, although downpipes & an Intercooler are advised. Closer to £5k for Stage 2 if doing it properly.Wouldn't touch it tho, Stage 2 and in the ad all they say is:
APR ECU Stage 2 Upgrade with Racingline Air Box, carried out by QST at a cost of £1,673.00. This is removable with ease.
Stage 2 needs more than just a map and an airbox! I think it's at least £3k to do it properly.!!
TooMany2cvs said:
ashleyman said:
Wouldn't touch it tho, Stage 2 and in the ad all they say is:
APR ECU Stage 2 Upgrade with Racingline Air Box, carried out by QST at a cost of £1,673.00. This is removable with ease.
Stage 2 needs more than just a map and an airbox! I think it's at least £3k to do it properly.!!
"Stage" means what they want it to mean.APR ECU Stage 2 Upgrade with Racingline Air Box, carried out by QST at a cost of £1,673.00. This is removable with ease.
Stage 2 needs more than just a map and an airbox! I think it's at least £3k to do it properly.!!
If their "stage 1" is just a remap, then "stage 2" could well be remap + airbox, with "stage 3" being remap + airbox + exhaust.
Stage 1 - Map with no engine hardware.
Stage 2 - There are 3 different tunes, low, medium and high torque.
Low and medium require at least an intake and high torque requires an intake and an intercooler.
A stage 1 map is £750, an APR TCU remap is £650 and R600 is £350. That's not included the extra costs for the stage 2 map and the extra cost as you need to retune the TCU. Don't see how what they're claiming is possible unless QST gave them a huge discount or they didn't do the original Stage 1 TCU tune - possible as it's not required for Stage 1.
Anyway, I'm sure the car will go to a nice home.
ashleyman said:
Stage 2 needs more than just a map and an airbox! I think it's at least £3k to do it properly.!!
ashleyman said:
Stage 2 - There are 3 different tunes, low, medium and high torque.
Low and medium require at least an intake
There y'go, then. Stage 2 = map + airbox/intake.Low and medium require at least an intake
rayyan171 said:
A N55 (more reliable) engined 335i can be found for £9-11k, in Coupe form with the DCT or in the facelifted Saloon. We bought our Audi A6 3.0T at around £10k. Both have 5 seats, good boot space and handle well. Our Audi is very well equipped, the only missing technology from it is some automation. Only problem has been the thermostat on the Audi. It really isn't that difficult to find a 300hp car for £10k.
I am also going to say that the Golf R itself is a suitable car, I would be looking at a 4 year old example, and not a new model, as the 7.5 really has some minor differences. Same goes for the M135i/M140i, there are very decent models at £15k. If they reach £10k they will be on the list after the Audi, but we are still enjoying that right now
Please don't compare new cars to old cars. If you are going to compare cars either compare new cars or old carsI am also going to say that the Golf R itself is a suitable car, I would be looking at a 4 year old example, and not a new model, as the 7.5 really has some minor differences. Same goes for the M135i/M140i, there are very decent models at £15k. If they reach £10k they will be on the list after the Audi, but we are still enjoying that right now
rayyan171 said:
...but for £45k I don't want cheap interior plastics that is expected of a VAG product (still in 2018!!!).
Has anyone had the misfortune to sit in one of the new VW T-Roc's yet?Just simply awful.
Horrible, cheap, thin, hard, scratchy rattly plastic absolutely everywhere on everything inside.
The fabrics and seats are all made out of terrible thin cloth and cheap foam.
They haven't even bothered to paint under the boot carpet.
The whole car utterly reeks of penny pinching and cost cutting.
cerb4.5lee said:
Big GT said:
cheesesliceking said:
What kind of halfwit would pay 45k for a VW??
Pop down to your local Porsche dealership and you'll seeThis made me smile in fairness.
A £50k Golf is still a VW Golf, basically a jazzed up version of the very definition of dullmobile, what your gran might choose to drive to bingo sessions, and yes you'd need to be a halfwit to think that it's anywhere near the same "value" as even an entry level Boxster.
https://www.porsche.com/uk/models/718/718-boxster-...
Willy Nilly said:
rayyan171 said:
A N55 (more reliable) engined 335i can be found for £9-11k, in Coupe form with the DCT or in the facelifted Saloon. We bought our Audi A6 3.0T at around £10k. Both have 5 seats, good boot space and handle well. Our Audi is very well equipped, the only missing technology from it is some automation. Only problem has been the thermostat on the Audi. It really isn't that difficult to find a 300hp car for £10k.
I am also going to say that the Golf R itself is a suitable car, I would be looking at a 4 year old example, and not a new model, as the 7.5 really has some minor differences. Same goes for the M135i/M140i, there are very decent models at £15k. If they reach £10k they will be on the list after the Audi, but we are still enjoying that right now
Please don't compare new cars to old cars. If you are going to compare cars either compare new cars or old carsI am also going to say that the Golf R itself is a suitable car, I would be looking at a 4 year old example, and not a new model, as the 7.5 really has some minor differences. Same goes for the M135i/M140i, there are very decent models at £15k. If they reach £10k they will be on the list after the Audi, but we are still enjoying that right now
Comparing new cars, I would rather have a well specced 340i, with the MPPK. I definitely would be able to get a pre-reg, or a nearly new, for around £45k.
Lord Marylebone said:
rayyan171 said:
...but for £45k I don't want cheap interior plastics that is expected of a VAG product (still in 2018!!!).
Has anyone had the misfortune to sit in one of the new VW T-Roc's yet?Just simply awful.
Horrible, cheap, thin, hard, scratchy rattly plastic absolutely everywhere on everything inside.
The fabrics and seats are all made out of terrible thin cloth and cheap foam.
They haven't even bothered to paint under the boot carpet.
The whole car utterly reeks of penny pinching and cost cutting.
anyone whould would buy that over say this would need a lobotomy. The obsession with Golfs is a bit sad
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
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