The Golf R lease thread

[MP75]

I think the delivery driver's 39.1 was him nursing it along at 65 - 70 for a 250 mile motorway trip. It is a DSG estate and he had it in ECO. I've done some local miles and it's falling fast. Currently reads 32.1 average which is a mix of town and local faster roads but that figure is still heavilly skewed by the long steady delivery run. I've found even in ECO there are times when it's felt like it could hold a higher gear, I've knocked it up to 6th using the paddle when it's been holding 5th. It feels like it could handle another gear at motorway speeds for overdrive, the engine has the torque for it so I guess that's why the facelift has a 7sp DSG. It's nice to know I might scrape a 40mpg motorway run if I really wanrted to, but I rather doubt I will.

[Alex]

Our long term (12k miles) average is 30.6mpg. That is mostly my wife driving in Eco, plus the occasional Normal/Race blat from me.

[anonymous-user]

First long run today down to Cornwall. What an astonishingly good mile muncher it is! Effortless to drive, haven't worked out how to use the ACC yet.

Any tips? Tried pressing set and it said acc active, took my foot of the accelerator and nothing?

[AndrewNR]

Mine is arriving Tuesday. Where's the best place for GAP insurance and what details do people use for value etc?

[Chiefbadger]

My sat nav has gone haywire alfeady. Thinks I'm in the middle of the English Channel. Really annoying to have to schlep to the dealer within 2 weeks of picking it up.

[davyvee]

digimeistter said:

First long run today down to Cornwall. What an astonishingly good mile muncher it is! Effortless to drive, haven't worked out how to use the ACC yet.

Any tips? Tried pressing set and it said acc active, took my foot of the accelerator and nothing?

You needs to set speed then the distance.

[KGoogle]

Any decent deals going around atm?

[Mark Benson]

digimeistter said:

First long run today down to Cornwall. What an astonishingly good mile muncher it is! Effortless to drive, haven't worked out how to use the ACC yet.

Any tips? Tried pressing set and it said acc active, took my foot of the accelerator and nothing?

Nothing as in the cruise didn't engage, or was the car just slowing to get to the correct distance behind the car in front?

You should see a green arrow on the edge of the speed display when it's set.

[marcosgt]

davyvee said:

digimeistter said:

First long run today down to Cornwall. What an astonishingly good mile muncher it is! Effortless to drive, haven't worked out how to use the ACC yet.

Any tips? Tried pressing set and it said acc active, took my foot of the accelerator and nothing?

You needs to set speed then the distance.

Did you have it set for Limit?

Also, if you've a car in front of you the Radar sensor will slow you to their speed.

M.

[ayman82]

Odd question, but does anyone know about the trip meter and what number it will go up to?

I've not reset it since getting the car, so the trip matches the total (weird, I know).

I'm worried that when I get it serviced, they'll reset it out of spite/just because they will...

So I don't know if it will roll over to 10,000 or reset at 10k...

[Carl_Manchester]

TomScrut said:

marcosgt said:

arj7 said:

On the flip side the used market is started to get flooded with Golf R's, so thats another option

"Flooded" - Where?

Only 2 pages of results for "Golf R" on Autotrader (and half those aren't even Rs! )

M

7 pages on the VW used car search, Mk7 R over a year old. Most conveniently just over two years old.....

I cant see how you wouldn't think the market would be flooded since there are (or have been) a lot of them on lease. The thing I think that is silly about it is that they make you pay in full for the options on the cars, when most people looking for a 2 year old used Golf R would be wanting a bit of spec on them (Blue with 19"s I would imagine, with nav) rather than them being bog standard.

Literally thousands of golf r's (I watched the sales numbers) will come onto the market in the next 7 months if VW don't offer them up for sale to the current lease holders.

Vw went totally bonkers and I hope they go bonkers again.

It won't stop me getting a new golf r, I think it is unbeatable, but it is something to ponder if you want a 2 year old car to do a stage 2 upgrade on or, walk into a dealer fishing for a juicy discount on a minter.

[Patch1875]

Certainly plenty up for sale but most base spec, I'm looking for a decent coloured 3dr with the 19's and maybe a couple of other desirable options not masses out there.

[CaptainMorgan]

Patch1875 said:

Certainly plenty up for sale but most base spec, I'm looking for a decent coloured 3dr with the 19's and maybe a couple of other desirable options not masses out there.

I noticed the same, plus, anything with a few options on soon goes up a few quid too. I'm thinking 5dr, DSG, 19's and nav. Anything else is a bonus.

[cslwannabe]

ayman82 said:

Odd question, but does anyone know about the trip meter and what number it will go up to?

The long term OBC resets at 100hrs in mine - not sure if you meant that or the resettable odo...

[Patch1875]

CaptainMorgan said:

Patch1875 said:

Certainly plenty up for sale but most base spec, I'm looking for a decent coloured 3dr with the 19's and maybe a couple of other desirable options not masses out there.

I noticed the same, plus, anything with a few options on soon goes up a few quid too. I'm thinking 5dr, DSG, 19's and nav. Anything else is a bonus.

Yeah DSG for me also. Got my eye on one that's due into dealer soon so will see what comes of that.

[ayman82]

cslwannabe said:

The long term OBC resets at 100hrs in mine - not sure if you meant that or the resettable odo...

I meant the resettable odometer, on the dials.

[AndrewNR]

I got my Lapiz blue estate yesterday. Due to heavy rain I've not had a proper chance to take it for a drive but the short run I did last night was fun.

Coming from an EP3 I don't think it will be as much fun to chuck about but straight-line speed, confort, gadgets, interior etc make up for it. I think I might miss the EP3's economy

My only gripe is trying to sort the front seat out. I can't seem to locate the front right and front centre adjusters?

[madmatteo]

ayman82 said:

Odd question, but does anyone know about the trip meter and what number it will go up to?

I've not reset it since getting the car, so the trip matches the total (weird, I know).

I'm worried that when I get it serviced, they'll reset it out of spite/just because they will...

So I don't know if it will roll over to 10,000 or reset at 10k...

Mine recently reset itself at 10k miles. Mine wasn't running exactly with the car's total mileage as it had been reset for delivery to me. However, that was quite useful as it was showing exactly what mileage I had done so far during the lease.

[X8JJT]

Anyone know of some good deals going around? Looking for the hatch 5dr 4motion DSG.

[lee-j7zix]

X8JJT said:

Anyone know of some good deals going around? Looking for the hatch 5dr 4motion DSG.

Just had an email from Windrush VW saying there is a deal similar to the last on Golf R estates etc in very limited numbers launched on Monday.