The Golf R lease thread
Discussion
uuf361 said:
For anyone who thinks these can't be economical I think it depends on your journeys......
Mine (R estate DSG) is now 13 months and 12k miles in, and over the last 1,400 miles (admittedly a lot of that was motorways but still in some traffic) I've just averaged 45.4mpg.....
Really does go to show that those stating struggling to get 20mpg yet you smash double that - it's the same as a phase 1 Focus ST 2.5T oddly those owners were getting vastly less mpg than the Volvo estate with an auto version of the engine (on PH they all refused to admit it was their own joining driving style which was at fault Mine (R estate DSG) is now 13 months and 12k miles in, and over the last 1,400 miles (admittedly a lot of that was motorways but still in some traffic) I've just averaged 45.4mpg.....
. )uuf361 said:
For anyone who thinks these can't be economical I think it depends on your journeys......
Mine (R estate DSG) is now 13 months and 12k miles in, and over the last 1,400 miles (admittedly a lot of that was motorways but still in some traffic) I've just averaged 45.4mpg.....
You must be driving on the motorway at 60, right? Fair dos to you anywayMine (R estate DSG) is now 13 months and 12k miles in, and over the last 1,400 miles (admittedly a lot of that was motorways but still in some traffic) I've just averaged 45.4mpg.....
My R Estate from CVL is going to replace a 150bhp Diesel Tiguan as my daily driver. I haven't even seen a Golf Estate up close let alone an R, I guess it will be similar size inside as the Tig, just lower down. I convinced the other half it will be fine based on its practicality.
Looking forward to it but can't see it being more fun than my weekend car. Blast from Central London down to Rye and back today in the GT4.
Looking forward to it but can't see it being more fun than my weekend car. Blast from Central London down to Rye and back today in the GT4.
BigShick said:
uuf361 said:
For anyone who thinks these can't be economical I think it depends on your journeys......
Mine (R estate DSG) is now 13 months and 12k miles in, and over the last 1,400 miles (admittedly a lot of that was motorways but still in some traffic) I've just averaged 45.4mpg.....
You must be driving on the motorway at 60, right? Fair dos to you anywayMine (R estate DSG) is now 13 months and 12k miles in, and over the last 1,400 miles (admittedly a lot of that was motorways but still in some traffic) I've just averaged 45.4mpg.....
Looking forward to seeing whether the 7-speed DSG in my estate will make any difference to that.
andrewparker said:
Best I've managed in my manual car is 39.8mpg, 150 miles, average speed 62mph, 24?C. Really don't think there is much more I could have done to improve that.
Looking forward to seeing whether the 7-speed DSG in my estate will make any difference to that.
It does. In normal mode in my FL estate on my commute to the office I get between 40-42mpg which is normally in stop start traffic (M25 south side).Looking forward to seeing whether the 7-speed DSG in my estate will make any difference to that.
paralla said:
My R Estate from CVL is going to replace a 150bhp Diesel Tiguan as my daily driver. I haven't even seen a Golf Estate up close let alone an R, I guess it will be similar size inside as the Tig, just lower down. I convinced the other half it will be fine based on its practicality.
Looking forward to it but can't see it being more fun than my weekend car. Blast from Central London down to Rye and back today in the GT4.
Think we can rule out it being more fun... but I wouldn't be surprised if the golf is quicker between December and march.Looking forward to it but can't see it being more fun than my weekend car. Blast from Central London down to Rye and back today in the GT4.
I also haven't had a close look at a golf or golf estate especially an R but am sure it will make a decent daily do everything car.
paralla said:
Looking forward to it but can't see it being more fun than my weekend car. Blast from Central London down to Rye and back today in the GT4.
Errrr... No... nor can I 
My car arrived with 40.4 MPG recorded (To the disbelief of some here), but the best I've seen is 38.9 MPG on a run.
Local driving usually gives me about 30 MPG - 45+ seems pretty believable if you're stuck doing 40-50 on a journey, but I can't really see the pleasure of doing ONLY that kind of driving in a Golf R - It seems a bit like a shackled race horse doing 80 on Mways or dual carriageways and you're not getting 35+ MPG driving it hard on A and B roads!
M.
Edited by marcosgt on Monday 17th July 10:24
maccas99 said:
andrewparker said:
Best I've managed in my manual car is 39.8mpg, 150 miles, average speed 62mph, 24?C. Really don't think there is much more I could have done to improve that.
Looking forward to seeing whether the 7-speed DSG in my estate will make any difference to that.
It does. In normal mode in my FL estate on my commute to the office I get between 40-42mpg which is normally in stop start traffic (M25 south side).Looking forward to seeing whether the 7-speed DSG in my estate will make any difference to that.
ashleyman said:
I did London to just outside Brighton early on Sunday morning, went A217, M25, M23, A23 and set the cruise on 75 and just let it work, no traffic, didn't get below 60MPH on the motorway. I got an average of 29.9MPG.
That's the problem - cruise.I don't use it anymore because it's so inefficient. I did 240 miles on Thursday. 40.6 MPG on the way there, and 37.6mpg on the way back. (I was driving on the way there, SWMBO on the way back...)
ayman82 said:
ashleyman said:
I did London to just outside Brighton early on Sunday morning, went A217, M25, M23, A23 and set the cruise on 75 and just let it work, no traffic, didn't get below 60MPH on the motorway. I got an average of 29.9MPG.
That's the problem - cruise.I don't use it anymore because it's so inefficient. I did 240 miles on Thursday. 40.6 MPG on the way there, and 37.6mpg on the way back. (I was driving on the way there, SWMBO on the way back...)
anonymous said:
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It makes a massive difference for me. That same journey, I would be lucky to get 33mpg up and 29mpg back. It's a good idea, and great for reducing insurance (emergency braking), but it's just not clever enough. I do drive in eco mode everywhere, which helps, and normal/race for special drives. But long ones like that, I leave it in eco with cruise off, it's just too notchy. It can't see that a car is entering from the left, or someone is turning off, but the gap is massive for the speed I'm going. It speeds up too much, then has to slam the brakes on, far too often. I think I used it for about a month, and haven't used it since, I've had the car since last June.Richard Windrush said:
Hi, thought I'd just let you know that I have one Golf R Estate left on this campaign due to a cancelled order. Please feel free to contact me should you be interested.
I'd be interested in taking this car if it hasn't already gone. I've sent you a PM with my contact details. ThanksGassing Station | Audi, Seat, Skoda & VW | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff