The Golf R lease thread

[Sabertheo]

Danm1les said:

Mine was great, coped well and never got stuck! Admittedly it’s more how you drive regardless of car to a degree and we only had a couple of inches! (Giggidy)

Thanks mate, its 100 mile commute over hills(Rest and be Thankful) which is quite exposed , this wont be daily car but when weather bad want it to be able to cope

[Sabertheo]

Sabertheo said:

Thanks mate, its 100 mile commute over hills(Rest and be Thankful) which is quite exposed , this wont be daily car but when weather bad want it to be able to cope

Question regarding the new 7.5 estate(from other half) not seen any up here, do they come with the pulsating rear indicators

[NeilMick]

Nope just tinted rears

[andrewparker]

Sabertheo said:

Question regarding the new 7.5 estate(from other half) not seen any up here, do they come with the pulsating rear indicators

Thankfully VW decided to constrain that to the hatch.

[Sabertheo]

andrewparker said:

Thankfully VW decided to constrain that to the hatch.

Thank you

[Gazzab]

Sabertheo said:

Can i ask what the golf r estate is like.in the Snow and ice please? We live in Scotland and dont want to be stuck. Appreciate Winter tyres would be needed as well?

My Golf R hatchback is rubbish in the snow but thats because a) I have summer tyres b) I live in a hilly rural setting in the peak district and c) it doesnt have all the gizmos you get in say a Disco eg hill descent. With winter tryes it would be pretty good I'm sure.

[andrewparker]

Gazzab said:

Sabertheo said:

Can i ask what the golf r estate is like.in the Snow and ice please? We live in Scotland and dont want to be stuck. Appreciate Winter tyres would be needed as well?

My Golf R hatchback is rubbish in the snow but thats because a) I have summer tyres b) I live in a hilly rural setting in the peak district and c) it doesnt have all the gizmos you get in say a Disco eg hill descent. With winter tryes it would be pretty good I'm sure.

I ran winter tyres (Nankang Snow SV2) on my GTI for five consecutive winters and it was absolutely fantastic. It genuinely surprised me with it’s capability in snow. I’ve driven an R for two years now, but sadly I can’t recall it seeing any serious snow! I imagine with winter tyres and the benefit of haldex, that it would be pretty good. I think 17” wheels just fit over the brakes too, so that could be a good option.

[Sabertheo]

andrewparker said:

I ran winter tyres (Nankang Snow SV2) on my GTI for five consecutive winters and it was absolutely fantastic. It genuinely surprised me with it’s capability in snow. I’ve driven an R for two years now, but sadly I can’t recall it seeing any serious snow! I imagine with winter tyres and the benefit of haldex, that it would be pretty good. I think 17” wheels just fit over the brakes too, so that could be a good option.

Thanks guys appreciate it

[ayman82]

If anyone is around the time of getting new tyres.

I cannot recommend the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 enough.

Changed over on 13,832 miles of terrible Bridgestone Potenza S001s, it has made it feel like a brand new car. It sticks to the road, there's a lot less road noise, and all around great feeling of safety, acceleration and braking is more effective too.

Mine were £400.03 fully fitted. I just don't know why they don't come as standard. I wish I had done it sooner.

[w8pmc]

ayman82 said:

If anyone is around the time of getting new tyres.

I cannot recommend the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 enough.

Changed over on 13,832 miles of terrible Bridgestone Potenza S001s, it has made it feel like a brand new car. It sticks to the road, there's a lot less road noise, and all around great feeling of safety, acceleration and braking is more effective too.

Mine were £400.03 fully fitted. I just don't know why they don't come as standard. I wish I had done it sooner.

That's good to know. Will note for when mine need replacing.

What sizes did you buy?

[ayman82]

w8pmc said:

That's good to know. Will note for when mine need replacing.

What sizes did you buy?

225/40/18 92Y.

Really, really good tyres.

[w8pmc]

ayman82 said:

225/40/18 92Y.

Really, really good tyres.

Thanks, so that's Cadiz size & exactly the size i'd need

[pespro]

No search thread function so cant find this answer myself, probably been asked before.

Car has done 4000 miles and ive had it since April, so its less than a year old.
But it has come up with an error saying oil service due.
Did some Googling and it said probably an error and dealer will reset it and change on to a flexible service pattern.

Booked it in for a drop off appointment but they then called back and said it might need an oil service, dont just drop it off thinking we will just reset the computer. They said might, but its a dealership so im expecting to be ripped off.
Anyone else had the same problem? Hopefully they wont charge me for the service, ideally wanted to just get one service in two years before it goes back.

[headieboy]

I think it all depends on how the car has been driven. AFAIK If you're driving a lot of short journeys then the lifelong service regime will flag up oil changes at less than a year.

[Peanus]

Amateurish said:

Disca said:

Whats the real benefit to the climate screen? It wasn't one of the options I am currently thinking of!
I am currently thinking of:
- Keyless Entry
- Rear View Camera
- Side / Rear Airbag System
- Lane Assist Plus inc. Dynamic Light Assist
- Dynamic Chassic Control
- Dynaudio Excite Soundpack
in Tornado Red as that is what I would have gone for and fortunately what my wife requested!

If you want all these options, a lease is not for you. The total cost is normally added to the lease, making them really poor value. Leasing is best when you go for base spec.

Pretty sure my R came with a heated windscreen as standard?

Just out of curiosity, how are heavily-optioned leased cars poor value if the lessor’s monthly payments are nearly always quite a bit cheaper than a dealer’s? This is what I’ve been seeing, anyway.

[mmcg1]

Peanus said:

Amateurish said:

Disca said:

Whats the real benefit to the climate screen? It wasn't one of the options I am currently thinking of!
I am currently thinking of:
- Keyless Entry
- Rear View Camera
- Side / Rear Airbag System
- Lane Assist Plus inc. Dynamic Light Assist
- Dynamic Chassic Control
- Dynaudio Excite Soundpack
in Tornado Red as that is what I would have gone for and fortunately what my wife requested!

If you want all these options, a lease is not for you. The total cost is normally added to the lease, making them really poor value. Leasing is best when you go for base spec.

Pretty sure my R came with a heated windscreen as standard?

Just out of curiosity, how are heavily-optioned leased cars poor value if the lessor’s monthly payments are nearly always quite a bit cheaper than a dealer’s? This is what I’ve been seeing, anyway.

When you add options to a lease the cost of the option is simply added to your monthlies. So £1000 of options adds £1000 to the total cost of your lease. This means that with lots of options a PCP may work out better value as they adjust the final value of the car depending on options whereas a lease company wont.

[w8pmc]

Peanus said:

Just out of curiosity, how are heavily-optioned leased cars poor value if the lessor’s monthly payments are nearly always quite a bit cheaper than a dealer’s? This is what I’ve been seeing, anyway.

Because you're not buying the car & close to 100% of the cost option, the person leasing will be paying for over the life of the lease, so if they're only keeping the car for 2yrs, you've funded the entire cost of all the options over the short term you've got the car, so that represents very poor value.

IIRC, i think the Metallic paint for instance is a £600 option, but increases a 24mth lease deal by nearly £30 a month.

[marcosgt]

anonymous said:

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Indeed.

The Golf R is a nice car and may well suit someone better than a 'better car', but £125 a month more certainly opens up a lot of alternatives!

I wanted a quick estate, I hate SUVs, the A4 isn't significantly bigger in the boot and the A6 is too big for my taste, so even with the extra, I'm not sure where I'd go even if I was spending a lot more, but the only extra I paid for was the blue paint.

M

[ogrodz]

w8pmc said:

Peanus said:

Just out of curiosity, how are heavily-optioned leased cars poor value if the lessor’s monthly payments are nearly always quite a bit cheaper than a dealer’s? This is what I’ve been seeing, anyway.

Because you're not buying the car & close to 100% of the cost option, the person leasing will be paying for over the life of the lease, so if they're only keeping the car for 2yrs, you've funded the entire cost of all the options over the short term you've got the car, so that represents very poor value.

IIRC, i think the Metallic paint for instance is a £600 option, but increases a 24mth lease deal by nearly £30 a month.

I have been frustrated at trying to get a sensible lease deal through CarWow on a Golf R estate - the headline offers look attractive but by the time you have added a few options, the monthly costs are back to silly. For me, a silver white estate with Pretoria wheels and black roof rails (I would like black tail pipes as well but it isn't an option) is the ideal configuration, but this bumped up the lease cost by £1870 inc VAT over the 24mth term (£77.93 inc VAT per month). The actual cost of those options is £1645 on the VW configurator.

So you are paying for the options in full plus a premium (in my case £225) for a car that should have a better resale value when the lease ends??? Doesn't make sense to me.

[cdrx]

Some options can also decrease the value the funder auctions the car for at the end so it works both ways — at least you don’t have to spec all leases in Resale Silver