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Well after a 2 year wait I got a call saying your car is stuck in Grimsby because of a strike at the port . Then the next day ( yesterday) I got the call I thought would never come . Yep picking her up this Tuesday at 9.30 …… now am gettting excited 😆

Well what can I say just picked her up , sod me it’s good , worth waiting 2 years for you bet it is and that’s only doing 55 down m1 home . Only trouble is it’s hammering it down in notts so no pictures. I was told by the Vw manager no more performance pack and Akrapovic exhaust so that will make those with them even rarer

After 4 years and 33,000 miles I’ve said goodbye to my Golf R. When I originally bought it I did so with the intention of keeping it as I’d specced it with all the bits that I wanted. It’s been a fantastic car doing everything I ever wanted and yet so practical. I hope that the next owner appreciates it as much as I did. the decision to change happened in November 2021 when my youngest son bought a Scirocco and he wanted apple car play fitted. We said we’d pay for it and was told that it would take a few hours to fit. So what do you do when you have a few hours to kill and don’t want to sit and drink the dealers coffee? I booked a test drive in an RS3. I thought my Golf was quick but it’s just a different level. After 16 months of waiting it turned up last Monday and I took delivery on Thursday. Thanks to everyone on this forum over the last 4 years for your help, when needed, and input you’ve been superstars. I’ll keep popping back in from time to time, hopefully the new owner of my Golf will be here in due course. here’s a pic of the new car.

Hi all, Just to update everyone, still "ping" and "error" free since the new "modified" steering wheel was replaced on mine.

So two years ( minus 3 days 😂) to the day after ordering I pick her up tomorrow at 9.30 . It’s been a long wait like lots and at times I nearly cancelled but didn’t . Let’s hope it was worth the wait . Ps it’s ☔️ raining tomorrow and you know what I don’t give a toss

For me default Sport mode is the one that is my choice for a more comfort sedate option, that’s great for motorway journeys and for the everyday ring road schlep. One person’s Sport is another person’s Comfort. Fortunately all bases are covered with the choice of driving modes from couch mode to Chillly’s hooligan mode and everything in between. We are lucky! And that’s yet another reason the Golf R is such a fantastic daily.

Roll on Tuesday pick up day . Car now all paid for and just insured it and it’s gone down £124 from my mk7 result ….. 😂😂

New boots (Conti Sport Contact 7s) fitted today.

A new set of trainers for the R today! Conti Sport Contact 7s all round. The guys at Lepsons Tyres were superb and I can highly recommend them for anyone in the East Kent area. Treated the car with such care and really good lads to chat too. They’ve fitted a few sets of tyres for me now and though not the most local to me, are well worth the extra little drive. Gave them a lick of tyre dressing on getting home. Excuse the dirty wheels and car. It’s been a few years since I had Contis and I’d forgotten how easy it is to apply tyre dressing to them. They have smoother more convex sidewalls compared to Michelins (PS4S) and the Goodyears and are a breeze to dress. It’s the small things! 😄 The front offside tyre which was noted at the service last week as having notable wear to a section on the inner shoulder is, as suspected, damage directly from a pothole, which became evident once the wheel was off the car. Looks like the tyre has been pinched on impact and that has resulted to damage to a specify section rather than extra wear all round. The wheel itself is just slightly out of round at that exact point. Swapped that wheel to the rear for now but will look to get it repaired in due course. Early days with the tyres and they need more scrubbing in, but feel so grippy and noise levels on motorway driving him were low.

Hold the wheel tight at the bottom ( ie at 5 and 7 on a clock dial) on both sides of the bottom spoke and squeeze it tightly and gently pull it towards you. Mine always goes away when I do this. This is the infuriatingly unpredictable and totally unforgivable software error, totally repugnant in a car at this price point. VAGs silence is arrogant and contemptuous. We all wait for months with embarrassing, grossly irritating errors for a new wheel, which may or may not fix the problem. A behemoth like VAG can do better. I still await my new wheel (and front nappa seat) which will have been three months if it arrives on time mid April 2023). Hopeless.

@Firkhamhall - good outcome! It’s always good to hear a good news story 👍. Apart from the original new car factory warranty, pretty much all other car warranties are insurance products that are more restrictive than the factory warranty (cover is usually restricted to sudden and unforeseen electrical and mechanical failures), so there will be the ‘usual’ exclusions, restrictions and possibly financial limits on the cover provided. (@NRW - yes, there is also a consequential loss limit of £5,000 in the All In warranty; from memory, VW’s Approved Used warranty and the All In warranty are very similar in content, if not the same). Most people will only read the warranty booklet if they need to claim, so will be blissfully unaware of what the warranty actually covers, and it can come as a bit of a shock if what was thought would be covered is excluded in the small print. There was a guy on another VW forum recently who’d bought VW’s All In product. The sunroof surround on their mk7.5 Golf had cracked and they assumed the replacement / repair would be covered under the All In warranty. Sunroofs are considered to be bodywork under the warranty, and there’s a specific bodywork exclusion (VW’s Approved Used warranty has the same exclusion), so there was no cover under the warranty. Always worth reading the warranty booklet at the time you take out the cover; not the most exciting read, but it’s good to know in advance what you’re getting, and it puts you in a better position in negotiations with the dealer / VW / VW customer services if there’s any dispute or doubt over whether or not the warranty applies in full, in part, or not at all.

Hi all picked the car up on Monday I love it massive improvement over my Mk 7.5 I had a few years ago. I forgot to add reversing camera 🤦‍♂️ arranged for the dealer to supply and fit at double the cost of adding as an option, dealer fitted it but was unable to get it to work, told me that after a specific date of last year they changed something and now cannot add afterwards. may explain why some cars are getting built before others. Lack of parts or only fitting what is need. anyway if your waiting hang on in there it’s worth it.

😂 - I hope that guy isn't anywhere near the Servicing side.

These turned up a week early today.😁😁 Cant wait to get them on and transform the shocking ride.

Congrats Dave! After such a long wait it’s great to hear its making a good first impression! They are a great car. Roll on some better weather for pics of your lively new R and much much enjoyable driving.

Yeah, I think I’m just eager to see if we get a 8.5 and when, and then what that may look like and I suppose that’s derived from thinking will we want to up or stick. I guess that goes for all of us 😁

The New Michelin Pilot Sport S 5….

Interesting. But it should not be that temperamental. We pay lots for these cars, why is the software such a dud?

Some unseen detailing today. MOT tester mentioned last month that there was surface rust on subframe (not enough to warrant an advisory) and to get it waxoiled as rest of car was so mint. So up on the stands today to be greeted with this: Wire brushed all the rust off with a drill attachment (even wore ppe for the occasion!) Sprayed with some Satin black paint over the bare metal Then coated with Bilt Hamber UB which I have to say is brilliant stuff, although hideously sticky if you get it somewhere you don't want it! The results I also did the rear bar, but just with the UB as no rust. Another thing to note, the entry point for the DCC sensors on the shocks was very rusty too so brushed these down, painted and waxed. Something to check if you have DCC as I bet those shocks aren't cheap!

Hi All, long time lurker with nothing really helpful to say until now (possibly) TL;DR - even with a 2 year main dealer used car warranty, I paid £840 for a new engine. Dealer was reasonable overall not brilliant IMHO, but VW Customer Services (Jessica particularly) was excellent. I’m not too bitter at having to pay £840, you’ll see why below, but just to make you aware that the warranty has its limits and you have to play the game while remaining polite at every turn! It’s not easy. The 2 year used car warranty isn’t mentioned by the dealer salesteam as an “insurance product”, so, beware, it has CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS LIMITS. 2016 estate with 50k miles on it and one bearing shell let go, sprayed brass fragments everywhere, engine is no more. 6 weeks later with no courtesy car for the whole period, and I get a bill of £840, even with “full” warranty, 8 months in to 2 years. The consequential loss is the insurance company’s get out clause and is limited to £5000 INCLUDING VAT (ouch), which does not cover a new engine, nowhere near, in fact. So, why did I only pay £840? A couple of things… The first failure is taken into consideration and only then is the consequential loss is applied. (So a hint, do not let a dealer claim you are limited to only £5k, you are not!) In my case, a £13.41 bearing shell was “replaceable”, even though the engine is gone, the cost of fitting that part is the first actual cost. Adding the £5k consequential loss limit comes after that. Dealer’s goodwill was reducing the Labour rate to match the internal warranty rate of £74 per hour not £150 per hour, to be fair. But I’m still staring at having to find £1680 after 7 months ownership and 6k miles done. Not a happy bunny at this point. e.g. in my case: I had to “sponsor” up to £3000 of dealer work while they investigate. If the claim isn’t approved, I foot this Dealer bill PLUS the repair. You are stuck in this catch 22. Mapped, game over. Independent servicing, no brand loyalty, game over. 3rd party engine upgrades, anything, game over. I was boring, thankfully, it was wholly standard. Eventually, the claim was approved and the payment debacle started. Job 1: The shell bearing was £13.41 + 12 hours labour strip and rebuild = approx £1800 £5000 limit applied, £6800 available as a claim value. Job 2: Engine replacement + sundries (an 8 page invoice of sundries!!) = £6680 with a very preferable labour rate, kudos to the dealer for that to be fair. Total is now £8480! Would have been nearer £10k without the preferable labour rate. I get a bill of £1680 for the difference!! (£8480 less £6800) A constant dialogue with VW Customer Services and some common sense later, I get a call to say VWCS would goodwill 50% of my cost. My argument was, “I’ve got a near £1700 bill for a £13 part, that’s really not fair so soon in to a 2 yr warranty” - Jessica agreed and took this upwards. I like Jessica. I pay £840. Phew. I don’t mind that to be fair. In essence it was serviced, so they reset the service indicator/timer. Air con was emptied, so that was, in effect, serviced too. I get a new 2 year warranty on the new engine from the date of fitting. The existing 2 year warranty still stands, a big claim doesn’t end that policy. I get a replacement engine and a full tank of fuel. An arguable win. Hope this story helps somebody to reduce their bill considerably if the time comes.

Gave the engine bay a bit of attention today.Wiped everything down with Bilt Hamber Surfex HD then dressed plastics with Aerospace 303 and applied Angelwax Desireable to the carbon bits. Need to get some more dress up bits but coilovers have come first to improve the ride.

To quick I wanted more time to save up 😂 my local Dealer matched DTD price to and told me July 23 as a estimate then got a phone call Tuesday that the car had be delivered.

Hi all. Placed my order July 22 White 19” wheels Sunroof Winter-pack DCC Digital key Picking it up Monday can’t wait now.

Email from motorfinity today regarding R20 order unconfirmed build date of 42 w/c 16th October 2023

Only done about 40 miles on them so far but all in the wet and they feel super grippy, and really does feel like wearing a new pair of trainers! Low noise levels on motorway which is a relief, and seem good comfort wise. So first impressions are good. Some gratuitous tyre pics in here https://www.vwroc.com/forums/topic/38413-bec’s-lapiz-8r/?do=findComment&comment=644426

Well got my update today and there’s a bloody strike at the port 😂😂 you just can’t make this up

Just had a set of Conti' Sport Contact 7's delivered to replace my Pilot Sport 4S's. (after the Prets have been refurbished!). Just an observation but the tread depth of CSC7s seems to be a bit shallow at 6.5 to 7.0mm. This may reflect the lower cost of Conti's and may explain why the grip is so good but I don't expect the the mileage will be as good as the Michelin PS4S ? Time will tell.

Just picked car up. He told me there has been an update to the recall for this “ping” issue and they no longer replace the entire steering wheel. It’s the inner triangle of touch controls (all the electrics and plastic basically). He showed me the photo of the document they had relating to this. It’s on back order and has orders going back to October as it’s a big issue.

Brilliant news. Mine was dropped off today with dealer and they have kept overnight as replacement puddle lights are due in tomorrow. Hopefully get update on the “pings” too.

Akra is the only thing I would have liked to have it looks and sounds amazing and fits the car perfectly (If M+/S+ came alone, I’d want it too) But even without the Akra they did some great acoustic design with no resonator or soft limiter it makes me feel young again … great fun

@Booth11 Tomorrow night he won't be able to sleep Go get her @Fletch..gti tomorrow you become Fletch.R 🙂

One more sleep! 🥳

Yup, just like for @mpv waiting on his steering wheel, it almost appears to be acknowledged by the Dealer about faulty software within the steering wheel sensors. There was someone named "Jason" in this thread where he received a newly revised steering wheel, and since then, at least from what I have seen posted in this thread, took care of his alert issues dealing with the same thing. It sucks that some people are having to wait so long for their replacement. Hopefully any new R's getting delivered these days are already coming with the revised wheel.

In theory my car is due to be built this week. Probably.

Just branding, both are ACEA C3 (see tech spec in your link) land both are 504 and similar viscosity I think this is the same as the VW genuine oil as mine says in the back that it’s made by Shell in Hamburg Can you take a pic of the pack side of the bottle ? I just both two 5L containers todays of genuine VW and it says on the back that it is made by Shell (I think US version is made by Exxon Mobil)

Don’t ever top it up yourself. 😁 Make VW do it. 😂

That’s why I now just buy top up oil through the dealership. Cost £17.17 (inc vat) last Oct.

I bought a bottle of Shell Helix Ultra 0W-30 to top up the oil in mine

That was my intention precisely Great minds think alike Working on it

Hello all newkidontheblockhere i am expecting my new golf R sept delivery is latest guesstimate ordered nov 2021 black pp, sr, akra, leather, wp, rear cam, pro plus ext just wondered has anybody had or are considering racing line stg 1 remap to 420 Hp yet ?

Pretty good. I’ll pop up a couple pics tomorrow. They’re very much like the Conti 5Ps in terms of rim protection and I had both the version of those with the Rim Protection lip and the version without it, and ironically found the latter to be better in terms of actual rim protection. These 7s are like the latter so the type I prefer.

Thanks Kev and Andy. I’ll be sure to feedback on them as the miles go on. 😊 They sure inspire confidence in the wet. It’s been chucking it down all day here (still is) and local roads have a lot of standing water on them but no hesitation just great grip. They feel good and reactive through the steering too. Look pretty good too, I’ve always like the look of Contis.

I doubt it was a single injector plug. Unless a plug for the whole loom as you've got misfires on almost all sensors edit: cylinders. Maybe ask which plug it was? Does it feel 100% now?

Better book me 2 spaces then 😂🤠

Totally agree - on a long motorway cruise it's the by far the best option, economical and comfy. Or who wants R mode going to Waitrose (aka Aldi)? Those who are on R mode permanently need to check out some anger management courses. 😉

No problem, I like a tidy well focused thread 😃

Mine sounds wicked. its not over the top Asbo style. its more conservative Hooliganism which puts a grin on your face im surprised at the pops and bangs it produces compared to my 7.5 . Glad i specked it. it is alot of dosh thou

000-071-213-F OEM R Logo dynamic wheel hub caps. Available from ebay at £110 in September 2022.

@Firkhamhall Good to hear of a positive outcome from a bad situation. I can imagine the constant communications and careful line you've had to tread to achieve the outcome you have. Thumbu to you for your patience and persistence and a thumbs up to Jessica who looked to be a very welcome ally on your case. Thanks for posting as it is always interesting and helpful to others to hear about such experiences, as it might just help someone in a similar situation as you unfortunately found yourself in. Hopefully you can now enjoy your R without stress.

I also forgot.......Gyeon Can Coat.....cheap and you will get loads of cars out of a can. This should last 12 months too.