Stevo_CT

Hi Paul, thanks! I hope you continue to enjoy your R for a very long time, I suspect your mods will help maintain your interest in your car. What mods do you have? What are you planning? (my turn to be nosey now ☺️) I went for eiger grey, which turned out to be even more spectacular then I anticipated, as it's a new colour and the website where I built and ordered the car from, does not display the finished colour very well. (it's more a darkish metallic grey/silver). I did consider the 7.5R a few months back, and also thought about waiting for the new 8R, in the end I always wanted an SUV and have never owned a range rover. (Reliability risk?)

Hi Paul, I probably should have explained a little clearer instead of just bundling everything into "boring". The car performance, motor, handling etc are top notch, I was just "bored" with the interior. Very stale after a few years. As would be the case with just about any car most likely. I already have my new vehicle, and moved to a small SUV, this being a 2020 Range Rover Evoque. As stated, big change from VW platform. Not being nosey at all btw.... It's nice to hear other opinions and that's what I enjoyed most about this forum.

After enjoying my ownership of both the MK7 Gti & R over the last few years, I got a little bored and decided to move to a completely different platform/brand. Whilst not being an active poster over the last couple of years, I really enjoyed the plethora of good content that can be found throughout this forum, so just a hearty thanks for your contributions in making my VW ownership experience that much better. All the best, and may the MK8 prove a worthy successor to this incredible MK7 golf range.

2 year old car now with 36k km, battery decided to pack up. VW were very good about replacing it, and offering assistance to get my car to the dealership, so a positive ownership experience in the end.

That looks horrendous. The layout, the thick borders, the screen resolution. I'm thinking this is a testing unit only, no snow balls chance in hell would that pass as well designed/engineered.

Looks stunning.

Devils advocate here, but perhaps VW's findings are correct. No one will ever know most likely. This is very difficult for any of the parties to ascertain, I personally would accept the proposal and move forward. Again, call me stupid, I would continue driving the vehicle under the assumption that the odds of this happening again, (let alone once), is insignificant enough to warrant selling it. ps.. this is by no means me siding with VW, I am simply trying to be as objective as possible. GL with whatever direction/decision you take.

I'm very satisfied with Dynaudio in my car, I have had passengers remark on how good it is when driving with me too. That being said, I don't often use it to it's full potential, and if a high spec car came out without Dynaudio, it would not stop me from deciding to go ahead with the purchase.

Sheer tragedy.

I daily drive my R (37 mile round trip) to work every day in Cape Town. The R is not cheap here, so you don't see many of them at all, GTI's on the other hand, are more popular. 3 Series Beemers, C Class Mercs, A4 Audi's are the cars of choice, tons of them, everywhere.

I hope VW pull through for you on this. All the best of luck.

I have Dynaudio in mine, it's an excellent system. Where it really shines for me, (not an audiophile, so take it easy) is on volume, when playing music loud you get to appreciate the quality more. But, I don't often play music loud, and I could just as easily be content with a standard system. My obscure point is that I guess the extra cost should be weighed against your passion for music and quality of sound. I got my car discounted with tons of options included, but I doubt if I had to spec the audio for extra I would of.

Exhaust notes are obviously subjective, but I think we will unanimously agree that this is perhaps the worst exhaust design and sound in the history of R exhausts:-

Engrossing read, no doubt a very emotional and distressing experience. Wishing you a great outcome, my advice is to continue dealing with the owner directly, and get his confirmation of approval for all repair work to be 100% completed.

Also coming from a MK7 Gti, I beg to differ. The Gti to me certainly is more agile and a little lighter on its feet, and is a little more rewarding as a drivers car. The R just stomps power down from zero, and the extra weight gives a more planted feel. I have attended 3 VW advanced drivers courses, with GTI's and R's being driven back to back, and even the non VW enthusiasts who attended made remarks as per my 1st paragraph.

I have only owned my R for just under a year, so financially it would make no sense to change to the 7.5. The only upgrade features noteworthy to me are the slightly higher stock power output, 7spd DSG and the virtual cockpit. Styling wise it is neither better or worse imo. However, the next logical purchase for me in a couple of years time is the 8R, RS3 or M2.

Stick to DSG, you will 100% regret buying a manual should you do so. As difficult as it may be to wait for the right DSG to become available, just be patient. EDIT: for clarification, I am not knocking the manual in any way, I just believe that because your heart seems set on DSG, not to compromise on a manual.

Different country, but I have attended 2 VW driving courses over the last 6 months. One in the 7R and the latest in the 7.5R. (mixed with GTi's too) I highly recommend you take the time and invest in these courses, they provide so much value ito of being a safer and better driver firstly, and the added bonus is you get to understand your R so much better from a performance and capability perspective. Skidpans, emergency braking, short courses, high speed driving, as well a general tips and presentations have all contributed to making me a much better driver, and truly truly appreciating just how amazing and capable these cars are. Certification has also lowered my insurance premium, I assume this may apply in other countries too.

Very nice looking car, enjoy.

If there is a notable improvement in the MK8R, highly likely. Otherwise, the RS3 is pretty tempting if I can hold out 'til release of the new Golf.

I never want to go back to having to insert a key into an ignition ever again. Whilst there may be small niggles as previously mentioned, the overall experience of keyless entry is brilliant imo.

Congrats, very nice. It must be too early in the morning for me, for a good minute or two I was convinced this was an Audi...

Welcome, specs on your car? Your thoughts on it? (assuming you have it of course)

Without wishing to derail your thread, or even start a new one, what are the options on 19"s? I currently have 235 35 19's, not sure about options and reasons to deviate from current. thx in advance, and apologies OP if this is out of order.

Glad it's back.