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Thanks Neil, Yeah I know what you mean about the OCD of services etc. It is a nice day up here today to wash the car I suppose to free up the boredom.....social distancing from neighbours of course on the next drive

Hello all, I know there is more important things going on in the world right now. I get my car serviced every year around April time (this will be my third service but not the major one) by a local independent VW specialist. Due to the COVID-19 issue and 'stay at home' my service light on the dashboard has been showing the past week and states 'Inspection 14 days' and counting down. I had been aware of this and knew it was around April I get the service and also wanted to get the Haldex serviced this time round but probably to late to book one now and can't take the risk. Just want to know what happens when it hits 0 days? Can i just reset it as i think it can be done via the menu option and then just get a service etc booked in when all this has blown over. Also, I have only driven around 3k since last service in April 2019. My MOT is due in May and have just read on the GOV site that all cars, vans and motorcycles get a 6 month exemption if their MOT is due after 30th March. Thanks, take car and stay safe

Hey all, Not posted in a while and this maybe a good topic to discuss or not? So, have we all 'shot our selves in the foot' so to speak when we purchased our current Golf R? One of the questions is..... 'What do we buy next'? Do we take a step back and buy a new two wheel drive hot hatch with obvious less power but as stated 'a great drive' from the press journalists, albeit a used rear wheel drive m140i in which some of us may ponder or have done? Also, If you have a DSG currently would you stick with another auto or go back to manual box or if you currently have a manual R, stick with another manual box? If you do own a manual R like myself is it worth upgrading to a mk7.5 R with a DSG box from a mk7 manual? I don't think it is worth upgrading from a manual mk7 R to a mk7 DSG now but depends on peoples circumstances i suppose. To many questions i know but i have this dilemma as I would like to upgrade my current R soon but the questions i keep asking myself are, is it worth upgrading to a mk7.5 and to a DSG gearbox as stated above? Don't get me wrong i still love my car and still love driving it but I haven't owned a car this old as my R will be coming up to 5 year old end of May and I have owned it for nearly 3 years now. I also feel that the mk7.5 DSG's are holding their value more as they always have but for some reason there are some still at a high value especially at main dealers and i know the mk8 is due soon but not sure when the mk8 R will arrive or if they be a one and I can't really afford a new mk8 R. I have recently test driven a 2016 (facelift) AMG 45, basic spec but still a £26k and around 30k miles. A Ford Focus RS, again a 2016 basic spec at around £24k and 30+k miles. And lastly an early 2017 Golf R 7.5 DSG, good spec £24+k with around 30k miles. You can see the pattern evolving here as I now love all wheel drive and less than 5 seconds 0-60 . All good cars to drive but couldn't really test the difference or the full potential of the Golf R DSG as it was a first drive and yes it still felt like i was still driving my current golf to a degree. You probably noticed I have not mentioned an Audi S3 as they are the premium brand and at a premium cost still and do prefer the look of the Golf R to the S3. Oh, and I would love a post 2016 RS3 (if i am aloud to say that on here) but they way out my budget. Also, I did consider the new BMW M135i or the AMG 35 are £30k+ cars but again still out of budget. My other dilemma is i have an ongoing PCP deal (nearly 1 year left to go) and my budget is to really keep within a PCP deal with a similar cost each month as not sure if i could afford brand new currently (just recently bought a new house) and I do not really want to get a new PCP deal on the above mentioned cars that are 3 to 4 year old with relatively high millage for their age. I have leased cars in the past but i can't seem to find a good lease deal (not that i have looked much) without putting the norm 6 or 9 months down up front which puts me off slightly and then be at around the £400+ per month i guess.......or I think! Anyway, as per usual i am going on a bit, soooo........Yes, I would love to upgrade to a Golf R 7.5 DSG at the right age/spec and price/budget but would you make a sacrifice or consider a downgrade of power/auto/AWD and lets say look for a 2018/19 hot hatch like a Golf GTI, Focus ST, Hyundai i30 N, Peugeot 308 GTI instead of a 2016/17 hyper hatches? I have probably answered my own questions but as i thought what you guys/gals do? Thank you for your time and please be nice and don't bite.

Hello there I have exactly the same issue when selecting reverse as been like this for a while now and no idea why its happening but at least someone else is experiencing it like me as i didn't know whether to post this a while back but didn't know how to put it? I take it you have a manual like myself and not DSG and also a 2015 model?

Hello, I have hit the stage where i need a service done i think and need some help and advice please. My first telephone call to my local VW servicing garage quoted me £400! I had looked at my servicing book and it appears my R (MY2015) was serviced in November 2016 at 20,000 miles. I got the R in August 2017 at round 25,000 miles thinking it may of had an interim service done at least but looking at the service book it hasn't so think it has been scheduled in for the two years or 40,000 mile service? Confused as have a warning on my dash showing 'change oil in so many days' and had 13 days left. Do i have to get the service done at main VW or can i shop around to get it cheaper who specialise in VW parts? I can see on VW main website that their major 20,000 or 2 year service starts from £329 so i am robbed striaght away there. Just want to know if anyone has used or would recommend a VW specialist in the North East of England for servicing etc? I would also like to point out that i need new front disks and pads which i also got a quote from VW and was for £472.17 fitted and labour costs included and would be OEM. Is this a good price or should i shop around for another brand like a performance if anyone can recommend prices and fitting places also? I just want to try and keep the cost down as only owned the car for 6 months and have already purchased a full set of tyres in January at £100 a corner so being an owner of a Golf R has albeit very pleasing but very expensive in the last 6 months and think i was robbed a little especially with the servicing or how it works when buying second hand! Any help much appreciated. Thanks

Hello, I know probably a touchy subject but i will be needing new tyres for my R soon especially the front as starting to wheel spin now. I got Bridgestone Potenza s001 (on 18" Cadiz Wheels) currently and want to keep to the same 'probably' as i do like them as an all round kind of tyre and had no complaints with them. My question first is are there any good tyre centres/fitters in the Newcastle (north east) area? The reason i ask is on my last car I replaced two front tyres on pristine alloys wheels only to have seen the aftermath of what they had done to both wheels in the respect of damage to the centre caps as if they prised the caps off with a screw driver as it took away the coating and scratched/gouged where the centre caps fit to my pristine alloys!! I obviously complained and argued to be told they will refurbish one alloy only not both or would effectively pay half as i needed the two wheels done. Anyway, I sold/part ex'd the car before i got round to the refurbs. As you can imagine i do not and will not be taking my R back to the same garage and hope someone can recommend a good quality specialist centre and that the name doesn't start with a K 😤 Also, I have seen lots a different threads about types and brands of tyres compared to the Bridgstones (within £100ish budget and not winter tyres) and happy to swap all as i am sure the rears only got a little left on them now so be wise to change all. Cheers

You can't go wrong with a K&N air filter albeit a bit pricey around £57 but that's what i done when researching like you and looked at the ramair and pipercross for cheaper options but thought they are sponge and may not be as durable and will they last as long as a K&N and 100k claimed guarantee. Yes, I know they probably all do the same thing but i have always used a K&N filter in my cars so its probably down to my loyalty and i think if you are going for more mods on the cold air intake then they all serve a purpose.

Hello, Just done a random check on exhaust tips on my R by cupping with my hand on each tip in different modes as I had read about the difference between open valves and closed valves on the four tips especially in Eco mode having only two open and would of expected race and normal driving modes to have all valves open as it appears so. What I noticed when checking in normal and race mode that all tips where extracting (if that's the right wording) fumes by cupping each tip but when in Eco mode I was expecting only two inner tips to be extracting fumes but confusingly there was actually three out of the four??? It was the far left one which appeared to be closed when checking but the other side was open although a little weak compared to the inner ones? I am not sure if this is an issue with the valves opening and closing and I need to get it checked out as I don't know much about them and just need to know if it is normal or not? My R is manual and pre FL. Cheers

Thanks I am sure the drive home tonight will be more pleasurable and hope the time passes by quickly for you. It be worth the wait

I was going to post a thread on why there is a kickdown (click) on my accelerator pedal? Well, I thought i would search first on 'kickdown' and found loads of threads relating to DSG and a different style of kickdown but sounds good on the DSG but i have not driven a DSG to feel this. However, I did find one thread on why there is a 'click' on the accelerator pedal on a manual R whereby you press the accelerator down where it stops but if you press harder it clicks and there is more 'accelerator' give. In this thread there was a comment to do with when you are in Eco mode VW has given the driver this little bit of extra pedal click to get you out of any 'tight tricky spots' whereby you get all the power of the R in this range when in Eco mode........ WOW....... i say you got to try this mode on a B road like i just have this morning its a totally different driving experience and fun fun fun when you get that little bit of extra pedal to the medal to obtain 'all the power'! You can also, like i did, put it in individual mode, set everything to sport and put engine in Eco if you want sporty settings etc. Plus, you lose the growl from the Soundaktor inside the cabin which adds a different feel to anyone driving around in Race mode all the time (like me). Please forgive me if you manual R owners are already aware of this but just wanted to share for any new R owners with a manual box. Anyway, if you haven't done so already then give it a try and stay safe.

Is that the BMC panel filter? I want to do the same but the BMC and K&N are coming in at £52 and £57 but I might go get the pipercross one as its only £37 and if people are saying not much difference on their own and a slight turbo noise then might save myself £20 or even get a ramair as think its cheaper still. I think both pipercross and ramair are foam filters though hence the price difference but not sure if they have the same affect as i have always used K&N in the past. Did you remove the 'snow gate' too?

Thanks all for the positive feedback. It's been two weeks today so I am still in my 30 days but i would agree that returning the car is a bit strong and doubt I would have much look anyway, yes everything has now been sorted now ( both dealers have been great to be fair) but in my opinion a bit shoddy and its more superficial I know but I am a principle kind of guy and it's got to be perfect. My car is still a dream to drive and I have made it look like it's just come out of the showroom with how many hours I have cleaned and polished it and it has now got my official stamp of approval and still gets the looks and people commenting on how nice it is and I must admit the wife and kids have said I'm overreacting a little now and the fact it is two year old it's bound to have 'some issues' and never be perfect so will just see how it goes from now and maybe book it back in in a few weeks time to get the scratches around the sensor and have it put back flush like the others so I can live with it for now.

A bit of a nip-pick but ok manner not manor 🙄 Thanks for the grammar correction 😊

This is getting beyond a joke now unfortunately. started my first positive thread in the welcome section and then had a few negative issues with my car which you may have read and now I thought I had reached the end today but no still disappointed. i love the car to bits to drive wise etc and looks amazing now since I properly detailed it all round and looks so much better than when I picked it up but all the issues since I did pick it up have been rectified but some in a 'tatty' manor in my opinion and this is done by a VW approved dealer! firstly the window seal had been replaced but not in a professional manor as its a bit of a tacky repair which people who knew about the window issue before have pointed out the repair as a bit of a bodge! So, had the sensor issue repaired today and had a new 'painted' rear sensor fited and a new bracket but the repair was again 'shoddy' as when I came to collect it I thought I best check the work carried out first but found there were some scratches around by the sensor and the bumper to my annoyance and I reported it straight away to VW as I know they weren't there before which the dealer had apologised for and agreed the mess and then to get it booked in and sorted by their paint master but they are only available on tuesday or thursdays and can't do tomorrow as short notice and I am on holiday all next week so can't get it sorted until 5th September that's if I can get it booked in for then and to make matters worse the sensor was still not flush like the others and pushed more into bumper and it had a dirty grubby rim around the sensor which I have now found out is glue or something because when I got it home I wanted to rectify and clean around the issue with the scratches and the dirty look around the sensor but to make matters worse the paint on the sensor after I tried to remove the dirt marks inside the housing/rim, I had removed some of the paint! i can't understand why there was a replacement sensor ordered in the first place as it looked fine to me but the new sensor had to be painted to match car hence the reason why I may have removed the outer edge of the paint trying to rectify what they done in first place! here we go again then after two weeks of ownership and pointing out all the issues since day one the car has been at VW for a total of 4 days getting things sorted and I have been without a car for that time and looks like it's going to go back in because of shoddy work on what I think is still a premium car and +20k of finance ahead of me which is why I am getting stressed out about it as still not happy with my purchase and feels like I have been robbed! Its even affecting my relationship now too with my fiance as she thinks I am being a bit paranoid but my issue is I have bought second hand cars before and my last one which was of similar age to this one (2 years old) and there was nothing wrong at all with it from start to finish and during ownership and at part exchange it was in immaculate condition after nearly 3 years of ownership and to be honest was in better condition than what I got now albeit it looked fine visually! Not sure if I am still in a position to reject the car cos I am not sure I can now and now I can also see better R's out there at the same price or less and same spec to mine but I am so disappointed with the dealer who sold me the car and to top it all off the main VW dealer to have done shoddy repair work but is that why because I didn't buy from a main dealer and they treated me as a secondary customer because I didn't but from them and why did I have to go to all this trouble to get the work done from an approved VW dealer instead off them doing it for me and maybe giving me a courtasey car until everything was done to a satisfactory condition? i am sure i put into another thread that I want to write something positive about my R as I have lots of plans but it's just putting me off doing so until it's all sorted and thought today was the day. i hope I don't encourage any hatters as I am being genuine and hope no one is suffering the same on a used R.

Just ignore me lol i tried it it again this morning and the VW showed up but no R logo then I after stopping for a bit I got back in after picking a friend up and then I noticed the R showed up on startup. Not sure if it's a random thing but it is there when it feels like it lol