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Mine's started doing this, thought I just wasn't pushing hard enough. Would it be covered under warranty? The genuine ones on eBay are over £91!

My 7.5R lease is coming to an end and I was quoted £31,725 to purchase the car. Seems like a lot for a 2 year old car on 11k miles when there's a new model out but looking on CarWow etc., this seems to be the going rate. Madness.

I miss the DSG farts but I've also disabled the Soundaktor completely on this one whereas I just had it on the lowest setting before. I think I prefer how my previous one sounded but at least the exhaust is not as boomy as it was over the first 500 miles.

Mine's on about 700 miles and the pops and bangs on overrun almost seem excessive. Although they are quite muffled from inside. I've had the DSG farts once or twice but they are very rare. The sound is so different to my previous 7.5.

I'm on my third Mk 7 Golf and can't believe how poor the OEM wipers are. Every time they wipe downwards, there is a large patch right in my sight line which goes un-wiped! Can't believe this hasn't been picked up in quality control.

How do you find out the build date? Mine has keyless, camera, lane assist, traffic sign recognition, dynamic light assist etc.

Yes mine too, but I think it's Dynamic Light Assist? Seems to be part of the new standard features on the latest builds along with the reversing camera and lane assist.

I've just got a new WLTP R and am having the issue with Performance Monitor not remembering which gauges I've selected. Has anyone got this fixed by VW via a software update?

I was told by a dealer that any orders after 31st October would have a price increase of 12%. Unsure how true that is.

I've had a few reboots and lots of freezes while using Carplay.

Same here and I run 36 PSI.

That does look nice in red.

In the UK they are now 296hp (300 PS) instead of 306hp (310 PS). I think the reason they are are lower in the US may be related to the climate and fuel octane rating (across the country as a whole).

I've used Eco coasting a few times when I'm on bingo fuel and nowhere near a petrol station. Feels a bit wrong but obviously helps with MPG.

Mine's done this a couple of times with branches etc. It's a 2017 mk 7.5 so not a new thing but I think you can disable it somewhere in settings.

Drove one of these recently. Sounds horrendous inside on the motorway 😧

I've always wondered about this.

I did eventually get the oil changed. It took a couple more phone calls to the lease company and eventually got through to someone who put me through to the garage and they just booked it in. They also changed the pollen filter and did a "health check" and even emailed me a pointless 2 min video of them checking the tyre tread depth. So it's definitely due when the oil light comes on and worth doing (particularly if you're paying extra on the lease for maintenance!).

The grip level on these Rs does seem to drop off quite quickly once temperatures get close to zero, at least with 'standard' tyres. It always surprises me as I get used to how well they grip when it's warm.

I've been having the exact same issue on PS4s when driving round certain roundabouts or pulling out of a junction fast. Had the car a year (but PS4s are all about 6 months old) and it's only just started happening while temps have been down to about 4c so put it down to that. Tyres are all 36 PSI. It never feels out of control so expect it's just the Haldex struggling to adjust as quickly as it does when it's warmer.

Well if that's the case, some poor sod will get a surprise if they buy an ex-lease R in a year or so! I'm not changing it myself as I pay £7 a month for maintenance on my lease.

So that's why it's called Turmeric Yellow.

I don't think it's the lease company as the lady I spoke to phoned the dealer a further 2 times after I booked it in and said they are certain it's not due. But I'm going to have to take it somewhere else as it now keeps beeping and saying "Oil Service Due!" every time I get out the car so perhaps they can disable that.

My R has done just over 11,000 miles and the oil service message has started popping up. I've twice tried to book it in with VW for an oil change (via my lease company) but they say VW keep declining it saying it's on flexible servicing and isn't due until about 18,000 miles. I've explained there's a message saying oil service required in 800 miles and that it's an oil service and not a full service but they insist it doesn't need an oil change. Is that correct? Why would it say it needs one if it doesn't?

I find the standard sat-nav fine on y 7.5 when combined with a 4G USB dongle. I have Carplay as well but prefer the VW maps over Apple Maps, Google Maps and Waze.