cocovs6
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For sale is my VW Golf R 3 door DSG in Lapiz Blue. 11830 miles I have owned for 3 years with 1 previous owner. Full service history. First at Lookers VW Sunderland, next 3 done at Autohaus VW Specialists Edinburgh. Haldex serviced also. Serviced last in July along with MOT. Discovery Nav Pro 2 Virtual cockpit DCC dynamic chassis 19" Spielberg alloys Black vienna leather heated seats Front & rear parking sensors Golf is in excellent condition with less than 12000 miles on the clock. During my ownership never driven in the winter and hardly even in the rain. Always garaged. Only blemishes are light inevitable stonechipping to bonnet & bumper, very light scratches on rear bumper( will machine polish out) and one very small nick on front driver's alloy. Arguably in the best colour in 3 door guise with the vital DCC pack and 19"alloys this car will be a desirable spec for many. My Golf also comes with an APR Stage 1 safe low torque engine remap. Done at Autohaus VW Specialists in Edinburgh. Location; Central Scotland Any questions please message me and I will be happy to answer them.£24,750
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R_wannabe_owner reacted to a post in a topic:
Volkswagon golf r paint warranty claim
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Absolutely on the money!!!!
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If the paint is original and there are no body modifications in that area you should have a claim. However I stand corrected on this next point but paintwork warranty is 3 years and corrosion warranty is 7 years. I am talking from previous experience with Audi regarding Audi RS4 I owned. My RS4 was 5 years old when I bought it and it had several spots of bubbling rust on rear arches/quarter and bottom of rear door. I went to local Audi dealer who confirmed it was original paint and had no body modifications. Claim sent to Audi UK who rejected claim as it was 5 years old it was out of the paintwork warranty. They said it is not covered under corrosion warranty as believe it or not the rust protection is "painted on so only covered under paintwork warranty". This is a total kop out as the body is dipped in rust protection and not painted on. The moral of this is they will find a way to reject a claim whether it is justified or not and expect some b******t reason for rejecting it.
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I have had Pirelli P Zero's on two of my previous cars including RS4 and M5. I replaced them on both cars with loads of tread left on them as I personally found them very hard and not much feel to them. Changed to Michelin Pilot Sports and transformed handling and feel on both cars. I currently have Pirelli P Zero's on my Golf R as they are the tyres fitted from new and I still don't like the feedback trough them. I have persisted with them but will be fitting Michelins in summer when I refurb wheels. I think you will find a noticeable difference with Michelin PS4's.
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Raiden reacted to a post in a topic:
Which EPL team do you follow?
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Liverpool fan since the days of Dalglish!! My idol as a boy👌
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Penguin reacted to a post in a topic:
Wheel cleaner
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tortoise99 reacted to a post in a topic:
Wheel cleaner
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Bilt hamber always end up going back to it after trying many others
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gregozedobe reacted to a post in a topic:
Warranty on paintwork?
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It does look like bird crap which has burned through clear coat. Dealer will look at it and check paint thickness to confirm if original paint or not. If not they will not even consider progressing claim. If original paint they may put a claim forward and find another reason for not repairing it!!!!!!!!!!
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I have Stage 1 engine remap from APR which has made a nice difference. There is now DSG remap available from APR for the MK7.5 as well I believe. Think you are talking around £1500 for both remaps from APR.
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Not worried about, just didn't think there had been that many issues with them.
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Just curious how many people have had any expensive DSG repairs. I was speaking to a gearbox specialist the other day who was having a look at gearbox/clutch issue on my old A4 runabout and he was telling me he has at least one DSG/S tronic gearbox replacement a month. Obviously this type of gearbox has been around for many years now so there will tend to be some failures. Also price for replacement is frightening even though he can do them for half the price main dealer will charge. Has anyone had any major issues with their DSG box?
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3 door MK7.5 R's are out there. Mine is a 3 door Lapiz Blue. There does seem to be more 5 door ones on the market though. I do suggest you go for the MK7.5 not that the MK7 is a bad car by any means just feel it has a little edge over the MK7. Good luck on your search👍
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I had Stage 1 remap from APR done on my MK7.5 R and no problems with it. Noticeable difference. To be honest I don't know if there will much noticeable difference between maps from reputable companies or not. Maybe others will have experience with them; always had APR remaps done to my cars.
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NRW reacted to a post in a topic:
1st Service
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I am not slating all main dealers as I have had great experience with BMW dealers but every Audi dealer I have experience with are like you say they are your best friend when parting with cash to buy their cars and then treat you like a mug thereafter. Even their warranty claims they will squirm out of and make up some spectacular excuses. My 5 year old Audi RS4 got rejected for a corrosion claim by Audi UK. I had a couple of corrosion spots appearing on rear quarter. Paintwork was original as confirmed by Audi Stirling. Paintwork warranty was 3 years and corrosion warranty was 7 years. Audi refused claim as according to them the corrosion protection is " painted on" so it would only only be covered under paintwork warranty. Absolute crooks!!!!
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It's a personal thing but I always take it to a recommended specialist. Most of these boys have worked at main dealerships in their time and know how corrupt main dealers can be when it comes to costs for a basic service. Granted I have never used VW main dealers but from my experience with Audi dealers I would stay well clear of them. Audi dealer wanted £430 for an oil service on my wife's Audi A1 1.5. Done at specialist using exact same materials and warranty approved for £125. Boys I use both are RS Specialists who previously worked for Audi and left due to frustration about how corrupt Audi dealers where. An example he gave was he was told to charge a customer for fitting a cable tie which was £1.50 for materials and 1 hours labour at £80!!!!!!!!!!! plus vat!!!!!!!!!
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Time for front brakes - Godspeed inside.
cocovs6 replied to Dan-T's topic in Modifying your Golf R MK7
What I like about them is the painted black centres, no rusty hubs. I know not as important as how they stop but look the part!!!