Marty77 108 Report post Posted January 11, 2017 Hi folks, Joined up in Nov but not go round to saying hello until now. Bought my 2014 reflex silver R in November, replacing my stolen M135i. Had the BMW for over 3 years and missed a manual box, however the fart of the DSG won me over and the hunt was on for a blue DSG 5 door within budget..........fast forward a few weeks and I took delivery of a Reflex silver manual equipped car, go figure. Having had the car little over a month I am enjoying being back in a manual however the clutch delay valve will definitely be getting sorted soon as I am struggling in lower gears for a smooth shift or fast shifts at the top end, and the threat of a slipping clutch on low mileage cars made my ar*e twitch. Bit of searching on the site had me worrying I had done the wrong thing and should try and source a DSG especially as I plan on some light modifying. Other than that I am loving the car, the extra grip over the BMW in anything other than dry conditions is excellent and even though its a little contrived the noise in race mode did make me laugh on the test drive. Anyway, hello! Martin 1 camelsac2002 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
belfast col 1,090 Report post Posted January 11, 2017 Hi folks, Joined up in Nov but not go round to saying hello until now. Bought my 2014 reflex silver R in November, replacing my stolen M135i. Had the BMW for over 3 years and missed a manual box, however the fart of the DSG won me over and the hunt was on for a blue DSG 5 door within budget..........fast forward a few weeks and I took delivery of a Reflex silver manual equipped car, go figure. Having had the car little over a month I am enjoying being back in a manual however the clutch delay valve will definitely be getting sorted soon as I am struggling in lower gears for a smooth shift or fast shifts at the top end, and the threat of a slipping clutch on low mileage cars made my ar*e twitch. Bit of searching on the site had me worrying I had done the wrong thing and should try and source a DSG especially as I plan on some light modifying. Other than that I am loving the car, the extra grip over the BMW in anything other than dry conditions is excellent and even though its a little contrived the noise in race mode did make me laugh on the test drive. Anyway, hello! Martin Welcome Martin!! When you get a chance lets see a photo of her. I love the rare sight of a Silver R!! 2 SoggyBottomBoy and camelsac2002 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SoggyBottomBoy 641 Report post Posted January 11, 2017 Welcome Martin!! When you get a chance lets see a photo of her. I love the rare sight of a Silver R!! Welcome Martin!! I second what Colin said.....let's see a photo. Love the Reflex Silver. Personally I wouldn't buy one as silver cars are EVERYWHERE in Ireland, but that doesn't take from their beauty!! Well wear!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Booth11 11,325 Report post Posted January 11, 2017 Welcome to the forum Martin. Inspired colour choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashleyman 3,040 Report post Posted January 11, 2017 Photos pls! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrantH09 109 Report post Posted January 11, 2017 Welcome to the forum mate And excellent colour choice in my opinion although I'm bound to be slightly bias Get some photos up Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guy1 321 Report post Posted January 11, 2017 To the club Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marty77 108 Report post Posted January 12, 2017 Cheers guys, I will fire some pics up as soon as I get a chance. I am not usually a fan of silver cars and to be honest it's not usually a colour I would have considered but I think it really suits the shape of the car and shows the lines well. Went simply for s test drive and to see if I liked the manual but when I seen it I was completely sold on the colour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCD 34 Report post Posted January 13, 2017 Welcome, good to see another manual golf R going about! Colin 1 camelsac2002 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lawrie 1,041 Report post Posted January 13, 2017 Welcome. You don't see many silver Rs about but I agree it suits the car very well. Until yesterday I ran a manual R for two years. They're very good.... as is DSG but I wouldn't be disappointed if I had another manual in future. Both boxes have their merits. 1 camelsac2002 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camelsac2002 1,032 Report post Posted January 13, 2017 Welcome mate. Glad to see another manual driver here. Did you stick with 5 doors or have 3? Three doors seem to be thin on the ground! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marty77 108 Report post Posted January 13, 2017 Cheers lads, I am loving the involvement again, except in traffic! Any of you did the delay valve mod, did it make any difference to the jumpy shift? Beginning to wonder if I have lost my Mojo after 3 years in an auto. Yeah stuck with the 5 door for practicality with the wee one. 1 camelsac2002 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCD 34 Report post Posted January 14, 2017 I've not done the clutch mod as not really wanting to modify the R especially when still under warranty. Colin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
