Post a picture of your car here Part 4 (quote a picture, get a 24h ban!!)

JoeA3

My new bus.

colm_mcm

Wow, that looks the bizz!
Are there a few options on it too?


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Pov06

Nice looking yoke but I'm not a fan of the flat bottom steering wheel. Seems impractical.

Not a golf fan myself but thats a beaut! Well wear

JoeA3

colm_mcm wrote: »

Wow, that looks the bizz!
Are there a few options on it too?


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Cheers Colm, yeah I'm thrilled with it myself. It's an absolute beast on the road and I've never driven a car that catches other people's attention so much. The colour really pops and stands out.

Not many options ticked actually. They're very well spec'd as standard. I spec'd:
Wheels - only 130 quid over the standard wheels
Leather - expensive!
Keyless entry/start.

Everything else is standard including Nav, camera, parking sensors, adaptive cruise, etc etc.

Oh and I went DSG this time and loving it so far. I'm converted.

Supergurrier

Nice one Joe, how do you find it ?

Whats the new Haldex system like/do they have a lsd ?

A simple map can do alot to those an extremely tunable car with solid internals.

Well wear.

umop apisdn

Does that golf have no front fogs ?

JoeA3

Supergurrier wrote: »

Nice one Joe, how do you find it ?

Whats the new Haldex system like/do they have a lsd ?

A simple map can do alot to those an extremely tunable car with solid internals.

Well wear.

Love it! Honestly didn't expect to notice such a difference over the GTI but it's really night and day. Huge sense of occasion when you give it some beans, real wow factor! The sheer pace and noise as it goes is phenomenal. Grip is incredible. GTI was a bugger for wheel spin and tramping. This thing sticks to the road. On a wet roundabout tonight at a good pace, no bother to it whereas the GTI never quite gave me that confidence.

The Haledex is very clever. It's not fully active AWD. I believe power only goes to the rear when you push on or you're losing front grip.

4 pipes too but 2 are inactive in "normal driving". Flaps open up when giving it some beans

colm_mcm

umop apisdn wrote: »

Does that golf have no front fogs ?

It has cooling ducts for the brakes instead

JoeA3

umop apisdn wrote: »

Does that golf have no front fogs ?

No R / R32 has ever had fogs. No room due to radiator cooing ducts. Who needs front fogs...

pippip

umop apisdn wrote: »

Does that golf have no front fogs ?

I notice alot of high spec Audi A6's don't either.
I assumed the fancy headlights nowadays could adapt for when they would be needed?

JoeA3

pippip wrote: »

I notice alot of high spec Audi A6's don't either.
I assumed the fancy headlights nowadays could adapt for when they would be needed?

The xenons are fantastic alright plus the R has the double "U" led DRL's.

Autosport

That golf looks amazing and especially in that colour. Catches the eye well wear

MetzgerMeister

Absolutely awesome R Joe, well wear!!

Whoever got your GTi is a lucky person after all the detailing it had in Spirit

JoeA3

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Absolutely awesome R Joe, well wear!!

Whoever got your GTi is a lucky person after all the detailing it had in Spirit

Thanks man. Yeah absolutely, it's already on carzone too. Anyone on here in the market for a used MK7 GTI? You won't find a better one in terms of spec/condition/miles, absolutely guaranteed.

MuppetCheck

That asking price is ambitious!

JoeA3

MuppetCheck wrote: »

That asking price is ambitious!

It is a tad but mark my words, it won't hang around long. He has had lads ringing him for weeks looking to see it. You won't find many (any?) 132's with the spec either.

bazz26

Which one is it?

wonski

Pov06 wrote: »

Nice looking yoke but I'm not a fan of the flat bottom steering wheel. Seems impractical.

Was looking at that now and it might improve getting into a car a bit, no?
Maybe it doesn't make any difference at all, but why would it be impractical?

The bottom part of the steering wheel would only be used for parking really I think.

Very nice looking car, new and shiny too:D

Enjoy it, Joe.

MuppetCheck

JoeA3 wrote: »

It is a tad but mark my words, it won't hang around long. He has had lads ringing him for weeks looking to see it. You won't find many (any?) 132's with the spec either.

True, its almost exactly what I was after when I was looking.

MetzgerMeister

Flat bottomed wheel means you can have the steering wheel lower down without it hitting your legs. Makes a difference to comfort and the steering angle.

JoeA3

bazz26 wrote: »

Which one is it?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10211155

wonski

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Flat bottomed wheel means you can have the steering wheel lower down without it hitting your legs. Makes a difference to comfort and the steering angle.

That's what I thought.

Gives you an extra inch or two.

Was surprised someone would call it impractical.

JoeA3

Was surprised someone would call it impractical.

Me too. Nonsense IMO.

MetzgerMeister

wonski wrote: »

Gives you an extra inch or two.

LOL

wonski

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

LOL

Impractical:D

Is it the length or width we are discussing now?

KwackerJack

2001 Porsche Boxster 986 2.7L

umop apisdn

wonski wrote: »

The bottom part of the steering wheel would only be used for parking really I think.

It's not for parking. Customers are larger than they used to be, if you know what I mean.

Voodoomelon

Fantastic looking R, thought it was an estate in the first pic, was thinking "are they making R estates now?!". Loose those plate surrounds asap!

bazz26

The Golf R is available as an estate. GTi isn't though.