Well after being told by the dealer that it was going not to be March 1st and more like April 1st (He rgretted giving me that date lol) got a call last Monday to say that the car was registered and on the way up to the finance company that had bought it on my behalf......So I was pretty revved up to say the least.
The car was 2010MY and there had been some changes so I hadn't really seen exactly what the car was going to be like until I saw it in the flesh, before I joined the Brethren of the unemployable i used to work in commercial finance so all my mates who were middle management senior sales guys then have all had flourishing careers since overthe last 10 years and had arranged for the car to be stored indoors and another layer of polish added prior to me seeing it.
To say I was pleased was an understatement - it was nose out - looked great very agressive from the front and looked great even on the standard 18's.
Jay (JPC) had machined polished my Helios Alloys as they had been on my Mk5 for 18 months or so they were sat there ready to fit and instantly transformed the car to something a little "different" I was kind of hoping that it would go some way to sorting out the hilarious arch gap on the rocco but it didn't - highlighted if anything.
So it was back home briefly for a spot of lunch, Mrs nicked the keys and did my head in on purpose by saying it was a "birds" car and after being invited to take it round the block left a 3ft tyre mark outside the house by lighting up the front tyres - serves me right for taking her mini cooper past 2500RPM last week.........
Then it was off to DVLA to change the owner name and get my bargain basement plate assigned and then off brake shopping as usual.
Theres been mucho discussion and disappointment over on sciroccocentral about the inability to retro the LED driving lights from the Roc R onto the lower models, so up to the plates steps a guy called Iulian from Romania. Hes had a great amount of success in splitting the front sidelight/indicator cluster and installing LED's into them, sealing them up and internally fitting all the resistors etc to make them work, heres what they look like
And on the car........
Fitting them took me about 20 minutes - worked perfectly with no alarms on the car, I think we've all got a favourite mod on our cars and invariably its not the most expensive one either - this is defo mine.
Initial impressions are great - its a 140PD so its never going to be faster than my Mk5 until I get it remapped but its very torquey and had me instintually reaching for the DSG paddles behind the wheel even though its a manual
Handling is superb - the rocco is 8" lower than a Mk5/6 and outof the box I think the rocco has the Mk5 pipped, it also seems to run 19's a little easier than the Mk5 - its less crashy if you know what I mean.
The interior is great especially now that Darren (Mortygttdi) has fitted the RNS510 and Premium bluetooth, Darrens a true Gent and made a cracking job of fitting it all, not a broken clip or mark on the interior at all, Ive thanked him in the General section already but I'll say it here as well - CHEERS DAZ!
I did a 160mile round trip to see him in Leeds yesterday - I would do double that now after yesterday
The RNS/Phone/MDI has made a massive improvement to how much fun the car is - really pleased with it.
Been playing around with the ACC (adaptive chassis control) its got three settings normal comfort and sport - this really works and you can feel it doing its thing as soon as you push the button. To go from Sport to Comfort on a rough road is VERY noticeable clever these Germans!
The seats are also much more supportive than the Mk5 think somewhere between the Gti Standard seat and the Recaro again really pleased
So heres the list of mods
So far:
Helios's fitted at dealer
OEM DRL/Indicators swapped out for the LED DRL/Indicators in OEM housings (Coolest Rocco Mod on the planet)
Premium Bluetooth
RNS510
Gauge Check Sweep Courtesy Darren
Cornering Lights Courtesy Darren
To Do:
Touarag Rear View Camera Courtesy Darren Need to work it out with hybrid parts
Already Bought the Rocco R rear darker lights - fitting Monday at work
H&R -35mm springs next saturday with JJ @ R-TEK Motorsport
Short Shifters x 2
Brakes but cant be arsed
Remap once it hits 1k miles (not long now!!!)
Swap the incorrect Cruise Control Stalk I bought and get a new stalk & slip ring
STILL waiting for the R Line front bumper and R Line Door Sills
Black Vinyl roof (undecided now its here though)
Now before somebody posts a
Smiley....
Im on it, Ive invited Jay (JPC) over to where I work and I was hoping that I could ask him to bring his camera along and get some good shots of the car when clean next to the aeroplane and on the ramp - so heres hoping. But other than that heres one of a dirty rocco on Daz's drive.....
