Mandy's Rising Blue Golf R...

[Mandy]

Thank you all, it would be nice to be able to tell you in depth how the car drives etc but it's been in the garage since Monday whilst they sort out the Haldex issue.

Initial thoughts are it is a joy to drive, everything feels tighter and newer and steering is sharper. Exhaust note is deeper than the ed and maybe slightly noisier outside, however inside it is surprisingly quiet. Inside the cabin seems more compact and slightly less roomy than the mk5, but not by a lot. Oh yeah, the needle sweep is pretty good!

[rich83]

Isn't the steering rack the same as the mk5?

[Mandy]

^^^
No idea Rich..

[Mandy]

Well after the original purchasing dealer weren't able to provide any proof that the necessary checks were done prior to selling the car, it has been decided by VWUK that they will be responsible for all repair costs for the faulty Haldex pump. They wanted me to return the car to them for the work to be done but they are 200 miles away so a bit inconvenient. Luckily we have a good relationship with the aftersales manager at our local VW and he has gone above and beyond to make sure the selling dealer got this sorted out swiftly. He told them we didn't want excess mileage put on our car so asked for them to bring a trailer down plus a new car for us to use whilst ours was being fixed.
So yesterday the trailer arrived at 6pm and I was left with a mk7 GTD, and a cheque for goodwill. Even though it's a diesel, the car is so impressive inside and out, so many gadgets that I'd not seen before and don't know how to use! The whole interior is just so different than before, feels a lot more roomy and the leather seats were so comfy I didn't even realise they were leather. There's a lot of nice little touches, one of my favourites being the door trims and kick plates that light up at night lol.

[Greeners]

Glad it's all getting sorted Mandy, nothing worse than problems with a new car!

Yes the MK7 is an impressive bit of kit! I have a MK7 R to play with this weekend and I can happily report it is pretty awesome! 

[stealthwolf]

Better than your MK6 R Nath?

[Greeners]

Better than your MK6 R Nath?

Early impressions would suggest so.

[Saintsteve]

It is pretty awesome   worth saving and spending the savings on a 7R later on then on the 6R.

It does need a map though, very sluggish and you really have to give it some throttle to get it going,but that could be down to the car I had being new with less then 100 miles on it 

[Mandy]

It is pretty awesome   worth saving and spending the savings on a 7R later on then on the 6R.

It does need a map though, very sluggish and you really have to give it some throttle to get it going,but that could be down to the car I had being new with less then 100 miles on it  

... Or just trade up from an edition to the 6R, followed by the 7R in a few years. 

[Mandy]

Glad it's all getting sorted Mandy, nothing worse than problems with a new car!

Yes the MK7 is an impressive bit of kit! I have a MK7 R to play with this weekend and I can happily report it is pretty awesome! 

Yeah, not really what I had in mind but is getting sorted. should feel like a new car once we get it back!

[Mandy]

Hallelujah the car is fixed finally and on it's way back to us today. As nice as the GTD has been to drive, there's nothing like jumping back into your own car. I am still furious with the selling dealer as they have done nothing but lie through the skin of their teeth throughout, they only admitted fault when I basically told them I had seen the fault logged on Elsa Pro so I know they are well aware of it. Serious crap company to deal with, full of arrogant pricks, not even a word of apology.

Anyway, back to the car... We have been looking at front splitters for the R to improve the front end look a bit. We came across this carbon fibre lip made by Garage Vary in Japan. Stephen8512 has one on his white R and it looked great in his pics, nice and subtle, not too loud and so big that you could trip over it like a lot of the ones I've seen. These lips are made to order so I think it'll be a good 2 months before we receive it, I hope it's worth waiting for.

[Hurdy]

Glad it is sorted Mandy.

That splitter looks very good and Stephens does look mint with it on. 

You need one of these to match it. 

[Mandy]

^^^
Ooh, very nice... Be good to see what it looks like on the car.

We took the R to visit one of the local garages today to have the cat back swapped over...



Sorry, no after pics yet.

[Eddie-NL]

Glad you got the car sorted, even if the idiots at barnards didn't admit they were in the wrong

[GrayMK5GTI]

The 12month mod ban lasted a good week then  

I blame Hurdy for being a bad influence