Mk7 Golf R Discussion Thread

[mp2811]

Wally, I commented on your thread on UK forum also. I test drove the m135i, s3, a250 and GTI back in 2014. I ended up getting the the Golf R in the end as price was $10k less than the S3 at the time. The features in the S3 were miles ahead but not worth the extra cost.

I just read about the 7.5R grid edition and basically it's same spec as a 2014/15 7R was which is nice enough and my interior still looks 100% new even though its almost 4 years old. My wife had a 2015 S3 sedan and within 2 years the leather looked used.

My wife updated her car last year as we could now lease through my work so sold her S3 and looked at the 140i, 7.5R and FL S3 sedan. The gap between the S3 and 7.5R is minimal now with both having heated leather seats, virtual cockpit etc.

The m140i is clearly the fastest and most responsive which is common sense really but didn't feel as planted on the road, the 7sp DSG is much better IMO than the BMW 8SP and to use the BMW interior feels dated, not 21st century like the Audi/VW. M140i performance will be useless in the wet and its my opinion but the 7.5R and S3 sedan both look much better than the m140i.

To me in the end the only winning thing for the BMW was the engine and in every other aspect we preferred the Audi. We ended up getting FL s3 sedan only because we got incredible price leasing. Was more than $20k off RRP with features we had. We even ended up having DA and mirror pack on car as added bonus as that was the only car in country at time similar spec.

I wouldn't pay $10k more for S3 than the 7.5R if that was the cost but for us in the end it was only $35 a fortnight for 3 years.

My 7R does feel dated compared to the 7.5R or FL S3 though, I love the 7Sp trans, the virtual cockpit, larger nav screen, list goes on. Is it worth $5k over the grid edition, I'd probably say it is for enjoying all the features daily for years and will be worth more in resale.

Would I chose optioned GTI or grid edition R though, I'd take the R as the performance, handling/AWD and for me always going to tune/mod it was obvious.

I'd say get the 7.5R and enjoy the performance, looks, handling and features. You won't be disappointed. That's my 2c anyway.

[Mr T.]

Sharing with all R people... I've posted some radio station logos I put together for my Wolfie in the below thread...

Multimedia unit - Radio station logos and album art

[WallySimmonds]

Thanks MP2811. Trying to get as many informed positions as possible and it seems like the sensible decision is the 7.5 R. I've been pretty pleased with my current Golf for the most part - part of the reason for me swaying to the M140i is to change it up a bit. The S3 might need to be looked at as well as the pricing I got was pretty similar to the Golf (a number of people have commented how the R is a better drivers car so I wonder if that is hurting Audi a little).

Anyway, a little of topic here, but hopefully it helps anyone else also in my position, and I appreciate all the replies.

[VRJ]

I’ve had both, a MY15 GTI PP and now a 7R. I could not live with the front axle tramp (wheel hopping) exhibited by the GTI under heavy acceleration from the start. Tried the dog bone insert but to avail. Apart from that it was a good car. However, the R is definitely much better all round, for me anyway.

[Kachingg]

i was getting a service at a shop that does tuning and while i was there they were dynoing a 40th edition with a stage 3 (i hung around way to long checking it all out lol)and were having all sorts of issues getting the power down without wheelspin best run i saw was 221kw atw with still some wheelspin

Thats a huge amount to try to put through the front wheels

[LibraR]

You need semi slicks to have half a chance with that sort of power and the torque they produce even with the LSD in them. Same issue they have in the real world on the road. Grip fails

[Azguard]

Hey Guys,
I was quoted $61k drive away for fully optioned DSG R Hatch(Roof, DAP, Dynaudio,metallic) MY18.5 they called it, june-July delivery. Does this seem like a good deal or should I be able to do better?
I was aiming to get into the high $50s. Doable? In Melb. Thanks.

[Kachingg]

I think a few others have done better look around sub 60k should be achievable

[LibraR]

Agreed. Folks have paid just a little more for a Wolfe hatch

[WallySimmonds]

Yeah 61k was what I got offered for lease pricing on a R with all options (well, this was last year so minus the Dynaudio). The dealer my lease provider goes with wouldn't budge on price, and their Wolfie pricing was up at 68k (lol).