mikey vrs

The manual gearbox set up from a mk 7 Golf R may well fit although im not sure if your vrs is petrol or diesel? but the cost to do this could be a lot,if you go down this route then fit a uprated clutch as the standard clutch in the Golf R is rubbish & not up to the job,i had a manual golf R & now have a DSG & i find the DSG much better than the manual to drive to be fair. It may be a better & cheaper option for you to look for another car if you must have a manual.

I really like the look of these & considered one but i found them just too big a car for my needs,they look great in the metallic yellow colour.

I have considered it but as the car isnt a year old yet & is dsg i will leave it as standard as the warranty is important to me,im very impressed with the gtd to be fair,i dont miss the R as much as i thought i would,yes the grip was better & the outright acceleration of the R was good but the gtd has plenty of power when needed & im enjoying 50+ mpg instead of 30 mpg. (i saw 63 mpg on a long run recently & that wasnt in eco mode or driving like a old man,best i ever got in the R was 36 mpg & that was driving like a old man in eco).

Mixed driving,car was under warranty but vw class it as wear & tear,the clutch is a known weak point on the Golf R,sadly I only found this out after buying the car & joining the Golf R forum,a uprated clutch was going to be a grand fitted,the R has the same clutch as the Golf gti & is not up to the job,some owners have had the clutch fail at less than 9k miles.

My Golf R has now been traded in for a 7.5 Golf gtd dsg,due to with only 29k on the clock & the clutch started slipping & a notchy gear change on 1st to 2nd which spoilt the driving experience for me,but the main reasons for changing was having to put a tank of fuel in it a week & two attempts to steal it via following me/car jacking & my insurance renewal nearly doubled due to the amount of Golf R's getting stolen,im loving the dsg box in the gtd & would never have a manual Golf again now.

I had a mk1 octavia vrs then a mk2 octavia vrs ,i wasnt that impressed with the mk1 but i loved my mk2 & kept it for 6 years (which is a long time for me & cars) ,i tried a mk3 but wasnt impressed with the interior & didnt think it looked anything special in vrs form & i hate the new front end,so i bought a Golf R & ran that for a year & now have a 67 plate Golf gtd which im very impressed with.

It is with regret that im informing you that Steve (Dakar) sadly passed away yesterday,Steve was a top bloke & my thoughts are with his family at this sad time. R.I.P Steve. x

I have a GTD as well & now ive got the clocks set up to what i want showing im happy,i like the maps in the middle of the clocks & having the speedo & rev counter shrunk down a bit,i had a 15 plate golf R before & i think the new virtual cockpit really makes the golf a nice place to be in now along with the bigger infotainment screen.

I have this in my 2017 Golf GTD & I like it a lot,i found on the Audi clocks that there was to much going on & the speedo was to small when the 3d maps were on etc.

I may be wrong as i dont know lots about the diesel water pump but on the petrol its fitted to a housing under the inlet manifold & is driven by its own small drivebelt,this housing has the thermostat in it as well. I think the diesel water pump is driven by the cambelt.

Its a common problem with the TSI engine,the water pumps leak & the thermostat housing leaks as well,i was told there is now a modified housing available,my previous Golf R had just started to leak from the housing before i traded it in,its quite a involved & expensive job to do.

I was told there is now a modified housing/unit that gets fitted as a replacement when the original fails (im guessing this is now whats fitted to the later new cars) my Golf R 2015 had just started to use coolant before i traded it in (lucky me) it looked to be coming from the water pump/thermostat housing area,thankfully it lasted the week before it became the dealers problem.It does seem to be a very common problem & not a cheap fix either.

I have just bought a 6 month old Golf GTD dsg last week,i was talking to the salesman about stuff & VW are stopping making manual versions of the GTD & GTI but you can still order & buy the DSG versions as i was going to buy new but we found this 6 month old one at a great price instead. They have stopped production of the GTD blueline model though.

I would have pulled in at the first possible safe & sensible position & let the Ambulance pass then id continue on my way,id rather have 10 seconds of inconvenience to myself than hold up any emergency vehicle thats on its way to a emergency,im not saying what you did was wrong,this is what i would personally do,ive seen people panic when a emergency vehicle comes up behind them & in some cases stop totally causing the emergency vehicle to slow down or even stop...

£35k for a skoda...... holy ****. Nice car though.

Ive just watched the video & i agree with you,it looks like to me that the garage has messed up the oil change,if i was the op i would be asking the garage to show exactly which drain & refill plugs the undid & refilled & hope they are honest about it & if they have messed up then sort if free of charge for him.

Thats a nice kitted out garage! Not so sure about the compressor being so high up on those shelves but i bet its stronger than it looks in the pictures...id be worried about parking a car in there overnight & that compressor shelf giving way...

It doesnt.... i find the interior quality in my Golf R to be very good,maybe not to some Audi quality but still very good for a Golf,i found the interior quality very good in my MK2 octy vrs that i ran for 6 years & i would say the golf is slightly better & a nice place to be in,i agree about the comments ref the leather,mine has cloth seats as i dont like leather but ive seen some Golf R's fitted with leather with wear already & poor quality leather.

If the car was fine before the garage carried out the oil change then maybe they have drained the diff instead of the haldex? but id be surprised if the car was fine for the following 2 weeks with no funny noises etc,how many miles had you covered in the 2 weeks since the garage worked on your car? What oil is listed on your bill & how much did they use? I have attached a picture of the haldex drain & re fill points & also the Rear diff drain & re fill points,the haldex drain plug could be tricky to find if you dont know in advance which one it is.

Do it.....they are great cars...

Most if not all dealers only change the oil,most if asked dont even know about the filter on the pump,a test drive if the pump is removed is a must as it usually takes another 100ml of oil top up after the roadtest.Its a easy job up on a lift,it can be done on axle stands but would be a bit of a faff,main points are to make sure you remove the correct drain plug as the diff drain plug is easier to see & could be mistaken for the haldex drain plug,you need a small syringe & pipe to refill as the filler hole is small.

I still like my Volvo's,those V90's are huge though!

Thats shocking (but sadly quite common it seems) makes you wonder what they actually did during the "PDI". i hope you got some sort of frebbie as compensation (tank of fuel,cheaper first service etc??)

Lots of the owners on the Golf R forum & Facebook page are having issues with the 19" prets buckling & cracking so id be careful buying/fitting them,they look nice but seem to be soft as ****,some have bought replica prets as the cost of genuine ones are mental but its to early to tell if the replicas are any stronger (they are heavier apparently).

My Golf has the gen 5 haldex & there is a filter on the end of the haldex pump,ive recently changed my haldex oil & i removed the pump to clean the filter as it was filthy. VW dont clean the filter they just change the oil,you cant buy the filter on its own (only as part of the haldex pump) so its not a serviceble item as such. This was mine at 3 years old & 26k.