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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #220 on: August 24, 2019, 04:30:37 pm »
Fellow turbo-car owner.  7-years on the road.  So far, so good...
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #221 on: August 24, 2019, 05:05:04 pm »
Quote from: Scaerio on August 24, 2019, 04:30:37 pm
Fellow turbo-car owner.  7-years on the road.  So far, so good...
Doesn't count...yours is Swedish.
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #222 on: August 24, 2019, 05:21:32 pm »
My dad's VW Tiguan is pushing 7 years old, dunno how many kms are on it currently but over 175k........and I haven't heard any horror stories from him.
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #223 on: August 27, 2019, 01:09:29 pm »
My brother's '16 Golf R is at the end of its lease now.  While he mostly enjoyed it, he admitted it was never as much fun to drive (nor as quick) as the STI hatch he had before.  The past few months have shown the clutch feeling like it's inordinately worn for a car with only 6X,000 kms on it too.  He's headed back to Subaru. 
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #224 on: August 27, 2019, 02:15:56 pm »
Quote from: JohnnyMac on August 24, 2019, 05:05:04 pm
Quote from: Scaerio on August 24, 2019, 04:30:37 pm
Fellow turbo-car owner.  7-years on the road.  So far, so good...
Doesn't count...yours is Swedish.

Chinese according to some folks around here...
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #225 on: August 27, 2019, 02:26:45 pm »
Quote from: DriverJeff on August 27, 2019, 01:09:29 pm
My brother's '16 Golf R is at the end of its lease now.  While he mostly enjoyed it, he admitted it was never as much fun to drive (nor as quick) as the STI hatch he had before. 

Yeah, I think that's the sacrifice you make for the R's refinement over the STI.
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #226 on: August 27, 2019, 03:13:18 pm »
Quote from: Scaerio on August 27, 2019, 02:15:56 pm
Quote from: JohnnyMac on August 24, 2019, 05:05:04 pm
Quote from: Scaerio on August 24, 2019, 04:30:37 pm
Fellow turbo-car owner.  7-years on the road.  So far, so good...
Doesn't count...yours is Swedish.

Chinese according to some folks around here...
True!
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #227 on: August 27, 2019, 05:16:39 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on August 27, 2019, 03:13:18 pm
Quote from: Scaerio on August 27, 2019, 02:15:56 pm
Quote from: JohnnyMac on August 24, 2019, 05:05:04 pm
Quote from: Scaerio on August 24, 2019, 04:30:37 pm
Fellow turbo-car owner.  7-years on the road.  So far, so good...
Doesn't count...yours is Swedish.

Chinese according to some folks around here...
True!

Speak of the devil!  LOL!
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #228 on: August 27, 2019, 06:03:52 pm »
Isn't the C30 built in Ghent?

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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #229 on: August 28, 2019, 02:40:12 pm »
Quote from: ktm525 on August 27, 2019, 06:03:52 pm
Isn't the C30 built in Ghent?

Yup.

Designed in Sweden, using Swedish engine (for the 2.4i and T5, the other engine options were either Ford or Mazda designs) on U.S. platform, made in Belgium, by a Chinese-owned company.


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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #230 on: August 28, 2019, 03:39:16 pm »
Cars are all multi-national thesedays, with parts shipped back and forth between borders and oceans. The Golf R has a ton of components made in the republic czech, Hungary, Germany, Romania, etc......
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #231 on: May 31, 2020, 02:19:38 pm »
Well tomorrow I'm trading in my 2016 Golf R that I called Betty.  I have had the pleasure of driving her for the past 5 years.  She was my first performance car and what a car she was.

I will miss the AWD and the endless grip it provided.  The only time it lost traction was in the snow.  I learned so much about car care and really did my best keeping her looking good.

I took her for a good drive yesterday and washed her one last time.  I cleaned her out and she is all ready for the next owner.  Someone is going to get a great vehicle.

I put just over 40,000 kms on her and Krowned her every year.  I hope she stays on the road for many years.
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #232 on: May 31, 2020, 02:23:24 pm »
Quote from: JohnnyMac on May 31, 2020, 02:19:38 pm
Well tomorrow I'm trading in my 2016 Golf R that I called Betty.  I have had the pleasure of driving her for the past 5 years.  She was my first performance car and what a car she was.

I will miss the AWD and the endless grip it provided.  The only time it lost traction was in the snow.  I learned so much about car care and really did my best keeping her looking good.

I took her for a good drive yesterday and washed her one last time.  I cleaned her out and she is all ready for the next owner.  Someone is going to get a great vehicle.

I put just over 40,000 kms on her and Krowned her every year.  I hope she stays on the road for many years.
Did I miss what you're replacing it with? I remember some test drives...
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #233 on: May 31, 2020, 02:24:49 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on May 31, 2020, 02:23:24 pm
Quote from: JohnnyMac on May 31, 2020, 02:19:38 pm
Well tomorrow I'm trading in my 2016 Golf R that I called Betty.  I have had the pleasure of driving her for the past 5 years.  She was my first performance car and what a car she was.

I will miss the AWD and the endless grip it provided.  The only time it lost traction was in the snow.  I learned so much about car care and really did my best keeping her looking good.

I took her for a good drive yesterday and washed her one last time.  I cleaned her out and she is all ready for the next owner.  Someone is going to get a great vehicle.

I put just over 40,000 kms on her and Krowned her every year.  I hope she stays on the road for many years.
Did I miss what you're replacing it with? I remember some test drives...
You'll have to wait for the next Show and Shine. :)
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #234 on: May 31, 2020, 02:26:01 pm »
Quote from: JohnnyMac on May 31, 2020, 02:24:49 pm
Quote from: rrocket on May 31, 2020, 02:23:24 pm
Quote from: JohnnyMac on May 31, 2020, 02:19:38 pm
Well tomorrow I'm trading in my 2016 Golf R that I called Betty.  I have had the pleasure of driving her for the past 5 years.  She was my first performance car and what a car she was.

I will miss the AWD and the endless grip it provided.  The only time it lost traction was in the snow.  I learned so much about car care and really did my best keeping her looking good.

I took her for a good drive yesterday and washed her one last time.  I cleaned her out and she is all ready for the next owner.  Someone is going to get a great vehicle.

I put just over 40,000 kms on her and Krowned her every year.  I hope she stays on the road for many years.
Did I miss what you're replacing it with? I remember some test drives...
You'll have to wait for the next Show and Shine. :)
Oh ok....not revealed yet.
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #235 on: May 31, 2020, 02:53:39 pm »
I saw your replacement vehicle with a sold sign on it yesterday and it looks great.  :)
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #236 on: May 31, 2020, 02:55:57 pm »
Quote from: OliverD on May 31, 2020, 02:53:39 pm
I saw your replacement vehicle with a sold sign on it yesterday and it looks great.  :)
Yeah I went and looked at her yesterday two.  I'm liking the rear windows tinted and they have put on some summer performance tires for me.  My Weathertech matts should be here tomorrow too.
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #237 on: May 31, 2020, 03:06:38 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on May 31, 2020, 02:26:01 pm
Quote from: JohnnyMac on May 31, 2020, 02:24:49 pm
Quote from: rrocket on May 31, 2020, 02:23:24 pm
Quote from: JohnnyMac on May 31, 2020, 02:19:38 pm
Well tomorrow I'm trading in my 2016 Golf R that I called Betty.  I have had the pleasure of driving her for the past 5 years.  She was my first performance car and what a car she was.

I will miss the AWD and the endless grip it provided.  The only time it lost traction was in the snow.  I learned so much about car care and really did my best keeping her looking good.

I took her for a good drive yesterday and washed her one last time.  I cleaned her out and she is all ready for the next owner.  Someone is going to get a great vehicle.

I put just over 40,000 kms on her and Krowned her every year.  I hope she stays on the road for many years.
Did I miss what you're replacing it with? I remember some test drives...
You'll have to wait for the next Show and Shine. :)
Oh ok....not revealed yet.

A Jetta of some sort .
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #238 on: May 31, 2020, 03:14:29 pm »
Quote from: Seafoam on May 31, 2020, 03:06:38 pm
Quote from: rrocket on May 31, 2020, 02:26:01 pm
Quote from: JohnnyMac on May 31, 2020, 02:24:49 pm
Quote from: rrocket on May 31, 2020, 02:23:24 pm
Quote from: JohnnyMac on May 31, 2020, 02:19:38 pm
Well tomorrow I'm trading in my 2016 Golf R that I called Betty.  I have had the pleasure of driving her for the past 5 years.  She was my first performance car and what a car she was.

I will miss the AWD and the endless grip it provided.  The only time it lost traction was in the snow.  I learned so much about car care and really did my best keeping her looking good.

I took her for a good drive yesterday and washed her one last time.  I cleaned her out and she is all ready for the next owner.  Someone is going to get a great vehicle.

I put just over 40,000 kms on her and Krowned her every year.  I hope she stays on the road for many years.
Did I miss what you're replacing it with? I remember some test drives...
You'll have to wait for the next Show and Shine. :)
Oh ok....not revealed yet.

A Jetta of some sort .
Oh I saw his test of that....so he bought it.

Ok...cool.

So there's 2 of those cars here now?
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Re: Johnny's 2016 VW Golf R
« Reply #239 on: May 31, 2020, 03:16:21 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on May 31, 2020, 03:14:29 pm
Quote from: Seafoam on May 31, 2020, 03:06:38 pm
Quote from: rrocket on May 31, 2020, 02:26:01 pm
Quote from: JohnnyMac on May 31, 2020, 02:24:49 pm
Quote from: rrocket on May 31, 2020, 02:23:24 pm
Quote from: JohnnyMac on May 31, 2020, 02:19:38 pm
Well tomorrow I'm trading in my 2016 Golf R that I called Betty.  I have had the pleasure of driving her for the past 5 years.  She was my first performance car and what a car she was.

I will miss the AWD and the endless grip it provided.  The only time it lost traction was in the snow.  I learned so much about car care and really did my best keeping her looking good.

I took her for a good drive yesterday and washed her one last time.  I cleaned her out and she is all ready for the next owner.  Someone is going to get a great vehicle.

I put just over 40,000 kms on her and Krowned her every year.  I hope she stays on the road for many years.
Did I miss what you're replacing it with? I remember some test drives...
You'll have to wait for the next Show and Shine. :)
Oh ok....not revealed yet.

A Jetta of some sort .
Oh I saw his test of that....so he bought it.

Ok...cool.

So there's 2 of those cars here now?
There is actually 4 of them by my count on this forum.
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