Dead on Henry. Mark by far is the best. Tells it like it is.

True to that.

He's like Garrison Keillor if the sex pest rumours were true.

@ That is just gross to think about.

same with me

Personally that is a similar reason to why I plan to purchase a Veloster N in the coming months, styling wise it is pretty tame compared to say the Type R but enough to stand out and make people wonder what's special about it. Also it fits my budget better than a golf R would and the RS was sadly placed on the chopping block by Ford

@@coser293 I preferred the Focus ST more than the Focus RS for the same reasons. Enough flare to know there's something up, but not enough to be garish.

Though given its tuning potential you can get quite the kick from it while keeping the sleeper look. How's the reliability?

I am with you 100% even with the Subaru STI- if i do get that one it will be with the WHALE tale DELETE option:) The SHOCK of when you put your foot into it especially in a plain white etc color will shock most-UNLESS an enthusiasts. FYI, the R can be upgraded to a stage 3 with a porting solution and 0-60 n 3.3 FLAT all day long- it beet my super charged mustang by a LARGE distance- i was CRYING inside:( did not expect a vw to shame a supercharged mustang!

Good , you should buy what you desire.

I'm 49 and looking so hard at the Golf R. It doesn't strike me as a teenager's racer.

@@patrickbyr I bought my Golf R October 2017 it's an 18 model in manual and it's a peach , I love it and would recommend the R to anyone.

I bought my R in 2019 after two Mk 6 GTI’s. All have been reliable, 250k in my first GTI without a problem and in Australia, all VW’s come with 5yr unlimited km warranties. I love the subtle looks. I love my R and about to get a software upgrade.

@@rongambol9910 who are you going with for the tune? I have a '17 Audi A5 2.0 TFSI and I am also looking closely at what options are available in Australia.

Way to go sir!

Cru Jones hi, do you have an oil catch can on your 2017 R? How are you addressing carbon build up on a Direct injection engine with a turbo on a performance car?

@@bennyang8049 Hi Benny - depending on the version NA -DI or EU-MP some models come with MultiPort injection. Low RPM engages port injectors which helps keep the valves in better condition. My Au R16 has the port injector rail from factory.

How much was your ‘17 R?

@@gavinwilliams9828 Just bought mine, 2017 with 57K miles for $29,599

@@kfritz3that’s funny. I’m looking at a $29k 2017 R with 57k miles tomorrow lol. I’m in MN and it came from Florida. You still think your price was worth it? I’m kinda scratching my head on spending that much on a car with 60000 miles on it.

But does it tickle your rectum though?

Honestly if it weren't for the GTI and R there wouldn't be much compelling reason to buy a VW.

No joke - every other model in their lineup is fucking dogshit. (lifelong VW owner...currently on numbers 11 and 12 in my garage)

@@MozzaBurger88 Its a "Duality-Car" as stated in the video! - So its bound to do Both! 😄 (From a GTI Clubsport owner! Check it on my Channel!)

@@break_it_bill Might wanna check my Clubsport here if ur true VW fanboy!

ECS tuning makes a kit to make the console usable.

63,250lbs? You could stand to lose 63,000lbs or so

ぴーちゃん ... Can you possibly sound any more homo-phobic? You should see a psychiatrist about that.

burned to death

You don't need to hide anymore, man, people will accept you for who you are :) good luck!

@ピーチャン lmao!

chad jaeckel lmfaoooooo

Damn near killed em!

I'm glad that turbowski is gone these days to be honest

I'm not sure I've heard Turbowski ever saw anything positive about a car. He may be a phenomenal mechanic, but the "everything is Sh*t" attitude makes me discount his opinion.

@@billmic9039 I think all technicians have this type of contempt for the cars they work on. I enjoy it

@@billmic9039 I would say that as he is a mechanic and only sees the cars when they are broken, i would also think that everything is Shit

@@ameraldas3641 this is exactly correct. That engine is not “a piece of shit” lol. Sure it’s not Honda reliable, but it has a lot of advantages over simpler engines. It’s good stuff. I love the one in my GTI.

It IS Valentines day..

So much shiny plastic, horrible .

It's weird because 2015-2017 Golf GTIs and Rs had a gloss black trim with a matte hexagon pattern on it. This really helped cover up a lot of smudges and dust since it wasn't as reflective. It looks like they are using the gloss black plastics from the base Golfs in these models now.

The R has had the gloss black since 2015.

The piano black trim pieces in out Kia Sedona drives me absolutely nuts! Dust magnetic POS.

Yup, personally prefer what they did on my 2015 GTI or even cooler the fish scales on the toyota 86. Still anything is better than GM grey plastic.

R32s are so sick, you never seen them around. My uncle has one too, such a blast to drive.

The 6 cylinder is reason you still own it

@@RM-tn4lo you are right. If it was just a mk 5 golf we would have sold it years ago. It's all about the feel and noise of that engine plus there's the added bonus that I can hear her arriving from miles away....gives me time to stop doing whatever it was I was doing.....

He loves the word shit box

"... Also a restriction valve on the clutch line..." Everyone(OEMs) is guilty of doing that on their manual cars at one point or another. I remember when LS F-Bodies came out people doing the same Mod on the manual cars.

BMW does this too.

I doubt the upcoming Maybach S680 will have analog gauges.

Coming back to read this after more recent Maybachs have come out is simultaneously ironic and sad 😅

@@fakestig1913 lol looked up the new one after seeing your comment 2 hugggggee screens

The best way to get rid of this carbon build up is choosing and using high quality synthetic oil which has the lowest percentge of NOACK volatility

VR6 is a somewhat bullet proof engine, but the electrical stuff tend to be a problem. I'm still searching for a VR6.... Too hard to find

_"Some VW's really do last"_ - True, but the problem is that it's so hit-or-miss, and they tend to have serious issues like high pressure pump failures that hit hard. For those who aren't leasing and truly care about reliability, VW will never be an option.

Maybe you should...

@@georgehugh3455 Not generalizing much, are we? I"ve had a '87 Golf II (bought at 100k km, sold at 160k km), a "96 Golf III TDI (bought at 46k km and gifted my brother-in-law at 160k km when I moved to the US. He then traded it off after having a family of his own). There I had a 2012 Jetta SE which I boguth with 10k miles and traded it in at the dealer with 155k miles. All of these above mentioned vehicles just received regular maintenance and had repairs due to accidents (not at fault). I am now 6k miles into a 2019 Jetta GLI DSG and have so far loved every mile. I am not saying this is typical for VW, but my track record of having zero issues somewhat contradicts your "if you truly care about reliability you can't buy this" statement.

@@dereklohmann6681 _"Generalizing much"?_ Of course! That is how we judge reliability, not by the anecdotal evidence of a couple besot VW owners. _Consumer Reports_ takes GENERAL data across the wide spectrum of VW owners and found the Golf and Jetta to have its WORST rating on the Fuel System Reliability up thru 2013 and, second lowest rating on models since then. If you want some specifics, do a Google search on high pressure fuel pump failures and read a few of the horror stories on how costly and ugly this can get. *Like most brand/model design reliability problems, YMMV.* Hell, you _could probably_ drive pregnant women to the hospital in a Land Rover without a breakdown, but I'd pack a lot of blankets and sterile water.... I'm glad your purchases worked for you. I was seriously considering purchasing one for my wife but opted out based on the data. *The VW fuel system failures are fairly well known,* but certainly vary from model to model. The 2011 Recall of over 168,000 '09-12 Jetta/Golf/A3's TDI's for debris developing in the high pressure fuel pumps leading to $8-9,000 repairs mirrors what I said. The Fed'l Transportation Safety Board investigation that was initiated into 241,000 VW's for fuel system problems indicates that not everybody had perfect cars like you. The 2016/7 Recall of five years of Passats and eight years of CC's for fuel pump problems sounds less than "reliable."

Agreed!

It's a Volkswagen (people's car). The brand was never about being extravagant but being functional and then, affordable. Which now it is not anymore for a lot of people but I digress. It is still all about function, perfect sleeper car.

@@TheChannel1978 Idk, they're actually perfectly affordable still. The lower base and even mid models always have great lease specials being run and you can get 4 to 6k off sticker on almost every vehicle they produce on finance or cash, sans the Golf R regrettably. But the higher models are value bargains compared to the competition for the most part as long as you can live with fwd(in the R, most obviously awd) and '18 and 19's have wonderful warranties which carry over if you buy them a year or 2 down the line at a steep discount as well. GTI Autobahns are overpriced on sticker, but get one a year and a half old with 14k miles, it still has 5 and a half years of bumper to bumper with almost 60k and it goes in the higher mid-20's, that's pretty great.

I agree but disagree that they don’t have souls. Germany has given us the likes of Schubert and Goethe.

Any chance you’ll give an update 2 years later? Do you still have it? Any issues? I’m looking at a 2016 and a 2018 golf R. I’m have very novice/surface level VW knowledge and don’t know about the longevity, maintenance, or any known issues on these things.

Unfortunately I sold the car. Not because there was anything wrong with it but I don't keep cars beyond two or three years of age. Big regret though. Still waiting on the 20th anniversary MK8R. Meantime I've bought a GR Yaris, which is also fantastic and I probably won't ever sell it. Regarding reliability, not a lot goes wrong with a well maintained MK7. My advice would always be to buy the best car you can afford with the lowest mileage, that has proof of a service history with a VW-Approved mechanic. Definitely wish I'd hung onto mine, that's for certain. Cheers

@@darrenprior6339 Thank you for responding!! Much appreciated!

Some of the cars I often desaturate a bit and push out shadows. But thanks nice compliments.

Ha, I was kind of disappointed because of how much quicker the DSG version is. Launch control and all...

Well all automatics are quicker. DSG or not. What's your point?

@Admiral, I mean that was literally my point. Should I have another?

Im with you, DSG is awesome but I love driving a manual over the automatic.

Any of you ever use a DSG gearbox as a daily? cause it really is fun to drive.. I think people get overzealous with the stick makes it better mentality. I drove stick my whole life an been using a DSG last couple of years as a daily. It's just as fun. Also don't get leg fatigue in bad traffic or at lights on a decline. Anyways to each their own I guess.

Varun-ditto on color and timing-bought my red a month ago-Tom

indian have money to buy this .. omg lol

Laser Beam thanks for bringing the racism to the comment section

Any mods Gary?

@@Agency323 Nope.

You still have it? If so, how’s it holding up

@@MikeyG003 No, I sold it and bought a new Toyota Camry XSE. Not as fun to drive, but more room and appx. 10mpg more.

@@garyleibitzke4166 niiice I have a 22 SE as well, great car. How many miles were you at when you sold it and any issues?

Except for the FR-S. But I bought one anyway. I regret nothing.

Yes, I would pass on that one!

@@byugoi the F250 was awesome. Ill take it. Im looking for a one with a supercab.

He could sell me Shamwows

What did you get instead?

Michael Ezebuiro brz ts in white. Saw it in person all dressed up and couldn’t walk away. Such a fun car to drive despite the power difference.

@@FreshlyBaked13 lame

@@malcolmn.5222 You're more than welcome to buy me something else.

@@FreshlyBaked13 I would but im in the process of getting a 2016 Golf R 6 speed

Keep the car to 85-90k and enjoy replacing oil pan gasket and the power steering fluid container gasket. Dont' worry though... it'll only cost a few grand at an independent.

+bassandtrebleclef Yep, to hell with owning a car you have to replace something on after enjoying it for years! Better to buy an old Corolla that won't ever need any of that done! And you can enjoy how much of a fun to drive, sporty, nice car it is too...oh...

@@Shintsu2 Why should BMW oil pan gaskets, hoses and rubber materials have significantly shorter life spans than every other car on the road? I know they're made out of elfin tears and unicorn farts, but come on...

You must be joking. Audi’s are just a premium VW and have long been the leader of interiors that BMW and Mercedes have chased. Audi interiors have been renowned for their uncluttered simplicity of design.

Thanks for letting us know..... I'm considering buying one of these and too bright a screen would be a turn off

Played out????

These stories really tickle my rectum

Speedo in my '19 R is spot-on, verified via GPS

@@BrakRulesAll my 17R is spot on with Draggy all the way up to 170mph

@@BrakRulesAll GPS isn't always reliable. VWs definitely read fast, at least in Canada. You can see this if you look at OBDII data, because it will show a lower speed than displayed on the dash. Also, when your phone is connected to your car, your phone uses the car's GPS which gets it speed from the wheels instead of the GPS, so you don't get contradicting info from your GPS vs the car. ;)

@@Nabeelco lolwut? Phone uses car's GPS when connected to the car? Where did you read that nonsense?

@@BrakRulesAll It's not Nonsense... GPS is line of sight. Simply putting your hand over the antenna will block GPS. When your phone is in the cubby, plugged into the car, it can't get GPS. How did you think it works in there? Magic? 😂

My Audi has similar plastic tabs on the lug nuts as well... I apologize to the shop whenever I go in for maintenance.

@@Vagitarian01 Why apologize? They slide right off if you use the factory tool.

foot fetish?

I don’t.

nice heel toe action

OwO

How's it going now? I'm looking at a 2019 with 30, 000 km on it.

@@jackdaniels2905 I sold the Golf R with 18,000 miles on it (during those crazy days where dealers were offering you the full MSRP for used cars!) My R had no issues to speak of. All I had was 2 very slightly bent front rims that the dealer said they could easily fix. Otherwise, the car was outstanding until the end! I always warn tho, that VWs can have little issues as they age. Mostly annoyances, but mine was flawless. The paint is a little soft tho, so you may have some chips.

@@johnm5131 good to know.

I'm thinking about making the switch to a Golf R from my A3. It will be a daily just like my A3. Since I still have to haul my kids around, how does the space in the back seat compare to the A3? The specs seem very similar, but some advise from a previous A3 driver would be nice. Thanks

The space is comparable .. maybe a little less in the cargo area for the R because of the AWD imposing a bit and I don't think you can put the load floor lower down (like you can in a GTI) - but there is some usable space below the load floor. The USDM R doesn't come with a spare, which is odd given that Euro cars have it .. but I digress. Otherwise, the space is very comparable to the A3 hatch. I've had one nagging rattle from a trim piece behind the rear view mirror but otherwise the car has been exactly what I wanted .. and oddly, I've enjoyed the more upscale interior and features more than the performance, to be honest. I daily commute a couple hours a day but I didn't want to give up the manual or occasional blast along a B road, so there really was no other option for me. The performance is great but about 50hp short of what I'd like .. still though, as a package, its hard to beat (or even come close to for those of us that are going to daily drive it). Good luck.

HA! I carry one in the door pocket too, I wipe the display and the shiny black stuff all the time. But I don't care, I love this car.

I keep a swiffer 360 in the glove box. Works great

@@matthewwakefield9058 HA! Me too!

Lucky, the clutch in mine is starting to slip in cold weather :/

Yep, the clutch bleeder block mod makes a world of difference. Plus a Dieselgeek short shifter. Plus an H&R rear bar. And so on. Yeah, it's a sickness.

Mexifinn literally thinking about which one I should get. An RS or this one. I have a 2018 FoST right now

And please tell us... what is it?

Could somebody please explain why is that when the dual injection would solve the carbon buildup issue. Just doesn't make sense not to install it. How much more could it cost? Would it be possible to order the components from Europe and install it on US Golf R's and have the dealership code them?

Howdy! I am not a pro but I try to help you, so far here is what I have read and understand. Since direct injection bypasses some steps of port injection, the fuel and additive/detergents are not given enough time to burn thoroughly and therefore result to carbon buildup in long term. Port injection on the other hand injects fuel and detergents somewhere behind the valves and not directly into the cylinder. It's longer proces enables better burning of fuel. Sorry I don't live in the USA so I can't comment on the dealership thing. I have seen some aftermarket tuners doing port injection retrofit on some forums though.

The carbon cake comes from recirculated crankcase oil vapors and EGR gasses that are put back through the intake system. Since no fuel is sprayed down the intake (only directly in cylinder after valves are shut), there is no "washing" of the intake to prevent oil/gas vapors from sticking and burning onto hot surfaces. The only fix is a catch-can filter to take the oil and hydrocarbons out of the stream that gets recirculated back through the intake. Obviously with turbocharged engines, the cylinder pressures are quite high compared to any n/a engine, so there will be greater piston ring blow-by and therefore more vapors moved out of the crankcase back through the intake. Sometimes people are just better off with a big displacement V8 and port injection, with tall highway gears that allow the engine to turn slow at speed. All this turbocharged little engine stuff is more complex and more expensive and more prone to failure.

Rod Reichardt oettinger from Germany makes a nice switch on/off exhaust you can order for the golfR . Can be dealer installed/warranty if u want

Just go for the HPA Golf R. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/etSCaalzt6mUdmg.html

'16 GTI trouble free, change synthetic every 8,000 kilometres and NO playing around until the oil temperature is around 100

Well said

How’s it been after a few years?

Still enjoying it?

@@darknightbegins85 sold it for a hellcat.

@@TWOhype23 I sold it for a hellcat, then sold that for a raptor, then sold that for an STI, then sold that for a Mustang GT, but I do think back fondly about the R, it's a great little car. Probably all the car anyone needs if we're really being honest with ourselves.

@@Flakey86 golf r vs mustang GT vs golf r. Which did you enjoy the most? I’ve got a challenger 1320