kudos on doing your own work. a few months ago i sucked it up and borrowed a friend's garage and tried to do it on my own... and i forgot to open up the oil cap before removing the drain screw, so i had the oil tray in the wrong location under the car when i realized the cap was still screwed on... took me longer to clean up the aftermath than it was to do the oil change and i think my friend dosen't want to see me again. now i remember why i don't want to work on my car anymore :(

you're lucky your filter is up top... my fsi is still at the bottom where it pukes all over me :cry:

You missed one really minor step Roastpuff. You should always take the engine oil filler cap off when you do an oil change. Oh and who needs oil filter wrenches when you got strong arms. ;)

Oops - I did do that, though. :D Just didn't write it up.

There's absolutely no space to put my hand in there... clearance is very tight. :cry:

^ Just like asian girls. ;)

I can hook you up! PM me with what you want.

APR flash is now out!

http://www.golfmk6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3531

I needs moar money now...

Another Golf R cocktease

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/25/p...-our-appetite/

Pricing is rumored to start around 35k USD... I hope its cheaper than the STi & EVO up here.

Just know that NO ONE locally has the tools to flash these cars yet... additional hardware is required to be installed and those are slow off of the production line... APR is the only company that has this done for right now and to be quite honest are the best of the tuners out there (especially for new tech and customer service) so go with them even if you have to wait! :thumbsup:

Hit up Shift, RPI or Clarkdale for help with APR... All three are great companies to deal with!

Looks like the time of reckoning has come... If they price the Golf-R the same as the outgoing R32, that would put it to roughly 35k USD fully loaded.

Hm, I'm going to go check on this. My main problem with Clarkdale is that they're super hard to get ahold of without actually going into the dealership.

I hope what jamie@whoretex says is true! 5dr DBP w/ 6spd manual..
My cheque book is ready!!!!

this is for the US only right? still waiting for more solid canadian info.

^Yes, US only..

This asian sales guy at Clarkdale told me to stop dreaming, and that the R will never come to Canada. :(
With that being said, I'm ready to place an order down south. I just hope the prices are comparable to the MK5 R32.

After reading all the UK reviews it should absolutely blow the R32 out of the water, better handling, fuel economy, more power and less weight.

I'm also ready to jump onto the Golf-R bandwagon in the states, called to Seattle and Portland, none of them are willing to sell to Canadians.

@too_slow - Where are you going to get yours ?

In other VW news the poor man's A5 might be getting the poor man's S version:

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/27/r...get-r-variant/

Curious to hear if any of you had Mexico built VW's and if they had any problems ?

Awesome looking car roastpuff!! To be honest, it is probably a better car than a ralliart! nice seeing you on dyno day. Keep up the good work.

^ Speaking of dyno. What dyno #s did you get Roastpuff?

i'm reluctant to buy from the US because vw canada will no longer honor US warranties for current and newer vw models :(

according to consumer reports, mexican-built vw's generally have better reliability (ie. average to better than average depending on model) than those built elsewhere.

My MK4 20AE was Brazillian made, and it has been bulletproof. No interior rattling (mind you, my car only had 4000kms when i bought it, and in the 3 years I owned it I only took it up to 11k)..

My Mk2 (16v) and MK3 (8v) had no drivability/reliability issues. The A/C compressor did die after 10 yrs (my mom bought it brand new in 1992, I bought it from her in 2001) on the 16v. I never had a leaking sunroof, or an exploding heater core like what others have reported.

With regards to bringing the R here, I have a cousin that lives in Redmond.. So I'll have to get the car in his name, and then eventually transfer the title over.. :D

With the Mexico vs Germany thing.. On the Mk4 1.8Ts for instance, the German made models had the same problems as the Brazil/Mexican made models : window regulators, coilpacks, brake light switch.. According to the whoretex, the soft-touch materials that were found on the early Mk4s were peeling (I have personally witnessed this on my german made Mk4 GTI).. My Brazillian made model did not have the soft touch material - therefore, no peeling issues.

Thanks, and yes it's a more liveable daily driver for sure. One guy on the GolfMk6 forums is regretting his purchase of a 2010 WRX. :p

150whp, and then with the 25% correction factor as per RG instructions it comes out to be 200hp crank. So stock hp, basically. I was hoping for more but not everyone gets factory freaks. :mad:

I might re-dyno at Blitzkrieg to see what their dyno says. The RG dyno is a heartbreaker.:cry:

Blitz's dyno is as well... very accurate...

I think if you want a reading that is a bit more optimistic (IIRC) is a Dynojet dyno...

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It's not a bad thing! It's just telling you to get more POWERRRR!!!!

Hey guys - so my wheels arrived and I picked them up today. I will be getting the tires from haulin oats this weekend, and getting them mounted next week.

What do you think?

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/...05f93446ab.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/...054beb5ddf.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/...5df8bd4c04.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/...7d19cba375.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/...3448a6a174.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/...303ffa295b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/...050d33c0f2.jpg

Wow, the old way of hotlinking Flickr pictures doesn't work anymore thanks to the "upgrades" made by the admins.

nice choice on the wheels, they will look great with the black gti... black on black.

Not bad! Gotta see them on the car. :)