Hello everyone,

Recently picked up a 2017 R with 32,000 miles.

Been searching for almost 2 years for a clean low mileage car in certain colour combo.

Am I crazy not to daily this thing? Or because it's low mileage should I just keep it clean and garage kept? Enjoy on nice days and events etc.

The daily wagon is starting to need lengthy repairs.

Thanks for any insight

what’s up everyone I owned my MK8 R for 2 years but ended up trading it for an 8.5 R and the facelift fixed every issue I had with the car

My MK8 infotainment was glitchy as hell from day 1 even after the updates. Slow and unresponsive and always was crashing on me. half the time it felt like you were fighting the car just to change a setting

I had the steering wheel was replaced twice under warranty due to errors & the touch controls were genuinely terrible. The new larger infotainment is a million times better. Way more responsive and intuitive with the hvac controls. It’s crazy to me the mk8 didn’t have physical backlit climate controls either. The new buttons on the wheel are still touch control but they seemingly adjusted sensitivity of them or something, I do recall reading something about that in here I think?

Love the updated front end way more too, couple that with the new forged wheels from factory & a little more power im lowkey surprised how much more I like this car. I did like my mk8 a lot aside from all of its constant annoyances, the 8.5 just feels like it fixed all the issues I had and I can’t wait to go drive it more ♥️♥️♥️ any 8 owners make the switch?

Was picking up the car today but refused delivery because there was a noticeable rock chip on the hood.

They drove the car from another dealer…….

They offered to repaint the whole hood but my PPF guy said that there’s risk they won’t be able to paint match and factory paint is always best.

They will now touch it up and I’ll see what it looks like tomorrow.

This seems like grounds for a small price reduction or am I crazy?

I’ve just never seen this happen when getting a new car

Edit: rock chip isn’t crazy big. But it’s noticeable

After totaling my base Mk 6 and realizing im not a truck guy through leasing, I finally locked down this Mk 8.5 Eurostyle that took a lot of leveraging with multiple dealerships. Super happy I got the exact package and exact color I wanted for this car.

With that being said, what are some small things that Mk 8.5 owners did as soon as they got the car? Thanks in advance.

Evolution of my different cars for reference.

Just deposited the insurance check & drinking at the bar. 😢

I can't explain how orgasmically fun a stage 3 mk6 r was to drive for a year & a half. That thing was ridiculous!

Did my first ever trackday with the 8R , any recommendation for cheaper handling mods?
I’ve been thinking between EBC yellowstuff and Ferodo 2500s.. The car is mostly daily driven, rarely I do some trackdays . I was also thinking about 034 swaybars, and do some remapping ( around 380hp ) while having the factory downpipe.
I’m also hesitating to get H&R lowering springs or not.. Would that stiffen the suspension and make the bodyroll less?
I’m using forged rims with 245/35R19 PilotSport 4s all around.

Hi all! A few weeks ago, I picked up a new to me mk7. The previous owner mentioned he liked to drive on gravel roads a lot with it and I can tell by how many rock chips are in the bumper 😭

I got a good price, so I'm not too mad about it, but I want to clean it up and fix it while it's in my care. Been debating between something like a 2 stage paint correction or maybe just touch ups on the bigger gouges. Has anyone done work with something like this and have any lessons to share?

I got a quote from a guy today that suggested a 3 stage paint correction with a full hood and bumper wrap for just over 3k. If that's my only option, I'm afraid she's gonna stay chipped for a while.

Everyday for 3 years checking fb and eBay I finally found some genuine BBS LM in 19x8.5 et 43. So many 5x114.3 sets here but never 5x112.

I couldn’t decided if I should refinish them to blacked out or keep them silver. I ended up getting the small curb rash fixed and just kept them original.
I’ve since removed my blacked out front and rear badges. Didn’t think I’d like the silver over blacked out but it’s growing on me.

So basically I’m looking to buy a golf r but I’m not sure if I should get a lower spec mk8.5 or get a higher spec mk8. I would like some advise on what move to make and what are the key differences from people that have owned both or either thanks.

Literally a childhood dream come true.

Ever since I bought the car after winter season my idle has been higher then what is in specifications in obd11 by around 60 rpm. I took it into my mechanic and he specified this is normal behavior from a car with 288k miles.

Even after flash/before, the rpm never change. I tried a different ecu and the other ecu doesn't have this issue and the rpm sits pretty low.

If anyone has any concencious about such an issue or had one please share some details.

My buddy just sent me this picture because he thought the wheels looked kewl and I agree but don’t know what they are…? Thoughts?

Wondering if anyone knows of puddle lamps that would actually light up the area around the door? The R looks cool but I'd actually like to be able to see.

Was happy to see my wife in 255 got a wheel up!

Just got Apex 18x8.5 wheels in for my 2026 and will be adding snow tires to them.

Any thoughts on going 235 vs 245 for width or choosing 40 vs 45 ratio (if going with 235s)?

These will be used on my daily driver in New England, including ski runs up to NH/VT.

I noticed 245s are cheaper but not by all that much.

2018 “canadian” Golf R
I was driving the other day and noticed that The word AUTO is illuminated in yellow I have never paid attention to this, Is yellow normal? There are no codes or issues with my car. All lights seem to be operating normally.

Could someone with a similar car check the colour of the word auto when their headlights are supposed to be on? (Not in the middle of the day)

Thanks

Started noticing this sound while idle on my golf6r. The random pulsing sound. Vacuum leak? changed out the oil fill cap recently. still makes this sound, or is this how its supposed to sound>

I am looking for some wheels and tire recommendations for my mk8, I live in a place with no snow, and kinda bumpy roads, looking to swap my stock summer tires and looking for some recommendations.