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disteff

Looking to get into a mk7 Golf R any help appreciated.

Hey guys I’m looking to get a car thats gonna allow me to have fun yet save money up for a hellcat in around a year or two my current charger cannot do that with this gas mileage. One of my buddies parents had what I believe to be a 2019 stage 2 apr tuned golf and that thing felt like a rocket ship. It was so much fun. Really has me intrigued and now I’m trying to learn what’s it’s gonna be like getting into one. My plan is to get it and as quickly as possible modify it with standard bolt ons and possibly in the future do more power.

Few questions.

What price range should I be looking at for what mileage?

It’s a German car but I heard reliability is good even modified is this true?

How are the driver comforts for a daily driver?

And what packages, options, or specific things should I be looking for when getting into one?

And this is for the tuner side of me. How much does it cost for x amount of power?

Appreciate the help everyone!

Update: Basically within two days of thinking abt this car I’ve essentially decided I’m going to go with a 7.5 basically just because of the dash (I’m a tech freak) and I’m almost certain I’m getting one but now I cannot find one any anywhere with the driver assistance package ( the special cruise control and lane assist) and that’s really all I want as an option in this thing.

Posted Sep 3, 2020, 3:38 AM UTC · edited

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Heavyd0001•

I have purchased 2 MK7 golf R’s in the last year. Both 2017s both manuals. First one in Jan. had 22k miles, was bone stock and cost 32k. Current car in June was 31k miles, full Apr tune (the last guy put it on at only 27 miles!) and cost 28k. Bought this one from an individual and had a drive to get it, but it was worth it. Has a perfect condition interior and very good exterior. The tune is worth it for sure. Had a local shop switch it to the high torque map and I’m in love.
I test drove a LOT of R’s and a few GTI’s. The 7.5’s are a little nicer looking on the outside imo but not worth the price jump to me at the time, it was like 5-8k more for 1 year newer and usually higher mileage when I was shopping. I think I prefer the analog dash anyways but I am the kind of guy that wanted the manual transmission even after driving a few of the autos. They are fast though! Tested an auto with stage 2 and wow.... mine is really fast but the shifts being so fast is just constant pull. Good luck, any version of the 7 or 7.5 is an awesome car as a daily. If you do get a 7 get the DCC and navigation option if possible, it is worth it and the only real option on the car. That is unless you plan on doing full suspension upgrade, unnecessary imo.

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TripleTune•

I finally signed up for a Reddit account after getting my R two weeks ago. I've been stalking here since.

2017, 53k miles for $28,000. Unitronic Stage 1, DSG Tune, APR Switchback exhaust, lowered on racing springs, Maxton bits... I'm still finding upgrades. All the paperwork for everything was also included. More car than I need.

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joel_jett•

I have a 2016 manual and got it two years ago with under 20k miles for 29,700. I have had 0 issues that weren’t caused by me lol. Mine has dcc and when I’m going on a long straight drive comfort settings make it easy and a quick press makes it go back to race mode. I have an exhaust and wheels and a stage one + tune from unitronic. My mods don’t do anything power wise obviously, but the tune is rated at 375 and I got it on sale last week for 600 plus tax. Hope this helps out in anyway. If you have any other questions about what I said feel free to ask.

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disteffOP•

Definitely and I actually do have a simple one and I may come back in the future do the headlights turn on the mk7 like they do on the 7.5?

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joel_jett•

The adaptive headlights on the R from what I’ve noticed and experienced is that there is a tilt up and down and when I turn past a certain point there’s actually another bulb that lights up.

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Just_Another_Golf•

Just wanna say that even stock this car feels like more than enough power for daily use. And you will miss the cornering ability if you go to a hellcat. Even straight-line these cars aren't too far behind for nearly half the cost.

I got a 2016 with 27k miles for $31.9k you can probably find high mileage examples in the low 20s to near new for just under 40k.

Can't attest to reliability yet, but even tuners such as APR back some of their products matching factory warranty.

It's pretty comfortable, but if you aren't used to a stiffer sport suspension setup it may take some getting used to.

If you want extra options for damping, look for DCC with navigation, which is the only package if you get a mk7.5. Early mk7 has some kind of safety package with a bunch of added safety features like blind spot monitoring (I'm not sure what else since I didn't get it)

Not too sure on tuning costs yet.

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disteffOP•

Started looking into it and dcc is a must. Definitely trying to keep the price low so I may have to stick w just the 7 and hoping for 40k ish miles. And I’ve also driven the car in stock form and it wasn’t enough for me lol. I come from a v8 American muscle background and to this day the cars are still a holy grail to me. Just trying out something different cuz Ik I’m going back to muscle in a few years. But you never know this may change my opinion

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Just_Another_Golf•

Check out some of the vids on YouTube of the APR stage 3 plus. Those are insane. American muscle is impressive and sounds amazing though! But oof that gas mileage and cost to insure.

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disteffOP•

Will do I may enjoy spending the money for bigger turbos rather then the kitty. Have to see if I’m even gonna get a golf r first lmao. Appreciate the help bro!

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Just_Another_Golf•

Good luck and I for one as a car enthusiast would love to see whatever you go with, euro or American.

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cilantno'17/MT/IE Stage 2•

Have you driven a stock R? What charger are you coming from? Stock 0-60 is extremely fast with the DSG, and still no slouch with the 6MT.

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disteffOP•

Yea I drove stock, coming from a modified r/t it wasn’t enough for me.

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