So I had left word at the dealership that I wanted to check out the R when they hit the ground, this was about 6 weeks ago. I was online setting up an appt to have some tires put on the GTI and while I was on the site I looked to see if they had an R and they did, so drove over there and not only did they have the one that was shown on the site, they had 5 others in stock. I looked at the 3 they had up front and asked to test drive one and they said NO GO...... they expected me to pick the one I liked, agree on a price and THEN I could drive it. While I kind of get it, its not THAT special, and I am seriously interested and I do need to drive both a 6 speed and a DSG to really make a decision, guess I will have to agree to buy both a manual and a DSG so I can get a check ride. ; )