ztorc
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- California
Color? looks AWESOME. Indium Grey right?
Yes, it's Indium Grey.
Color? looks AWESOME. Indium Grey right?
So that’s a verification that the torklift hitch fits the 2018s? No issues with fitment? Thanks!So for those that are still on the fence on the 7.5, I've had the car 2 weeks now and highly recommend it! I got blue/DSG. 1st mod was a Torklift hitch for my 1up bike carrier, and the car just got back from the detailer for paint correction & ceramic coating (Ceramic Pro 5 year, incl wheels and glass).
My arm rest storage is locked so I found a cheap ratcheting one on allegro.pl (car breaker parting out a 2015 Golf R) for a fraction of the cost for new. Next up is a spare tire. The car is quite fast and handles great but is also amazingly comfortable. The front seats are awesome! I really like the DCC a lot and the DSG is lightning fast (100% seamless).
Coming from a 100% analog car (993, which I still have) I love Car Play, the touch screen, digital dash, and general comfort & amazing fit and finish. And I'm fascinated by the ACC slowing even to a stop and the lane correction stuff - pretty neat - as well as the automatic headlights (high/low automatic switching).
Before I had the car it was easy to obsess over forum posts lamenting that it is missing this or that or whatever. But driving & enjoying the car *completely* erases any of those thoughts! This is a lot of performance, quality, and features for the money -- and is very fun to drive! And it's pretty sharp looking as well.
So that’s a verification that the torklift hitch fits the 2018s? No issues with fitment? Thanks!
So for those that are still on the fence on the 7.5, I've had the car 2 weeks now and highly recommend it! I got blue/DSG. 1st mod was a Torklift hitch for my 1up bike carrier, and the car just got back from the detailer for paint correction & ceramic coating (Ceramic Pro 5 year, incl wheels and glass).
My arm rest storage is locked so I found a cheap ratcheting one on allegro.pl (car breaker parting out a 2015 Golf R) for a fraction of the cost for new. Next up is a spare tire. The car is quite fast and handles great but is also amazingly comfortable. The front seats are awesome! I really like the DCC a lot and the DSG is lightning fast (100% seamless).
Coming from a 100% analog car (993, which I still have) I love Car Play, the touch screen, digital dash, and general comfort & amazing fit and finish. And I'm fascinated by the ACC slowing even to a stop and the lane correction stuff - pretty neat - as well as the automatic headlights (high/low automatic switching).
Before I had the car it was easy to obsess over forum posts lamenting that it is missing this or that or whatever. But driving & enjoying the car *completely* erases any of those thoughts! This is a lot of performance, quality, and features for the money -- and is very fun to drive! And it's pretty sharp looking as well.
So for those that are still on the fence on the 7.5, I've had the car 2 weeks now and highly recommend it! I got blue/DSG. 1st mod was a Torklift hitch for my 1up bike carrier, and the car just got back from the detailer for paint correction & ceramic coating (Ceramic Pro 5 year, incl wheels and glass).
My arm rest storage is locked so I found a cheap ratcheting one on allegro.pl (car breaker parting out a 2015 Golf R) for a fraction of the cost for new. Next up is a spare tire. The car is quite fast and handles great but is also amazingly comfortable. The front seats are awesome! I really like the DCC a lot and the DSG is lightning fast (100% seamless).
Coming from a 100% analog car (993, which I still have) I love Car Play, the touch screen, digital dash, and general comfort & amazing fit and finish. And I'm fascinated by the ACC slowing even to a stop and the lane correction stuff - pretty neat - as well as the automatic headlights (high/low automatic switching).
Before I had the car it was easy to obsess over forum posts lamenting that it is missing this or that or whatever. But driving & enjoying the car *completely* erases any of those thoughts! This is a lot of performance, quality, and features for the money -- and is very fun to drive! And it's pretty sharp looking as well.
How do you guys like the R's brakes?
Is the 6yr/72k mi. warranty a true "new car bumper to bumper" warranty? Does it cover everything last year models' 3yr/36K warranty covers?
I was looking forward to getting the R, but now a few Honda dealers near me are selling the Type-R for sticker. I have a difficult decision to make, and I am thinking with the CTR I can go to the track a couple of times/year and have some real fun. With the R I would most likely have to get some coilovers and Stage 1 or 2 to keep up, and I really don't want to modify it for at least a couple of years. Then there is the matter of $7K difference between the 2. I can use a very small portion of that to tune the CTR's ECU to get 340hp/375 lb.ft of torque at the wheels and that have $ leftover for 3yrs of gas. The CTR is too flashy, and the R is too timid/simple looking, so I don't have a preference in the way they look. None of them look the way I want them to
Decisions, decisions.
Still hard to find CTR for msrp due to rarity. Still going for 3-5k overWell a Dealer finally came down on the price. I offered $40,900 and he said they stand firm at $42,050 MSRP. Then when I said thanks for making my decision easier to buy a CTR because that is the only car I would pay MSRP for, he said make me a better offer. So I said $41K is the most I will pay, and the sales manager accepted.
This Dealer has 5 R's by the way(!), and most others have 2 within 50-60 miles of me. I was surprised this one had so many. Noone probably pre-ordered any, so they got the full allocation sitting in the lot. I haven't been there yet. I do everything via email so I don't waste my time with them listening to their BS and trying to brainwash me how and why I should pay them more. They wrote to me how "rare" Golf R's are, and I wrote back saying yeah that's why there are a dozen 2015 through 2017 used R's on the market in my area. Probably because people got tired of their cars throwing codes and going into limp mode or other issues. I fully expect to be in the shop a few times/year with this car. I have come to terms with it, so it better be as good as everyone says
So dang, it looks like I 'll be buying the Golf R instead of the Type R.
I 'll be test driving it hopefully tomorrow. It's a black one. I am glad I never test drove the CTR or it would be in my driveway right now. My brother still has his '98 Integra Type-R and I know how well his handles, and how much I like that old ITR. Heck, I still have my Integra GSR! I just have to put a 2.5" CAT back on so I can pass inspection and start driving it again. They changed the emission laws in my county so I had to take it off the road. Getting lazy in my old age. Yes I am old(er) and love fun to drive Hatchbacks! That's my curse Should be driving a Lexus or Audi in my age
How you relate a CTR to an accord is beyond me. They only raise prices due to rarity and hype.Not in my area (downstate NY). 3 out of 4 dealers are selling them for MSRP. Most of the Jersey dealers are too.
Maybe because the CTR is a "summer car" and we 've had bad winters here lately, so they don't sell as well here as in other states? It's not a daily driver if you live in the Northeast and many dealers have CTR's in the lost from last Nov-Dec. Now they got a couple of new ones each and they are mostly sitting in the lot. They do eventually sell after 2-3 or 4 months, but people are not running to the dealers and getting into a price war with others. Last October I was told by a Dealer "the person with the highest offer gets it", and they had a bottom price of $40K. That nonsense is over. There is 1 dealer left around me asking >MSRP, but it's only $1K above sticker. I don't do business with those dealers that are/were asking over MSRP, and I 've written them down so I can avoid them in the future. We had a couple of dealers asking MSRP from the start, and not a penny more, and those are the ones I will buy from when it's time to get my wife another Accord.
They don't realize that people are black-listing them for asking $5K and $10K >MSRP. They hurt themselves more than they think.