Volkswagen Golf R - All the car you'll ever need, but is it wise to buy one? | ReDriven

The Volkswagen Golf R is one of those cars that tries to be all things to all people. Fantastic performance, super practical, well equipped and safe.

Or at lest it was when it was used, but what are they like when they're used? We try to find out...

What did you think? Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments below and don't forget to subscribe to stay up to date with all of out latest content!

00:00​​​​​​​ - Intro
01:09- What is it?
02:17 - What's it like to drive?
04:11 - How's the interior?
07:30 - Tech & safety?
10:02 - Variants & updates
10:47 - What goes wrong?
14:57 - How much is it?
16:16 - Fuel use, warranty & servicing
16:38 - Should you buy it?

#volkswagen
#golf
#wagon

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At ReDriven, we’ll be taking you through the pros and cons of a huge range of used cars to see how well they’re going now that they’re a few years old, have thousands of kilometres on the clock, and are coming toward the end of their warranty, or maybe don’t have one at all.

Plus, thanks to our resident mechanic, Jim, you’ll find out what commonly goes wrong with them and what might need to be fixed.

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[StayAtHomeBiker]

The fact that it drives like a normal golf most of the time is the top item for me. My wife does not know how fast it really is. The kids feel happy and safe. When I get out on my own then it is a blast.

[markh]

I've owned umpteen Beemers, mercs, porsches and my current "other" car is a BMW M850i. But I can honestly say my 7.5 R is probably the best car I have ever owned. It's bonkers fast, quiet, comfortable, well-built, good looking, safe, fun to drive, inconspicuous, practical, cheap to run, cheap to service, cheap to insure. And I can get a **** load of stuff in the back when I need to. Apart from a couple of annoying rattles, it is absolutely perfect.

[blacktoothstavros]

"Just avoid low speeds" - hahaha, brilliant!

[scottgray]

I’ve owned a 2018 hatch from new and absolutely adore it to this day. The ability for it to be so friendly with every day driving but so fast and enjoyable to drive when the opportunity presents makes it the perfect do everything car. It still feels special to me every time I hop into it.

The tech is fantastic, and the adaptive cruise is leagues ahead of any other car I’ve driven.

[johncowan]

We love our Golf R, Red, manual '16. No problems so far after 80k of country driving. Couldn't ask for a more smile inducing drive.

[aceace]

i own one a 7.5 r estate and it goes, in fact over 40 years driving without a point on my licence and 2 weeks driving the golf r estate i got a speeding ticket so calmed down but had the golf r estate for 2 years now . THATS HOW GOOD IT IS .

[truthdragon]

Got a 2019 estate last July & love it, one thing I was most happy with is it’s not always begging you to drive it hard. Yes it’s fast but also comfortable & civilised. It’s got tech but it’s intuitive and easy to use. I have the heated cloth seats with actual manual adjust. Less to go wrong. Buy one you won’t regret it.

[ripfluffyman]

I’m fortunate enough to have a mk7 golf r and it’s quite an amazing car. I enjoy driving it around town but it’s so much fun to take onto a back twisty road and rip around. Such a great overall car and it doesn’t look too flashy for all it is!

[johnnylima]

Been waiting long for this one, I’ve never owned a Golf or any VW tbh, but I’ve always adored the GTI, both my brothers have had GTI’s in the past, one still drives his G5 GTI till today from new, with almost no problems except for door lock mechanics gone wrong.
I drive an f80 M3 myself but have been thinking of getting a G7 R as a daily for a very long time now. Up until now the Toyota Hilux has served me as an excellent daily!
Hope this video is gonna reflect positive😅

Love this channel, one of the best relative-to-the-everyman car content out there!
Keep up the excellent work!

[MrDamburger]

My dad has the VW Passat wagon 2.0 R-line. AMAZING car, 110, 000kms on it never skipped a beat, super powerful, good on gas, great features

[AndrewHartney]

Absolutely nailed it, great review and owning a 7.5 I couldn’t argue with anything stated here. Great job.

[iriscrocus]

Have had my 7.5 R for 4 years, fabulous and no issues whatsover.

[TwistedDonners]

Well I was right when I guessed you'd be reviewing a European car today lol 😆.

To be honest after seeing the review of the Golf R I don't think it's one that's on my potential candidates list of next cars.

Congrats too guys on cracking the 99k subscriber mark now its literally a countdown to the silver play button for you guys👍.

Brilliant video as always guys, have a good weekend and look forward to next week's batch of videos (and possibly any that drop on the weekend lol 😆)

[TheShaunsc]

My 2016 Mk7 R just turned 140, 000 miles! Original owner never modified it… even though I wish it had more power lol it’s been a great daily driver.

[fred]

I loved my 16' R. I agree with everything you said.. The car is insanely planted and fast but in order to enjoy it you have to be breaking all speed limits. I actually preferred my GTI that I had before because it was more usable and fun.

[melprophet]

Love my 2017 Golf R....52, 000 miles and the water pump went at 14, 000+ miles and the turbo unit blew at 26, 000+ miles...the latter was a 3 day repair but covered under warranty. Other than those two things, flawless.

[as]

I know this is an old VID but I have to comment. I just bought one of these after wanting one for years. I love this car. It ticks all the boxes and I cant say anything negative about it. I usually get buyers remorse after buying a car and I have none after buying mine.

[jackh]

Not what I was expecting to hear! Great info guys, thanks!

[stephenmoore]

When I subscribed, you guys were below 70k subs I think. Now you're getting ready to hit 100k subs, congrats fellas!

[kevinvandorst]

The Golf R is nice, the golf R32 is a legend!