shao_khan Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Well 3k miles covered now - car is nearly 2 months old. Love driving the car, around Milton keynes in the evenings it is great, flying around, grip is excellent on the corners and fast chicanes offered by MK roundabouts, power delivery is good and improving with each mile. Seats and position for driving is excellent on these short hops. The bulk of my driving has been fairly long round trips - MK - London _ essex Meet - MK and so on, quite a few haev been 300 or 400 miles with maybe 200 or so in one sitting. Many of these are covered with an engine speed of around 2k revs. Now let me take a second to paint a scenario for you - you are about to go out with the other half, she has a new dress on and you mention it makes her look a bit chubby and you can see her cellulite - imagine how you ears would ache after a 200 mile trip with her - thats how I am finding the R32 - 2hr40min trip from Gatwich via Oxford yesterday and my ears were ringing by the time I got home, the drone at an average cruise is soooooo monotonous, that coupled with the fact that after 2hrs I find my legs ache in the seats because the base is the wrong length for me and I just cant get the back position/lumbar support 'just right'. So after my first 3k miles I would deffo recommend the car to anyone, but it can tire you, the beetle cabrio is actually a more pleasant car to do a journey in, its just when you open the R32 up it does make you forget about the weaker items and when the exhaust takes on the note it should have it does sound fantastic - just a shame VW thought you needed the constant resonance at lower speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4dreamer Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Interesting write-up Chris. I pretty much found the same things as you after only a 240 mile drive home from the stealers. Most of my (our) driving is around town in shortish trips, though, so I don't find the exhaust note or leg uncomfiness a problem. It is a damn nice car though and those are only minor niggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 As a driver i actually find the seats excellent for long journys.. You are certainly right about the sound though, espeshally from the tyres, those 18's on rough motorway tarmac can be so loud you cant hear the raido . Not that it bothers me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danksy Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Good review mate, just wondering how you managed to survive after telling your g/f (wife) about her cellulite, to use it as a similie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambba Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 [ QUOTE ] Love driving the car, around Milton keynes in the evenings it is great, flying around, grip is excellent on the corners and fast chicanes offered by MK roundabouts, power delivery is good and improving with each mile. [/ QUOTE ] Oh you are so right Mildew Keyes has some fantastic bits for driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 Zes I have eactly the same complaint. If you've got the autocruise on and/or you're not reving it up, so long as you're around the 4,000 you find the right pitch outside of the boominess. I went round the south of France for a 1800 kms week long trip with her indoors and the dog and did survive, however any journey in excess of 200Miles in one go I would ay is tiresome in the R32, and my particular compalaint is the seat, and getting leg cramp because the front pad puts too much preassure on the rear leg - possible case for deep view thromboses. Here again, when you're on cruise control you can bring your feet up to rest them on the floor and remove the weight of your rear leg. As for the noice I think the Miltek exhaust conversion from AMD could be worth consdering, as it keeps that sweet high end noise but removes the boom - I've spoken to an engineer there and there are a couple of guys who've had their R32s tricked out iwth the Miltek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted November 24, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 I hope to get a ride in a car with a miltek at one of the meets soon - JHT drove right by me on his way home from AMD but didnt stop by so missed out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerbera Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 Sorry Dude - would have stopped if I'd known.... Will be at Windsor on the 10th if you're going.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURTON Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 I think im the only one to find the standard zorst ok!! Not sure if its me or not. But i love the sound!! But then again nothing is boomy as much as a tuned G60!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 [ QUOTE ] I think im the only one to find the standard zorst ok!! Not sure if its me or not. But i love the sound!! But then again nothing is boomy as much as a tuned G60!! [/ QUOTE ] You are not alone.... mines standard also... love the sound. Riz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geo_nr1 Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 Agreed, but just a nightmare to clean...especially the passanger side one. For some reason it gets dirtierthan the other?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 [ QUOTE ] Agreed, but just a nightmare to clean...especially the passanger side one. For some reason it gets dirtierthan the other?? [/ QUOTE ] Mmmm mine seem to be easy to clean.. just give them a once over with a cloth when i get home Riz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURTON Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 I just crack open the Autosol!! hehe.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo-S3 Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Riz, do u still clean ur tail pipes every evening ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 [ QUOTE ] Riz, do u still clean ur tail pipes every evening ?? [/ QUOTE ] Yup It only takes 1 minute at most... just make sure you dont touch the pipes as they can be hot Riz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Try cleaning with a basic BBQ cleaning spray! It cleans the inside centres perfectly and although I'm not a chemist the fact that BBQ cleaner is for removing burnt meat fat, juices and smoke, sort of 'ditto' the material that stains the inside exhust area. Besides Auto-sol is a cleaning polish with abresive qualities, so the BBQ cleaner should be kinder to the finish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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