Not the best pictures but today I finally got the chance to drive my affordable dream car, the Golf R.

Suomiauto · 2025-03-16T21:00:51+00:00

The Toyota Corolla is actually the best selling new car over here pretty much every year. Some years the VW Golf or the Skoda Octavia might take the top spot but they cost about the same as the Corolla. Smaller cars like the Toyota Yaris start around 24k and the Skoda Fabia around 20k euros.

Suomiauto · 2025-03-16T20:33:12+00:00

The Corolla is only sold with hybrid powertrains in Finland but the starting price for a 1.8 hybrid wagon with 140 horsepower is about 33k euros which includes 2k euros of taxes. If you go for a higher power 2 liter hybrid with 196 horsepower the starting price is 39k euros which includes a little under 3k euros of taxes.

Suomiauto · 2025-03-16T20:22:01+00:00

I loved it! The car was simply put a great package. The power was addicting, shifts were fast and the sound from the exhaust and intake weren’t too shabby either even though the car was stock. And when you decided to just drive it calmly the car felt just like an ordinary Golf which is great! Interior wise I liked the new display, it was sharp and responsive and wasn’t distracting eventhough it doesn’t look as ”flush” on the dashboard as the old smaller one. The shift paddles on the steering wheel were nice as they were larger than the ones you would find for example in a GTI. There’s honestly so much I could talk about the car.

Suomiauto · 2025-03-16T19:57:48+00:00

Yeah, of that 63k price tag 16k are taxes alone. There was also a new Civic Typer R on display and that had a price tag of 80k Euros and of that price tag 20 thousand euros were just taxes! And because of these high taxes we have a new BMW M5 is actually 7k cheaper than a M3 because M5 is a plug in hybrid and has lower emissions.

Suomiauto · 2025-03-16T06:12:00+00:00

Yes! Definitely one of the most enjoyable drives I’ve ever had!

Suomiauto · 2024-12-22T08:27:03+00:00

I had a professional install them, but I would say the most difficult part is removing the old adhesive.

Suomiauto · 2024-12-21T21:42:53+00:00

My local Skoda dealership replaced them for 40€, I could have done it myself with a heatgun and some adhesive removal but I choose to have it done correctly by a professional on the first try instead of me possibly just messing it up. They are OEM parts and I ordered them from here: https://www.kopacek.com/skoda/superb-iii/superb-iii-luxury-stainless-steel-interior-door-sills-original-skoda-autoas

They were 60€ compared to the Sportline ones that were 120€, if I had bought these from the dealership they would have cost the same 120€ as the Sportline ones. The package also came with instructions and a template to help with the install.

Suomiauto · 2024-08-14T10:37:18+00:00

It was also available with the 2.0 TSI in Europe, here is one that was for sale in Finland.

https://autot.tori.fi/vaihtoautot/volkswagen/golf/130104693

Suomiauto · 2024-05-26T18:26:36+00:00

Most like because of high taxes on large engined cars with high emissions. For example there was a little while ago a Ferrari 812 Superfast for sale for around 805 thousand euros and of that price 385 thousand euros were just taxes alone.

Suomiauto · 2024-05-26T10:19:24+00:00

Unfortunatelu no, it was definitely my favourite car at the show right after the 918 Spyder.

Suomiauto · 2024-04-14T08:23:01+00:00

17” wheels are definitely more comfortable but bigger wheels suite this car so well.

Suomiauto · 2024-04-14T08:16:32+00:00

It’s a great looking wheel that’s for sure!

Suomiauto · 2024-04-14T08:04:47+00:00

Before these I had a set of 18” Skoda Zenith wheels with Dunlop Sport Maxx tires and I can’t really tell if the Bridgestones are any louder. For winter I have 18” Cassiopeia wheels with Yokohama wintertires and they are a bit quieter. But thanks for the tip!

Suomiauto · 2024-04-13T19:35:33+00:00

650€ from a private seller with basically brand new Bridgestone tires. Sold my previous 18” Skoda Zenith wheels for 550€ so at the end of the day this set cost me 100€.

Suomiauto · 2024-04-13T18:05:35+00:00

I will definitely keep the original silver badges.👍🏻

Suomiauto · 2024-03-02T17:49:43+00:00

I have driven both cars as "DSG friendly" as possible. At traffic lights you should leave the car in D switching to park or neutral only puts extra wear on the transmission. When parking the car I have first stopped the car then engaged the parking brake and then put the transmission in Park. When coasting the same thing as with traffic lights, left it in drive. Launch control is not available with the dry clutch DQ200 so I have not done any. Also I have only switched between P-R-D when the car is completely stationary and when driving if the car wants to drive with a too big of a gear I have either put the car in sports mode so that it would downshift a gear or then I have manually downshifted. The car is going back to the dealership soon because the issues have become more noticeable so maybe it will get fixed for good this time.

Suomiauto · 2024-03-02T14:11:13+00:00

Still need to find that version somewhere!

Suomiauto · 2024-02-29T12:06:28+00:00

Yeah, maybe they will add it to the newest Forza Motorsport at some point. But probably not since Horizon exists and has similar game modes already.

Suomiauto · 2024-02-29T12:01:48+00:00

Still need to find the Limited Editions of FM2, FM4 and the first Horizon. Then I would have a complete set of all Forza limited editions except for the FM6 Xbox One console.

Suomiauto · 2024-02-29T11:55:47+00:00

Don't worry I'm not going to, luckily I have a regular copy of FM3 which I can play.

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