Is this for $ 23,999, is this 2016 VW Golf R the perfect toys for adults? – Jalopnik

The seller of today’s great price or no dice Golf RT it as ‘adult ownership’, and promotes that they have not abused it on the circuit or in the canyons. The low mileage means that there is still many hoonages more available, so let’s see the price and see if we can be the adult here.

In what we can all agree, Honda is a surprising turn of events, Honda is a new prelude for the world market. In Nissan, the Z -Auto -soldiers, the latest version now three or so year old. Toyota competes with both the muscular BMW-CO-CREATED SUPRA and the smaller Subaru worked together 86. A new Celica is also supposedly on the horizon, although it is said that this is a mid-engine sports car, so that people are wondering whether MR2 would not be a better name to pull out the historical hat of the company.

All these cars prove that Japanese car manufacturers have not lost their love for the coupe shape, but it turned out to be the handful of cars in the market or on his taste compared to the abundance of which buyers could choose during the heyday of the coupe in the nineties. Yesterday we looked at one of those heyday, a Toyota Celica GT from 1996. A convertible with an automatic transmission that would make it an excellent weekend cruiser, that Celica also seemed to be in top condition, despite its hefty kilometers. A price of $ 4,990 sealed the deal and earned the Celica a solid 80% great price win.

It is not yet completely talked like a Pirate Day, but we can still say ‘ARRR’, like it in it 2016 Volkswagen Golf RThat is the pinnacle of the performance for the golf setup here in the United States and currently one of only two golf models (the other is the GTI) that is offered new here.

We are now in the eighth generation of the Golf, but that is more of a renewal than a reconsideration, so this, a seventh-gen car, does not feel so old or seem in any way. It also still has the goods under the hood. The marsorders of the car come from a improved edition of VW’s faithful EA 888 DOHC 16-Valve four who, in traditional golf fashion, are sideways under that hood. On the R everything is larger or better at the top of this mill, with a larger turbo and intercooler, higher electricity injectors, revised exhaust valves and a more aggressive ECU melody.

All in all, those upgrades give the 2.0-liter four the possibility to make 292 hp and 282 pounds torque on premium fuel. This is led to all four wheels by a manual six -speed gearbox and with Haldex developed AWD with a torque vector diff that can switch off the power to the back when that is not necessary.

The advertisement claims that, unlike some others, all that potential for pleasure and games is still inherent to this car. When the low (49,719) mileage of this wave and what they say is an excellent general state, the seller has:

Let’s face it; Most people abuse their Golf R, GTI, WRX and STI. This Golf R is the exception … The second of two owners of adult (older ones), never followed, raced, kanyoned, etc. Some may say: “What a waste”, but for me this car is the perfect daily driver.

That is a daring statement, but then this is a wave and they are usually some of the best cars there are for the USDA advanced daily consumption of asphalt, so perhaps there is some truth in this is the perfect all-rounder. It certainly looks completely good. The metallic gray paint still stands out like new for almost ten years, and the 18-inch alloys with their 40-series rubber band tires are free from the past. A VW rack is expanding the car’s utility, but fortunately it is removable when it is not necessary.

Other OEM-ADD-us include a protective carpet mat for the loading space and window screens to keep the sun at a distance. Because this is a ‘car’ ownership of adults, the windows have no aggressive (and legally questionable) hue. There are also no weird mods such as a mega -bass speaker that pushes the cabin. The R is a well -equipped wave and offers automatic climate control, power windows, ditches and parking brake.

There are also leather seat surfaces with the R-logo embroidered on the back of the highly set buckets for the front. Which, amazingly enough, do not show any signs of coercion from Ingress and Egress, something that is quite common on the Volkswagen Sport Thrones. A significant infotainment screen ensures that the dashboard feels modern enough and even supports Apple CarPlay.

According to the seller there are no problems with the car; No lights, no bumps in the night. Another plus, the car had a coupling replacement among the previous owner, so it should still be as fresh as a new summer morning. A clean title completes the bona fide of the car.

Per the seller: “You are not going to find cleaner, low mileage, manual Golf R.” That is a likely truth, but for an asking price of $ 23,999 we have to ask: “Do we really want to look?” That price tag is not “why not?” Type of money. However, this seems like a lot of cars for that kind of money.

Is it? What do you think the cleanest, lowest mileage Golf R should reasonably be worth in all the country? Is $ 23,999 a fair price for this nice car? Or do you leave hot hatch cold?

You definitely!

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