DO YA LIKE IT?! My wife bought the car today, we filmed, edited and posted this because we were so excited to share it with all of you. Thank you so much for watching!
BRROOOOO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A SUBARU. So excited to see another VW on the channel and can't wait to see what's done to it! Please record it if you do do anything!
I've lived in Wisconsin all my life and have been into cars for all of them and never heard of Throttlestop. So crazy! I want to go and check it out at some point. Cool to see another Wi TH-camr as well. I was driving in this weather the day after and it was very sketchy! Congrats on the new ride.
Siiiick car! Coming from a mk7 owner myself from Germany. Your videos came a long way dude, this video stands out and I love the vlog/cinematic touch it got. This is on a very professional level, keep em coming!
All the way from GERMANY?!? That’s so dang cool. Also, thank you for the feedback. This was a little bit of a new type of video and I wanted to see how it would do. Tons of room for improvement but glad you enjoyed it!
Picked this car up last year, upgraded from my 1st gen speed3 and holy shit has it become such an awesome daily and stage 2 tune has put it over the top. Congrats and enjoy!
In its stock form, it's already an excellent car and the best daily driver in my opinion. Now if you tune it and do some basic mods, it becomes a whole other animal, you get a lot of car for the money
Welcome to the mark 7 R family!!! You guys will love it. I got a mk7 R also it is my favorite car I ever owed!! If you ever need any information about the platform please feel free to ask me anything I will be more then happy to help.
We appreciate that so much! The video has been up for only a couple hours and so many R owners have already reached out. Says so much about the community. Thank you, and we’ll take you up on that!
Wooo Grats Maya! That’s a crazy nice one! There is definitely some older people out there with good taste, I’ve seen older guys (60+) driving tastefully modded WRX and EVOs out there (outside the usual BMWs).
this is awesome!! as a fellow wisconsinite and volkswagen owner (mk7.5 gti), y’all will absolutely love this R. once tuned, this platform turns a fun car, into a whole different animal with so much potential! congratulations!
Common W Dakota upload! Super stoked yall got a Golf R rather than a WRX hahaha. Looks great. Super excited to see what yall do to it. I have never seen a modified Golf R so this car and videos forward is all new to me. Enjoyed watching as always! ✌
This is so hype!!! Happy for you both and congrats! The MQB platform is mind blowing with the power it can make and how large the aftermarket is and the R can make wicked power for an economy hatch. Excited to see what journey this car takes for you both!
Congrats on joining the VW side 🤙🏿, hope you and your wife will have fun with it, it's the perfect daily car like the 911 Turbo S is. And most importantly make sure the Haldex service has been made around every 20k miles.
Love the car, congrats to you both!🎉 Really liked how you showed the icey roads, great footage since some of us have never seen or driven on a road in that condition.
Your 4runner is perfect and I’d be lying if we didn’t throw that name around a bit. Ultimately, being car folk the R made the most sense. Either is a great choice, having both is goals!
Great car @dakota!! I bought a car (Skoda Octavia VRS) with the same engine ( some minor tweaks in the R though) and it's amazing! With a stage 2 + downpipe and full exhaust, a cold air intake and some other hardware mods it's pushing 355 hp and 520 nm torque, great fun and reliable engines, EA888 are beasts.
That's a nice pick up! Just a warning the spark plugs suck to replace. Nothing for a VW Boi like yourself though :P I miss my MK7 GTI somedays, but FWD isn't as fun as AWD
CONGRATS on the “new to you” car! I’m from Cleveland and drive Lexus IS350 AWD and as enticing as a RWD sports car with winter tires seems a sporty AWD car gives you the sporty feel without the fear of getting stuck in the frozen hell we’ve experienced 🥶
I feel you on the snow. I live in rochester ny. We usually get 6 foot our first snow. Though this and last year has been mostly 40° instead of 8° f with windchill of -39° (not exaggerating).
Love it. Been fighting the urge to upgrade my GTI for an R 😅. Prices are becoming reasonable. You should look into the screen upgrade to the bigger one.
EQT Zero to Hero kit will be the best performance bang for your buck. I’ve sunk way too much money into my R and wish their kit was an option when I started my journey.
I feel your pain, I have to drive my rwd sports sedan this winter as my winter car has a leaking broken brake line and fuel filter rusted and started leaking too. Didn’t get time to fix it yet. Thankfully we haven’t gotten much snow here in SE MN I don’t have winter tires either! All season run flats! 360 crank hp 3300 lbs Cadillac.
Great daily drivers! These make you feel like you are way better driver than you really are. You can just do super silly shit with em and come out on the other end just fine! The snow drifting is insane!
I used to have a 2016 Golf R, amazing car but the manual wasn't it for me, switched to a 2020 Miata (manual) and it's more enjoyable, but I'm really missing the comfort and build quality.
Im a vw fan, first time to the channel Saw the silhouette and thought gti, unmistakeable and was exited…not a lot of vw love on the TH-cam As I watched the video and heard 4wheel drive I said EVEN BETER…got the pirate version vw ARGH! I mean .:R Also don’t know if anybody else noticed… But in the beginning when the garage opened…you have the mk5, that’s parked next to a mk4…
Hahaha you definitely picked up on that egg shape! If you haven't, you should definitely watch my series on my mk4 jetta! I have a series on my channel, let me know what you think!
@DakotaStone also important with the haldex, pull the pump and clean the filter. Most of the 3 letter websites have kits with new seals and mounting bolts.
We bought one and never stopped.. VW is the only brand we have consistently got cars from and I think that says a lot. They have a charm to em. Mk7 Gti’s are great cars! We were looking at those too
@@DakotaStone such a good platform im onto my 3rd mqb car traded in my 2016 r for my new mk8 gti and will say i do miss my R but man theres something about a gti
Congrats Can't wait to see wHat you guys do with it and can't wait to see it around town some time maybe. I still can't decide if i want to continue working on my celica or trade it for a subaru legacy wagon
Heck yeah brotha .. gotta make sure the wife is riden fly to now , you can't be the only one riden in a cool car now (temper tantrum 😅) lmfao .. peace and love all keep it rad stay safe and build on l8z and I look forword ti see what your plans are for this build 😮😅.. l8z famz
@@DakotaStone i have a gti autobahn that i just got in September and started building I've sent you messages but no luck on a one on one chat cause its the first vw I've ever owned and need help with the build and information
DO YA LIKE IT?! My wife bought the car today, we filmed, edited and posted this because we were so excited to share it with all of you. Thank you so much for watching!
Again, where's my new (to me) car
Bruh I have a 17 R in limestone gray myself let’s freaking goooo. Are those 18s or 19s brother?
W! Congrats on the car for you and your wife
i was looking to buy one and im excited for the content
The Civic served Maya very well but this is a VERY well deserved upgrade. Congrats Maya!
The civic did its civic duties for sure. We were talking about how much of an upgrade the R is! Miss ya Mike!
Thank you Mike!! 🥹
BRROOOOO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A SUBARU. So excited to see another VW on the channel and can't wait to see what's done to it! Please record it if you do do anything!
Congratulations!! Best generation of Golf’s!
Thank you! 🙏🏻
That's definitely a sweet upgrade! Congratulations Dakota's wife 🤙🏻
Maya says thank you! 🙏🏻
I love my R. Have had it for 4 years and it always makes me smile. Congrats!
Every comment like this gets me so hyped. Amazing to hear. Thanks for being here!
this car is SWEET! has everything I would want myself
I've lived in Wisconsin all my life and have been into cars for all of them and never heard of Throttlestop. So crazy! I want to go and check it out at some point.
Cool to see another Wi TH-camr as well. I was driving in this weather the day after and it was very sketchy!
Congrats on the new ride.
i could tell by the tumbnail! stoked to see an R on the channel. my 2012 golf r has been my favorite car i’ve ever owned
Hard to miss that 🥚 shape 😅 haha thanks for watching!
Can't go wrong with a manual Mk7 R!
I always adored this generation because of how good they looked. Congrats, Maya, on the upgrade!
Appreciate it! Excited to start modding
Except you can as the DSG is much faster.
@@BryceCzirr-jz7ju DSG is faster, but who cares? Manuals are awesome for driving.
Siiiick car! Coming from a mk7 owner myself from Germany. Your videos came a long way dude, this video stands out and I love the vlog/cinematic touch it got. This is on a very professional level, keep em coming!
All the way from GERMANY?!? That’s so dang cool. Also, thank you for the feedback. This was a little bit of a new type of video and I wanted to see how it would do. Tons of room for improvement but glad you enjoyed it!
@@DakotaStone sure dude, I’m here since the beginning 🤝🏼 yeah I recognized it and instantly liked it.
Happy to help!! Thanks for the shoutout!
Thanks for making it an actual enjoyable process to buy a car! So refreshing. We’re thrilled
Picked this car up last year, upgraded from my 1st gen speed3 and holy shit has it become such an awesome daily and stage 2 tune has put it over the top. Congrats and enjoy!
Love to hear the other Golf R owners commenting 🤝 thank you!!
In its stock form, it's already an excellent car and the best daily driver in my opinion. Now if you tune it and do some basic mods, it becomes a whole other animal, you get a lot of car for the money
Congrats🎉🎉🎉
It's a nice addition to the driveway
🚗💥💨🔥
Appreciate it! 👏🏻
Resale value gonna be crazy ! Congrats!
We don't ever wanna sell! haha
Throttlestop s pretty unreal, saw me peering in the windows as a teen and gave me and a buddy a tour of all their warehouses.
It’s an amazing place to stop at. I’m excited to go to a cars & coffee there when it warms up!
Kickass upgrade!🔥 I understand your jealousy and I'm not typically a VW fan. It will serve her well. Congrats on the new whip Maya!
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Welcome to the mark 7 R family!!! You guys will love it. I got a mk7 R also it is my favorite car I ever owed!! If you ever need any information about the platform please feel free to ask me anything I will be more then happy to help.
We appreciate that so much! The video has been up for only a couple hours and so many R owners have already reached out. Says so much about the community. Thank you, and we’ll take you up on that!
Wooo Grats Maya! That’s a crazy nice one! There is definitely some older people out there with good taste, I’ve seen older guys (60+) driving tastefully modded WRX and EVOs out there (outside the usual BMWs).
His fun car was a GT4, so definitely had good taste! Haha. Thanks for watching and commenting!
My wife has one as well, awesome car. I daily a nd Miata lol in Calgary Alberta Canada. All the best to you Dakota.
We definitely relate 😅 Husband has the rwd small impractical car, wife has the AWD practical monster!
this is awesome!! as a fellow wisconsinite and volkswagen owner (mk7.5 gti), y’all will absolutely love this R. once tuned, this platform turns a fun car, into a whole different animal with so much potential! congratulations!
Common W Dakota upload! Super stoked yall got a Golf R rather than a WRX hahaha. Looks great. Super excited to see what yall do to it. I have never seen a modified Golf R so this car and videos forward is all new to me. Enjoyed watching as always! ✌
I was pleasantly surprised by all the aftermarket support I'm seeing. Long list of parts we already want haha Thanks for watching!
This is so hype!!! Happy for you both and congrats! The MQB platform is mind blowing with the power it can make and how large the aftermarket is and the R can make wicked power for an economy hatch. Excited to see what journey this car takes for you both!
Y’all in the comments have been hyping me UP! So stoked to learn more. Appreciate the comment!
Nice to see some Golf R content. I love my 2018 just a few bolt ons and a hybird turbo im pushing 450hp to the wheels and its still a great daily
That’s absolutely nutty power, and love to hear about the reliability. Excited to learn more about this platform and experience it
That is the perfect car for her. I'm happy for you both.
Thank you!!
Great choice! They are a ton of fun in the snow too, especially in manual!
Waiting for another powder drop to experience it then rather than the ice 🧊
MQB vs. The world. The potential of this motor is insane! I have a 2019 GLI, with IE Stage 1, and I love it every single day!
Man I’d love a newer GLI to replace my mk4.
Congrats on joining the VW side 🤙🏿, hope you and your wife will have fun with it, it's the perfect daily car like the 911 Turbo S is. And most importantly make sure the Haldex service has been made around every 20k miles.
Thank you so much! Going to do that Haldex service asap after reading some comments. Appreciate the advice!
@@DakotaStone Of course 😁 hope to see the way you are going to go with it and maybe one day see you in real life 🤙🏿
I loved my Golf R. It was the most fun car I've ever owned. A few bolt ons and a tune wake these things up properly. Enjoy!
I’ve heard so many good things from the community, we’re stoked!
Dope running into you at petco
Ayyyy! Was a pleasure! See you around brotha!
Can't wait for the Golf R content in the future, keep up the uploads Dakota!
If there was light out right now I’d be filming more. This car is so good. Thanks for watching and supporting!
@@DakotaStone it would also be great if it wasn't -5 as well...
Love the car, congrats to you both!🎉 Really liked how you showed the icey roads, great footage since some of us have never seen or driven on a road in that condition.
I was between this and my 4runner. definitely glad I have the runner, but this would be my daily of choice. hopefully sooner rather than later!
Your 4runner is perfect and I’d be lying if we didn’t throw that name around a bit. Ultimately, being car folk the R made the most sense. Either is a great choice, having both is goals!
Great car @dakota!! I bought a car (Skoda Octavia VRS) with the same engine ( some minor tweaks in the R though) and it's amazing! With a stage 2 + downpipe and full exhaust, a cold air intake and some other hardware mods it's pushing 355 hp and 520 nm torque, great fun and reliable engines, EA888 are beasts.
That’s so dope. I honestly don’t know a single thing about Skodas. I’m going to have to check em out!
@@DakotaStone there basicaly a more practical Volkswagen, a VW with Czech heritage and rally roots. Def check it out brother, it's worth it 🙌🏻
That's a nice pick up! Just a warning the spark plugs suck to replace. Nothing for a VW Boi like yourself though :P I miss my MK7 GTI somedays, but FWD isn't as fun as AWD
Good to know! Appreciate the tip. Maya was torn between a GTI and R. Obviously you can see what won the debate 😅
@@DakotaStone
I don't think I could go back to FWD for a daily anymore so it's a very good choice!
CONGRATS on the “new to you” car! I’m from Cleveland and drive Lexus IS350 AWD and as enticing as a RWD sports car with winter tires seems a sporty AWD car gives you the sporty feel without the fear of getting stuck in the frozen hell we’ve experienced 🥶
AWD is definitely another animal and deserves the hype it gets!
Yessir! Congratulations. I own a 19 mk 7.5 R in a 6 speed and was stoked to see that you guys got a manual! Can't wait to see more vids of this car.
So awesome to hear! How are you liking it?! Any pro-tips or things to watch out for! Thank you!
My brother in law has a GTI and I love the golf line. I’d love to own one one day. Love the content man keep it up
Thanks man! I've always been a sucker for Golfs and hatchbacks in general. VW does a great job with them
Congratulations, great video and great car!
Thank you so much!
I feel you on the snow. I live in rochester ny. We usually get 6 foot our first snow. Though this and last year has been mostly 40° instead of 8° f with windchill of -39° (not exaggerating).
The windchill has been ridiculous! Stay warm friend
@@DakotaStone definitely try. :-)
Wow! Very nice car, it looks amazing, and I'm excited for the content to come from it. (Minus a few point for no cold start video of either car 😆)
Hey to be fair the Supra had a cold start, I just didn’t get audio because my mic was off 😅 Full Golf R review coming soon!
Love it. Been fighting the urge to upgrade my GTI for an R 😅. Prices are becoming reasonable. You should look into the screen upgrade to the bigger one.
One thing we wanted was the navigation package, but this one checked every other box. Honestly, so far we don’t mind this one! Does everything we need
@@DakotaStoneI have the navigation package. But now with CarPlay/android auto…who needs it! Can’t wait to see the updates on this one!
Congratulations! Looking forward to seeing it modified 👍
Thank you!
Just a nice vlog👌🏽
Thank you :)
Welcome to the club!
Thanks!
Very nice. Love the color.
Limestone Grey metallic! We were so stoked to find one in this color
EQT Zero to Hero kit will be the best performance bang for your buck. I’ve sunk way too much money into my R and wish their kit was an option when I started my journey.
i fuckin knew it 😭😭😭 as soon as u said “AWD”. video quality is goin up u love to see it
Thank you Phil!
I feel your pain, I have to drive my rwd sports sedan this winter as my winter car has a leaking broken brake line and fuel filter rusted and started leaking too. Didn’t get time to fix it yet. Thankfully we haven’t gotten much snow here in SE MN I don’t have winter tires either! All season run flats! 360 crank hp 3300 lbs Cadillac.
Great daily drivers! These make you feel like you are way better driver than you really are. You can just do super silly shit with em and come out on the other end just fine! The snow drifting is insane!
I could tell by the shape in the thumbnail it had to be a MK7. I'm guessing all of us who drive them had it figured out. Nice score!
🫡 can’t miss that 🥚!
Awesome to see. Always glad to see your content and happy that you guys got to pick up an awesome car. Sheb Co sends you its regards
Thank you so much!
Congrats yous two, was gunna make a pirate joke, instead I will just leave it at that. Enjoy your Golf Argh!….er I mean Golf R.
🏴☠️ 💀 I appreciate you
brooo, taking photos in that place would be the dream, holy shit!!
They host cars & coffee every year. Make sure to swing by and check it out! It’s such a cool place
Honestly, one of the best value to performance car ever. Congratulations!
1 day in, already obsessed 🙌🏻
I’m not too far if there’s anything y’all need help/advice on the car. Congrats on a great purchase!
NICE pick up bro!!!👍👍👍 I can't wait to see what you have in store for this beauty!!!😁😁😁 Are you done with the MK4 Jetta?
Thank you! 🙏🏻 She’s going to get the treatment for sure. Still have the Mk4! As you know, cars are never “done”
@@DakotaStone Yep, I understand completely.👍👍👍 I wish I could afford my dream car, a MK4 SUPRA!!!❤️❤️❤️ But when your old and broke, well you know.😂😂😂
My gf brother has a golf r anniversary it is an amazing car they are so fast and handle amazing congrats!
Pulls like a freight train in first and second. Feels like it’s on rails. I can’t wait to film a proper review
I used to have a 2016 Golf R, amazing car but the manual wasn't it for me, switched to a 2020 Miata (manual) and it's more enjoyable, but I'm really missing the comfort and build quality.
2 very different platforms!
I have a MK6 R and I love it!
LOVE TO HEAR THAT! Let's go
Congrats on the new ride!
Thank you so much!
Let's Go!!! I think you might have had something to do with this purchase decision... 🤣
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We have honestly been talking about it for YEARS. We weighed all the options. This just had way more pros than the other contenders!
@@DakotaStone What was her option? It was something that had little to no aftermarket attention?
Gud daily round 2
A MAJOR jump from Gud Daily 1. Here we go 🫡
Hell yeah, my golf R crushes Canadian winter
Then it should handle Wisco NO PROB 🫡
Suprised we never see you at ThrottleStops cars and coffee in the summer. Probably the best C&C in the area
I’m surprised too! 2024 initiative is IM GOIN BABY. We will bring the Soup and the R!
@@DakotaStone haha hope to see you there!
I just bought a 2019 mark 7.5 1.4turbo manual. It’s soooo much fun
Ayyy congratulations on the pick up! That’s awesome!
Im a vw fan, first time to the channel
Saw the silhouette and thought gti, unmistakeable and was exited…not a lot of vw love on the TH-cam
As I watched the video and heard 4wheel drive I said EVEN BETER…got the pirate version vw ARGH!
I mean .:R
Also don’t know if anybody else noticed…
But in the beginning when the garage opened…you have the mk5, that’s parked next to a mk4…
Hahaha you definitely picked up on that egg shape! If you haven't, you should definitely watch my series on my mk4 jetta! I have a series on my channel, let me know what you think!
MQB Gang! 🍾🙌🏼 beautiful car!
Hell yeah! Same as mine! Such a sick car! Congratulations!
Make sure to get the transmission, haldex, and both diffs fluids changed.
Appreciate the advice!!
@DakotaStone also important with the haldex, pull the pump and clean the filter. Most of the 3 letter websites have kits with new seals and mounting bolts.
Once a vw lover always a vw lover. My mk7 gti has been my favorite car I’ve ever owned.
We bought one and never stopped.. VW is the only brand we have consistently got cars from and I think that says a lot. They have a charm to em. Mk7 Gti’s are great cars! We were looking at those too
Such a perfect car 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 hell yes. Congrats y’all
Just so you know, you’re part of the reason I’m addicted to Golfs 😅 also, AWD gang 🤝
@@DakotaStone 🥹🥹🥹 im honored, AWD baby. One day I’ll have another R..
I can't believe you took the Supra out in this crap, man...
But hey, the Golf R looks pretty nice!
Well.. at least we know what’s it capable of! Winter autocross this Sunday, might as well get er warmed up! Thanks for watching & commenting 🙏🏻
I'm just glad TH-cam notified me of an upload 🎉
THANK YOU PAPA TH-cam! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
lol wow.. I knew what it was just by the blacked out image on the thumbnail 🤣
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She’s a beaut Clark. Congrats.
I deadass said this 3 times while we were at Throttlestop lmao
@@DakotaStone haha that’s awesome!
Golf R getting a lot of hype recently
I’m here for it!
welcome to the MQB family bud!!
We’re happy to be here 🫡
@@DakotaStone such a good platform im onto my 3rd mqb car traded in my 2016 r for my new mk8 gti and will say i do miss my R but man theres something about a gti
Congrats Can't wait to see wHat you guys do with it and can't wait to see it around town some time maybe. I still can't decide if i want to continue working on my celica or trade it for a subaru legacy wagon
Thanks man! We’re excited to dive in. That’s a tough call, go with your gut feeling!
Heck yeah brotha .. gotta make sure the wife is riden fly to now , you can't be the only one riden in a cool car now (temper tantrum 😅) lmfao .. peace and love all keep it rad stay safe and build on l8z and I look forword ti see what your plans are for this build 😮😅.. l8z famz
Thanks for watching and commenting! Much love
I love the moccasins you put on, they be fire 🔥
I’m a sucker for a nice pair of moccs
Awesome love the car wish mine was a R.
Do you have a GTI? Or a base golf?
@@DakotaStone i have a gti autobahn that i just got in September and started building I've sent you messages but no luck on a one on one chat cause its the first vw I've ever owned and need help with the build and information
ive seen like 3 golf R's in my life here in cali super rare
That is part of why we wanted one! You see them, but not terribly often. Great cars that we want to make some content on!
Are those 18s or 19s?
Good video sir, By any chance affiliate with you on our air pump+Jump starter, How can we reach out to you?
I regret getting rid of my 2017 R. I will definitely be getting another.
congrats for you guys!! love u dakota 🫶🏽
Nice car!
Welcome to the golf r family
🤝 🙌🏻
Vdub in da house ya, Dakota wlitterally be drifting in the wmocky?!?!?
You are witerally cwazy
Congrats!
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Hes back!
Just was waiting for some video worthy stuff to be goin on! 💪🏻
@DakotaStone well u got it my man! Ur wife had to show u what a real VW looks like lol. Congrats to her my man
I love it! I want a golf r!
Do that R front end conversion on the wagon!!
Love it! Great choice ❤
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envious. jealousy requires a 3rd entity.
Me, my wife, the R
Yo yo yo yo yo, we back again
🪀 thanks for coming back! 🥹
Nothin to be jealous of.. What’s mine is yours shawtyyy 🫡🤩😂🩶
SHAWTY?! You wild. Think I’m gonna give you the Supra keys for a while..
Tradesies
Golf r is a exciting platform
So pumped!
Lots freaking gooo!!!!
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I loved my Gti so i can only imagine the R is 100 times better
I love gti’s too. We almost picked up one of those instead!