Used Car of the Day: 2018 Volkswagen Golf R

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

Today we're coming at you with a stock 2018 Volkswagen Golf R. Yes, it's a manual.


There's a little under 45K miles on the clock, and the car has had a ceramic coating done. The seller estimates the tires and brakes have about 10K-15K miles left.

The seller also claims the car has been well-maintained.

Click here to check out this Virginia-based car.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • ToolGuy ToolGuy on Jul 10, 2023

    P235/35R19? On U.S. roads in 2023? No, no, no. 🙂

  • Jkross22 Jkross22 on Jul 11, 2023

    Used vehicle financing is 5.5% and up. This price isn't likely going to work. At least for someone financially literate.

  • Wolfwagen How about some standardization of wiper controls? I have 5 different cars in my family's fleet and have driven a ton of rentals for work. Holy F*cking Sh*t Balls! Left side, right side, push the lever up to turn on, push the lever down to turn on, push the lever forward to turn on, pull the lever back to turn, slide indicator to the left to decrease intermittent wipe time, slide indicator to the right to decrease intermittent wiper time.
  • Redapple2 Someone else said it. Looks like a 4/5 size ford edge (front and back)
  • Rochester Tim, where was your head at in 1984 when it became a law to wear your seatbelt? Personally I thought it was none of the Gubmint's bizniss to force me to belt up. Today, I feel exposed and unsafe without it. My point is, give it time, both the tech and your values will evolve.
  • Theflyersfan After looking it over, Honda, I want royalties for this one: The Honda Yawn.
  • V8fairy Not scared, but I would be reluctant to put my trust in it. The technology is just not quite there yet
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