that's the biggest thing. is the car stock? nothing in your sig and you didn't mention any mods in the first post. if it's factory, you'll be fine checking it at 30k. i bought mine at 26k and didn't change it until i went stage 2 at around 33-34k (i checked it prior to that, however). make sure to do your haldex service as well when the time comes (30k).
also, i'm no expert but you may wanna check your mfg date and make sure that it wasn't involved in water pump recall. i think build dates up until march or april 2012 fell under the recall, but i'm not 100% certain on that. someone may wanna clarify
haldex is basically your awd system. once you hit 30k you should swing it by a dealership you trust so they can perform the 30k service, which includes changing the oil and filter for the awd system. ideally this should be performed every 30k miles.
Appropriate name is appropriate. You going to tune that thing?
How much does this run usually? And is it cheaper and easier just to DIY?
Not for at least a year if I even do it. Probably will be stock for a long while
Moved over from a 12 Civic Coupe to this 12 CW Golf R. Love the change! Only bad thing so far is the car came with brand new PS A/S 3s and the front left stepped on 2 nails after i put 250 miles on them! $230 down the drain man.