RedRobin Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 ....Well, talking of doing something and actually doing something are quite different matters but that's what a couple have posted :shrug:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt R Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Probably not even got one on order! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ92 Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 [ QUOTE ] Probably not even got one on order! [/ QUOTE ].....You are probably right.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Posted on another GTI forum I inhabit: "It is true. I was talking to my dealer yesterday (and today). My car fortunately missed the cut-off and is on it's way with Interlagos, but anything coming from about a week ago has leather. VW are discounting the non leather cars as a gesture of good faith, so my already great deal just got £1000 better. VW are almost certainly clearing out old parts now before the new Golf is released, which makes financial sense to them, and leather, for most, is an incentive. In some ways I'm disappointed I won't get the leather." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet_Pimp Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Chuffing nora, that new VW website is shockingly crap. I have designed a few websites in my time and that VW effort is very poor for such a big company. It's not even style over substance as the use of Flash is poorly executed, with loading times I wasn't seeing on websites five years ago. My laptop is pretty hi-spec and my processor was working overtime all the time I had the website open and even for a few minutes after it shut. Sort it out VW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Usual for VW to get rid of all the bits and bobs before the new model. My VR6 highline 'special edition' bought new in '97 had wheels/special paint/seats that you couldn't order on another Golf. Until the end of the Mk3 when they said bollox you can have all these bits on a standard GTI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 So, when do we think the Mk6 is to be launched? September this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 I thought the MK6 was due to be launched in the UK next year now. Can't remember where I read this. I suspect the GTI will be the middle of 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 [ QUOTE ] I thought the MK6 was due to be launched in the UK next year now. Can't remember where I read this. I suspect the GTI will be the middle of 2008. [/ QUOTE ] ..... What!!?? 2008? In just a few months? Typo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson_R32 Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 I noticed that earlier, but didn't want to say According to VW UK, the MK6 will be due January 2009, but will probably be put back judging by the amount of MK5's they are selling at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 ....Yes, and most of the GTI's being ordered are Ed30's which are no longer in limited production apparently. The Mk5 is still a winner - At least, for the consumer . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 [ QUOTE ] I thought the MK6 was due to be launched in the UK next year now. Can't remember where I read this. I suspect the GTI will be the middle of 2008. [/ QUOTE ] Oops! Yep, I meant 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt R Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 [ QUOTE ] ....Yes, and most of the GTI's being ordered are Ed30's which are no longer in limited production apparently. The Mk5 is still a winner - At least, for the consumer . [/ QUOTE ] I don't think most people are going for the ED30 at all, we have sold 3 'normal' GTIS last month. Oh and the ED30 is still in production, we have 2 in build week 6 that are unsold cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMouse Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 [ QUOTE ] The Mk5 is still a winner - At least, for the consumer . [/ QUOTE ] Hmm, tell me, is my experience of VW and VW dealers going to improve? At the moment it's adversely colouring my judgement of the shiny new GTI on my drive! I ordered a new GTI in the middle of January. As I had already sold my car, I decided to go for one that was available in two to three weeks rather than wait for one to my exact spec to be built. I picked up the car just under a fortnight ago. I thought I'd negotiated a good price - but now I find that leather is standard on cars from build week 6. Unsurprising, I feel more than a little aggrieved that I seem to have lost out to the tune of £1,600 - particularly as the price negotiated was for a car to my spec, regardless of build date. That taken with the irritations surrounding get a fault on the car sorted that existed at point of sale make me think I've made a big mistake. Please tell me I haven't - that the GTI is the fantastic car I thought it was going to be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 ....Firstly a Warm Welcome to Tyresmoke and the GTI forum . I guess you'll never be completely satisfied because your car isn't the exact spec you wanted. BUT....after any faults being sorted, you should find that you enjoy driving her and especially if DSG. Of course, it also depends what car you enjoyed driving previously. The Mk5 GTI is an excellent allrounder, especially if 5-door version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] The Mk5 is still a winner - At least, for the consumer . [/ QUOTE ] Hmm, tell me, is my experience of VW and VW dealers going to improve? At the moment it's adversely colouring my judgement of the shiny new GTI on my drive! I ordered a new GTI in the middle of January. As I had already sold my car, I decided to go for one that was available in two to three weeks rather than wait for one to my exact spec to be built. I picked up the car just under a fortnight ago. I thought I'd negotiated a good price - but now I find that leather is standard on cars from build week 6. Unsurprising, I feel more than a little aggrieved that I seem to have lost out to the tune of £1,600 - particularly as the price negotiated was for a car to my spec, regardless of build date. That taken with the irritations surrounding get a fault on the car sorted that existed at point of sale make me think I've made a big mistake. Please tell me I haven't - that the GTI is the fantastic car I thought it was going to be! [/ QUOTE ] I'm confident that you haven't made a mistake and you've made a good decision. In the commercial world we live in, offers / deals are constantly changing. It doesn't matter if it's a car, mobile phone or an item of clothing, you can only negotiate and agree to the best possible deal at that specific moment in time. Think of how much you would have saved in the past 3 years if you had done your Xmas shopping in January rather than Nov / Dec!? I think you also find enthusiasts on car forums and the like tend to have higher expectations that Joe Public and as such are more vocal about issues here. Generally the GTI is a fine car with few niggles or reliability issues. Just enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Specs change all the time with all makes so really its the norm. I bet more people would have been pissed off if they had simply dropped the price by £1600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHA Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Happened on the old S3, it was £27,500 (ish) and they dropped the price to £24,500 at one point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ92 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] The Mk5 is still a winner - At least, for the consumer . [/ QUOTE ] Hmm, tell me, is my experience of VW and VW dealers going to improve? At the moment it's adversely colouring my judgement of the shiny new GTI on my drive! I ordered a new GTI in the middle of January. As I had already sold my car, I decided to go for one that was available in two to three weeks rather than wait for one to my exact spec to be built. I picked up the car just under a fortnight ago. I thought I'd negotiated a good price - but now I find that leather is standard on cars from build week 6. Unsurprising, I feel more than a little aggrieved that I seem to have lost out to the tune of £1,600 - particularly as the price negotiated was for a car to my spec, regardless of build date. That taken with the irritations surrounding get a fault on the car sorted that existed at point of sale make me think I've made a big mistake. Please tell me I haven't - that the GTI is the fantastic car I thought it was going to be! [/ QUOTE ]Welcome MiniMouse i have'nt been here long either Believe me you have made no mistake with your purchase,the GTi is a superb car which you will really enjoy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMouse Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Thank you for the warm welcome guys. The GTI looks stunning in diamond black - well at least when it's clean. And such a shame I had to have the 18" Monzas to get the earlier delivery date ROFL. They do look fab and really set the car off. The SO already loves DSG - so that's a plus. It's a bit of a culture shock for me moving away from a manual. I'm not expecting this car to replace the last one - I'm not that unreasonable ;-) My head says I've made the right decision re a usable but fun hot hatch - I'm sure the heart will catch up very soon! Now to save a few pennies for some performance enhancements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemod Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Looks like they have fixed the grill, just the lights to go .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooH Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Thank feck for that. It looked awful before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Prob best to post ANY problems you find with the new VW site on http://www.tyresmoke.net/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1298523/an/0/page/0#1298523 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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