What have you done to your Mk6 today then?

[Snoopy]

Interesting can you still get the bonnet pad new?
My insurance renewal just came through at 165.33, the road tax hurts. I also need 4 new tyres which will hurt more.

[joe6]

Bonnet insulation is a Chinese version but can still get oem at a price!! The one I fitted is not as thick as the original but the tabs seem more robust. Looks the same quality as the mk7 one I had replaced under warranty. Insurance goes up fair bit when you get to certain age.

[Hertsman]

Have added the Maxton Spoiler extension, adds bit more feature to the rear in line with other black on white features





Was so happy, added one to the 128ti as well, good quality perfectly fitting products

[Bluto]

Car went in for its major service today (201,200 miles), all went well nothing horredous to report. Phew   

Couple of minor items reported on the health check.  Car's bonnet catch and its release cable is stiff to operate, which to be fair it is  . I'll monitor and possibly look up how to change myself as the health check only states that the front section of the cable is needed along with a new catch.  Rear pads down to 6 mm.

Only sore point was the garage's pickup driver was dropped off in a White Mk8 Golf, granted not GTI Clubsport, but reminded me what I'd ordered 13 months ago and still nowhere to be seen!     

[Hertsman]

Car went in for its major service today (201,200 miles), all went well nothing horredous to report. Phew   

Couple of minor items reported on the health check.  Car's bonnet catch and its release cable is stiff to operate, which to be fair it is  . I'll monitor and possibly look up how to change myself as the health check only states that the front section of the cable is needed along with a new catch.  Rear pads down to 6 mm.

Only sore point was the garage's pickup driver was dropped off in a White Mk8 Golf, granted not GTI Clubsport, but reminded me what I'd ordered 13 months ago and still nowhere to be seen!     

Was this a VW service and how much was it for the service? Mine is due its next service in August, the first in our ownership, and we intend to maintain its already FVWSH and its just about to clock 60,000 miles, which at the 3000 mile average we likely to keep at, will take us 45 + years to get to yours! 

Really like the Mk8 Clubsport, be my preferred of the MK 8 performance, but 13 months is some wait, my 128Ti was 9 months and thought that was bad, though there was someone on the BMW forum who got close to 2 years but had such a good deal, he stuck it out, and given all the price increases across the board to buy, lease, PCP, the wait actually feels worth it to him now.

[Snoopy]

New car delivery times are just silly, I waited 7 months for my GRyaris, some who ordered in Jun/July 21 are still waiting or they are just arriving. So similar to the near 2 Yr delivery for BMW.
Nissan vans i was told lately are anywere from 12-24 months depending on model.
Then again I waited 7 months for my mk6 GTI many years ago.

Servicing
https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/en/owners-and-services/servicing-and-parts/pricing-for-cars-over-3.html

[Bluto]

Car went in for its major service today (201,200 miles), all went well nothing horredous to report. Phew   

Couple of minor items reported on the health check.  Car's bonnet catch and its release cable is stiff to operate, which to be fair it is  . I'll monitor and possibly look up how to change myself as the health check only states that the front section of the cable is needed along with a new catch.  Rear pads down to 6 mm.

Only sore point was the garage's pickup driver was dropped off in a White Mk8 Golf, granted not GTI Clubsport, but reminded me what I'd ordered 13 months ago and still nowhere to be seen!     

Was this a VW service and how much was it for the service?

Hi @Hertsman, yes my major service was carried out at a main dealer.  Car's had a FVWSH since new.  I have a service plan which I renewed last year as my previous 5 year one had run its course.  At the time of renewing my service plan, my major service is £354, and a minor service is £184.  Though I got them to include the engine flush on the plan too which is an extra £19.99.

Was going to take another 5 year one out again to take advantage of 2022 pricing, but apparently I can't transfer to the Mk8.  I'll have to cancel my current service plan and then take out a new one for the Clubsport (whenever it arrives).  So I've only taken out a 2 year plan for my Mk6.


I'm still looking forward to the Clubsport of course, but I'm going to stick out the wait and not cancel the order as I'm too far along now.

[Bluto]

Decided to do something about my rather stiff bonnet latch release following the garage mentioning it.  The fear of it snapping when I needed to actually get into the engine bay got the better of me. 



Found out why the original latch was becoming difficult to release the bonnet when compared to the new one.  14 years' worth of grot and grime.  Plus the release cable had a couple of rusting splits in its outer sheath.



Replacement took about 45 minutes, latch came with release cable and sensor wire already attached. At the point of ordering the dealer did order a separate release cable as the system didn't indicate it came pre-assembled.  Though on a subsquent visit the dealer said they'd ordered another bonnet release latch for a different customer and that didn't come with the release cable.  So who knows...



The time consuming bit was releasing and removing the car's existing bonnet sensor cable.  This goes from the latch to the nearside (passenger side) of the engine bay, the opposite of the release cable.   Sensor cable felt like it was tie-wrapped along the top of the radiator/fan enclosure.  But it was actually just a very snug fit.

Bonnet is releasing effortlessly now, without fearing you have to snap the bonnet release handle in the footwell. 

[Snoopy]

Maybe that's should also be in the how too guides ?   

[Bluto]

Maybe that's should also be in the how too guides ?   

If I get some time Snoopy I'll put something together in the Mk6 How To section  .  I do have a few more photos of the experience, but didn't want to go OTT in my post.