I took mine to have the small dent which occurred in a Waitrose car park repaired. This will take three days and cost £450, including VAT.
I am less than pleased.
I do, however, have the use of a courtesy car, a Vauxhall Astra 1.4 16v. I would describe it as "nondescript", although when I get the Golf back I will appreciate the DSG gearbox, and the Auto Hold. The Vauxhall has a five speed do-it-yourself gearbox, and a handbrake lever, both of which feel as though they're from Medieval times.
And the "16v" bit doesn't actually seem to contribute much to forward progress. If I'd used as much throttle in the Golf as it took for the Astra to overtake a lorry on the M27 on the way home I would probably be in prison by now.
I'm looking forward to Friday.