Bubble has burst!!!

[redgolfgtd]

Well after almost 6 months of waiting I collected my GTD last Wednesday!

Everything I hoped for in the car, even the delay in the car being released due to the lease company wanting it to display a tax disc eventually got forgotten.

742 miles travelled in a week not a beat missed.

Parked the car yesterday on the roadside went into a 5 hour meeting, out to the car to drive home everything looking good.

Jumped in the car turned the key just a constant turn over no firing of the engine no exhilarating engine noise just the constant turn over.

Oh dear try again and again nothing.

Call the recovery number, very helpful out comes the local man in the van. Plugs in a mini VAGcom, no faults.

Calls his boss, go gets his boss, who's got a bigger version. Cam sensor fault.
Clears the problem - won't start.

Recovered to VW dealer who stays open to accept the car.

Call to see them this morning, yep cam sensor fault will have to order one won't get one today hopefully tomorrow you'll be back in your car by the weekend ..... ok I can live with that thank you very much ring me later please to confirm.


Phone call couple of hours later, slight problem sir, there is a back order on the part VW quoting 28th October for the part!!!

Sweet Jesus!!!!

[dippy_x]

Ouch.  The last thing you needed after waiting so long in the first place.

Are you being given a courtesy car until the part arrives/your GTD is fixed?

[redgolfgtd]

I was supposed to have a car delivered from a hire company tonight curtesy of VW but not turned up so back on the phone tomorrow.

[RocketRossUK]

if a part is on back order already how many must have failed around the world?

[RikWebb]

I wonder if this is why I'm still waiting my BW39 GTD - last I was told was 'lack of parts'
I'm coming up to the six month wait - and totally hacked off, if it died that quick I would be mortified!

I feel for you mate

[redgolfgtd]

My hire car got delivered a 13 plate 1.2 petrol Golf, I could shout and complain that I should have something similar to the one off the road, but thats not very likely to happen. Quite disappointed it wasn't an UP just to impress my partner.

The dealer the car was recovered to have been excellent, but I have been buying of them for years, even thought this lease had to come via a rival dealer.

Still looking at 28th October for part delivery. They are trying to expedite it with VW as its technically a "blue light" car but to no avail.

I agree if the part can't be delivered until the 28th how many faults have their been!

[mk7gti]

What's a blue light car?

[redgolfgtd]

Sorry I'm a response manager with an ambulance service, the car will be fitted (should have been monday) with covert blue lights and siren. Hence its classed as a blue light car

[peterdoherty]

Sorry I'm a response manager with an ambulance service, the car will be fitted (should have been monday) with covert blue lights and siren. Hence its classed as a blue light car

Best mod ever!

[lambo1984]

SNAP!!

Iv had a nightmare iv only had my gtd for a week an its back in the retailers with a big rattleing noise coming from the engine. So after a couple of hours of it going in on the monday they couldnt rectify the problem (an i thought these were good mecanhics!)
So listen to the next part they had to contact the factory in germany for a code becoz they think one of the pistons arnt in line and need calibrating. so next morning they get the code and takes them 4 hours to fix and line up the piston on computer, take it out for a test drive everything was fine the noise was gone. they now needed to take it for a 2nd test drive next mintue the noise re-appears now at this stage u could know how i feel. so now they,ve had to record the noise on a ipad and send it off the the factory iv never heard anything like it,anyway the factory has now told my dealer to order injectors but not fit them until they get the go ahead form the factory. to top it off iv only recieved a courtesy car today and it was a VW UP becoz a customer hasnt returned a car what im ment to take until he brings it back il have to stick with the up. an i always thought it should be like for like iv had a nightmare trying to get a courtesy car off them aswell and also heartbroken to see a brand new car what is only a week old an for that to happen is beyond me.