2018 Golf TCR and dealer information ?

[Jim_mk7.5]

Track prepped TCR on Cup 2's at the Ring... Makes light work of a GTR midway through, the driver definitely knows the Ring!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBdCgYn_bpk

[kmpowell]

My dealer rang me yesterday evening about something else, and when I asked about the Akrapovic on the TCR he confirmed and then offered to take me out of my 6month old PP and into a brand new TCR (to my spec) at no extra cost to myself. So the same monthlies, no deposit, the only caveat being the base price difference (£2320) between the PP and a TCR would need to be covered by having less options and/or funding that myself.

He said there's plenty of build slots available and he's only actually delivered 1 TCR so far(!).

[Jim_mk7.5]

Ditch the Pan roof and leather?! 

[Hertsman]

My dealer rang me yesterday evening about something else, and when I asked about the Akrapovic on the TCR he confirmed and then offered to take me out of my 6month old PP and into a brand new TCR (to my spec) at no extra cost to myself. So the same monthlies, no deposit, the only caveat being the base price difference (£2320) between the PP and a TCR would need to be covered by having less options and/or funding that myself.

He said there's plenty of build slots available and he's only actually delivered 1 TCR so far(!).

Can see that price increase not improving that state as I would have gone for the R over the TCR if choosing now

That is a contradiction to what I was told as I was told most slots were taken but they could have extended the run for MY20 and maybe thats why? or the information I was provided was incorrect and its been a slow uptake which then would likely be due to the R still being seen as better option?

Be interesting to see how many are being sold, as if go by this forum, there is very few of us who have ordered and so it might be a rarer sight than originally thought?

I have to the day never seen an ED40 or a CSS S in flesh

Pano and leather would be a painless drop if wanted to bridge the gap you describe,

[kmpowell]

I’m not considering it guys. I need leather as you have to have it in order to get the electric seat and lumbar support. My car is used for comfortable cruising as well as outright fun.

So with that, 19’s, DCC etc a TCR flies over £40k with ease.

I’m more than happy with my PP. It was just a curious proposition from the dealer. I think that with the amount of registered/demo/pre-reg cars on Autotrader, these are struggling to sell. Having said that, the same thing happened with the CS40.

[Jim_mk7.5]

Fingers crossed its a sales flop. Then I might get an unregistered one next year when mine goes back 

[CookieMonsterGTi]

My dealer rang me yesterday evening about something else, and when I asked about the Akrapovic on the TCR he confirmed and then offered to take me out of my 6month old PP and into a brand new TCR (to my spec) at no extra cost to myself. So the same monthlies, no deposit, the only caveat being the base price difference (£2320) between the PP and a TCR would need to be covered by having less options and/or funding that myself.

He said there's plenty of build slots available and he's only actually delivered 1 TCR so far(!).

Can see that price increase not improving that state as I would have gone for the R over the TCR if choosing now

I would totally agree with this.  I think there may be a few around at the moment (someone mentioned a few being available on Autotrader), but think once the price goes up, people will find it very hard to justify over the R.  I guess some others would also look to choose the PP instead if they wanted to stay with the GTI.

If I hadn't already ordered I'm not sure I would have ended up with the TCR with the price increase - that is if they don't offset it with a discount...

I think the TCR will be fairly rare and even more so with the Akrapovic exhaust.  Fingers crossed it helps with residuals

[Exonian]

It reminds me of the GTI Pirelli, despite the huge popularity of the Mk5 GTI and even more so the Ed30 (its sister under the skin) the Pirelli just didn’t sell. There were a good few booted out to dealers just before the mk6’s hit the showrooms (and their loooong build waits) with the instructions to pre register them. Which brings me on to the Ed40 that suffered a similar fate. Hardly anyone ordered one as they were identically priced to an R with less attractive deals on them, and so the remaining stock were shoved out to dealers with the instructions of pre-register and don’t discount too much (or so I was told by numerous sales execs) to tide over until the facelifted cars came properly on stream.
It’ll be interesting to see if VW do an official promotion to shift the last of the 7.5’s in the lead up to the final build slots like they did the 7 or whether there is still sufficient interest to keep sales flowing (bearing in mind the huge stall in car supply with WLTP causing a backlog) until the factory switches off production.

The last TCR’s will likely be just like the GTI Pirelli, less tech and very slightly outmoded by the incoming new model but a great car in its own right with lots of unique touches.

Somewhere in the middle of all that I neglected the Ed35.
Everyone neglected the poor Ed35!

[king monkey]

It reminds me of the GTI Pirelli, despite the huge popularity of the Mk5 GTI and even more so the Ed30 (its sister under the skin) the Pirelli just didn’t sell. There were a good few booted out to dealers just before the mk6’s hit the showrooms (and their loooong build waits) with the instructions to pre register them. Which brings me on to the Ed40 that suffered a similar fate. Hardly anyone ordered one as they were identically priced to an R with less attractive deals on them, and so the remaining stock were shoved out to dealers with the instructions of pre-register and don’t discount too much (or so I was told by numerous sales execs) to tide over until the facelifted cars came properly on stream.
It’ll be interesting to see if VW do an official promotion to shift the last of the 7.5’s in the lead up to the final build slots like they did the 7 or whether there is still sufficient interest to keep sales flowing (bearing in mind the huge stall in car supply with WLTP causing a backlog) until the factory switches off production.

The last TCR’s will likely be just like the GTI Pirelli, less tech and very slightly outmoded by the incoming new model but a great car in its own right with lots of unique touches.

Somewhere in the middle of all that I neglected the Ed35.
Everyone neglected the poor Ed35!

I didn’t neglect the ED35! Loved it but only ever saw one other.

[AGB]

It reminds me of the GTI Pirelli, despite the huge popularity of the Mk5 GTI and even more so the Ed30 (its sister under the skin) the Pirelli just didn’t sell.

I passed on it because I didn't want a yellow car and one that looked like it had suffered extensive UV fading!