Are wife's ever wrong?
... frequently, but she'll never admit it
Unfortunately, it looks like she might be right, especially about the performance pack.
Found this comment on a German forum -
"I just asked again by live chat about the exact order date and received the following statement:
'Good afternoon. No, I can not give you a more detailed date. We only have the information that the Golf GTI "Performance" should appear in the second quarter of 2017.' "
It was difficult to follow the translation, but other people seem to be saying that the PP will not be available until week 9. There appears to be some speculation that it may be because of the 7-speed DSG.
So those of us in the UK wanting a PP are going to have to wait a few months longer.