Sitting with my tablet and complementary tea and free Wi-Fi at VW Wishaw waiting for service to be done
Service done. Car survived unscathed. Apart from advising me that one of the locking nuts is a bit chewed - which I did when I took them off earlier in the year as I couldn't get the torque-wrench to work, everything is all good.
I gave it a good look around before I drove away particularly checking the plastic trim at the bottom for damage from the ramps as I recalled someone else on here had an issue with that before.
Didn't get the software updates done today as their system for that was still down so it will have to go back for that.
Those bridgestones that are still on the rear are certainly a very hard compound, as according to their measurements, there's still over 7mm left on them!
The Michelins I put on 7th may have 6.5mm left - maybe my right foot is still a bit heavy!
I can tell they definitely didn't wash it as instructed, as there's some tiny bits of dirt I can see from overnight rain/dew, as I gave it a snow-foam, rinse and towel dry yesterday afternoon.
I thought that the new diesels/GTD now are on 'long life' services? My GTD went for its first serive @ 18 or 19k miles?
Anyway its my GTD's 1st birthday today I've covered just under 24k miles, can't fault it at all.
If I had to order another I would change from TR as I've found it attracts too much unwanted attention, I would also loose keyless (if you could) as I still hate this free option.
Mine was on fixed (10K) servicing when I got it as it was a pre-reg car from VW.... they do that to try and get you to have their service plans. I will be asking for it to be switched to long life as soon as the plan is used up.
I do still love the TR - it's so deep and rich, but would consider LSG next time after seeing others on here - a colour I would have never previously considered. I did originally want CSG when I first started looking around for the GTD, but I now prefer TR by a long way.