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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: celticdragon on 19 May 2010, 12:52
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Hi all,
Just bought a new GTi but have to wait upto 5 months :sick:
May have been covered else where but anyone aware why VW take so bloody long to build or is it to keep it in demand??
Cheers
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Probably as they are too busy churning out the lower Golf models, they only allocate a few GTI's to go to production every now and then.
Have a look at this thread (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=135785.0)to give you an idea of folks waiting times.
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Thanks for the link.
Gee, some on there been waiting 7 months :sick: :sick:
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Thanks for the link.
Gee, some on there been waiting 7 months :sick: :sick:
Yeah been that way from the start, very popular car.
What sort of spec did you go for ?
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5 dr....got kids to fit in :-( , Carbon grey with leather and rear parking sensors. Wanted the Sat Nav console but at £1700 my accountant said no!
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Wanted the Sat Nav console but at £1700 my accountant said no!
Add it later when you get the car for £500 like most have done. Its a great addition :smiley:
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Thanks, I'll speak to the dealer and maybe get in when delivered.....i feel I'll have a big list for him by the time it comes.
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At £500 that's second hand not from the dealer but still comes with a warranty.
There is a group buy on just now.
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=151791.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=151791.0)
I got mine from the guy selling them, with no issues.
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Hey thanks again for the link. Would you know of anyone in the Southeast (Essex area) who would fit such items? I'd rather have a good job done rather than me butcher it....n gaffer tape isn't a good look
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No sorry. But it's really childs play.
Have a look in the maintenance + info section of the MK6 section for a how to. Literally a 10 minute job, if that!!
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?board=79.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?board=79.0)
It is all plug and play.
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Thanks for the link.
Gee, some on there been waiting 7 months :sick: :sick:
Some 8 months too...
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I had issues with waiting 8 days, so bought a pre-reg'd one....... :lipsrsealed:
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Thanks for the link.
Gee, some on there been waiting 7 months :sick: :sick:
Some 8 months too...
:sick: :sick: :sick:
Well, it's only been two weeks wait so far.....with the mindset that it'll be worth it in the end....and I was told 5 months max...although dealer did try and sell a 6mth old R line for £8K more....tempted but just too rich for me
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your going to hate me... :grin: ordered mine, got it in 2 weeks. only issues is choosing my stock models. black metallic, alloys, leather are usually covered etc...
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your going to hate me... :grin: ordered mine, got it in 2 weeks. only issues is choosing my stock models. black metallic, alloys, leather are usually covered etc...
Not at all....feel very happy for you (but crying inside!) :cry:
I'd rather have the colour I wanted and wait than after a few weeks think if only... :cool:
Enjoy
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Not at all....feel very happy for you (but crying inside!) :cry:
I'd rather have the colour I wanted and wait than after a few weeks think if only... :cool:
Enjoy
You wont regret the wait, all worth it in the end :smiley:
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Hi all,
Just bought a new GTi but have to wait upto 5 months :sick:
May have been covered else where but anyone aware why VW take so bloody long to build or is it to keep it in demand??
Cheers
Now being told it could be end of October :cry:
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Hi
Mortygt140 is the man for the RNS510, he has the latest edition with the LED screen for £600 and he or SteveP would probably fit it for you.
It is an awesome bit of kit and so much less than the stealers would charge you. I have just had the rear LEDs retrofitted + the RNS510 and a reversing camera the whole lot came to £1400 + fitting costs which will remain private between myself and Darren, who did a first class job.
Don't buy from anyone else these guys are top dogs. Am1w would no doubt be in full agreement as both have done work on his GTI.
Gizzy
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There are 2 GTI for sale at my local dealership in Battersea on the forcourt right now (candy white, carbon grey) and the best is white one with DSG box !! They are coming through now at various dealers :cool:
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I ordered mine in June and it was given a build scheduled week for 34 and popped in today to see as thats last week in august and it has confirmed at that week, so I am well happy sooner than I thought.
There is a black GTD in my dealers with luxury, RCD510, winter pack and rear LED's
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In answer to the original question... Because the car is so good.
VW like to keep production levels sustainable, it takes a long time for a car manufacturer (and it's suppliers) to adjust to market demand.
The GTI is the flagship of the Golf range. The Golf is the best selling car in Europe at the moment. VW make the GTI in occasional stints at their mega factory in Wolfsburg.
VW don't want it to become common and cheap like the ST or VXR. Snobbish or clever?
It works and has done for decades.
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There's a long wait for all models still. A colleage has been waiting for a Polo SEL for months and months and still no sign of it.
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I ordered mine on Friday and was told 12 -16 weeks, i hink it depends on if the dealer has any allocations. I tried another dealer who said i'd be looking at January!
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I don't get the wait time issue, I was told I had to wait 3 months for mine and I grumbled about it but then it arrived in just under 8 weeks. I ordered at the end of February. I ordered from Alan Day in Hampstead, London and I was given a build week the moment the order was placed and it only ever came down from that date. Maybe I was just lucky?
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See this sort of thread all the time! If you want your car to depreciate slowly, you will like to wait for delivery cause it means demand outstrip supply. It is bad news for everyone and you if you can get your car as easy as buying a diesel focus! Look on the bright side, it is always nice to have that sort of cash sitting in your bank account a bit longer and you will like your car more when you get it!
At the top end of the market, some countries already stop taking orders for the F458. In UK, the wait is 3 years. If you are one of those lucky ones who you manage to get one this year, expect £50000 profit if you sell!
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I ordered mine on Friday and was told 12 -16 weeks, i hink it depends on if the dealer has any allocations. I tried another dealer who said i'd be looking at January!
I got told the exactly the same thing when I ordered mine in the 2nd week of January. I'll be picking it up in September. Good luck!
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I got mine in 5wks :lipsrsealed: :tongue: :grin:
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I ordered February and was told end of September earliest. It was here on the 2nd July
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Ordered mid Dec '09 and car arrived beginning March '10.
Approx 10 weeks.
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Mine took a while (see sig) but that was 5 months ago now i had hoped VW would improve there delivery times
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HI, are golf R L.e.d.s optional for the gti?
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No. However they now come as standard :laugh:
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No. However they now come as standard :laugh:
I dont think thats correct. LED's do come as std on the gti... but not the darker ones found on the Golf R
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No. However they now come as standard :laugh:
Forgive me for asking, but your signature shows you don't have a GTi. It's a GT, I presume. Still a very good car.
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No. However they now come as standard :laugh:
I dont think thats correct. LED's do come as std on the gti... but not the darker ones found on the Golf R
Yeah that is what I said. They don't come as an option as the OP asked but do now come as standard.
I wouldn't imagine it would be the smoked ones as on the Golf R as they would no doubt want to keep some exclusiveness to that model.
EDIT: Sorry never noticed the Golf R bit in the OP's question. DOH
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No. However they now come as standard :laugh:
Forgive me for asking, but your signature shows you don't have a GTi. It's a GT, I presume. Still a very good car.
Yes the finance offered on the GT compared to the GTI was far too good to knock back at the time.
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HI, are golf R L.e.d.s optional for the gti?
You will probably get the cherry red LEDs as standard, if you want the smoked R type ones that many of us on this forum have, you will need 10 posts then you can contact SteveP and see if you can be added to his list for the next round. If there is anyone else wanting the R LEDs.
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...back to the original post...
build now confirmed at factory for week 37 :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Possible pickup for early Oct...Whoooopppppeeeee!!!! :smug:
It's been a long wait....hopefully no ferry or french port strikes...fingers crossed!! :laugh:
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The mk6 was ment to cut build times from the longer to assemble mk5.....
makes me laugh everytime i hear a mk6 owner having to wait twice as long :laugh:
Good old VW
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...back to the original post...
build now confirmed at factory for week 37 :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Possible pickup for early Oct...Whoooopppppeeeee!!!! :smug:
It's been a long wait....hopefully no ferry or french port strikes...fingers crossed!! :laugh:
Pickup tomorrow evening....stop the clock! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
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...back to the original post...
build now confirmed at factory for week 37 :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Possible pickup for early Oct...Whoooopppppeeeee!!!! :smug:
It's been a long wait....hopefully no ferry or french port strikes...fingers crossed!! :laugh:
Pickup tomorrow evening....stop the clock! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
Enjoy and be sure to post some pics! :cool:
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The wait is over!
Took some pics when I picked up in showroom...nice touch that it was inside for checking it over. So glad now that I went for carbon grey...and the leather inside is a lovely matt soft finish...just glorious!!!!
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5043375749_f6833a62d2_m.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/5043374581_5610b8e62d_m.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/5043375093_689147f876_m.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5044029848_515b948c4e_m.jpg)
Trying very hard not to floor it each time I take it out
Haven't stopped smiling :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Very nice! :cool:
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Very nice, Happy you now have the car and the wait is over.
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Cogratulations on the birth of your baby. Enjoy the growing-up! :smiley:
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Looks great mate..... what a nice new toy!! :cool:
I really like the Carbon Grey. If I was ordering another GTI tomorrow that's the colour I'd go for.
Well enjoy and take it easy. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
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Thanks guys.
Went to park it today and looked for a space with no one else around it....parked but didn't notice the kerb in front was a bit higher than the underside then heard a scrape argh!.....luckily nothing noticable though...phew :shocked:
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I noticed the front has a long overhang and is very low too. I court mine putting it on my 4post ramp. Even the mk1 when it was 50mm lowered many years ago (now oem height) did not catch, so i was a bit :shocked: when the mk6 touched.
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Lovely car would have looked superb with the 18"s :grin:
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very nice.. and a great choice of colour for the GTI!
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Oredered mine in september and gave me a build week mid January! :grin: taking delivery in march on "11" plate! :grin: :grin: :grin:
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When in September did you order ? Ordered mine on Sept 22nd but as yet, no news.... bad
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Ordered on the 7 sept and have been informed of build week about a week ago. So about 4 weeks from ordering. I got in touch with dealer though, didn't wait for them to get in touch with me. Give 'em a bell...good luck :rolleyes:
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Actually I have just bought a brand new one from a dealer, no waiting. They are not easy to find, I have been searching for about two months, but have been offered two in the last 10 days.
Spec is almost exactly what I wanted, although I probably would have had standard 17" wheels and factory bluetooth. As it is, cruise is being retro fitted (dealer) bluetooth will be my current headset, retro fit factory unit discussed elswhere on the site (expensive and not sure about fitting/coding) or the VW touch (seems OK, just didn't want an 'add-on' screen and would like to have used the MFSW buttons.
Search hard and they plus some low mileage demo's are around.
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Well done. It just shows its worth being patient and shopping arround. 18" monza's a bonus. I honestly wouln't have the car if I had to have the standard 17's.
I'm enjoyong the excitement of the wait but march does seem a long way away!
Can I borrow yours? Lol!
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Actually I have just bought a brand new one from a dealer, no waiting. They are not easy to find, I have been searching for about two months, but have been offered two in the last 10 days.
Spec is almost exactly what I wanted, although I probably would have had standard 17" wheels and factory bluetooth. As it is, cruise is being retro fitted (dealer) bluetooth will be my current headset, retro fit factory unit discussed elswhere on the site (expensive and not sure about fitting/coding) or the VW touch (seems OK, just didn't want an 'add-on' screen and would like to have used the MFSW buttons.
Search hard and they plus some low mileage demo's are around.
Good job! Welcome to the 'club' and happy motoring :smiley: