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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Mark V GTD on 26 January 2014, 13:44
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I'm confirmed build for w/c 16 February.. anyone else?
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Its begining to feel lonely in here..... :undecided:
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Don't feel lonely, I must be Week 8 too 16th Feb showing for me on the tracker :laugh:
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Hey,, never joined a forum before, but after looking on here for a while thought why not, great information available !!
Just ordered my first new car, my treat for turning 30 :smiley:.. I'm in the build week 8 club :smiley:
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Welcome chaps! Was worrying I was the only one here! :smiley:
EzzG - my car is ordered from JCB Medway in Kent - yours too?
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I also joined so it wasn't a lonely club ! Now i've got others to enjoy the experience with,, my girlfriends getting sick of me talking about it lol !
I ordered mine from Euro Canterbury,, wish i went with JCB as every time i pop past/in the Ashford one they always have GTDs and GTIs there ready to be collected !
I'm coming from a mk4 golf gti and going for a PW GTD with dynaudio,, should be a big step up :grin:
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Don't worry - talk as much as you want to here - we wont get sick of it!
JCB Medway are a supplier with one of the big brokers so they always have a high throughput of cars - particularly GTD and GTI's for discount hugry buyers!
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Mark when did you place your order ?? ordered mine October 29th !!
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Friday 1st November - and then it was processed the following week (which was a bit chaotic as the there was a 1% price hike on the Monday)!
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I ordered mine on the 31st October. Had gone into the same local VW dealers (less than 3 miles away) back in June, the young salesman was trying to get me to sign up that day for a £400 discount off list price. Same dealers via a different route got 12% off, a tank of fuel and an autogylm life shine all thrown in. I was using the drive the deal pricing as a bench mark and got better with 2 emails and one visit.
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Amazing - we all ordered within a few days of each other!
No Excuse - what did you order?
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My current car is GT TDI Mk4 have had it almost 11 Years ! So Naturally it has to be a GTD, Manual, CSG, Leather, reversing camera, Park assist, Service pack, 4 Year Warranty and more importantly keyless entry. Could not justify the Sat Nav option or DSG. Had ordered it as a company car back in June for a September delivery which slipped to December. Working out the tax and loss of company allowance was going to cost be approx £6k pa over 3 years £18k !!!. Looking to keep it for 3 years and then sell on self finance (£16k life savings and the other £10k on a credit card balance transfer 3% over 30 months. Much cheaper than the 6% pa VW option. Getting excited now end of March cannot come soon enough
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Nice choice of colour! So you mean you canceled the original company car order?
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The company car was ordered through a leasing company. I had asked for the tracking number "we have never been asked for a tracking number ever before" Did not like the attitude of them had to deal via HR dept could not talk directly as the salesman too busy. After speaking to VWCS they gave me a December delivery !. Then there was no courtesy car ! for the 20+ week wait. I cancelled they tried to negotiate with the offer of a courtesy car, to little too late.
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As we all ordered at around the same time does anyone know what exhaust system we get ? as the sport and sound pack wasn't an option back then !
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Just the standard one Ezz. You could have added 'Sport and Sound Pack' after BW45 if you had wanted it (up until you got the confirmed Build Week).
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I'm sure/hope the standard exhaust will still sound nice !!
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Well here we are at BW8 finally! My tracker still says 'build week confirmed' but that is as expected as obviously the car may not go in to production until the second half of this week....
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I am getting the same "Build week confirmed" no matter how many time's I refresh the page :sad:
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I am getting the same "Build week confirmed" no matter how many time's I refresh the page :sad:
Don't worry - I'm BW 7 and the tracker never showed "Build In Progress" - just jumped to "In Transit" on Saturday morning. A few other people on the BW7 thread are reporting the same thing....
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I am getting the same "Build week confirmed" no matter how many time's I refresh the page :sad:
Don't worry - I'm BW 7 and the tracker never showed "Build In Progress" - just jumped to "In Transit" on Saturday morning. A few other people on the BW7 thread are reporting the same thing....
Thank you for that it reassures me a little, been waiting since the 31st October and looking at other comments some people have been getting a BW10 that ordered last month !
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I never got a tracking number just keep harassing my dealer.. Got to go past there tomorrow so might pop in and hopefully get the good news that my car is being built this week !!
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Good luck Ezz!
Thse fast build dates appear to apply to GTI's generally...
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Thanks Mark !! Good Luck to everyone else on this build week,, hopefully all our cars will be in transit by the end of the week :smiley:
Yeah i also noticed the quick builds where all GTI's !! Must be a much larger number of GTD's being built for all the fleet buyers !!
I was sitting in the window of a restaurant yesterday and a pure white GTD went cruising past,,, that didn't help with me trying not to think about it to much !! Really can't wait now !!
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I'm in this BW too but we have no tracker in Australia so I don't get the level of detail you guys do. It takes a few weeks on the ship. I should have it by early-mid May. Ordered mid October.
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Been resisting from logging on the VW tracker portal today ! finally been tempted to check and it has jumped from "Build Week Confirmed" yesterday to "In Transit" today :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
Are the other BW 8'ers getting the same message ?
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Nope - still shows 'Build week confirmed' for me - but there is still three days of the week left!
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That has me thinking is the tracker right ? (with it missing the build phase !) on the FAQ it states it takes approx 30 hours over 2 or 4 Days to build a Golf. MarkVGTD what options do you have on your's .
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Heard from the dealer today and got my tracking number :smiley:
I'm still on build week confirmed for this week !!
Had my first look on the tracker, (on my iphone) says the car model, colour and type of interior, but doesn't show dynaudio on there ! Should it show any options ??
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No Ezz, it does not show options. It only shows the basic car type and paint colour. The upholstery section also refers to the colour of the upholstery rather than the design/pattern, or if its leather or cloth so dont pay too match attention to that either. Most say 'Titan Black'.
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That's good to know. Thanks for confirming that for me !!
Roll on 3/4weeks :grin:
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Just had a sneaky look at the tracker and it now says in transit :laugh: !!
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Just checked it myself and the site is down :sad: Good to hear yours is on time Ezz and on the way!
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I am also BW 8, and as of this morning the tracker has changed to "in transit". :laugh:
Hopefully the rest of your cars will be on the way soon
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Yes mine turned to 'In transit' today too - completely missed the 'being built' stage. Starting to get a little excited about it now - knowing it actually exists!
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MarkVGTD what options do you have on your's .
Its a 3-door DSG in 'Carbon Grey' with Navigation Pro, Winter Pack, Reversing camera, Park Assist, High Beam Assist and Dynaudio.
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Seems like we'll all be picking them up on the same day :smiley:
Walked out of work in the middle of town today and there was one car parked up,, couldn't believe it was actually an mk7 GTD !! Soon to be mine parked there :grin:
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Well we will certainly avoid the March 1st panic!
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Hi guys I ordered mine on the 1st nov but with a lease company so had no order no so hopefully mine come next month aswell fingers crossed.
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Did the lease company confirm its definately BW8 for you?
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Did the lease company confirm its definately BW8 for you?
nope they email me the estimate delivery date in start of may i am just hoping to get lucky :rolleyes:.
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Then you may not have a confirmed build week yet and they are just guessing. The factory issues them about four weeks in advance. Cars built last week are being expected for late March collection so even of your leasing company are spot on with their guess you are probabaly looking at Build Week 12 or 13 for early May hand-over.
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Jumped into build week 8 guys was build week 9 but tracker shows I am in transit now
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Welcome DP!
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I have just noticed (may have been there before !) VW can send you and sms or email once your order moves between stages. Or is it I have been checking the tracker that much :wink:
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I think this is a new feature!
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I have just noticed (may have been there before !) VW can send you and sms or email once your order moves between stages. Or is it I have been checking the tracker that much :wink:
Never noticed before, thanks.
Have registered and set up alerts :)
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I can't be bothered registering - I check the darn thing every day anyway!
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I also noticed this,, but i'm with Mark,, just enjoy logging on to the tracker and hopefully getting a surprise stage skip :grin: !! 3 weeks seems so close yet so far..!!
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Tracker updated for me again today saying 'car is on the next stage of its journey to the UK - three weeks to go!
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Tracker updated for me again today saying 'car is on the next stage of its journey to the UK - three weeks to go!
Same, just checked there now. Could mean its getting loaded onto the boat, or simply one week has past. Who Knows?
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Just checked the tracker again for the umpteen time today :whistle:
Maths has never been my strongest point it has gone from 3 weeks to:-
Your car is in the final stage of its journey to the UK. On average it takes 10 days from build for this model to reach your local Volkswagen Retailer.
Yet so close but so far :lipsrsealed:
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Been on the 3 week stage for a week now,, so hopefully that'll change over the weekend !!
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Keep us informed Ezz.. I'm looking at the BW6 and 7 threads to see when their cars are arriving as its a good indicator for us.
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Showing as Step 6 of 7 arrived in the Uk.
Your car has now arrived in the UK and will be delivered to your local Volkswagen Retailer shortly. This normally takes 7 days.
:laugh: :laugh: Getting excited now as the delivery was projected for the end of March. :laugh: :laugh:
Any updates for you Mark V GTD, EzzG, karlak and VWTM545 ?
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A lot of VW stuff (including the finance calculator and Tracker) seem to be off line at the mo.
I still have old car to sell so frankly not looking for the new one to arrive super fast (have a loose date of 1st April for collection) - sorry I'm the opposite to everyone else! Would have ordered later but the prices were going up by 1% so decided to order on 1st November and just hoped it would take ages to arrive!
Update - Tracker is back but still showing 'In transit - 3 weeks to go' phew! I guess your car must have been built at the start of the week and mine at the end!
Cars can wait for a while at the UK end before leaving the dockside storage areas though....
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Cars can wait for a while at the UK end before leaving the dockside storage areas though....
Cars can wait at the dealer for a while awaiting a PDI as well; mine has been there for a week now and I've been told that it may be a couple of weeks before it's ready yet.
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No update on my end, although as Mark V GTD says the tracker doesn't seem to be working.
I'm also in no rush to get my car as i'm driving 600-700 miles a week at the minute on quite rough roads where stone chips are pretty common. I got a massive one last week on my current car and was just glad it wasn't the GTD!! :whistle:
Saying all that I'm massively looking forward to collecting it when it arrives!! :laugh:
Also when my car arrives in the UK it still has to get another boat to make it across to NI, so I'll be waiting a bit longer than you guys!
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Great news for you noexcuse :smiley:
Tracker still isn't working :angry: hopefully mine will change to step 6 when it does come back online,, the sooner i get the car the better.. Cant wait :grin:
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Tracker still isn't working :angry: hopefully mine will change to step 6 when it does come back online,, the sooner i get the car the better.. Cant wait :grin:
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I was getting the same not responding if you are persistent try after a couple of minute's you will get a response. VW will be updating the data and so many people trying at the same time gives the not responding :wink:
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Got an interesting letter today from VW.
Apparently there has been a delay on my build date and as a result they have enclosed £50 of leisure vouchers as a gesture of goodwill. :huh:
I emailed my dealer last week and my car was sitting in Emden waiting to be shipped. Thanks VW for the £50 :grin:
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I think VW are having a laugh "leisure vouchers" Go and buy some trainers your car is late and you will be needing them in the mean time !
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I think VW are having a laugh "leisure vouchers" Go and buy some trainers your car is late and you will be needing them in the mean time !
Yea I wouldn't be pleased if my car had been delayed and this is what I got in the post!! It is quite frankly a joke! :angry:
I'll just give the dealer a quick call and see if this is a mistake, but i'm 99% certain it is! :undecided:
Update - Just got off the phone to the dealer and there is nothing wrong. So now I can treat myself to some cleaning stuff :grin:
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I think VW are having a laugh "leisure vouchers" Go and buy some trainers your car is late and you will be needing them in the mean time !
Yea I wouldn't be pleased if my car had been delayed and this is what I got in the post!! It is quite frankly a joke! :angry:
I'll just give the dealer a quick call and see if this is a mistake, but i'm 99% certain it is! :undecided:
Update - Just got off the phone to the dealer and there is nothing wrong. So now I can treat myself to some cleaning stuff :grin:
I've received the same letter and vouchers, I thought it might have been because they couldn't get me the car by 1 March, which was the date I wanted the car for.
Nice gesture, but I might email the dealer just to check everything is Ok.
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I'm now on the final stage to the uk,, 10 days !! Looking at the build wk 7, most are getting there's this weekend !! So hopefully next Saturday for us :laugh:
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I also got this letter and vouchers - no idea what they are going on about with their carefully worded apology. When I prdered I was told five months or so to get the car and thats how its panning out... maybe they have just had so many people moan they decided to do a block voucher distribution to everyone with a car on order regardless. I guess it will pre-empt the people who have not complaiend yet...
Oh and I am still at 'three weeks to go' and have been all week. If it really means that then I would not expect it to change to 10 days until mid next week.
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Yea I was told the wait would be around 5 months when I ordered.
Was very surprised when I got the letter in the post, not sure why they are doing it now!
My tracker hasn't changed either, but I'm thinking/hoping I should have my car by the 22nd!
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Having said that I'm not sending the vouchers back! :laugh:
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:laugh: car has arrived in the UK :laugh: How's everyone else getting on ?
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:laugh: car has arrived in the UK :laugh: How's everyone else getting on ?
Hopefully not too long for you now!
No Change! Still saying 3 weeks :cry:
Maybe the tracker has just given up on me due to how often I check it :grin:
Do you know what port your car arrived at?
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Everyone's tracker seems to update slightly differently, yours might jump straight from 3 weeks to arrived in the UK !! The thing is bloody addictive, I must check it at least 5 times a day. Third time lucky for me today and it changed :grin:
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Everyone's tracker seems to update slightly differently, yours might jump straight from 3 weeks to arrived in the UK !! The thing is bloody addictive, I must check it at least 5 times a day. Third time lucky for me today and it changed :grin:
Tell me about it! I must check the thing every hour in work!
People are beginning to think I have a problem :grin:
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Mines still on the three weeks to go stage - current car goes on Monday so will need something to tide me over for two weeks...
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Got a call from my vw dealer this afternoon with the registration number and asking me to sign the copy of the dvla registration form. Also advised to take out the free 7 day insurance, If all goes to plan should be picking up next Friday :laugh:
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For the same build week we seem to be very out of step!
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Mines still on the three weeks to go stage - current car goes on Monday so will need something to tide me over for two weeks...
You got your car sold then? That was fast!!
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Got an offer from a VW dealer buyer that will just about work for me (unless a better one comes in by Monday!).
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That's good news. I Bet your wanting you car now!!
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Yes its moving in the right direction - but if the sale goes ahead Monday I may be without a car for a week or two.... may have to rent!
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If you rent, you might not want your car, as we all know rentals are the fastest cars in the world :grin:
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Especially red rental cars - now they really are quick!
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Heard from my dealer today and they're expecting the car within the next couple of days !! Getting really excited now,, almost as much as when i got my first games console :grin: (sega mega drive) ha haa !!
I am a new car virgin, so keep reminding myself to make sure i check the car over properly and not just get to excited to leave and drive it asap !! anyone got any good advice ??
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I am a new car virgin, so keep reminding myself to make sure i check the car over properly and not just get to excited to leave and drive it asap !! anyone got any good advice ??
I would say just common sense stuff like is everything working, are all your options on it and is the bodywork 100%!
Maybe ask about the transport pucks as this seems to be a common thing forgot about!
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As you say, keep your head on and don't get so excited that you don't check things properly. There are a lot of threads on this board with quite detailed checklists, but most look too detailed to be practical to me.
What you really need to check are things that there will be no comeback with once you've left the forecourt - so check the paintwork, wheels, interior for marks and scratches. Also check you have all the unattached bits - 2 keys, logbook, iphone cables etc. Also check that all options ordered are present and correct. Apart from that it's up to you, if there are mechanical / electrical issues, etc it will generally be covered under warranty..
I'm supposed to be picking my BW7 GTD up next week so I'll be using this advice myself (if I don't get too excited!)
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Thanks for the replies and advice guys,, most helpful !! I'll read back through this the day i pick it up.. Only got one option (Dynaudio) so that will be a quick list to get through,, Oh and the white paint :smiley: !!
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What you really need to check are things that there will be no comeback with once you've left the forecourt - so check the paintwork, wheels, interior for marks and scratches. Also check you have all the unattached bits - 2 keys, logbook, iphone cables etc. Also check that all options ordered are present and correct. Apart from that it's up to you, if there are mechanical / electrical issues, etc it will generally be covered under warranty..
This is excellent advice. If you can also remember to check they have stamped the PDI in the service book too thats another box ticked.
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My order number is not recgonised in the tracker now, does that mean its with the dealer, called them yesterday and got no real update from them
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What you really need to check are things that there will be no comeback with once you've left the forecourt - so check the paintwork, wheels, interior for marks and scratches. Also check you have all the unattached bits - 2 keys, logbook, iphone cables etc. Also check that all options ordered are present and correct. Apart from that it's up to you, if there are mechanical / electrical issues, etc it will generally be covered under warranty..
+1 for this! Certainly more detailed than my advice
I think it would take the excitement out of the handover process if you went through a detailed checklist!
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My order number is not recgonised in the tracker now, does that mean its with the dealer, called them yesterday and got no real update from them
It doesn't necessarily mean it's at the dealers! I have had this happen to me a few times for no apparent reason!
The dealer will definitely let you know so they can get their money!!
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Car has arrived :laugh: just sorting out a collection day :laugh:
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Wow Ezz! Mine still says three weeks to go! :sad:
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Awesome are you going down to have a look at it?
Still on 3 weeks :cry:
Lets hope it jumps to "Arrived in UK"
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I only went in for a quick chat as I was going past !! So surprised it's here already !! Just had a look around it :laugh: :shocked: looks awesome !! There's a carbon grey one there as well that looks good !! I hope all yours arrive real soon !! Oh yeah, no bridgestones, it's got conti sport 2s on :smiley:
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Sadly can't see your picture Ezz...
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Yeah sorry, didn't think that worked. Not to sure how to upload them from a phone !?
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My tracker changed this morning to 'Final stage of journey - 10 days to go'! :smiley:
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Mine changed this morning to step 7 of 7 Your car has arrived. :laugh: will pop over later to have a sneak look.
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Great news on your updates guys !! went over to the dealers today,, should have the paper work done Monday/Tuesday,, then collecting the car no later than Friday :laugh: !! There was a GTD in the showroom under the ready to go home cover,, someone's lucky day !!
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Went to take a sneak peak late afternoon, no where to be seen (there was a black 3 door GTD which looked stunning) went around a 2nd time just in case I missed it. :sad: It is probably locked away ready for
Pdi'ing and life shine treatment :huh:
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Great news on your updates guys !! went over to the dealers today,, should have the paper work done Monday/Tuesday,, then collecting the car no later than Friday :laugh: !! There was a GTD in the showroom under the ready to go home cover,, someone's lucky day !!
Hi EzzG
If that was Eurocanterbury it was probably mine hiding under the cover, picked it up at 4 today. Well worth the wait and can't wait until it's run in and I can give it the beans. :evil:
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Yep that was yours then,, i was in there around 4.. even though it was covered i knew by the wheels it was a GTD,, Great to know it was worth the wait,, looking forward to mine even more now :laugh:
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Mine has finally changed to 'Your car is in the final stage of its journey to the UK'!
It's on the move again :laugh:
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Good thing we have calm seas :laugh:
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Yea nice and calm seas!
I seem to have fallen a bit behind you lot now!
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Mine changed to 10 days to this morning as well. The end is finally in sight.
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My last few stages seem to have moved on much quicker than normal. Car arrived at dealers on Friday, going in tomorrow morning to sign paper work and hopefully collect by this Friday :laugh:
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Amazing! well, progress for me today was that I sold my old car. Bye bye Scirocco - you were a lot of fun :kiss:
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:laugh: Car has arrived in the UK! :laugh:
Just one more boat to catch now :undecided:
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Mine is on a boat that has just rounded the western tip of Africa. Due in Sydney on 12 April, delivery around the end of April. Agonising!
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Confirmed Friday morning pick up :laugh: :laugh: !! Going to be a long 3 days !!
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Excellent news EzzG, I am picking up Friday too :laugh: :laugh:
Jimi, I feel the pain that is a long boat ride.
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That is one long trip for your car Jimi!
It will have quite literally have been around the world!
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It's going to be a fun weekend with a new toy to play with :grin: !! Does anyone know how you upload photos from an iPhone, or if not a laptop ??
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Extremely Jealous :grin: I suspect the photos you will be uploading will make me even more jealous
Here's how they recommend uploading photos http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=85911.0
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Does anyone know how you upload photos from an iPhone, or if not a laptop ?
Ezz - you need to press the 'Reply' button (not the 'quick reply' button) and then upload them through the 'manage attachments' tab.
PS: Mine changed to 'arrived in UK' this morning!
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Well I picked her up yesterday morning !! Had the day of work so got to have some fun and fun it is !! The car is awesome,, big step up from the MK4 :laugh: !! How's everyone else getting on with the progress of there's ?
Will try and upload some pics on Sunday :smiley:
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The wait is now agonising :angry: :angry:
Seems that every car I see at the moment is a mk 7 Golf, saw a white GT this morning at the lights and next to it was a Silver GTI.
Am I being too optimistic thinking i might get the car by next weekend.
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Thats great news that you chaps have picked up your cars - hope you really enjoy them and it was worth the long wait :smiley:
My tracker turned to 'your car has arrived at your local VW retailer and is ready for colection' this morning.... so this afternoon I drove over there and was unable to find it. Enquiring at reception was no help and they eventually told me the car was not on site! It ight be at the compount they said - and then told me the tracker was often a few days ahead of itself..... thanks a lot!
I mean what is the point of giving such precise info as that and it not being accurate?
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Old to New :smiley:
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Phew - finally got the finance settled on the old car (Scirocco) and after applying today, approval for the new agreement on the GTD! Its waiting for me in Gillingham and agreed collection on Thursday - its been a long wait....
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Finally got the news I have been waiting for! The car has arrived! :grin:
I was told last Monday (17th) that I would have the car by that Friday (21st)! That didn't happen cause the company that delivers the cars hadn't been delivering anything!
This week I was rang on Tuesday asking for my tax disc for my reg transfer and finally today I got the phone call that the car was in! The fact that the dealer didn't know where the car was or when it was due was rather worrying!
It'll all be forgotten about tomorrow when I go to collect! Lets hope it all goes smoothly :cool:
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Great to hear you guys are getting your cars real soon !! Had mine 2 weeks now and it's just great,, didn't quite realise just how much nicer it drives until having to drive my old Mk4 GTI again, which has now gone to a new owner !! i am only at 350 miles and its so hard having to hold back on not reeving it to hard :angry:
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Picked mine up today but having major suspension issues - I think the transport pucks have been left in. If not, the suspension is the worse I have ever experienced on a car - it bottomed out about four or five times on the way home - bone jarring crunch each time - just awful....
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Have you got standard suspension or ACC/DCC?
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After much waiting i finally got my new GTD today :laugh: I have to say this car is GREAT!!!
The seats are very comfortable, and the ride is so much better than the BMW 320d M sport i have just come from. The finishes are really quailty and i waited patiently for it to get dark to see the internal lighting which looks Fab.
Thanks for everyone for making this forum so informative and friendly - good to finally be part of the club!
CSG
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Mine landed south of Sydney on Saturday so I've got about 2 weeks to go!
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Pleased for you Jim - It will be deff worth the long wait!
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glad to hear everyone is getting their cars now! It is definitely worth the wait!! :laugh:
Hows yours going Mark V GTD?