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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: benmartingolf on 28 May 2015, 09:09
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That was the longest sleep ever I think. Felt like christmas eve when I was about 10. Collecting My GTI at 5pm today.
Its been 92 days since I ordered which I know isn't a huge amount of time compared to some people and I got lucky with stages 5a,5b,5c & 6 all coming in 7 days.
Cant wait to get my hands on it now. All the paperwork has been done so its just simply go and collect. The dealership has been very good and brought my collection day forward 2 days.
I have put all my iTunes library onto an SD card in preparation and I think the first 1000 will be difficult to behave myself.
I drove past the dealer last night and snuck in and got another picture. There will be plenty more over the next couple of days.
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk192/benmartingolf/98a4940d-cdb0-4eba-9096-58dc34de49af_zpssihxewhq.jpg) (http://s280.photobucket.com/user/benmartingolf/media/98a4940d-cdb0-4eba-9096-58dc34de49af_zpssihxewhq.jpg.html)
Today I have a day off so I'm sure it will drag like hell. Going to chill out and watch the golf on tv and try not think out it :huh:
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Enjoy, can't beat the feeling of collecting your new car.
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Enjoy it Ben and keep those pics coming. Then get yourself some basic detailing gear to keep it looking :cool:
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That was the longest sleep ever I think. Felt like christmas eve when I was about 10. Collecting My GTI at 5pm today.
Its been 92 days since I ordered which I know isn't a huge amount of time compared to some people and I got lucky with stages 5a,5b,5c & 6 all coming in 7 days.
Cant wait to get my hands on it now. All the paperwork has been done so its just simply go and collect. The dealership has been very good and brought my collection day forward 2 days.
I have put all my iTunes library onto an SD card in preparation and I think the first 1000 will be difficult to behave myself.
I drove past the dealer last night and snuck in and got another picture. There will be plenty more over the next couple of days.
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk192/benmartingolf/98a4940d-cdb0-4eba-9096-58dc34de49af_zpssihxewhq.jpg) (http://s280.photobucket.com/user/benmartingolf/media/98a4940d-cdb0-4eba-9096-58dc34de49af_zpssihxewhq.jpg.html)
Today I have a day off so I'm sure it will drag like hell. Going to chill out and watch the golf on tv and try not think out it :huh:
Enjoy the new car and the golf on the tv :cool:
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looks better than it did in the first photos. going to be a long day for you.
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Dealer just emailed me to tell me I can pick it up at 12.45. AHHHHH!!!!!! haha :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
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Longest hour of your life is about to start. :laugh:
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Tomorrow afternoon for mine. The car is now booked into the compound at Tyne Dock so that it can be retrieved by the dealership. They are picking it up first thing tomorrow. I've been given a choice of numberplates, none were particularly memorable, a choice of most of ND15 HY (last digit), so I went for HYR, purely because it ends in an R.
Just been given instruction to phone VW UK to arrange the 5 day insurance so that they can tax it.
Just need to get hold of Ronald so that I can see what (if any) goodwill gestures are forthcoming. About 27 long hours for me.
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Tomorrow afternoon for mine. The car is now booked into the compound at Tyne Dock so that it can be retrieved by the dealership. They are picking it up first thing tomorrow. I've been given a choice of numberplates, none were particularly memorable, a choice of most of ND15 HY (last digit), so I went for HYR, purely because it ends in an R.
Just been given instruction to phone VW UK to arrange the 5 day insurance so that they can tax it.
Just need to get hold of Ronald so that I can see what (if any) goodwill gestures are forthcoming. About 27 long hours for me.
AWESOME news MH!!
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Finally Monkeyhanger what a friday it will be for you.
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Tomorrow afternoon for mine. The car is now booked into the compound at Tyne Dock so that it can be retrieved by the dealership. They are picking it up first thing tomorrow. I've been given a choice of numberplates, none were particularly memorable, a choice of most of ND15 HY (last digit), so I went for HYR, purely because it ends in an R.
Just been given instruction to phone VW UK to arrange the 5 day insurance so that they can tax it.
Just need to get hold of Ronald so that I can see what (if any) goodwill gestures are forthcoming. About 27 long hours for me.
Great news. At long last! Goodwill gesture: Ask for Michelins. :laugh:
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Dealer just emailed me to tell me I can pick it up at 12.45. AHHHHH!!!!!! haha :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
Well, it's 14:30, where are the pics??? Only joking :laugh:
Tomorrow afternoon for mine. The car is now booked into the compound at Tyne Dock so that it can be retrieved by the dealership. They are picking it up first thing tomorrow. I've been given a choice of numberplates, none were particularly memorable, a choice of most of ND15 HY (last digit), so I went for HYR, purely because it ends in an R.
Just been given instruction to phone VW UK to arrange the 5 day insurance so that they can tax it.
Just need to get hold of Ronald so that I can see what (if any) goodwill gestures are forthcoming. About 27 long hours for me.
Great news, hope you get that well deserved goodwill gesture :smiley:
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Well, it's 14:30, where are the pics??? Only joking :laugh:
He will be too busy talking his way out of his first speeding ticket or detailing it to within an inch of it's life so that his first ownership pics look top notch.
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Well, it's 14:30, where are the pics??? Only joking :laugh:
He will be too busy talking his way out of his first speeding ticket or detailing it to within an inch of it's life so that his first ownership pics look top notch.
Haha probably. Not to mention setting up his best DSLR camera - only the best will do for it's very first photoshoot. No crappy phone pics we want quality ones!
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I AM IN LOVE!!!!!!!
Hi all, just got back from a little spin to Torquay to see the parents!! All i can say is wow!!!
Il get some pics up don't worry. I will lick it clean!!!!!!
really impressed with the build quality. It looks so much better in the flesh than on here (I think you almost become a little numb looking at them on here).
So difficult not to floor it but managed to not take it over 4000 revs. ACC is awesome as well. Just waiting for the mrs to get home from work to take it out again to her parents.
Might have to buy a tartan sleeping bag and sleep in it tonight :wink:
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Well I went my last round with Ronald, and came away with nothing.
I called him, as he hadn't rang me on Tuesday as promised and he actually picked up. Perhaps he needed a couple of days to prepare some more bullsh!t. As usual he didn't know a lot. He knew that it had cleared customs. He didn't know that my dealership are going to come and get it, PDI it first thing and make it available to me tomorrow afternoon.
So I said "the delivery is in hand, what's happening about the goodwill gesture?".
He then talked about how despite the car waited at Emden for 22 days, the car was not late as it was delivered in a month (give or take a day). I said "rewind there, Tony Blair, the fact that the car was built 7 months after the order was accepted at the factory and that my BW bounced from BW4 to BW21, up and down a bit and settled on BW18 is the bone of contention here, not how long it took for delivery once built".
He then went on about dealership allocations and how some dealers are very optimistic with lead times even though they are out of allocation. So I responded "Once the order was accepted at the factory, VW AG, provided an estimated build week of BW4, that wasn't a number plucked out of thin air by the dealership".
He didn't have an answer for that, other than going around in circles about 30-35 weeks being normal for an R's lead time, and insisting that the factory did not accept my order until December. I reminded him about the email I sent a good 6 weeks ago that clearly shows a screen dump of the salesman's system which shows the factory accepted the order on the 24th of September and allocated an estimated BW4 at that point. Fact, irrefutable.
He gave up that line of bull and then said he'd spoken to the dealership today about goodwill and said I had already had some. He stated my level of discount (£3700 off RRP) was my goodwill. I corrected him by stating that negotiated discount at the start of the ordering process had nothing to do with goodwill. He then countered by bringing up the "goodwill" of honouring my fixed p/x value for so long. I stated that it formed part of my contract and to renege on it would be a breach of contract.
I also said that the delay was punishing the dealership on my p/x as it had 3 months extra depreciation they didn't account for, but it was VW AG's fault, not mine. He said I was therefore better off. I disagreed. I said that my mid 15 plate R would be worth little or nothing extra at trade-in or sale against a March 15 registered example because to the consumer they look the same age. So in effect my R has got 3 months depreciation built into it from the point of delivery.
I put it to him that he need not concern the dealership with goodwill negotiations, and to do so strongly implies once again that VW UK take no responsibility for customer satisfaction and instead pick the pockets of the dealership to fund any goodwill gestures. He quoted the "we're all one family" speech. I said that it was fundamentally wrong to punish the dealership for VW AG's or VW UK's shortcomings by dipping further into their bottom line.
He didn't have an answer for that. We went around a little bit before I finally said (2 mins before I was able to leave work) "Well Ronald, it has been entertaining for me at least, and i'm sure you would have caved before now if you had the authority to fund a goodwill gesture yourself without mugging the dealership. I'm sure i'll enjoy the car tomorrow thanks to the excellent service of my dealership and absolutely no credit given to VW UK in all of this. Right now VW has a great product in the MK7, so luckily for you, your customers are tolerant of poor service". We said our goodbyes.
Not empirical proof by any means, but i'm 99% sure that VW UK never dip their hands into their own pockets when a goodwill gesture is deserved and forthcoming. You get whatever the dealership is prepared to shave even further off their bottom line and i'm sure they only give you that for fear of getting a poor customer satisfaction survey rating (which really harms their performance related tiers of discount).
I for one will be reassuring my salesman that i'll have nothing but praise for them if I get the call (I didn't get one last time), it's a pity you can't give VW UK a poor rating though (the questions asked do not give you the opportunity to do so). No point hurting the dealership's margin for something not their fault and to do so will potentially reduce their ability to offer a good diiscount if their margins are already smaller than they could've been.
To top it all off, I got a call from Peter Cooper dealership in Southampton. My dad lives down there and gets his GTD serviced there. VW UK had been on to them rather than Pulman in their enquiries as they were chasing my dad and not me (we have the same forename, although our addresses are 350 miles apart).
VW UK are completely useless.
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I AM IN LOVE!!!!!!!
Hi all, just got back from a little spin to Torquay to see the parents!! All i can say is wow!!!
Il get some pics up don't worry. I will lick it clean!!!!!!
really impressed with the build quality. It looks so much better in the flesh than on here (I think you almost become a little numb looking at them on here).
So difficult not to floor it but managed to not take it over 4000 revs. ACC is awesome as well. Just waiting for the mrs to get home from work to take it out again to her parents.
Might have to buy a tartan sleeping bag and sleep in it tonight :wink:
You get a little numb waiting so long. I don't even think I am too excited at this stage, it will take me seeing my R in the fleash to pump up my enthusiasm again. The GTD has been running like a dream this week, I might be (slightly) sorry to see it go.
Glad you're enjoying it! :smiley:
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I AM IN LOVE!!!!!!!
Hi all, just got back from a little spin to Torquay to see the parents!! All i can say is wow!!!
Il get some pics up don't worry. I will lick it clean!!!!!!
really impressed with the build quality. It looks so much better in the flesh than on here (I think you almost become a little numb looking at them on here).
So difficult not to floor it but managed to not take it over 4000 revs. ACC is awesome as well. Just waiting for the mrs to get home from work to take it out again to her parents.
Might have to buy a tartan sleeping bag and sleep in it tonight :wink:
Congrats! I'll keep an eye open for a white missile blatting around.
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I AM IN LOVE!!!!!!!
Hi all, just got back from a little spin to Torquay to see the parents!! All i can say is wow!!!
Il get some pics up don't worry. I will lick it clean!!!!!!
really impressed with the build quality. It looks so much better in the flesh than on here (I think you almost become a little numb looking at them on here).
So difficult not to floor it but managed to not take it over 4000 revs. ACC is awesome as well. Just waiting for the mrs to get home from work to take it out again to her parents.
Might have to buy a tartan sleeping bag and sleep in it tonight :wink:
Sounds like you're having a blast already :cool:
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@monkeyhanger
What can you say! Shameful behaviour on VW's part, but sadly unsurprising. Trying to pass off the discount as goodwill and saying you've benefitted from the delayed p/x - just laughable but not in a funny way.
Put it behind you now, collect the car tommorow, and get on with enjoying your R!
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You get a little numb waiting so long. I don't even think I am too excited at this stage, it will take me seeing my R in the fleash to pump up my enthusiasm again. The GTD has been running like a dream this week, I might be (slightly) sorry to see it go.
I too was not one bit excited when I collected my R as I was very unwell at the time and was sad to see my beautiful BMW go the day before. I was concerned that I probably had made the wrong choice going backwards to a hatchback and a non-premium one at that. Plus, the stupidly long wait (9 months in total) due to the previous cancellation by me of my first R order (really crappy dealer which generally is the VW norm) did not help.
I was not one bit convinced with the car and for the first few weeks I really hated it. It was noisy, rough riding and slow. Then one fine day, I took the bull by the horns, got the tyre pressures reduced to manufacturer levels, reduced the stupid Soundaktor level to zero and pumped the fuel tank with Shell V-Power Nitro+. (I am positive the dealer used the cheaper stuff).
Suddenly, as if my magic, the car came alive and I was smitten but not by enough to miss my BMW. That took a couple more weeks. Finally, after 1.5 months, I stopped missing driving the BMW. R love has blossomed. Hope it continues.
There have been a few problems like badly hung front doors and badly fitting front grille. My car is slightly wonky like many Mk7s I have seen and it is certainly not as well built as our BMW. The R has a lot of obvious cost cutting in comparison. I accept this especially as I have not paid through the nose to have one. I will gradually forgive and forget these build issues and my enjoyment of the car will continue to increase, I am sure.
Will I get another VW? The jury is out on this one as I still like the cachet of being a BMW owner. Pretentious I agree. Perhaps Mercedes might rear its head. But, for the here and now, the R is all the car I want and need.
All the best MH for tomorrow.
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Just seen a potential spanner in the works for tomorrow. My insurance docs for the 5 day free insurance (to tax the car) have come through and are stating the wrong registration number. Absolute sh!t-for-brains at VW Insurance. We spelt everything out in the phonetic alphabet, so it's not like the Wiltshire sounding lass misheard my North East accent. Will be onto them tomorrow morning.
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Just seen a potential spanner in the works for tomorrow. My insurance docs for the 5 day free insurance (to tax the car) have come through and are stating the wrong registration number. Absolute sh!t-for-brains at VW Insurance. We spelt everything out in the phonetic alphabet, so it's not like the Wiltshire sounding lass misheard my North East accent. Will be onto them tomorrow morning.
When I picked my car up from VW it had the wrong number plates on it- they had transposed two of the letters.
When I gave the reg off the plates to my insurance after running it on the free 5 day VW insurance they looked it up and asked me "Is it a white Ford Transit van?" I realised then something was not quite right! :huh:
They must have all been on the same training course by the sound of it.
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How do they confuse ND15HYR for GY15XZO? :sick:
On the phone now as they don't close until 8pm, been on hold for 21 mins so far to wait to speak to someone.
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How do they confuse ND15HYR for GY15XZO? :sick:
On the phone now as they don't close until 8pm, been on hold for 21 mins so far to wait to speak to someone.
Incredible. Sh!t for brains.
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MH: Did you manage to get through?
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MH: Did you manage to get through?
Yes, just. A lad picked up at 19:48, after being on for 43 minutes. New (and correct) insurance cert issued via email. He couldn't believe how the lass had got it so wrong comparing mine to the one given in error. I said he'll probably get a call off someone tomorrow that has my numberplate -a straight swap, as the lass had tried to do 2 things at once. He said "who told women they could multitask?". Nice and easy to deal with when I finally got through.
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Looked through the registration declaration earlier - was quite impressed. My road tax is for £186, which puzzled me (should be £180), until I read that it was for 12 months + 1 week, so you don't miss out on a months tax for the sake of a few days - when did the DVLA start doing that? :smiley:
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Interesting about the Road tax. Glad the Reg Plate farce got sorted.
So tomorrow you will be the proud owner of a Lapiz Blue R, 5 door, Prets and Bridgestone tyres (probably).
Congratulations in advance and welcome to the ever increasing fold. :smiley:
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Being a bit unnerved by the fuel gauge readings right now. My commute is 13 miles each way, and at work yesterday, it said "30 miles" on the range. Knowing that this should get me home, and then back to work (today) and that Durham is about 18 miles away from work, I decided to put £4 of diesel in to get me those 18 miles. If you don't fill up beyond the red and just trickle a bit in, neither the range, nor the fuel gauge move. So I know that I should have enough in for getting back to work today and then Durham beyond that, but that lack of reassurance in the fuel gauge is quite unnerving - will I crack and put another few quid in on the way to work..... :whistle:
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Tightarse :grin:
Looking forward to pics of new car.
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Tightarse :grin:
Looking forward to pics of new car.
Yep, wanting to return the GTD on vapours, as the new car will come with just a splash (maybe only RON95) in the tank.
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Well I relented and stuck another £3 in. Don't want to be stuck on the A1 4 miles from the dealership having run out of fuel. Still the needles and range didn't move, and it got down to 0 miles a mile from work, but I know it has well over a gallon of fuel left in it to do 16 miles. :grin:
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Be interesting to see what your thoughts are after a few weeks with the R MH. A lot on here have come to the R from a GTI, not as many from a GTD it seems. I know you (like me), were one of the early adopters of the GTD, and despite some minor shortcomings, I still love the car and currently have no plans to change. I do however sometimes give a lusting look over my shoulder at the R (especially a 5 door DSG in Lapis and Prets) but it's just too big an ask financially for me at the moment, and will wonder how you think it compares to the GTD in the real world after the initial excitement wears off (as all cars inevitably do).
I'm not talking about performance or grip of course (the R will murder the GTD in those respects), just living day to day with the R vs the GTD. Hope all goes smoothly today and congrats (in advance) on the new motor.
And congrats to the OP - Ben on the new GTI - looks cracking. Congrats fella (your thread appears to have been hijacked :laugh: :laugh:)
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Be interesting to see what your thoughts are after a few weeks with the R MH. A lot on here have come to the R from a GTI, not as many from a GTD it seems. I know you (like me), were one of the early adopters of the GTD, and despite some minor shortcomings, I still love the car and currently have no plans to change. I do however sometimes give a lusting look over my shoulder at the R (especially a 5 door DSG in Lapis and Prets) but it's just too big an ask financially for me at the moment, and will wonder how you think it compares to the GTD in the real world after the initial excitement wears off (as all cars inevitably do).
I'm not talking about performance or grip of course (the R will murder the GTD in those respects), just living day to day with the R vs the GTD. Hope all goes smoothly today and congrats (in advance) on the new motor.
And congrats to the OP - Ben on the new GTI - looks cracking. Congrats fella (your thread appears to have been hijacked :laugh: :laugh:)
I think day to day it'll be pretty much the same car 90% of the time when you're not dipping into 1/2 of it's potential, but for me traction will be a big plus. It was a bit wet this morning and I was driving the GTD with a heavy foot (last commute to work in it) once rolling, plenty of tramping getting away from a roundabout - I won't miss that.
I will probably get the Soundaktor turned down or turned off straight away (as soon as I can get a lend of mcmaddy's VCDS :whistle:).
The biggest difference for me (not obsessing about diesel tickover like some non-diesel owners do, as I never sit with the car idling) will probably be any differences in ride on the 19" wheels rather than 18" wheels, but I just didn't like the Cadiz on a Lapiz R. As you can tell from a few posts back with the last drop of diesel going in, i'm a tightarse when it comes to unnecessarily spending on the car and yet taking Prets over the Cadiz was worth over £800 to me. :grin:
Sorry for the Hijack Ben, congratulations!
I'm going to keep the R a fair while i'm sure, hence me going for the 5 year warranty. Can't see anything else tempting me before the MK8 performance cars are out, unless VW has some gorgeous new Scirocco under wraps that makes the new TT look like a BMW 1 series by comparison.
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Well your day is finally here MH! Hope all goes well on at pick up, and everything is as it should be.
.......providing your GTD gets you there :laugh:
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will probably get the Soundaktor turned down or turned off straight away (as soon as I can get a lend of mcmaddy's VCDS :whistle:).
I think you should run it with the soundaktor on for a while before deciding whether to disconnect it or turn it down. That's what I intend to do. Lots of varying opinions on this one but surely best to see what it's like (in the various modes) first? I'd be interested to hear your view on it.
Sorry Ben, but the thread title is now relevant to MH :whistle: Did you sleep in your new car last night :laugh:
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will probably get the Soundaktor turned down or turned off straight away (as soon as I can get a lend of mcmaddy's VCDS :whistle:).
I think you should run it with the soundaktor on for a while before deciding whether to disconnect it or turn it down. That's what I intend to do. Lots of varying opinions on this one but surely best to see what it's like (in the various modes) first? I'd be interested to hear your view on it.
Sorry Ben, but the thread title is now relevant to MH :whistle: Did you sleep in your new car last night :laugh:
I remember it being very loud on the test drive, much louder than the GTD in Sport mode. It was a bit of a buzz at the time, being encouraged to put my foot down by the salesman, but I doubt I could live with it that loud on a daily basis. The car will probably left in Race all the time, as the GTD has proven time and time again that eco mode isn't very economical at all if you don''t change your driving style to that of an old lady (which would have reaped mpg rewards in any other mode).
Ben: are you treating the car to some sealant etc over the weekend? Hope the weather holds up for it if you are!
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.......providing your GTD gets you there :laugh:
My nervousness stems from an incident many years ago when I was in my first job after Uni and having less money in my pocket than I'd had as a student (the wages were dire). I was driving an old Citroen AX GT that was on its last legs. Final drive was to the scrapyard. The gauge was not that accurate, but it read a quarter of a tank left, plenty to do the 30 mile trip from a mate's house over the weekend to the scrap yard on the way to work (or so I thought). 6 miles from the destination the car conked out on the A19 due to lack of fuel (I got onto the verge). It was a 3 mile walk to the next petrol station, and it was pissing it down. :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Morning guys!!!
It's ok I can deal with it. We're all friends right!! Haha
I booked the weekend off work to play with it and give it a good clean. I'm really pleased with it. There's a lot of debate and I'm sure always will be between the R and GTI both are great cars and a massive step up from the A1 I was driving before.
MH bet you're so excited. Whack some pictures up when you can.
I'm gutted I have to work today and it's going to be sat there.
Enjoy MH!!!!
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will probably get the Soundaktor turned down or turned off straight away (as soon as I can get a lend of mcmaddy's VCDS :whistle:).
I think you should run it with the soundaktor on for a while before deciding whether to disconnect it or turn it down. That's what I intend to do. Lots of varying opinions on this one but surely best to see what it's like (in the various modes) first? I'd be interested to hear your view on it.
I remember it being very loud on the test drive, much louder than the GTD in Sport mode. It was a bit of a buzz at the time, being encouraged to put my foot down by the salesman, but I doubt I could live with it that loud on a daily basis. The car will probably left in Race all the time, as the GTD has proven time and time again that eco mode isn't very economical at all if you don''t change your driving style to that of an old lady (which would have reaped mpg rewards in any other mode).
Ben: are you treating the car to some sealant etc over the weekend? Hope the weather holds up for it if you are!
Put it in Individual and you don't need to get it turned off. To be fair even in Race unless you floor it absolutely everywhere I don't think it is that intrusive !!
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I thought that if you went into individual mode that “engine” covered both throttle response mode and the soundaktor, that the 2 are inseperable?
Definitely the case with my GTD, You can’t have the engine in Sport mode without the Sounkadtor doing its thing.
I would probably dip into the individual mode to keep the steering and engine in race, and go normal or eco for the aircon and a few other bits, but that will still leave the soundaktor wound up. I might give it a week and see how hard it is to live with. Easily knocked off or down if I don’t like it.
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I thought that if you went into individual mode that “engine” covered both throttle response mode and the soundaktor, that the 2 are inseperable?
Definitely the case with my GTD, You can’t have the engine in Sport mode without the Sounkadtor doing its thing.
I would probably dip into the individual mode to keep the steering and engine in race, and go normal or eco for the aircon and a few other bits, but that will still leave the soundaktor wound up. I might give it a week and see how hard it is to live with. Easily knocked off or down if I don’t like it.
You won't even notice it unless you're flooring it MH - and then it comes into its own :cool: Hope pick up all goes well and looking forward to seeing the pics!
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I thought that if you went into individual mode that “engine” covered both throttle response mode and the soundaktor, that the 2 are inseperable?
Definitely the case with my GTD, You can’t have the engine in Sport mode without the Sounkadtor doing its thing.
I would probably dip into the individual mode to keep the steering and engine in race, and go normal or eco for the aircon and a few other bits, but that will still leave the soundaktor wound up. I might give it a week and see how hard it is to live with. Easily knocked off or down if I don’t like it.
You won't even notice it unless you're flooring it MH - and then it comes into its own :cool: Hope pick up all goes well and looking forward to seeing the pics!
Matchboy (the type of match with a bright red phosphorus top? :laugh:)
Have you still got your soundaktor enabled, and not turned down at all?
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Matchboy (the type of match with a bright red phosphorus top? :laugh:)
Have you still got your soundaktor enabled, and not turned down at all?
It is more skinny with a clump of hair, hence looking like a matchstick. Alas, this was donkey's years ago and I've filled out since then :grin:
I have mine turned up to the max, so in 'D' its hardly noticeable but when its in 'S' its very loud - but then I like it! I wouldn't cruise in S though as then it does become noticeable, but I cruise in D mode anyway. I think it's a great feature to be honest :smiley:
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I have mine turned up to the max, so in 'D' its hardly noticeable but when its in 'S' its very loud - but then I like it! I wouldn't cruise in S though as then it does become noticeable, but I cruise in D mode anyway. I think it's a great feature to be honest :smiley:
You like it then :whistle:
I will reserve judgement until I've heard it for myself. When my car comes, I intend to keep the soundkator as it is for a good few weeks, trying out the different profiles, then decide if I like it or not. Hell, I'll even give the Bridgestones a chance :laugh:
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I have mine turned up to the max, so in 'D' its hardly noticeable but when its in 'S' its very loud - but then I like it! I wouldn't cruise in S though as then it does become noticeable, but I cruise in D mode anyway. I think it's a great feature to be honest :smiley:
You like it then :whistle:
I will reserve judgement until I've heard it for myself. When my car comes, I intend to keep the soundkator as it is for a good few weeks, trying out the different profiles, then decide if I like it or not. Hell, I'll even give the Bridgestones a chance :laugh:
I do! :grin: I'll be interested to hear what you think of it as it seems most people don't like it.
Actually, the Bridgestones are not too bad on the R as the AWD counter acts the sh!t tyres (much better than on the GTI) - saying that, I will be chopping them in for PS3's as soon as I can burn through them as they're still not as grippy as I'd like!
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Well I haven't heard a thing from my salesman yet today, although i forwarded on my revised VW 5 day insurance cover note to him (that has the correct reg number on). I also sorted out my GAP with ALA after playing them and 123 off each other, and sorted out my proper insurance to kick in on Monday.
I was pleasantly surprised by Esure - they charged me £8.76 for the car swap, I was expecting a hefty admin fee to be levied in there.
Will give the salesman until 3pm before chasing him for a pick-up time, as I leave work at 3:30pm today and would like to be driving straight there before the traffic on the stretch of the A1 between the Metrocentre and the Angel of the North gets beyond ridiculous.
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Well I haven't heard a thing from my salesman yet today, although i forwarded on my revised VW 5 day insurance cover note to him (that has the correct reg number on). I also sorted out my GAP with ALA after playing them and 123 off each other, and sorted out my proper insurance to kick in on Monday.
I was pleasantly surprised by Esure - they charged me £8.76 for the car swap, I was expecting a hefty admin fee to be levied in there.
Will give the salesman until 3pm before chasing him for a pick-up time, as I leave work at 3:30pm today and would like to be driving straight there before the traffic on the stretch of the A1 between the Metrocentre and the Angel of the North gets beyond ridiculous.
I'd call him now MH, you don't want to call him at 3pm for him to turn around and say they haven't got enough time to do the PDI!
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I also sorted out my GAP with ALA after playing them and 123 off each other, and sorted out my proper insurance to kick in on Monday.
If you don't mind me asking, how much was the GAP insurance with ALA? That's probably who I'll be looking to go with for mine.
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Paid £175 for GAP Insurance 3 years with ALA.
Mine is for a Business Lease car. It might be different for PCP etc
MH: Is pickup going to happen today?
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Paid £175 for GAP Insurance 3 years with ALA.
Mine is for a Business Lease car. It might be different for PCP etc.
Thanks Asker.
That's a good price. No lease or PCP, buying the old fashioned way with cash :wink:
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Paid £175 for GAP Insurance 3 years with ALA.
Mine is for a Business Lease car. It might be different for PCP etc.
Thanks Asker.
That's a good price. No lease or PCP, buying the old fashioned way with cash :wink:
You should also get your Alloy Wheel Insurance from them: £134.10p for 3 years. They can cover you as you don't have Diamond Cut Alloys. They use a firm called Revive for fixing.
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Looked through the registration declaration earlier - was quite impressed. My road tax is for £186, which puzzled me (should be £180), until I read that it was for 12 months + 1 week, so you don't miss out on a months tax for the sake of a few days - when did the DVLA start doing that? :smiley:
For ever. I used to be in car sales 20 years ago and we could do that back then.
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For ever. I used to be in car sales 20 years ago and we could do that back then.
And were you a good car salesman Simon?
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I paid £164 with ALA for 3 years VRI Plus Policy with a £20k maximum benefit. That's on my GTD valued at the time at £32575 (list price) and on a 3 Year PCP with VW finance.
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I paid £164 with ALA for 3 years VRI Plus Policy with a £20k maximum benefit. That's on my GTD valued at the time at £32575 (list price) and on a 3 Year PCP with VW finance.
R valued at £36k with a £20k benefit.
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I paid £164 with ALA for 3 years VRI Plus Policy with a £20k maximum benefit. That's on my GTD valued at the time at £32575 (list price) and on a 3 Year PCP with VW finance.
R valued at £36k with a £20k benefit.
Just done a quick online quote with ALA - £221.
That's for 3 years Vehicle Replacement Plus Policy with £22,500 claim limit on £38255 (full list price at time of purchase excluding discount).
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I paid £164 with ALA for 3 years VRI Plus Policy with a £20k maximum benefit. That's on my GTD valued at the time at £32575 (list price) and on a 3 Year PCP with VW finance.
R valued at £36k with a £20k benefit.
Just done a quick online quote with ALA - £221.
That's for 3 years Vehicle Replacement Plus Policy with £22,500 claim limit on £38255 (full list price at time of purchase excluding discount).
Reduce your claim limit to £20k as this is more than enough. Your higher OTR cost for your R is also affecting the GAP Premium. However, £221 is not excessive anyway.
ALA do provide excellent service.
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I also sorted out my GAP with ALA after playing them and 123 off each other, and sorted out my proper insurance to kick in on Monday.
If you don't mind me asking, how much was the GAP insurance with ALA? That's probably who I'll be looking to go with for mine.
Well I was offered 2 choices:- The RTI (back to what you actually paid) and the replacement vehicle plus (RVP), which is back to the current price of your car and its options at the time you need to claim - inflation proof.
I got an online quote with Gap 123 (something like that), and the RTI (£15k max payout) came up at around £134 for 3 years. I hadn't looked at RVP cover at that point.
Onto ALA and I knew there was a 10% discount code, but that they also match the competition and then beat them by 20% of the difference. As they initially came up at £137 for the RTI, I said 123 were cheaper and they they looked up 123, saw that it was £134, they came down to around £124. The ALA fella also did a check on 123's RVP cover, at around £154, and ALA were £43 more, they had to come down to £143.70.
For £9 more, I went with the RVP cover, up to £20k payout.
So £143 for 3 years, £20k max cover back to prevailing RRP of your car (which they have mine down as £32323 - 5 door, manual, metallic paint, Prets). I thought that was hard to beat.
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You'll never guess what.....
At 2:30pm I rang the dealership up as I hadn't heard a peep from my salesman. He didn't answer, so I left a message basically saying I can finish at 3:30pm, so could he let me know for sure that the car is ready and i'll get straight there form work (it's half the distance from work to there as it is from home to there).
At 3:15 I still hadn't heard.so I rang again and the receptionist put a tannoy out for him, she knew I was calling to confirm pick up today. Instead of picking up, she came back with a message to say he was with a customer, but my car won't be ready today. So I came straight home. Seems a bit ignorant of him not to take a minute out to tell me himself, perhaps he'll ring before he finishes tonight to offer an explanation and confirm pick-up tomorrow.
Last time my car was a little late, it was because they were "surprising me" with free Autoglym (which was well applied, and presumably extended the time they nedeed with the car for that and the PDI). Hopefully it'll be more of the same - probably not though.
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I paid £164 with ALA for 3 years VRI Plus Policy with a £20k maximum benefit. That's on my GTD valued at the time at £32575 (list price) and on a 3 Year PCP with VW finance.
R valued at £36k with a £20k benefit.
Just done a quick online quote with ALA - £221.
That's for 3 years Vehicle Replacement Plus Policy with £22,500 claim limit on £38255 (full list price at time of purchase excluding discount).
123 are far cheaper for the VRP, which means when ALA match and then beat by 20% of the difference, they are very cheap. They do the comparison while you are on the phone, when you say 123 were cheaper.
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Great price you got MH.
Revised RVI plus quote with £20k benefits is £200 which is ok, considering the list price. Don't want back-to-invoice policy. Nearer the time I'll get a quote from 123 then go back to ALA :whistle:
Thanks all :smiley:
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Damn. I did not quote the discount code or 123.
MH: I hope you get your R tomorrow. Perhaps they are wrapping it up and tying it with a big pink bow. Hope they don't launch it in the same manner as a ship!
Am getting excited for you.
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Gap proof:-
(http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j381/monkeyhanger710/gappy.jpg)
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Cheers MH.
Piss poor service re your car. Hope it's all sorted properly for pick up tommorow. Fingers crossed :smiley:
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Rang ALA just now. Yes, I was overcharged by £16. Should have cancelled BMW GAP, instead of transferring the one remaining year. They could have given the discount if I had contacted them within 30 days. So my GAP should have been £159 approx.
MH: I am sure they are titivating your car with a vengeance. Hence the delay.
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For ever. I used to be in car sales 20 years ago and we could do that back then.
And were you a good car salesman Simon?
No. It was a stop gap thing whilst I was setting up my current business. I was far too knowledgeable about the product and didn't make any promises to customers that I couldn't keep to make any money.
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MH: I am sure they are titivating your car with a vengeance. Hence the delay.
They must be studding it with diamonds. It'll be so bling by the time they've finished, he'll think he's bought an Audi or a Merc :laugh:
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For ever. I used to be in car sales 20 years ago and we could do that back then.
And were you a good car salesman Simon?
No. It was a stop gap thing whilst I was setting up my current business. I was far too knowledgeable about the product and didn't make any promises to customers that I couldn't keep to make any money.
Your integrity remains intact then :wink:
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I just had a phonecall from my dealer - will be ready from 9am tomorrow. The "valeter" set about my car before the PDI was done (wrong way round), which delayed the mechanical checks happening and the workshop was going to be closed before they finished with mine and then got the valeter to reclean mine. That's the official line. Anyway, he sent me a video link of my car...
http://video.citnow.com/vtjbxYq05sx (http://video.citnow.com/vtjbxYq05sx)
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In touching distance now.Looks nice and shiny in that video.Nothing can go wrong now!
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In touching distance now.Looks nice and shiny in that video.Nothing can go wrong now!
Pity the video isn't high enough resolution to see if I have (99.5% sure) Flintstone tyres on it.
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Pity the video isn't high enough resolution to see if I have (99.5% sure) Flintstone tyres on it.
Matt: It looks mint. Care to swap?
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Pity the video isn't high enough resolution to see if I have (99.5% sure) Flintstone tyres on it.
Matt: It looks mint. Care to swap?
Not a chance. :laugh:
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Anyway, he sent me a video link of my car...
http://video.citnow.com/vtjbxYq05sx (http://video.citnow.com/vtjbxYq05sx)
Looks stunning, so so shiny :cool:
Care to swap?
Gone off your's already? :whistle:
It's the unsophisticated wheels isn't it, and the cheap no cost colour. You've see the elegant Prets and the glossy Lapiz and now you covet them :tongue:
Not a chance. :laugh:
Wise man!
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123 are far cheaper for the VRP, which means when ALA match and then beat by 20% of the difference, they are very cheap. They do the comparison while you are on the phone, when you say 123 were cheaper.
Gap123 certainly are cheaper for VRP, by some way.
Just done an online quote with them on list price with £20k benefits and came in at £157 compared to the £200 ALA quote. So if ALA match it then do 20% of the difference, be looking at around £148 before any discount codes. Be more than happy with that, if price is similar in 3 months time.
Apologies for thread going off topic :whistle:
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Anyway, he sent me a video link of my car...
http://video.citnow.com/vtjbxYq05sx (http://video.citnow.com/vtjbxYq05sx)
Looks stunning, so so shiny :cool:
Care to swap?
Gone off your's already? :whistle:
It's the unsophisticated wheels isn't it, and the cheap no cost colour. You've see the elegant Prets and the glossy Lapiz and now you covet them :tongue:
Not a chance. :laugh:
Wise man!
My two favourite colours that are available for Performance Golfs are Carbon Grey and Tornado Red in equal measure. As the former is not available for the R, Red it had to be. Following Red is Reflex Silver. Plus, I prefer the Cadiz to the Prets. And it is nothing to do with cost.
So little lady, stop baiting and play nice if you can. :whistle: :kiss:
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My two favourite colours that are available for Performance Golfs are Carbon Grey and Tornado Red in equal measure. As the former is not available for the R, Red it had to be. Following Red is Reflex Silver. Plus, I prefer the Cadiz to the Prets. And it is nothing to do with cost.
So little lady, stop baiting and play nice if you can. :whistle: :kiss:
Sorry but you bring out the worst in me :laugh: I will leave you alone and take myself off into a dark corner :sad:
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My two favourite colours that are available for Performance Golfs are Carbon Grey and Tornado Red in equal measure. As the former is not available for the R, Red it had to be. Following Red is Reflex Silver. Plus, I prefer the Cadiz to the Prets. And it is nothing to do with cost.
So little lady, stop baiting and play nice if you can. :whistle: :kiss:
Sorry but you bring out the worst in me :laugh: I will leave you alone and take myself off into a dark corner :sad:
Perhaps you should, as it will remind you of Black Cars and could be usefully cathartic. Just remember the 'curse' and take care. :evil: :tongue:
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123 are far cheaper for the VRP, which means when ALA match and then beat by 20% of the difference, they are very cheap. They do the comparison while you are on the phone, when you say 123 were cheaper.
Gap123 certainly are cheaper for VRP, by some way.
Just done an online quote with them on list price with £20k benefits and came in at £157 compared to the £200 ALA quote. So if ALA match it then do 20% of the difference, be looking at around £148 before any discount codes. Be more than happy with that, if price is similar in 3 months time.
Apologies for thread going off topic :whistle:
You can't get ALA to match then knock off 20% off the difference AND hoy in the 10% off code afterwards (I asked! :grin:). You need to call ALA and speak to someone for them to check a price match and instigate the pricebeat. ALA being considerably dearer for VRP before the match definitely works in your favour. The price difference for RTI is negligible, so VRP ends up being very little more.
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123 are far cheaper for the VRP, which means when ALA match and then beat by 20% of the difference, they are very cheap. They do the comparison while you are on the phone, when you say 123 were cheaper.
Gap123 certainly are cheaper for VRP, by some way.
Just done an online quote with them on list price with £20k benefits and came in at £157 compared to the £200 ALA quote. So if ALA match it then do 20% of the difference, be looking at around £148 before any discount codes. Be more than happy with that, if price is similar in 3 months time.
Apologies for thread going off topic :whistle:
You can't get ALA to match then knock off 20% off the difference AND hoy in the 10% off code afterwards (I asked! :grin:). You need to call ALA and speak to someone for them to check a price match and instigate the pricebeat. ALA being considerably dearer for VRP before the match definitely works in your favour. The price difference for RTI is negligible, so VRP ends up being very little more.
Sorry my post wasn't clear. I understand ALA would do the price checking and satisfy themselves of the 123 price. Ha, maybe the 10% discount too, was pushing it :wink:
Anyway, appreciate the heads up, when the time comes it will no doubt save me a reasonable amount of money, so thank you :smiley:
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I just had a phonecall from my dealer - will be ready from 9am tomorrow. The "valeter" set about my car before the PDI was done (wrong way round), which delayed the mechanical checks happening and the workshop was going to be closed before they finished with mine and then got the valeter to reclean mine. That's the official line. Anyway, he sent me a video link of my car...
http://video.citnow.com/vtjbxYq05sx (http://video.citnow.com/vtjbxYq05sx)
Looks amazing wish I had gone for lapiz & prets, I couldn't convince the wife at the time, she saw one in the flesh a few weeks later & loved it (god dam) enjoy tomorrow look forward to hearing your impressions of the car.
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MonkeyHanger - any news on the pickup today?
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MonkeyHanger - any news on the pickup today?
He's probably getting to grips with the Bridgestone tyres. :laugh:
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After such a wait, can't blame MH for taking his time and going out for a good shake down in the car. Either that, or if the handover didn't go well, he's been arrested for assaulting a VW salesmen :grin: :grin:
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After such a wait, can't blame MH for taking his time and going out for a good shake down in the car. Either that, or if the handover didn't go well, he's been arrested for assaulting a VW salesmen :grin: :grin:
I thought this but dared not to post it. Imagine how many monkeys I'd have on my back apart from the usual suspects! Here's hoping all is tickety-boo for an ace chap like him.
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Hopefully it did all go well and he's out on the loose, putting it through it's paces - gently at first of course :whistle:
I'm sure he'll be along to tell in his own time and indulge us with a few pics of the beast.
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Hopefully it did all go well and he's out on the loose, putting it through it's paces - gently at first of course :whistle:
I'm sure he'll be along to tell in his own time and indulge us with a few pics of the beast.
Or he is on his way to change the tyres to Michelins, that is if his car is shod with Bridgestones. Plus, he might also be busy writing a long exposé.
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Or he's detailing it to within an inch of it's life (boring as that may be to some)
And, will unveil it in it's full glory later :cool:
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Hopefully it did all go well and he's out on the loose, putting it through it's paces - gently at first of course :whistle:
I'm sure he'll be along to tell in his own time and indulge us with a few pics of the beast.
Or he is on his way to change the tyres to Michelins, that is if his car is shod with Bridgestones. Plus, he might also be busy writing a long exposé.
More likely the latter. He's probably compiling a 15 page dossier of his thoughts. Admin will have to ensure their server will be able to cope :grin:
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He's probably compiling a 15 page dossier of his thoughts.
:grin: :grin:
Double sided!
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Hopefully it did all go well and he's out on the loose, putting it through it's paces - gently at first of course :whistle:
I'm sure he'll be along to tell in his own time and indulge us with a few pics of the beast.
Or he is on his way to change the tyres to Michelins, that is if his car is shod with Bridgestones. Plus, he might also be busy writing a long exposé.
More likely the latter. He's probably compiling a 15 page dossier of his thoughts. Admin will have to ensure their server will be able to cope :grin:
Just imagine, if MH causes this site to shut down, we will have our own resident terrorist hacker! :laugh:
I wonder if his ears are burning? :grin:
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He's probably compiling a 15 page dossier of his thoughts.
:grin: :grin:
Double sided!
And microscopic print ...... :grin:
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We should have a wee wager on which one he mentions more, mpg or tyres :grin:
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We should have a wee wager on which one he mentions more, mpg or tyres :grin:
Tyres will be in the first sentence !! Lol :grin:
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We should have a wee wager on which one he mentions more, mpg or tyres :grin:
Whichever one allows him to use many, many multiple configurations of numbers and percentages!
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We should have a wee wager on which one he mentions more, mpg or tyres :grin:
Tyres will be in the first sentence !! Lol :grin:
Goes without saying :laugh:
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We should have a wee wager on which one he mentions more, mpg or tyres :grin:
Whichever one allows him to use many, many multiple configurations of numbers and percentages!
:grin: :grin: :grin:
He sure likes his stats.
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MH is a very fine person, a gentleman, highly intelligent and clear thinking. He is honest and upstanding. We should all try and emulate him but not to the extent of changing our tyres to Michelins. :laugh:
Where the bloody hell is he?
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MH is a very fine person, a gentleman, highly intelligent and clear thinking. He is honest and upstanding. We should all try and emulate him but not to the extent of changing our tyres to Michelins. :laugh:
Where the bloody hell is he?
TBH it would be quite sad if he was in here. He should be out really enjoying his new motor. I know I would
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MH is a very fine person, a gentleman, highly intelligent and clear thinking. He is honest and upstanding.
I'm sure we all think that, and all the above posts are meant affectionately.
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TBH it would be quite sad if he was in here. He should be out really enjoying his new motor. I know I would
Absolutely.
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That's what I like about this forum,people from all parts of the UK sharing in another members happy day.
Non of my mates get the VW thing!
I thought he would have been on by now though.
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Can't believe the number of posts missed here....I think you were all more enthusiastic about pick-up than I was!
This is the second sentence, so I shall mention they tyres, which are Bridgestones. :cry: Haven't put the car through its paces enough to see any shortcomings with them. Straight from the dealership we went to Costco by the Metrocentre to buy a few bits and enquire about tyres. Michelin Pilot Supersport 235/35 R19 Y 91 are £149.98 a corner, but they can only order in one right now. A promotion for a £100 Costco voucher when buying 4 Michelin tyres has just finished (wouldn't you guess!). I will give the Bridgestones a go for now, but if the next Costco promotion comes around shortly and the Bridgestones aren't mitigated by the Haldex then i'll be getting some.
The salesman was very nice to me this morning, he begged me to give them a good satisfaction survey rating, as their sales are down to about 2/3 of what they should be - a lot of people are giving the branch a wide berth right now due to extensive dealership remodelling going on at VW's insistence. £500k refurb, dealership having to pay for it themselves. Doesn't that sound like the VW AG we all love?
I assured him I would give the branch a glowing report as all my woes seem to be the fault of VW AG and VW UK, and I know that if they don't meet the satisfaction targets I will be less likely to secure a good deal next time as their margins will be slimmer. As he couldn't persuade me to take GAP/Autoglym, he said he'll only make £40 commission on the car and the Dealership will "fine" him £100, putting him £60 down if he gets a bad survey. It really is dog eat dog out there - I wouldn't want to be selling cars! We talked a bit about what sheisters VW UK are and how they'd pressured him into offering a goodwill gesture 100% funded by the dealership's bottom line. :rolleyes:
Anyway, on to the car.....
Looks wise it is the dogs bollocks, inside and out, seeing in the flesh is believing.
The carbon effect gearstick top felt a little odd and less grippy than the GTD/GTI's knobbly golf ball, just requires a firmer grip, that is my only tiny gripe right now (bearing in mind the inevitability of Bridgestones).
I didn't get much of an opportunity to put my foot down on the way home from Durham via Costco, the A1 is 30/40mph average speed camera zone pretty much all the way from Durham to the metrocentre. Driving the R took a little getting used to. I was initially trying to drive it like my TDI, (lively from 1900rpm), but realising very quickly that it doesn't have a lot of poke below 3k revs, and then it becomes a rocket ship!
On the average speed camera controlled pootle, I was surprised how easily it rolled along at low speeds and low acceleration in relatively high gears and being far more frugal than I thought it would be (about 33mpg for what was it's first very tight 12 miles). Overall, having put my foot down when on the right side of the Tyne bridge from Durham to home (28 miles) I averaged 29mpg - much better than I thought likely.
In and out of Costco and time to go home. Traffic was crawling until we got over the Tyne Bridge back to civilisation (Sorry to anyone from Gateshead!). Then it was time to put my foot down a bit, giving it 2/3 throttle and keeping it going to 5k revs before changing. The missus was "tsking" all the way home. She wasn't in a good mood as we'd been in the vicinity of the Metrocentre and she hadn't been given the opportunity to blow a fair wedge of her wages in Next and Office on an armful of clothes and shoes.
Got the car home and out comes the G-Techniq stuff. There was bugger all iron to remove. It had the stinky W6 stuff all over it but only showed anything purple around the alloy wheels (£10 wasted there!). A Good wash with G-wash, dry and then C2V3 sealant all over. Finally I scotchguarded the back sets, back footwell and the boot's carpeted areas. I have another tin to do the front seats and front footwell, but didn't want to spry up until I knew I wasn't going out in it again today.
The missus has just gone off on her first driving lesson - hope she doesn't drive into the R when parking up at the end of her lesson. :grin:
I need to get some photos taken or I will be accused of having a fantasy R like mr R400 on the other forum. :grin: Will be looking to give it a mild hammering up the A19 from Silverlink after 7pm when the traffic has evaporated.
Filled up with Shell V-power Nitro + Mach 3 Turbo fusion pro power XL (the real name is in there somewhere). See how we go with it for a tank or 2.
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2nd Sentance.......Denied !!! :angry: :angry: :angry:
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It has happened at long last. Glad all is tickety boo and you are a happy
bunny monkey. Disappointed you wrote less than a page and no pictures. How remiss. Really happy for you.
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Congrats Matt. Looking forward to seeing the pics, it's been a long time coming for you :smiley:
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Congratulations MH :smiley:
It's been a long, long wait for you and I sincerely hope the car lives up to expectation. I'm sure you'll share your thoughts and honest opinion on the car in the weeks/months to come, as you get to know it. As an R owner-in-waiting I look forward to reading them, as I'm sure do many others. Enjoy it :cool:
Now go and buy the missus some shoes, you tight git :laugh:
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OK, pics time. Overlooking the mouth of the Tyne and in a couple of pics you can see the DFDS North Shields to Amsterdam Ferry. Nothing arty here, not waiting for sunset or the right light or the sun to bounce off it a certain way (could've waited for a big ship to be passing through).
The most excitement I had today was playing daredevil with the fuel range on the GTD. Me and the missus were both up early so we decided to go to the Metrocentre harvester for breakfast on the way to Durham. The needle was on the last notch of the red zone before the white line when we set off on our 28 mile journey, and the car's range was reading 15 miles. 8 miles in and we were down to "0 miles". We get to the metrocentre 6 miles later and head into the Harvester - the needle is just above the white line at the end of the fuel gauge. Decide to play it safe and stay off the A1, going via the A167, through Birtley, by Chester-Le-Street (passing County Durham's cricket ground), the needle is now clearly below the white line and 4 tense miles later we're at Pulman. Drove like a saint from 0 miles, drove 20 miles on "0 miles" and achieved 58mpg.
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Stunning MH. Mine will look the same, can't wait!
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Loving the throttle blip "growl" when you start up. For now i'll keep the Soundaktor going (and leave the car in race), perhaps the novelty will wear off after a few weeks and i'll get it knocked down a few %.
The new car smell - someone should bottle that, or maybe it's just me that likes it, always liked the smell of the solvents being used in the lab at Uni. :shocked: Glad the smell of the W6 Iron fallout stuff dissipated quickly. :sick:
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Well thank god the fuel held out and you got to collect this beauty!
Your R is stunning, an absolute cracker :cool:
I knew I'd see the pics and start wondering if I should've chosen Lapiz instead of Deep Black Pearl :undecided:
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Now go and buy the missus some shoes, you tight git :laugh:
Like she needs more. This is a woman that has 23 pairs of low converse, a pair in pretty much every colour they do. Then there's the proper shoes....
I'm sure i'll get dragged around Newcastle or the Metrocentre tomorrow for converse pair 24, or some sandals or something else. :sad:
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Loving the throttle blip "growl" when you start up. For now i'll keep the Soundaktor going (and leave the car in race), perhaps the novelty will wear off after a few weeks and i'll get it knocked down a few %.
Look foward to your thoughts on the divisive soundaktor.
The new car smell - someone should bottle that, or maybe it's just me that likes it, always liked the smell of the solvents being used in the lab at Uni. :shocked: Glad the smell of the W6 Iron fallout stuff dissipated quickly. :sick:
New car smell, ahhhh :drool: A smell like no other and in a good way. The same can't be said about iron remover, bleughh. A smell like no other and in a bad way :laugh:
Like she needs more. This is a woman that has 23 pairs of low converse, a pair in pretty much every colour they do. Then there's the proper shoes....
I'm sure i'll get dragged around Newcastle or the Metrocentre tomorrow for converse pair 24, or some sandals or something else. :sad:
Just drop her off, take the car for a spin and pick her up after. If she's shoe shopping you should have a good few hours of fun before she's finished :whistle:
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The 19's really do look fantastic.
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The 19's really do look fantastic.
Haven't been on any especially crappy roads today to really notice the difference when it counts, but you can just about tell you are on something a little firmer than 18" Nogaros on the GTD. Right now i'm not regretting not speccing DCC. They look great and will be a doddle to keep clean too Gave them the same treatment as the bodywork - a full coat of C2V3. They'll get another coat along with the door handles next weekend to ensure the crap has difficulty sticking to them.
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Thanks for the pictures. Love the background as well as the car. Some inside pictures of the dash etc would also be nice, if you don't mind.
Now to the most important bit. Stop moaning about your wife shopping at the Metro Centre Shopping Mall .What a reasonable woman. Count yourself lucky you landed an economical filly. Now think Harrods and Selfridges and that includes food shopping. Then it is Bond Street and Sloane Avenue. Mind you, I am no better. But hey, I can't take it with me. Perhaps I should go mad and do some car shopping. Oh no, if I did, I'd be ...... better not say it.
Back to the car. Have you checked the tyre pressures? Checked the transport blocks have been removed? The doors and everything else are perfectly hung?
Word of advice. Don't wear Blue Jeans as they might stain and possibly damage your seats. And don't let the economical one park the car lest she kerb your painted and overpriced alloys.
Lastly but not least, congratulations on joining the R fold. I am really happy for you. Enjoy your R.
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Actually like the Prets in this instance, car looks stunning especially with the background.
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Actually like the Prets in this instance, car looks stunning especially with the background.
The background is the mouth of the Tyne (and South Shields on the other side of the river). Your ship will be coming in with your R that way if it isn't here already. Prets on Lapiz is a winning combination, on some other colours they don't suit (TR seems to look better on Cadiz for some reason).
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Nice R best colour/wheel combo in my view. Shame about you been on the wrong side of the river :tongue:
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Nice R best colour/wheel combo in my view. Shame about you been on the wrong side of the river :tongue:
You get the best view from your side of the river (as long as you don't look as far down as Wallsend). :tongue:
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Looks great MH, worth the wait I'm sure. Will have to keep my eyes peeled for you as I'm frequently dragged to metrocentre on important shoe finding business.
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Congrats monkey your order has finally arrived.
You will absolutely love it mate.
you ordered on the same day as me and i picked mine up on April 10th.
From the outside yours looks identical to mine.
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j37/dean5i/My%20R/IMG_5767_zpsq7kfiaiu.jpg) (http://s76.photobucket.com/user/dean5i/media/My%20R/IMG_5767_zpsq7kfiaiu.jpg.html)
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Congrats MH! They really are a great performance motor, i never had any problems with traction on tbe Bridgestones tbh, i think the Haldex makes a big difference, the only thing i noticed was they were a bit noisy but i kept telling myself it was because they were 19's.
Enjoy mate, it's been a long time coming but worth the wait. :cool: :afro:
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Nice sticker in rear window there dean5i,same place I stuck mine.
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Nice sticker in rear window there dean5i,same place I stuck mine.
These are what you need...
http://www.golfgti.bigcartel.com/product/golfgti-co-uk-logo-stickers
:afro:
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Looks great that MH. Jealous Moi? :cool:
Saw a Lapiz 5 door one parked up at Meadowhall today on the Cadiz alloys and that didnt look too shabby either!
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Nice R best colour/wheel combo in my view. Shame about you been on the wrong side of the river :tongue:
You get the best view from your side of the river (as long as you don't look as far down as Wallsend). :tongue:
:grin: Sadly I work in walker/wallsend so have to look at it daily. :cry:
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Had "mr I know what you did last summer" give the R a good stare as he walked past the house tonight, gave his neck a right crane as he passed it.
Our street wraps around a park, so we see some dog walking regulars, including a bloke with a couple of collies. When the weather is wet, he's quite often seen in a bright yellow sou' wester and matching fisherman's coat, so we gave him the nickname "mr I know what you did last summer" when we first recognised him as a regular walker that passes our house daily.. We have names for a few of the regulars. :whistle:
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Thanks for the kind words everyone, it has been an ordeal for everyone who could be bothered to read my frequent posts about delays. Hoping to give the car a little workout tomorrow and see how it fares on my "signpost test" against my other cars, to see how much it will beat the GTD by, without giving it everything.
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Had "mr I know what you did last summer" give the R a good stare as he walked past the house tonight, gave his neck a right crane as he passed it.
Our street wraps around a park, so we see some dog walking regulars, including a bloke with a couple of collies. When the weather is wet, he's quite often seen in a bright yellow sou' wester and matching fisherman's coat, so we gave him the nickname "mr I know what you did last summer" when we first recognised him as a regular walker that passes our house daily.. We have names for a few of the regulars. :whistle:
:grin: :grin:
He sounds like a character from Scooby Doo. Probably thinking "those meddling pesky kids have got another new car".
Haha, am guilty of doing the same, mainly with people at work and the generic name of 'Janey' which is applied to any female über left wing/commie, tofu-munching, tree-hugging, do-gooder, there's a story behind the Janey name but I won't bore you with, you had to be there :laugh:
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Congrats MH.
At long last it arrives. I'm surprised you didn't start a new pick up thread with photos and your signpost stats.
It looks great anyway, love the blue with Pretorias.
Hopefully now you've had a huge sigh of relief and can put your VW UK woes behind you for a few years!
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Had "mr I know what you did last summer" give the R a good stare as he walked past the house tonight, gave his neck a right crane as he passed it.
Our street wraps around a park, so we see some dog walking regulars, including a bloke with a couple of collies. When the weather is wet, he's quite often seen in a bright yellow sou' wester and matching fisherman's coat, so we gave him the nickname "mr I know what you did last summer" when we first recognised him as a regular walker that passes our house daily.. We have names for a few of the regulars. :whistle:
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He sounds like a character from Scooby Doo. Probably thinking "those meddling pesky kids have got another new car".
Haha, am guilty of doing the same, mainly with people at work and the generic name of 'Janey' which is applied to any female über left wing/commie, tofu-munching, tree-hugging, do-gooder, there's a story behind the Janey name but I won't bore you with, you had to be there :laugh:
One of our neighbours has just left in his old panel van (it likely won't be back until after dark). We call him the "tooth fairy" as it looks like the van from the "Red Dragon"/"Manhunter" films, and he's quite tall and thin. I've never had to take in a parcel of Chloroform for him yet.
I wonder what our nickname is? :huh: :grin:
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I wonder what our nickname is? :huh: :grin:
By your accounts, you've got some interesting characters trolling around your area. You and your wife seem like rather busy voyeurs. :laugh:
They probably think your R is a t@rts car and thus name you as such. I rather like jam tarts.
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I wonder what our nickname is? :huh: :grin:
By your accounts, you've got some interesting characters trolling around your area. You and your wife seem like rather busy voyeurs. :laugh:
They probably think your R is a t@rts car and thus name you as such. I rather like jam tarts.
Our house is bang in the middle of our street that wraps around the park. Lots of people have a nosey into our living room when walking past with their dogs, so we sometimes have a look out from the comfort of the sofas (the TV is right next to the window, so we're not exactly craning our necks to do so).
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One of our neighbours has just left in his old panel van (it likely won't be back until after dark). We call him the "tooth fairy" as it looks like the van from the "Red Dragon"/"Manhunter" films, and he's quite tall and thin. I've never had to take in a parcel of Chloroform for him yet.
I wonder what our nickname is? :huh: :grin:
I dread to think :grin:
Manhunter - great film, much better than the inferior Red Dragon imo.
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I wonder what our nickname is? :huh: :grin:
By your accounts, you've got some interesting characters trolling around your area. You and your wife seem like rather busy voyeurs. :laugh:
They probably think your R is a t@rts car and thus name you as such. I rather like jam tarts.
Our house is bang in the middle of our street that wraps around the park. Lots of people have a nosey into our living room when walking past with their dogs, so we sometimes have a look out from the comfort of the sofas (the TV is right next to the window, so we're not exactly craning our necks to do so).
I feel its good to be engaged with one's surroundings. It's all part of living. Can't stand people who cocoon themselves.
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I wonder what our nickname is? :huh: :grin:
Rain Man !!
Lol. With all your stats :whistle:
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I wonder what our nickname is? :huh: :grin:
Rain Man !!
Lol. With all your stats :whistle:
Wish I could count cards.
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Congrats MH!! At last!! Car looks immense :cool:
Looking forward to your thoughts after you have a few hundred miles under your belt/given it a good hammering :evil:
Worth the wait I hope!!