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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Jonny_D_1987 on 05 November 2016, 16:22
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Hi guys,
Been driving a mk6 2.0 140 for almost 5 years now and decided its time to treat myself again! Found a nice priced GTD 25 miles away. Pick her up on Tuesday, August 2014 5 door in tornado red with 40k on the clock.
I think i remember reading somewhere that you can tell which factory extras the car has by the chassis number, is this true?
I didnt see a navi button on the radio but there is a mode button at the gearstick so im guessing it has the adaptive chassis control? I cant actually remember what the standard GTD spec would have been in 13/14 and i know its been updated in the past year to include more extras as standard, looks like ill have to wait and see!
Let me know what you guys think!
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Hi Jonny, that looks great and in the best colour :wink:
The mode button switches between various aspects of the car (throttle response, steering weight for example) with three settings that come up on the central display plus a fourth (Individual) where you can tailor the settings yourself. This doesn't mean it has DCC though. If it hasn't then no big deal, comfort is good on my 19s so should be very good on 18s.
You can check the extras and spec on the VW website iirc (was on a recent thread) but you need the codes from your service book. Someone else will no doubt clarify this soon.
Congratulations and hope you enjoy it!
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Thanks Very much :)))
No biggie if it doesnt have DCC, suppose one less thing to break lol.
I see you have a tornado red GTI, what are they like for tar spots? I actually had nightmares about tar spots on my candy white mk6, really put me off buying another white car!
20 quid a year road tax, love it even more lol
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Can't see a roof "fin" aerial, so prob no satnav, sadly. Standard after MY15, so it must have been close. VW do an aftermarket unit with satnav, if you need it.
You will still get tar spots with red, though they don't show as badly as on white.
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As above, not had any bother with tar spots. Main thing is how much stonechips show up :angry: But the TR really does clean up a treat, love it!
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Ah, no worries about the satnav, always have google maps just incase!
Tar spots on that candy white destroyed me, i remember going through a full bottle of tar remover 2 or 3 times a year :(
Dont suppose any of you guys know what the tech pack consists of? When I first seen the car, the wing mirrors were pushed in, and im pretty sure when I had the keys and had unlocked the car they were out lol
Cheers :)
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Mirrors will collapse on locking and unfold on ignition or unlock (depending on MY)
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Aug 14 with 40k.Big savings to be had!. :cool:
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Can't see a roof "fin" aerial, so prob no satnav, sadly.Standard after MY15, so it must have been close. VW do an aftermarket unit with satnav, if you need it.
Oooh,i didn't know that sat nav fin thing. :smiley:
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Aug 14 with 40k.Big savings to be had!. :cool:
Your right! ;)
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Only thing is, shes been sitting there for over 2 months, car was originally sold but it all fell through. Will need a good run in to strech her legs :)
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Aug 14 with 40k.Big savings to be had!. :cool:
Your right! ;)
Wish i'd done that.But i just simply had to spec that heated front screen and Dynaudio etc!. :grin:
You will love it's mid range punch.It is probably it's best asset. :evil:
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Only thing is, shes been sitting there for over 2 months, car was originally sold but it all fell through. Will need a good run in to strech her legs :)
Make sure you give the climate control a good work out too.They don't like being idle.Whack it up to the max cold.Get those gases flowing round the system. :smiley:
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Only thing is, shes been sitting there for over 2 months, car was originally sold but it all fell through. Will need a good run in to strech her legs :)
Make sure you give the climate control a good work out too.They don't like being idle.Whack it up to the max cold.Get those gases flowing round the system. :smiley:
Oh ill be sure to give her a good blast all round haha I actually read up somewhere about the compressors failing, ill make sure to check the air con has been serviced!
Sounds like yours has a great spec, so hard to find a second hand one with dynaudio, none of the 5 door ones anywhere in NI have it lol
Do the GTD's have any common faults? A few quick searches on here had just mentioned the air con compressor but other than that they seem bulletproof!
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Only thing is, shes been sitting there for over 2 months, car was originally sold but it all fell through. Will need a good run in to strech her legs :)
Make sure you give the climate control a good work out too.They don't like being idle.Whack it up to the max cold.Get those gases flowing round the system. :smiley:
Oh ill be sure to give her a good blast all round haha I actually read up somewhere about the compressors failing, ill make sure to check the air con has been serviced!
Sounds like yours has a great spec, so hard to find a second hand one with dynaudio, none of the 5 door ones anywhere in NI have it lol
Do the GTD's have any common faults? A few quick searches on here had just mentioned the air con compressor but other than that they seem bulletproof!
Yeah,most of the used ones i've seen for sale have been 5 door manuals in red,black or white with no extras at all.Saying that,they are still loaded with kit you'd pay extra for elsewhere.
I've not heard of anything major to worry about with them.Do not know if they are still reliable when they get to 5 or 6 years old etc.But that's for the next owner to worry about. :grin:
Don't worry if you sometimes hear the fan running on after you switch the engine off.That's part of the DPF regen cycle.
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Only thing is, shes been sitting there for over 2 months, car was originally sold but it all fell through. Will need a good run in to strech her legs :)
Make sure you give the climate control a good work out too.They don't like being idle.Whack it up to the max cold.Get those gases flowing round the system. :smiley:
Oh ill be sure to give her a good blast all round haha I actually read up somewhere about the compressors failing, ill make sure to check the air con has been serviced!
Sounds like yours has a great spec, so hard to find a second hand one with dynaudio, none of the 5 door ones anywhere in NI have it lol
Do the GTD's have any common faults? A few quick searches on here had just mentioned the air con compressor but other than that they seem bulletproof!
Yeah,most of the used ones i've seen for sale have been 5 door manuals in red,black or white with no extras at all.Saying that,they are still loaded with kit you'd pay extra for elsewhere.
I've not heard of anything major to worry about with them.Don't know if they are still reliable when they get to 5 or 6 years old etc.But that's for the next owner to worry about. :grin:
Don't worry if you sometimes hear the fan running on after you switch the engine off.That's part of the DPF regen cycle.
They do have a great spec dont they! They all have xenon as standard also isnt that correct? My old 2.0 TDI 140 always done that haha never ever seen the DPF light on it thankfully!
This will be my 4th Golf, first one with a button handbrake, not sure what to expect! Lol
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Yes they have a whole load of kit as standard.Try speccing a BMW and you'll see what i mean.I had an M135i and if you wanted lumbar support for your seat it was extra. :sad:
Yes the xenons are standard and very good they are too.They even do a little levelling check every so often.Up,down,left right.I haven't seen any other car do that.It is good entertainment. :grin:
You'll love the electronic handbrake.It is a very good system (most of the time).Basically you just forget about a handbrake in traffic.The system detects you are temporarily stopped (in traffic) and applies the brake.You see a green 'P' on the dash.Press the accelerator and it releases in a split second.All you have to do is pull up the wee lever. when you park up.Then you see a red 'P' on the dash.Driving off after start up (in the morning) you don't have to touch a thing .It releases itself( as it does in traffic).
Rarely it's a pain in the arse.You go to move forward in traffic and it doesn't release (for whatever reason).
Annoying but only once in a blue moon.
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Excellent! Thanks for clearning that up with me, I has noticed the little red and green light when i was messing around with the electronic handbrake lol
The xenons will be great for me and my 4am work starts :'(
Tuesday cant come far enough! Will get some more pics up when I pick her up :)
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You don't even need to pull the parking lever switch either. Just let the car do it's thing.
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You don't even need to pull the parking lever switch either. Just let the car do it's thing.
A few people do this, they probably don't realise that when you turn the ignition off that the hold switches to handbrake, they put the handbrake on manually before they switch off.
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Auto-hold is really good. My last car (non-Golf) had an electronic handbrake but it was a manual one in that you had to engage it but it did come off on its own.
The only danger now is that when you hop into a car with a manual handbrake sometimes you forget.... i managed to get to the petrol station in my wife's Focus before I realised why I thought it was so under powered was because I hadn't taken off the handbrake.... lol
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Is Autohold and the parking break which comes on when you get out of the car only available on DSG cars or is it the same on Manual too?
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Same on both
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You don't even need to pull the parking lever switch either. Just let the car do it's thing.
A few people do this, they probably don't realise that when you turn the ignition off that the hold switches to handbrake, they put the handbrake on manually before they switch off.
I didn't know that.So i tried it this afternoon.Lo and behold once the engine was off and i opened the door-the full on parking brake whirred into action!. :smiley: Once less thing to bother about.
Sorry to hear about your vandalism incident.Nothing lower than people who mess with others hard earned property. :angry:
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Also applies the hand brake when you remove your seat belt.
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Drove down to get the car today. All went great!!! Until 15minutes into the journey when the coolant warning came up followed by "stop, engine overheating" temp was almost into the red, pulled over at the nearest layby and opened the bonnet and was met by a little smoke/steam.
Give the guys a call and they were straight back out with a tow truck and my old Golf so just waiting on a call to find out whats happening, hopefully just needs coolant!!! 🤔
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Give the guys a call and they were straight back out with a tow truck and my old Golf so just waiting on a call to find out whats happening, hopefully just needs coolant!!! 🤔
Do not let them get away with just that! There is no reason why the car should do that, just because it had stood for a while, especially if it was properly checked before handover. You need a proper diagnosis - low coolant is just a symptom.
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Give the guys a call and they were straight back out with a tow truck and my old Golf so just waiting on a call to find out whats happening, hopefully just needs coolant!!! 🤔
Do not let them get away with just that! There is no reason why the car should do that, just because it had stood for a while, especially if it was properly checked before handover. You need a proper diagnosis - low coolant is just a symptom.
What do you think it could be? Im not gonna lie im a little worried, car is completely mint too :(
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Well, it could just be that the level has dropped slowly, over the life of the car, and this has never been topped up. Not good in itself, but maybe acceptable. Not sure, but the GTD I had before my GTI did not loose any coolant in the 2 years I had it. Otherwise, it could be that a leak has developed, due to the car being stood for a while, maybe through a pump seal, or even something as simple as the expansion tank cap seal drying out. Worst scenario would be a major engine problem, but that does not seem to be common with these engines.
My point is that you need to be sure, as soon as possible, that you do not have an ongoing problem with this car. I hope you get the right answers, the car is properly fixed and you go on to enjoy it. GTDs are awesome machines! :smiley:
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Well, it could just be that the level has dropped slowly, over the life of the car, and this has never been topped up. Not good in itself, but maybe acceptable. Not sure, but the GTD I had before my GTI did not loose any coolant in the 2 years I had it. Otherwise, it could be that a leak has developed, due to the car being stood for a while, maybe through a pump seal, or even something as simple as the expansion tank cap seal drying out. Worst scenario would be a major engine problem, but that does not seem to be common with these engines.
My point is that you need to be sure, as soon as possible, that you do not have an ongoing problem with this car. I hope you get the right answers, the car is properly fixed and you go on to enjoy it. GTDs are awesome machines! :smiley:
Thanks for the replies :) I really do hope its as you said, coolant level needs topped up and I could deal with a leak as long as they fix whatever needs fixed. Fingers crossed it isnt any sort of engine problem. Still no phone call so I take it ill get a phone call in the morning. Its an independand dealer not a VW dealer but has excellent reviews online & on their facebook page.
Theres a 6 month warranty with those guys & 7/8 months left from the 3 years VW warranty which I suppose should keep me right!
Just a nusance that I have to make the journey again tomorrow or whenever shes ready to go.
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'Not ideal' as they say.I would be very embarrassed to say the least if i was the dealer.Letting a car go out like that is very poor INDEED. :angry:
It's likely the coolant has just dropped very gradually through time and not been topped up.Some Golfs use small amounts of coolant -others don't.I've had to top up mine from min to max in 1 years use.No leaks.If you google Golf GTD coolant use you'll see lots of people can't explain the engines use of coolant.I certainly can't.
I'd certainly be getting the garage to pressure test it just incase.They have a lot of explaining to do.
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Did the OP get the opportunity to check the expansion tank level before the towing company took it away? I'd be more concerned if it overheated with a normal level.
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I've had to top up the coolant once in between services.
But when it happened I had a coolant level warning, not an "overheat stop or else" message.
Only time I've had that ever was on a previous non-golf when the EGR housing cracked and all of the coolant got out!
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It was raining quite bad while we were waiting. Once the guys arrived i popped the bonnet and we had a look around. I looked at the tank and it looked like it was either empty or had a clear liquid like water in it, not the colour it should be. I took the keys to my old car and off we went, we were in a hurry to get back to Belfast had a few things to go.
Still no phone call as of yet. You would think if it only needed coolant, they would have been on the phone this morning?
Hmmmmm
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Just had a call back there. They brought it to Volkswagen themselves and its the water pump so thats all getting sorted obviously under VW warranty, he said it will be "a few days" so looks like ill have to wait and see
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Ah, so it's possible that the pump seal was damaged by the car standing for a while. Good news that you have the cause and a proper solution. Hope you get your new car back soon.
Be sure to keep a check on this, and the rest of the car, while it is still under warranty. Not wanting to be a Jonah, but you want it to be right. :wink:
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Yeah TT, glad they took it to VW for a proper check over. Im wondering if VW will do something with the belt as it all has to be stripped down anyway, would kinna make sense to just get a kit and replace belt and pump. They kinna should as a good will due the inconvience. What 2 years and a few months old car kills a water pump?
Ill be sure to check everything over on her. Ill be also just getting VW to do the major service at 3 years just to be safe, as they check everything (apparently)
Not sure if ill get a call tomorrow, probably wont be until Friday :(
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Yeah TT, glad they took it to VW for a proper check over. Im wondering if VW will do something with the belt as it all has to be stripped down anyway, would kinna make sense to just get a kit and replace belt and pump. They kinna should as a good will due the inconvience. What 2 years and a few months old car kills a water pump?
Ill be sure to check everything over on her. Ill be also just getting VW to do the major service at 3 years just to be safe, as they check everything (apparently)
Not sure if ill get a call tomorrow, probably wont be until Friday :(
Sorry to hear of your woes Jonny.Not what you'd expect but sometimes it happens. :sad:
Your seller certainly seems to have tried their best to do things by the book so far.But it might be an idea to bypass them for now- and speak directly to the VW dealer.Just to get the story straight from the horses mouth (so to speak).
I'm sure it was all be resolved amicably soon. :cool:
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They have a dealer less than 20 miles away so im guessing thats who they have taken it to, do you think if I rang up and explained the situation they would be able to tell me whats happening ?
Would it also be a good idea to contact VW customer services? I want to get the warranty transfered over to myself as I have a dealer just a few miles away, just incase!
No phone call today so i really hope to get a call tomorrow to tell me the car is ready and hopefully working this time lol :/
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They have a dealer less than 20 miles away so im guessing thats who they have taken it to, do you think if I rang up and explained the situation they would be able to tell me whats happening ?
Would it also be a good idea to contact VW customer services? I want to get the warranty transfered over to myself as I have a dealer just a few miles away, just incase!
No phone call today so i really hope to get a call tomorrow to tell me the car is ready and hopefully working this time lol :/
The garage that sold you the car should be keeping you up to date.I'd definitely phone the VW garage and also speak to Customer Services.
Whilst you are at it.It might also be worth looking at your rights under the very latest Consumer Rights Act (2015).It covers you for buying a car from a dealer.Basically you are entitled to all of your money back if you reject the car within 30 days.Just an option.I don't know if you want to go down that road but the dealer won't be able to wriggle out of it.The car would be covered under 'unfit for purpose/of unsatisfactory quality/not as described'.
Personally,i'd be a bit concerned if the pump failure has caused any long term damage to any other components.I'm not a mechanic so i'm not qualified to say anything.Might be nothing.Try and talk to the VW Techs if you can.Even go to the VW Garage if you have to.
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^If the car is being fixed under warranty by a VW garage, i'd expect considerations to have been made regarding replacement or repair of other parts - dealerships don't mind spending VWs money on warranty work. As it is, the car has so many safeguards, it would've put that warning up long before there was any fear of a warped head or blown gasket (or worse).
Still good grounds to reject the car, considering how quickly it happened after pick-up.
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^If the car is being fixed under warranty by a VW garage, i'd expect considerations to have been made regarding replacement or repair of other parts - dealerships don't mind spending VWs money on warranty work. As it is, the car has so many safeguards, it would've put that warning up long before there was any fear of a warped head or blown gasket (or worse).
Still good grounds to reject the car, considering how quickly it happened after pick-up.
Very true. :smiley: It's the kind of hassle you'd expect after buying a £200 banger from Gumtree.Not from a 2 year old Golf bought from a reputable garage.I'm sure VW will give it the full works.
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Some good news guys! Had a call this morning. The car had been with VW dealers since tuesday afternoon. I actually met with the owner of the dealership where I bought and as I drove in to meet him, VW guys were just having another check of the car. Water pump replaced and car working perfect!
I picked it up at just after 3 and im not long in. Coolant gauge never moved from 90 and the whole time I had the engine oil temp on the main display. Highest temp it showed was 101 degrees. Mixture of bumper to bumper traffic and nice motorway blasts. Sport mode rocks!
Car is absolutely amazing I love it! Keep finding little gizmos. Getting out of the car there i just realised theres little compartments under the seats lol love the lights on the doors and under the wing mirrors and the way they fold when i lock the car.
Not a creak or a rattle from the car and pulls like a train!
So fingers and everything crossed it stays this way !!!
Cheers for all your help guys :)))))
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Sounds great. Enjoy! :laugh:
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Glad you are pleased and let the dealers sort the problem out. At the end of the day, whether you are buying new, 1 year old or older a car can have problems. Yours seemed fairly straightforward and is now sorted! I 'm sure you'll be enjoying it for years to come :smiley: The compartments under the seats are completely useless other than for the transportation of battenberg cake slices :grin:
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Glad to hear it all worked out nicely in the end Jonny.The garage you bought it from had it's good reputation to keep up and they seem to have done so.Shark infested waters out there.
My fav 'secret' compartment is just to the right and underneath the steering wheel.Took me 6 months to even notice it was there. :grin:
Check the alloy wheel key adaptor is in the boot beside all of the other bits.
You will enjoy!. :evil:
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Only had the car 12 days and already ive drove over 1000 miles :) Car is amazing, Love it. Paintwork is in excellent condition. Alloys are in good condition, a few little marks here and there, only 1 major scuff mark. Interior is spotless too. Love the button handbrake.
Due to the waterpump issue, I have had the engine oil temp constantly on display and the highest Ive seen was 101 but it generally stays around the 90/95 mark.
I have noticed some little funky noises coming from the right hand suspension going over speed bumps but to be quite honest, this is my 4th Golf and i have drove any amount of Golfs as courtesy cars getting cars serviced or work carried out and every single one of them has let out groans or had a little creak going over ramps so im not too bothered.
Heres a few pics!
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Cheers again for all your help :)
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Nice, but you know you've got illegal plates, right? :smiley:
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Nice, but you know you've got illegal plates, right? :smiley:
Isn't that the font used in Northern Ireland?
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Nice, but you know you've got illegal plates, right? :smiley:
Isn't that the font used in Northern Ireland?
Ah, I see, my apologies to Jonny D. :tongue: Isn't it a UK registration though?
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Nice, but you know you've got illegal plates, right? :smiley:
Isn't that the font used in Northern Ireland?
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Nice, but you know you've got illegal plates, right? :smiley:
Isn't that the font used in Northern Ireland?
Thats what I thought at first but its a UK registration? I stand corrected if I'm wrong :whistle:
Yes it is a UK registered car but Northern Ireland is part of the UK