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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: greencode on 26 March 2017, 15:14
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I'm just in the process of getting a good deal on an new MK7 R. It has standard spec but just wondering what haggling power I might have. Thought about asking whether Car-Net App-Connect could be activated. Is that even possible or is it a hardware thing?
Any other bits I could try and get them to throw in if they don't want to reduce the price?
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If it is a truly new R then Car-Net App Connect is included as standard now so no need for haggling. You could try for a boot liner?
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What a boot liner & premium mats. Always worth a shot.
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As you said Mk7 and not Mk7.5 or facelift then I take it your getting a deal on an in stock car then yes you can add car net afterwards. It costs in the region of £200 and there is no hardware, it is just a case of your dealer ordering the software key and about 20 minutes to do it.
Another question about car play, if you delete Apple maps from your iphone can you then use google maps?
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If it is a truly new R then Car-Net App Connect is included as standard now so no need for haggling. You could try for a boot liner?
Are you sure? Just went on the VW configurator for the MK7 and it appears as a £130 option.
What a boot liner & premium mats. Always worth a shot.
Ah ha, yeah. Does it not come with mats?
As you said Mk7 and not Mk7.5 or facelift then I take it your getting a deal on an in stock car then yes you can add car net afterwards. It costs in the region of £200 and there is no hardware, it is just a case of your dealer ordering the software key and about 20 minutes to do it.
Exactly that a MK7. Thanks.
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If it is a truly new R then Car-Net App Connect is included as standard now so no need for haggling. You could try for a boot liner?
Are you sure? Just went on the VW configurator for the MK7 and it appears as a £130 option.
What a boot liner & premium mats. Always worth a shot.
Ah ha, yeah. Does it not come with mats?
As you said Mk7 and not Mk7.5 or facelift then I take it your getting a deal on an in stock car then yes you can add car net afterwards. It costs in the region of £200 and there is no hardware, it is just a case of your dealer ordering the software key and about 20 minutes to do it.
Exactly that a MK7. Thanks.
First up are you sure you looked at the new Golf on the configuater and not the performance Golf? The facelift GTi/GTD and R's comes with app car net app as standard.
Second, yes the golfs come with mats but you can also get premium mats.
3rd, just to clear up that you are doing a deal on a pre facelift Mk7
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If it is a truly new R then Car-Net App Connect is included as standard now so no need for haggling. You could try for a boot liner?
Are you sure? Just went on the VW configurator for the MK7 and it appears as a £130 option.
What a boot liner & premium mats. Always worth a shot.
Ah ha, yeah. Does it not come with mats?
As you said Mk7 and not Mk7.5 or facelift then I take it your getting a deal on an in stock car then yes you can add car net afterwards. It costs in the region of £200 and there is no hardware, it is just a case of your dealer ordering the software key and about 20 minutes to do it.
Exactly that a MK7. Thanks.
First up are you sure you looked at the new Golf on the configuater and not the performance Golf? The facelift GTi/GTD and R's comes with app car net app as standard.
Second, yes the golfs come with mats but you can also get premium mats.
3rd, just to clear up that you are doing a deal on a pre facelift Mk7
Hi. I looked at the performance Golf configurator as it's the MK7 and not MK7.5 that I'm after. Thanks.
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Okay well in that case my first answer was right, around £200 and 20 minutes. I think the confusion is other people are thinking 'a new Golf' to be a facelift, things can get lost in translation.
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Okay well in that case my first answer was right, around £200 and 20 minutes. I think the confusion is other people are thinking 'a new Golf' to be a facelift, things can get lost in translation.
Thanks for your help with this. In talks with them again tomorrow so we'll see what happens.
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Okay well in that case my first answer was right, around £200 and 20 minutes. I think the confusion is other people are thinking 'a new Golf' to be a facelift, things can get lost in translation.
Thanks for your help with this. In talks with them again tomorrow so we'll see what happens.
No problem, I need to get around to getting it done as well.
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IMHO, it's not all that and I can think of lots that I'd rather have for £200 odd. :rolleyes:
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IMHO, it's not all that and I can think of lots that I'd rather have for £200 odd. :rolleyes:
I want it just to use google maps because the nav in the Golf is a joke.
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I've not found the 3 year old MIB1 NavPro I've got to be too bad. The biggest problem with it is the reliance on RDS traffic information. Its not even that RDS is actually poor - its just that UK RDS data is pathetic - not enough data and it being poorly updated (time to "see" a problem can be 30+ minutes and then either clearing it hours after the problem goes OR clearing it before the tailbacks have actually gone).
That's not VW's fault though.
On the continent the system works REALLY well because they actually bother to have accurate data broadcast.
I'd like some better traffic data, but MIB2/3 offers that without resorting to Google Nav. From what I've seen running a smartphone nav instead can be a bit of a double edged sword.
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IMHO, it's not all that and I can think of lots that I'd rather have for £200 odd. :rolleyes:
I want it just to use google maps because the nav in the Golf is a joke.
In that case I reckon you'll have to go Android, because, to answer your previous question about Apple Maps, no, the apps you can use Car-play with are very limited, and you know how self oriented Apple is. You might be better spending your £200 on a TomTom - you'd get a very good one for that.
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IMHO, it's not all that and I can think of lots that I'd rather have for £200 odd. :rolleyes:
I want it just to use google maps because the nav in the Golf is a joke.
In that case I reckon you'll have to go Android, because, to answer your previous question about Apple Maps, no, the apps you can use Car-play with are very limited, and you know how self oriented Apple is. You might be better spending your £200 on a TomTom - you'd get a very good one for that.
Yes I thought as much but just asked more in hope seeing as you can now remove Apple maps in iOS 10
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Just to differentiate between Car-Net and App Connect, they are two separate things.
A Mk 7 will not come with App Connect as standard, it is an optional extra or a £200 retrofit later.
However Car-Net Guide and Inform is free to all new owners. You just register with VW when you get the car and VIN number and they send you a code to activate Car-Net.
https://www.volkswagen-car-net.com/portal/en_GB/web/gb/create-profile
http://volkswagen-carnet.com/gb/en/start/app-overview.html#tab/open/vw-cat-guide-and-inform
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Decided not to go ahead with Car-Net as the cost was £218. I didn't actually realise how good the connection with the iPhone is on the regular stereo. Also got a 64GB SD card and have all of my music on that so I'm not really missing anything TBH.