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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: K1 on 13 April 2007, 00:53
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Hi all, first time poster here, don't b*ll**k me :laugh:
Anyway, just placed an order for a Candy White ED30 today. However i'd like to transfer my private plate from my previous car to the ED30. Managed to get the salesman to pay for the plate retention @ £105. Does anyone know whether i should apply for retention or pay £80 for the number transfer. Which option is easier/faster? Thanks
Kev
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The £105 fee is for retention and transfer. It will be transfered off your old car and will be held on retention until you want it placed on your other car. You will get a retention certificate from DVLA. (keep your 07 plate until Sept.)
The £85 fee is just for the transfer of the "cherished" plate direct to your new car.
It took 3 weeks to get my reg changed on my old car and then another 2 weeks to get the retention certificate through! And I even took the paperwork to the local DVLA office.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks for the info, much appreciated. Why do you suggest i keep my 07 plate till september? So all in all, it took you five weeks before you could have your new plates made up for your GTI right?
How much does it take to have plates made up, i'm totally skint from getting the GTI so have to budget everything, even if it is £1.99 :sad:
Cheers.
Kev
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Hi Kev, welcome to the forum m8. :smiley:
Cost me £20 to put the 54 standard plate back on my old car and if you are thinking about keeping the standard 07 plate on your car before transferring to a private plate later, that would be another £20. :nerd:
Remember to take down your certificate of retention when you go to get the plates done as some will not let you have plates without it. :wink:
I think Tagnut is referring to the fact that your standard plates will be the most recent 07 plates and displays that the car is new (until September of course).
I sent off to get my retention certificate in plenty of time before my new car arrived so that it could be put on straight away. All told it took 6 weeks for mine to get fully sorted.
Good luck with the new car :cool:
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Thanks again for the reply. Will go to my local dvla post office to get the forms. Just can't wait till i get the car. End of June, its killing me lol. Will be sad to see my current car go, but fuel bills are killing me, so it has to go.
Incidentally i've specced my car with the following options (if anyone cares really lol):
Candy White
Cruise Control
Highline
Ipod centre armrest.
I heard the cruise control can be used to change from standard and remapped power after a visit to a remapping company, is this true? I think it was Oettinger that says cruise control is used to switch between the maps, anyone able to confirm? Thanks
Kev
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I heard the cruise control can be used to change from standard and remapped power after a visit to a remapping company, is this true? I think it was Oettinger that says cruise control is used to switch between the maps, anyone able to confirm? Thanks
Kev
Yes, you're absolutely right.
Oettinger use recalibration of the engine management - via Directport - utilising the cruise control stalk
Also see here http://www.goapr.co.uk/remaps.html
The APR site goes into a bit more detail and uses the same functionality as Oettinger and also can add different maps to suit :cool:
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Directport certainly seems nice. Will be doing that in the near future thats for certain.
HAve another question. As mentioned in my previous posts, i have cruise control selected as a factory fit option for £270. I was browsing through the option lists when i stumbled upon cruise control can be fitted as an accessory pack for £150. Part number is : 1K0 054 690. What is the difference, does anybody know? Thanks
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absolutely no difference in the parts or functions of the dealer fit cruise control
Thats how I got mine fitted - just a quirk of the ordering system, I guess :smiley:
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Me too :wink:
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Thank god i spotted that :smiley:
Now what can i buy for £120? Maybe best to save up for a new exhaust.
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Oettinger use recalibration of the engine management - via Directport - utilising the cruise control stalk
Also see here http://www.goapr.co.uk/remaps.html
The APR site goes into a bit more detail and uses the same functionality as Oettinger and also can add different maps to suit :cool:
Hmmm - APR.
There were/are issues around all of the US based chip tuners, which APR are (ohh, that sounds pants!) one. Basically, because the US has lower quality fuels than here in the UK and Western Europe, on FSI engines, the "S" bit of FSI was disabled. The "S" bit is the "lean burn" mode, used for fuel economy during light/part throttle. During this mode, instead of the fuel mixture being stoichometric, ie, a ratio (by mass) of 14.7:1, the fuel mixture is homogenised, or "stratified". No US based chip is able to include the homgenised component in their map, and so fuel economy will suffer!
This is one of the main reasons why I would personally recommend using only a UK or German based dedicated VAG chip tuner, which would include either REVO or Oettinger!
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i have cruise control selected as a factory fit option for £270. I was browsing through the option lists when i stumbled upon cruise control can be fitted as an accessory pack for £150. Part number is : 1K0 054 690. What is the difference, does anybody know? Thanks
Factory fitted options are included in the 3 year new vehicle warranty, fully transferrable to subsequent owners.
Dealer fitted options only carry 12 months warranty, and may be transferred to subsequent owners, with some hassle!
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I've managed to put my private plate on retention. I have to have plates made up for my new issued registration number, does anyone know if VW will do this?
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I'm sure they will...my local dealer charges around £10 for 2 plates, which isn't bad at all