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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Manu_R32 on 10 February 2008, 17:44

Title: VW Website....
Post by: Manu_R32 on 10 February 2008, 17:44
Never really liked the old VW Site as you couldnt build your own car....just seen the new VW Website and i really really like it...well done :)

www.volkswagen.co.uk  :smiley:
Title: Re: VW Website....
Post by: SteveS on 10 February 2008, 17:49
looks like someone went out and bought the whole adobe package.. lool
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Post by: 2007GTI on 10 February 2008, 17:58
so its true then, leather only from now on, which I find a bit strange, dont you guys?
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Post by: Komenda on 10 February 2008, 18:06
so its true then, leather only from now on, which I find a bit strange, dont you guys?


That is strange, If I was buying a new one now that would put me off, hate leather in cars.
Title: Re: VW Website....
Post by: SteveS on 10 February 2008, 18:06
man they have made the website hard to navigate
Title: Re: VW Website....
Post by: Manu_R32 on 10 February 2008, 18:16
man they have made the website hard to navigate

Just gotta get used to it...i think its quite cool...
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Post by: Jay B on 10 February 2008, 19:28
much better than the old site imo :cool:

One thing thou is that it states the ED30 comes with 17'' 'Pescara' alloy wheels. Hope mine doesnt turn up with 17" alloys
Title: Re: VW Website....
Post by: TeddyKGB on 10 February 2008, 19:50
Is it me or do the GTI's/R32's on the new website look just like a normal golf, but with different wheels and cartoon stylee ? :huh:
Title: Re: VW Website....
Post by: john_o on 10 February 2008, 19:55
its an improvement , but nobody is gonna be swayed into a GTI or R32 with the way the wheels look !!!
Even the bodyshell relative dimensions just dont look right to me...
Title: Re: VW Website....
Post by: Golfgirl on 10 February 2008, 20:40


One thing thou is that it states the ED30 comes with 17'' 'Pescara' alloy wheels. Hope mine doesnt turn up with 17" alloys

On the old site it stated 17" and 18" but in two different places so I wouldn't worry too much! If you look into it a bit more it says that the wheels come with 225/40/18 tyres which obviously wouldn't go on a 17" wheel!

It does also say that the Ed30 doesn't come with foglights as standard but the picture clearly shows that it does!
Title: Re: VW Website....
Post by: TagnuT on 10 February 2008, 20:51
A few problems to iron out then. I like the look of the site. Reminds me of the US site a little.
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Post by: TagnuT on 10 February 2008, 20:54
The GTI alloys on the "moving" car look  :sick:. Also they have missed the black insert out of the front grill.
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Post by: TeddyKGB on 10 February 2008, 21:31
A few problems to iron out then. I like the look of the site. Reminds me of the US site a little.
So they have dumbed it right down then :sick:

Looks like something Tesco's would churn out
Title: Re: VW Website....
Post by: DrT on 10 February 2008, 23:27
the GTI on this new site does look a bit cartoon-like, not as good as in real life. might put some people off a bit.
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Post by: 2007GTI on 11 February 2008, 09:47
I work with 3D, and the whole car is 3D and cartoon like, thats why the 17" and 18" wheels look the same, laziness!
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Post by: Andy B on 11 February 2008, 11:53
Lots of issues to sort out on this new site.

Not least, if you go back to the home, it seems to take ages before anything draws, even if it already loaded the bits...

The thing I like most is the presentation of the options for a car... quite nicely done (and quick, unlike the front page)

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Post by: Andy B on 11 February 2008, 11:55
No sooner have I spoken, but I clicked on the DSG option, and now my browser is running like treacle.

Doh!

Looks like this site needs a proper QA test.
Title: Re: VW Website....
Post by: Steve78 on 11 February 2008, 12:45
so its true then, leather only from now on, which I find a bit strange, dont you guys?


I have a GTI on order and just confirmed it with my dealer that I am now getting leather for free, so I'm chuffed to bits!  I couldn't justify the £1600 cost before, so I am extremely happy right now  :smiley:

There's a mistake on the website, it states that the front centre arm rest is now standard, but it isn't.
Title: Re: VW Website....
Post by: Grab on 11 February 2008, 15:53
so its true then, leather only from now on, which I find a bit strange, dont you guys?


I have a GTI on order and just confirmed it with my dealer that I am now getting leather for free, so I'm chuffed to bits!  I couldn't justify the £1600 cost before, so I am extremely happy right now  :smiley:

There's a mistake on the website, it states that the front centre arm rest is now standard, but it isn't.

Steve - Do you know if you would of got cloth if you didn't ring the dealer? Or are all newly build GTI's supplied with leather i.e. cloth no longer available?

Have you got a build date yet? My car should be here at the end of march and I can't wait!

Cheers

Matt
Title: Re: VW Website....
Post by: Steve78 on 11 February 2008, 16:53
I think any car made after week 5 will be leather, that's what VW told me anyway.  I'd still phone to check, and I'd definitely phone if you had ordered it as I presume those people will want £1600 knocked off the bill!

I ordered mid-Jan, my build date is mid-March and due to me early/mid-April.  I can't wait  :smiley: