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I placed my order for a Dark Moss Green Edition 50 with most of the bells and whistles expect pan roof and leather seats in early Feb. I asked my dealer for a build week in early March and he said its week 26, but could be sooner. The VW tracker at some point in the last few weeks has moved to step 2 - your order is with our factory.

I hope it comes slightly early as I've booked A/L in mid August for a car trip around Scotland for a car I yet don't have...  It'll still need to be run in and oil changed too before I can drive it freely.

I going to take the car on many trips and drive it as intended. So I've been looking at getting PPF to protect the paintwork, but the cost is about 4k. By the time you add in the initial detailing to prep for the PPF and maybe ceramic coating you could easily get to 5k, or just shy of 10% of the value of the car. Not sure If I should go down the PPF route or just leave it completely. Any thoughts?

I have read here that the Akrapovič exhaust, the Black Warmenau wheels and the rear spoiler were causing delays.

Regarding your car, I don't like PPF. I would apply only a ceramic coating.

I understand the care for your car, I do the same but that oil change that you mention, if it is performed after the break in periof I think it is a waste of money. I would do what VW says in the first 1500 km and then enjoy the car.

Yeah. It’s the build date I was asking about, not the date of order. Cheers.

Sorry, I didn't read well your message

I placed my order for a Dark Moss Green Edition 50 with most of the bells and whistles expect pan roof and leather seats in early Feb. I asked my dealer for a build week in early March and he said its week 26, but could be sooner. The VW tracker at some point in the last few weeks has moved to step 2 - your order is with our factory.

I hope it comes slightly early as I've booked A/L in mid August for a car trip around Scotland for a car I yet don't have...  It'll still need to be run in and oil changed too before I can drive it freely.

I going to take the car on many trips and drive it as intended. So I've been looking at getting PPF to protect the paintwork, but the cost is about 4k. By the time you add in the initial detailing to prep for the PPF and maybe ceramic coating you could easily get to 5k, or just shy of 10% of the value of the car. Not sure If I should go down the PPF route or just leave it completely. Any thoughts?

Hi Paul and Garwen,

What were your original build dates??

Cheers

Revisiting this thread. Took manifold off and cleaned which seemed to work as carbon build up. Lasted for about 3 months then fault back so have now replaced it. What a pain to keep removing and then got a misfire and smoke after new  manifold installed!! Tested spark plug and coil but it eventually found I must have damaged an Injector on cylinder 4 so removed again. Finally all fixed. May be time to sell?

Any links to the guides mentioned?

https://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=283174.0

The pics in the guide sub-linked within that topic are dead so I also used this Youtube vid just to get an idea of how to access (not full disassembly), bearing in mind that car's LHD so the wipers are mirrored meaning I could only get the right panel out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px9rWbwUG1A