Can you order a new owner's manual?

[ub7rm]

Pre Delivery Inspection, done at the supplying dealer.  If its an import it should stand out.  My mk4 was an import and didn't come with anything other than the service book.  But it did come with leather recaro's, climate and an electric sunroof, a combination of options which weren't available on a UK spec car at the time.

Check that it comes with a uk spec alarm and speakers in the back.

Nothing wrong with an import, make sure its registered with VW UK so you're notified of any recalls.

[jphealy]

As I said - I'm in Ireland, so to me, a UK car would be an import!  Anyway, I've seen the paperwork on it and it's definitely an Irish car (i.e. not an import).

[Merlinman]

Simple - no handbook=no deal 

[Egbutt Wash]

Dealers sell them.  Worth reading too.

[jphealy]

Any idea how much dealers sell them for?

[flyingzard]

As I said in this thread already - £50 

[jphealy]

Sorry flyingzard!  I guess I missed that.  Thanks!

[flyingzard]

No worries. It may be slighly more than that now as i seem to remember the Parts chap in my local steelers saying that i was lucky to get one at the cheaper price as the price was about to go up. I cannot imagine it will go up that much.....

[jphealy]

I've actually found out from the dealer selling the car that the manual is actually in the glove box.  I guess I missed it in that top compartment!  So crisis averted.

Out of interest, I talked to the parts dept of a VW dealer in Dublin to enquire about the cost of replacing the owner's manual pack (this was before I discovered I wouldn't need a new one).  I was told that it would cost €44 (about £40) to order a new one.  I must say it was a pleasant surprise (for me at least) to discover something that was cheaper in Ireland than the UK!  The downside was that it would have taken eight weeks to come in!

[Egbutt Wash]

It's a good read too.