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Offline jphealy

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Can you order a new owner's manual?
« on: 07 February 2009, 23:07 »
I was test driving a '06 mkV GTI this morning and I'm thinking about buying. One thing that bothered me about it though, was there was no manual in the glove box. I asked the dealer about it and he said that the guy who traded it in probably still had it, so he would contact him and try to get it.

My question is, if he doesn't have it and it was just lost or whatever, can a new one be ordered from a VW dealer (the car is for sale at an Opel/Saab garage) and if so, how much might they charge for one?  It would definitely annoy me not having one.
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Offline bacillus

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Re: Can you order a new owner's manual?
« Reply #1 on: 07 February 2009, 23:17 »
Yes you can order one from vw.
You should also check ebay as they come up every so often.
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Re: Can you order a new owner's manual?
« Reply #2 on: 08 February 2009, 09:18 »
Check if its an import, not really an issue if it is but you don't want to buy what you think is a UK sourced car when it isn't.  Did it have the spacesaver spare wheel or a can of gunk?  If its the can of gunk its a pretty good indication that its an import...
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Offline JonnyG

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Re: Can you order a new owner's manual?
« Reply #3 on: 08 February 2009, 10:15 »
Quote from: ub7rm on 08 February 2009, 09:18
Check if its an import,

My first thought too ! :nerd:

has it got the service booklet ?    check where and when the PDI was done

you can also ring VW UK and they should be able to tell you if it's an import as well as the cars recorded history, servicing regime etc

Nice new example here complete wil leather wallet :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Golf-GTi-Mk5-Full-Owners-Wallet-Pack-New-unused_W0QQitemZ130285730649QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarParts_Vehicles_Manuals_Litterature_ET?hash=item130285730649&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
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Offline Egbutt Wash

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Re: Can you order a new owner's manual?
« Reply #4 on: 08 February 2009, 18:36 »
Remember that imports are often of much higher spec than UK cars.
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Offline illyun

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Re: Can you order a new owner's manual?
« Reply #5 on: 08 February 2009, 22:04 »
Quote from: Egbert Nosh on 08 February 2009, 18:36
Remember that imports are often of much higher spec than UK cars.

In what way exactly?!  Can't believe you write such rubbish and get away with it  :rolleyes:
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Re: Can you order a new owner's manual?
« Reply #6 on: 08 February 2009, 22:06 »
Quote from: jphealy on 07 February 2009, 23:07
I was test driving a '06 mkV GTI this morning and I'm thinking about buying. One thing that bothered me about it though, was there was no manual in the glove box. I asked the dealer about it and he said that the guy who traded it in probably still had it, so he would contact him and try to get it.

My question is, if he doesn't have it and it was just lost or whatever, can a new one be ordered from a VW dealer (the car is for sale at an Opel/Saab garage) and if so, how much might they charge for one?  It would definitely annoy me not having one.

There are plenty of GTI's around.  If the dealer can't source the book then either look elsewhere or get one from ebay - if you want to know if its an import, then just look in the Service Schedule at whihc dealer did the initial check before purchase.
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Re: Can you order a new owner's manual?
« Reply #7 on: 08 February 2009, 22:13 »
Quote from: illyun on 08 February 2009, 22:04
Quote from: Egbert Nosh on 08 February 2009, 18:36
Remember that imports are often of much higher spec than UK cars.

In what way exactly?!  Can't believe you write such rubbish and get away with it  :rolleyes:
I suspect he is alluding to the premise that as the cost price of a basic import car being lower than a similiarly speced UK one, folk usually get more options factory fitted.
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Re: Can you order a new owner's manual?
« Reply #8 on: 09 February 2009, 12:14 »
I bought an import and it came with no Handbook - it was very annoying as I had no proof the it was PDI'd

I bought a handbook from a main stealer for a smidge under 50 quid. Naturally i passed the cost on to the company i bought the car from!
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Offline jphealy

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Re: Can you order a new owner's manual?
« Reply #9 on: 09 February 2009, 12:15 »
Quite possibly a stupid question:  What is a PDI?  I'm in Ireland, not UK, so it might be something we don't have here.
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