Can I change my spec?

[p3eps]

3 doors does look better! but I just found out my wife is pregnant..

Congratulations mate!  A nice Christmas surprise for you!!! 

I don't have any children myself, but I do have a couple of mates with kids.  Both of them have a second car with 3 doors and a main car with 5 doors.  They manage the 3 door car fine, but it is more hassle obviously.
If I were having a baby, I'd change mine to a 5 door too... and spec the extra rear airbags.

[Snoopy]

If your luckie and have a good dealer, explain the reason why you want to change to them and im sure they will try there best to sort it out for you.

[Booski]

Thanks for the advice
It's nice to hear other people have a 3dr + baby and cope well.
I think I will try to change to a 5dr but if I can't I'll carry on with the 3dr....
... I think?

[ErikGTI]

I do not know if your wife is allowed to drive...but if she has to put the baby in the back with a 3 door....

I personally park my 5 door GTI every so often next to the 3 door GTI of my mate and besides the doors they are identical...I must say in real life the difference in my opinion is not so enormous....it certainly is a bummer if you or your wife will start to complain about the best car in the world...

[Booski]

I rung the dealer today .... I've changed it to a 5dr and added the rear airbag/seatbelt warning option
another £800 to the asking price.

I've even conviced myself I like the appearance of the 5dr (still think 3dr looks better though  )

[Snoopy]

^ Good to hear they helped you out.

Now all you need to do is change your Signature 

[Booski]

^ Good to hear they helped you out.

Now all you need to do is change your Signature 

done 

what the dealer actually said was he couldn't see there being a problem but he could not confirm the changes till 4th Jan

as an aside- he said that VW have knocked back a few orders because people had chosen the parking sensors but not the sat nav
i.e he has had an order sent back to either have both sensors+ sat nav or neither!

this is only what he told me don't shoot the messenger 

[Snoopy]

Im guessing the factory must be shut till the 4th then.

[Booski]

Im guessing the factory must be shut till the 4th then.

my guess also

[p3asa]

It shut from week 59 till the New Year according to my dealer.