eBay GTI - Warning!

[Exonian]

 f**kin f**kin f**k.

[am1w]

A totally brilliant superb post!
Beat that one cooochie, cooochie, koo Kev!
Love to pinch your cheeks.

[Saint Steve]

[Saint Steve]

I mean ffs, if your gonna say something to correct me, at least know what the f**kin f**k your talking about.

Now that made me laugh 

[am1w]

I can't wait to meet him when I go to Glasgow.
He really makes me scream with laughter.

[Steve30]

I mean ffs, if your gonna say something to correct me, at least know what the f**kin f**k your talking about.

Now that made me laugh 

Make a good signture that line Kev above 

[DDRFan]

You know i wonder how people cope without forums like this. For months whilst waiting for my ride i checked the threads regularly. Collectively there is a massive amount of knowledge on here and i'd like to think GTI owners all look out for each other. Just reading this makes me realise the pitfalls of buying these cars, even from a main dealer! cos i work in IT i have a very rudimentary understanding of chips and firmware and other basic electronics jargon. But if say my Dad decided to buy this car, and then something went wrong with the engine and it needed a warranty repair/replacement, if the dealer blamed him for remapping it cos the chip had been electronically tampered with, my Dad's gonna be screwed. My Dad doesn't know about this remap stuff (at least i don't think he does...)

if this really did happen, presumably this could be taken further with VW Customer Services directly, or even Trading Standards?

Personally i wouldn't consider applying a remap, at least not until after the warranty is up, after which point it doesn't matter does it?

[am1w]

Kev: I miss your posts, you spunky Scotsman. I'll have to think of something to p!ss you off if you don't mind!

[Beardo]

It happened alright!

To be fair to the dealer, well the sales side at least, they said they didn't know where it came from and after consultation with their MD they gave me my money back. I suspect the buyer however got a right reeming as he did know and didn't tell them.

They pushed the car back to their supplier as not fit for a vw dealership and made them take the hit. That's who the seller is I assume.

 

You know i wonder how people cope without forums like this. For months whilst waiting for my ride i checked the threads regularly. Collectively there is a massive amount of knowledge on here and i'd like to think GTI owners all look out for each other. Just reading this makes me realise the pitfalls of buying these cars, even from a main dealer! cos i work in IT i have a very rudimentary understanding of chips and firmware and other basic electronics jargon. But if say my Dad decided to buy this car, and then something went wrong with the engine and it needed a warranty repair/replacement, if the dealer blamed him for remapping it cos the chip had been electronically tampered with, my Dad's gonna be screwed. My Dad doesn't know about this remap stuff (at least i don't think he does...)

if this really did happen, presumably this could be taken further with VW Customer Services directly, or even Trading Standards?

Personally i wouldn't consider applying a remap, at least not until after the warranty is up, after which point it doesn't matter does it?

[Exonian]

They'll just whizz the car up for auction and it'll fetch decent money due to the short supply of newish Golfs. It'll probably appear up for sale in one of the bigger 'sports and prestige' type indie dealers I reckon.