Did you have all this uncertainty ordering the first Mk6's

[dubber36]

Reading through various threads, I find it hard to believe that so many people have ordered cars, but are now unsure / being messed around, as to what they are actually going to get.

No one knows for sure what the headlights are going to look like. Will you get a colour computer display? Will Dynaudio have a sub or not? And so on.

I will be buying a new Mk7 GTI at some point, most probably an ED40, but I really wouldn't like to have one on order right now, not knowing exactly what I was going to get.

[matchboy]

From what I remember there wasn't this issue at all. The problem back then was lead times on actually taking delivery!!

[ROO1]

Reading through various threads, I find it hard to believe that so many people have ordered cars, but are now unsure / being messed around, as to what they are actually going to get.

No one knows for sure what the headlights are going to look like. Will you get a colour computer display? Will Dynaudio have a sub or not? And so on.

I will be buying a new Mk7 GTI at some point, most probably an ED40, but I really wouldn't like to have one on order right now, not knowing exactly what I was going to get.

I don't think many people are fussed. I'm not

[Exonian]

You can just imagine the fuss on here and other forums when the first batches all arrive with different specs!!
Oh dear!

I was more sensible when the mk6 was launched and stuck by my guns to get an ex-demo (but Golfs had a much lower standard spec then anyway)
And I was far too skint when the mk5 was launched (but absolutely everything was an extra then) to worry about it.

[GolfTi]

It all adds to the suspense.

[Hawaii-Five-O]

It all adds to the suspense.

<<LOL>>

It'll all come out in the wash*






*He hopes 

[mk7gti]

I did the same thing with the Scirocco back in 2008 it's fun ordering a car you have never seen or driven. But to be fair you know it's going to be a good car. Also being the first to flog it in about two years can help deliver cheap motoring...

[GolfTi]

Totally happy withe the spec I've ordered.

As long as I get what I've ordered that's fine with me.

[Booth11]

Reading through various threads, I find it hard to believe that so many people have ordered cars, but are now unsure / being messed around, as to what they are actually going to get.

No one knows for sure what the headlights are going to look like. Will you get a colour computer display? Will Dynaudio have a sub or not? And so on.

I will be buying a new Mk7 GTI at some point, most probably an ED40, but I really wouldn't like to have one on order right now, not knowing exactly what I was going to get.

Totally agree with what you say.  Seems like a lottery as to what you might end up with!  Really hope there won't be lots of disgruntled mk7er's on here when their cars finally arrive. 

Last year I decided to switch my second mk5 and was very tempted to wait for the mk7.  In the end I decided to go for mk6, on the basis that it might be better to wait until mk7 has and been out for a while and any teething issues sorted and extra options become available, as was the case with later mk6.  Considering this VW fiasco, I'm glad I waited.  Like you, will most likely go for the ED40 or possibly the next R.

But the VW should have got all this sorted before opening the order books 

[ajmoir36]

I remember more the why does my very first one off the factory line have so many problems more. Which is one reason to wait a year so all the first niggles are worked out.