hey guys,
I collected my GTI yesterday evening and it's back into the workshop already! Not such a good start, eh?!
I mentioned it in another thread, but my rear LED lights are not working as they should. The indicators aren't flashing across the width of the cluster like they should do, only on the outer clusters. And some of the red LED's aren't functioning on one side either. I thought it would a simple tweak and I'd be back on the road, but several hours later they are still looking at it and still scratching their heads! It's not helped of course by this being one of the first GTI's in the country so they've not seen it before, the rear LED clusters are new to them, not on the lesser Golfs.
I even showed the tech a youtube video to convince him that the indicators should flash the entire width! Unreal.
Also, its lashing rain this morning and I wasn't too impressed with the wipers. The drivers side wiper judders and squeeks a lot on the downward sweep and I think it smacked the A-pillar on the way up... not impressive at all I'm afraid.
How do the cars get out of the factory, never mind through a PDI with issues like this. Grrrrrrrrr.
Aside from all that, the car really is very nice. The interior is absolutely fabulous at night with all the ambient lighting, particularly the doors with the red strip running the length of them. I thought the footwell lights would be red, but they're actually white. The Discover media / standard Nav is very impressive, the NAV seems to have much more map detail and looks much more dynamic than the RNS 510. Anyone who's stuck with the standard screen won't be disappointed.
I really love the keyless entry and start. A real classy touch and the new key design with the GTI emblem is great.
Anyway, hopefully this lights issue is sorted out ASAP!
Here's a few pics I took lastnight...
