GTD Demonstrator Spotted in Wishaw (ML1)

[CraigW]

We have a Tornado red 5 door demo at Crow Road

Here's some pics of it

[drisser]

Noticed blue GTD at northgate bury st edmunds today when I popped in.

So anyone in Suffolk  after a demo shout them

[KyleB]

Tornado Red looking good once again!

Just a shame there aren't many (any) 3 doors!

[neilgcal]

We have a Tornado red 5 door demo at Crow Road

Do you work there? I have bought my GTD from there but told I can't drive it as its not a demo and its just to sit in the showroom till sold.

[Nairn1980]

I ordered mine from arnold clark linwood back in April and they can't get me one anywhere to drive!
Seemingly their demos are all "in the showroom" and can't be driven.

I made My feelings known to the salesman and I'm not at all impressed to be honest!!
Surely one taxed and ready GTD should be available at least at one dealer?

[neilgcal]

I ordered mine from arnold clark linwood back in April and they can't get me one anywhere to drive!
Seemingly their demos are all "in the showroom" and can't be driven.

I made My feelings known to the salesman and I'm not at all impressed to be honest!!
Surely one taxed and ready GTD should be available at least at one dealer?

Agree totally. It's big money were spending, not an £8k UP! I booked a test drive earlier in the week based on this info from Arnold Clark and the VW website said the closest dealership with a GTD was Dundee. Took a drive up there for my 2pm slot today and .... Wait for it .... No car! The sales manager has taken it on holiday for the next 2 weeks. That was a 140 mile completely wasted journey!!!! Whats the point in booking a test drive?? rant over!! Most on here seem to have had a test drive and I can't get one for love nor money!!

[Nairn1980]

That Is shocking!!!

I understand the flip side of it as I sold cars for a long time for a prestige brand. As a salesman I wouldn't be taking a customer out on a drive if they had bought a car at another dealer... I would only test drive my customers. Thus if my customer wanted a test drive I would find one in group and bring it to my dealer for my customer to drive. (Arnold shark don't seem to have ANY to drive)

It's that supplying dealers job to get you a car to drive and I get on great with my salesman partly because he knows I won't take any BS, but my patience is wearing thin, especially as I called VW the other day to check on my delivery week, they promised they'd call me straight back and didn't!! I commented that the service from VW/AC has been very poor compared to my previous purchases with Merc and BMW.

[neilgcal]

Great pics Craig. Did you manage to get your car today?

[CraigW]

Great pics Craig. Did you manage to get your car today?

Picking it up on Monday Neil. Not long to wait

[Bill_the_Bear]

Agree totally. It's big money were spending, not an £8k UP! I booked a test drive earlier in the week based on this info from Arnold Clark and the VW website said the closest dealership with a GTD was Dundee. Took a drive up there for my 2pm slot today and .... Wait for it .... No car! The sales manager has taken it on holiday for the next 2 weeks. That was a 140 mile completely wasted journey!!!! Whats the point in booking a test drive?? rant over!! Most on here seem to have had a test drive and I can't get one for love nor money!!

I hope you kicked up a serious stink and lodged a complaint with VWUK.  Don't let them get away with it.  You'll want compensation for time and expense incurred too I imagine.  These "salesmen" are utter bastards and would not have a job if I had anything to say about it.  See if you can get VW to sack them.