Anyone got their GTD yet?

[dippy_x]

Build Week 38 should have been confirmed last Fri.  Build Week 39 should be tomorrow...

[Bill_the_Bear]

So by Monday?  If not, does that mean that the car will not be built.  I'm one of the rear parking camera's, so am expecting a further push back.  If build week is not 38 and goes back any further, I'll be joining you Bill on the cancelation list.  Just wish I could afford the 135 as well!

Me too.  There was a brief time when in my madness I tried to convince the wife that she'd like the GTI and I could take an M135i.  How foolish I was.  Nearly killed the whole thing and ended up with neither car.

You can get an M135i for less than a GTI right now though.  Enough to cover the first couple of tyre replacements anyway!

[Bill_the_Bear]

Build Week 38 should have been confirmed last Fri.  Build Week 39 should be tomorrow...

sh!t, you're right!  My bad.

[mackandmark]

I was unconfirmed build week 38 and last friday (23rd) the tracker changed to confirmed for me so all 39 orders should change tomorrow.

I am due for build W/C 15/09

 

[Bill_the_Bear]

Just bunked off work for 10 minutes to go to the post office.  I'm approaching a set of lights when I spot a pure white GTI or GTD coming towards me.  I didn't register that is wasn't a regular Golf until it was almost level with me and then it was gone.  I was thinking "WOW, what was that?".  Glance in the rear view mirror confirmed it was a mk7 by the tail lights shape.

I turned around to follow, but unfortunately due to Cambridge's sh!t traffic light timing this took about 5 minutes   Not to be deterred I guessed it was heading to Vindis VW dealer as it was in that direction so I went there and sure enough there is a pure white GTD demo outside the main entrance.  Disappointingly when parked it didn't give me any of the "wow" impression I had got when it passed me.  Perhaps a lot of the looks are down to the DRLs as they were definitely noticeable in the split second view I got of the front end when it drove past.  Could also have been the sun glinting off it as it was in motion.

One thing was it had "demonstrator" hung in the window, and thinking back now I didn't take note of if it had real plates on or not.  So there is a possibility it was a different GTI/GTD I saw pass me, though it does seem a big coincidence if that is the case.  Otherwise they put the demo sign up pronto as I was no more than 5 minutes behind it reaching the dealer.

EDIT:
Oh yeah, and when I got back to work I realised I'd forgotten about the post office!

Unfortunately no pics as my phone was all I had and its decided to give up the ghost I think.

[Gryzor]

Disappointingly when parked it didn't give me any of the "wow" impression I had got when it passed me.  Perhaps a lot of the looks are down to the DRLs as they were definitely noticeable in the split second view I got of the front end when it drove past.  Could also have been the sun glinting off it as it was in motion.

See, your mindset has now been morphed to think differently now you jumped ship!   When I went to see mine, even when covered in dust and bits of plastic, it looked absolutely stunning - all in the eye of the beholder!

  @ missing the post office though!

[theflash]

Disappointingly when parked it didn't give me any of the "wow" impression I had got when it passed me.  Perhaps a lot of the looks are down to the DRLs as they were definitely noticeable in the split second view I got of the front end when it drove past.  Could also have been the sun glinting off it as it was in motion.

See, your mindset has now been morphed to think differently now you jumped ship!   When I went to see mine, even when covered in dust and bits of plastic, it looked absolutely stunning - all in the eye of the beholder!

  @ missing the post office though!

He's also been reduced to stalking golfs 

[Bill_the_Bear]

Disappointingly when parked it didn't give me any of the "wow" impression I had got when it passed me.  Perhaps a lot of the looks are down to the DRLs as they were definitely noticeable in the split second view I got of the front end when it drove past.  Could also have been the sun glinting off it as it was in motion.

See, your mindset has now been morphed to think differently now you jumped ship!   When I went to see mine, even when covered in dust and bits of plastic, it looked absolutely stunning - all in the eye of the beholder!

  @ missing the post office though!

Not sure why you picked on that out of the whole of my post.  Believe me it was not eye of the beholder as just a few minutes before (as stated above) my reaction was "Wow!".  I merely relaying what happened and when it drove past it looked stunning! When I found it parked up it was 'meh'.  Not sure why you focus on the second part and not the first...

Anyway I thought in multiple of your past posts you were in favour of the GTI/GTD being "unassuming"?  Being that I'm not now getting one I would have thought that would make me less biased. EDIT: I take it back, I'm probably incredibly biased!

[Gryzor]

Not sure why you picked on that out of the whole of my post.  Believe me it was not eye of the beholder as just a few minutes before (as stated above) my reaction was "Wow!".  I merely relaying what happened and when it drove past it looked stunning! When I found it parked up it was 'meh'.  Not sure why you focus on the second part and not the first...

Anyway I thought in multiple of your past posts you were in favour of the GTI/GTD being "unassuming"?  Being that I'm not now getting one I would have thought that would make me less biased.

Bear, just chill a little.  With a winky and exclamation mark it was a light-hearted comment in light of you jumping over to BMW, don't over-analyse each and every "why" and "why not" looking for some meaning that's not really there.

Yes, I do like the fact that the GTI is unassuming, while at the same time, in my eyes, stunning.

[GtG]

Was having a look at a black GTD that arrived at the dealer today in the PDI bay. Looked stunning, have to admit I quite like (maybe even slightly prefer (not sure)) the interior of the GTD to the GTI. It had the leather, which was great quality, miles above my MK5. There was just something very refined about the interior without the red stitching. Think both look good, but if it was an option (given that I've gone for leather) I'm not sure I'd have gone for it in my GTI.