Having my first test drive on Monday

[monsta]

Not sure how many of you have actually driven the new GTI before ordering (like I did) but my dealer emailed me today to say that their new demonstrator is going to be ready on Monday for test drives! 

Managed to persuade him to give me a 2 hour extended test drive 

The car is a performance pack model with DynAudio (still deciding on whether to add that onto mine but pretty close to doing so), not sure on the colour but hoping for Carbon Grey so it will be fairly close to my order!

I'll go along with my DSLR camera and take some decent shots for you all 

[wigit]

my dealer lent me one for a weekend during which it racked up 300 miles

totally won me over and i am seriously nit picking at things i do not like

biggest surprise was how good the DCC was compared to the set up on my rocco which was utter sh!te

[JellyB]

Look forward to your impressions and photos. If you can give the dynaudio a good go and let us know that would be much appreciated

I must have had "buy" written all over me, I was only allowed 2 10min test drives

[Gryzor]

I ordered blind, and the first time I sat in one was when I picked it up from the showroom!  Enjoy the test drive mate

[Bill_the_Bear]

I must have had "buy" written all over me, I was only allowed 2 10min test drives

Wasn't Vindis was it? They gave me a 7 min route which the salesman drove half of.  I eeked it out to 15mins but it was a total waste of time.  You just can't get a proper impression of the car in that time.  I had 2 hours in the Beemer and even then I'd say that was only just enough time to properly test it out.

[DougL]

Harlow (Jardine) Volkswagen were just as bad. Ten minutes and not even on a decent road, of which there are lots in that area. W***ers. If you think I am buying a car of you after that, then you are very mistaken. What is it with VW and their dealers? They have great cars, but the absolute WORST customer service.

Skoda dealers, always brilliant, Honda OK, BMW OK.... At least I can use MJ Warners for servicing and leave the big chains out of it.

[JellyB]

Wasn't Vindis was it? They gave me a 7 min route which the salesman drove half of.  I eeked it out to 15mins but it was a total waste of time.  You just can't get a proper impression of the car in that time.  I had 2 hours in the Beemer and even then I'd say that was only just enough time to properly test it out.

No, this was Ridgeway in Oxford and Wayside in Milton Keynes. The weekend I ordered I did ask for an extended or unaccompanied test drive and Ridgeway gave me the whole risk speech, which sort of sealed it really.

Ordered through Wayside in the end as there was a small discount (Ridgeway wouldn't budge) and most important of all, the nice person at Wayside arranged a test drive despite the pouring rain and the likelyhood that I was a test pilot

I had driven a couple of other cars though (A3, Octavia, Leon, XF, 1-series) and by far and away the GTI felt the one I was most comfortable in.

Though I agree all round I would have much preferred an hour or two to go some places that I knew.

[monsta]

I ordered blind, and the first time I sat in one was when I picked it up from the showroom!  Enjoy the test drive mate

Yeah did the same, love my mk5 and the mk3 before that so knew the mk7 was a safe bet without driving it.

Can't wait to have a proper go though

[Hawaii-Five-O]

I bought after a 20 min test drive. Just had to have it after that

Enjoy your ride on Monday. I'll keep an eye out for your report.

You'll I'm sure.

[Buggaluggs]

Not sure how many of you have actually driven the new GTI before ordering (like I did) but my dealer emailed me today to say that their new demonstrator is going to be ready on Monday for test drives! 

Managed to persuade him to give me a 2 hour extended test drive 

The car is a performance pack model with DynAudio (still deciding on whether to add that onto mine but pretty close to doing so), not sure on the colour but hoping for Carbon Grey so it will be fairly close to my order!

I'll go along with my DSLR camera and take some decent shots for you all 

I had a really good experience regarding the the new GTi as I phoned my local dealer (King's Lynn VW) out of the blue in June to ask when the new GTi would be in the shops and their demo had just arrived on that day, was PDI'd on the Friday and we had the first over 2 hour unaccompanied test drive on Saturday! We had tried the VXR, Focus ST,etc and really fell for the Golf, dealer helped too I guess. Ordered in July, build week 43 and can't wait, even more so as we sold our current car ,Type R 2 weeks after ordering the Golf. Vauxhall combo van, Mx5, and Daf CF 75 truck just don't quite cut it!