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Re: Changes on VW Configurator - new bundled 'Packs' added
« Reply #510 on: 28 May 2015, 11:39 »
Anybody else having trouble checking the tracker today ?

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Re: Changes on VW Configurator - new bundled 'Packs' added
« Reply #511 on: 28 May 2015, 11:40 »
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Sent you a PM regarding equipment for car theft. Not for public consumption. Quite worrying, nay shocking, how easily this equipment can be accessed

Haha, Mrs Asker, or is it Ms?  :kiss:

I received your PM, that's what I was alluding to in my mention of an immobiliser.  Have sent you a reply.  Very much appreciate you sharing the info  :smiley: 
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Re: Changes on VW Configurator - new bundled 'Packs' added
« Reply #512 on: 28 May 2015, 11:43 »
Anybody else having trouble checking the tracker today ?

Yes, just checked it and coming up as can't find my order., pleae check tracker number etc.  Not unduly concerned, they must be doing something behind the scenes.
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Re: Changes on VW Configurator - new bundled 'Packs' added
« Reply #513 on: 28 May 2015, 11:45 »
The last time this happened i got a notification the next day so hopefully the same this time.
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Re: Changes on VW Configurator - new bundled 'Packs' added
« Reply #514 on: 28 May 2015, 11:46 »
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Sent you a PM regarding equipment for car theft. Not for public consumption. Quite worrying, nay shocking, how easily this equipment can be accessed

Haha, Mrs Asker, or is it Ms?  :kiss:

I received your PM, that's what I was alluding to in my mention of an immobiliser.  Have sent you a reply.  Very much appreciate you sharing the info  :smiley:

My pleasure. Got your reply. I seriously think you should consider the immobiliser I suggested. Peace of mind. Really nifty bit of equipment.

Next thing will be to invest in some dash cams, probably. Will wait for Matt (MH) to do his research and see what he comes up with as he is going fit these front and rear.

For now, Ms would be more appropriate. You: Master or Mr:kiss:
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Re: Changes on VW Configurator - new bundled 'Packs' added
« Reply #515 on: 28 May 2015, 14:44 »
My pleasure. Got your reply. I seriously think you should consider the immobiliser I suggested. Peace of mind. Really nifty bit of equipment.

Next thing will be to invest in some dash cams, probably. Will wait for Matt (MH) to do his research and see what he comes up with as he is going fit these front and rear.


I won't be fitting dash cams.  I really have no need for them and if I did fit them my other half will think I've finally lost the plot.  As it is he stoically tolerates my car OCD but there's a limit  :laugh:

Master or Mr:kiss:

Honorary bloke or not, I am a woman so it's Miss to you  :tongue:
Black Beauty: MK7 R 5dr DSG, DBP, 19" Pretoria, DCC, Vienna leather, Keyless, Dynaudio, DNS Pro, Rear camera, HBA
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Re: Changes on VW Configurator - new bundled 'Packs' added
« Reply #516 on: 28 May 2015, 16:19 »
Honorary bloke or not, I am a woman so it's Miss to you  :tongue:

Miss it is and I am a Mr most of the time. Lord or Sir at weekends!  :kiss: :laugh:
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Re: Changes on VW Configurator - new bundled 'Packs' added
« Reply #517 on: 28 May 2015, 18:02 »
My pleasure. Got your reply. I seriously think you should consider the immobiliser I suggested. Peace of mind. Really nifty bit of equipment.

Next thing will be to invest in some dash cams, probably. Will wait for Matt (MH) to do his research and see what he comes up with as he is going fit these front and rear.


I won't be fitting dash cams.  I really have no need for them and if I did fit them my other half will think I've finally lost the plot.  As it is he stoically tolerates my car OCD but there's a limit  :laugh:

Master or Mr:kiss:

Honorary bloke or not, I am a woman so it's Miss to you  :tongue:

I would heartily recommend a dashcam after the chew I went through when the idiot in the Citroen van rearended my GTD in November then maintained a wall of silence with his insurance company after they only heard about the incident via me and my insurance company. They finally settled on a "without prejudice" basis as their attempts to get their client's side of the story went unfulfilled. Really dragged the process out. Would have loved to have been able to provide footage, possibly seeing the look of horror unfold on his face when he realised that he wouldn't stop in time (I didn't see it myself as I was looking for a gap on the roundabout I was wanting to get onto).

So many dashcams, and each have their strengths and weaknesses, some very cheap, some very expensive, some not very reliable, some which are decent in daylight but take poor night time footage, some with amazing processing hardware, but a crap lens spoils it all, some huge and very conspicuous. Do you get a power box to maintain a parking mode that would (hopefully) capture a hit and run parking scrape, do you go front and back or just front only.....

The possibilities are endless.

As a front only "premium" camera, the Mio MiVue 658 looks excellent, but Mio haven't released a powerbox for it in this country, so parking mode is out of the window. It does have GPS enabled speed camera alerts and updates for life of the database.

As a front and rear combo goes, I whittled it down to a few options:-

Blackvue 650, Very good daylight footage, average night performance, but sometimes the rear feed is dodgy and distorts to green and orange (think Predator's viewpoint in the Arnie film of the same name). Quite discrete as both cameras are compact and tubular.

Blackvue 750, as above on the performance, rear camera is a bit better, no mention (that I have found) of the orange and green distortion, but front camera is not discrete, and will be very prominent unless you tuck it up behind the rearview mirror (rendering the big touchscreen display which can double up as a parking cam display unreadable).

Lukas 7950 Duo Pro. I was all set to buy a Blackvue 750 set today from TTW (blackvue.eu is their blackvue sales website) as the freebies their set comes with for a little more than the 650 more than make up the modest price hike). I rang the number up on the website and they recommended spending a little more on the Lukas, which has power management and GPS built on (no magic power box required for park mode), and the picture quality is better than the 750 according to him. I said i'd call back after checking out a few reviews. More than one said the 7950 struggles to focus as it has very good processing and sensors, but hampered by a crap lens. He said that the Mio was a great little camera, if not for the (current) lack of a magic power box for it. I do wonder if these boxes are specific to the camera, or if they are compatible if the power jack in is the same size and voltage.

If someone put a gun to my head right now to make my pick one, i'd probably go for the Blackvue 750 deal on at blackvue.eu that comes with a 64Gb SD card, hard case and magic power box for £30 more than the 650 that comes without the hard case and card. Still undecided. It would be the Mio if I could get around the lack of powerbox.
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Re: Changes on VW Configurator - new bundled 'Packs' added
« Reply #518 on: 01 June 2015, 17:49 »
Just had this from VW.  Someone must be listening...

"We’re adding some great new options to standard spec on all MY16 Golf GTD and GTI models, making them even more attractive than their competitors.

To support this offer, we’re promoting the Golf with marketing activity worth £1 million.

All units built from week 22 (starting 25 May) onwards will come with the following options, worth a fabulous £1,515 to the customer, as standard:
 
•   Discover Navigation – £750
•   Winter Pack – £400
•   Keyless Entry – £365
 
These items have been automatically added to all orders in the pipeline that will be built from week 22 onwards. Most of these customer deliveries should reach your sites from late June.

MY16 GTD or GTI orders with one (or a combination) of these options will consign at the lower price (ie excluding the option cost). Please make sure this saving is passed on to the customer.   

The Golf GTD Estate was launched with these options included as standard"

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Re: Changes on VW Configurator - new bundled 'Packs' added
« Reply #519 on: 01 June 2015, 18:23 »
All units built from week 22 (starting 25 May) onwards will come with the following options, worth a fabulous £1,515 to the customer, as standard:
 
•   Discover Navigation – £750
•   Winter Pack – £400
•   Keyless Entry – £365
 
These items have been automatically added to all orders in the pipeline that will be built from week 22 onwards. Most of these customer deliveries should reach your sites from late June.

Remind me what the 2015 price increase is :whistle: :wink:  Accounts for two thirds of the "fabulous" offer.
« Last Edit: 01 June 2015, 18:42 by Booth11 »
Black Beauty: MK7 R 5dr DSG, DBP, 19" Pretoria, DCC, Vienna leather, Keyless, Dynaudio, DNS Pro, Rear camera, HBA
2012 MK6 GTI DSG
2008 MK5 GTI DSG
2005 MK5 GTI Manual

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