Help! GTI PP on order- Now VW has CO2 issues

[kodirl]

Congrats to you too! Went with carbon grey, tech & service packs. What have you gone for?

I'm in same position as you with deposit. We are well within our rights to refuse the cars as they do not match the description given by the retailer or in any advertisement.

I'm concerned about resale & the tax hike. Also, will a software update cure cause power reduction?

I went 3dr Tornado Red tech & service packs, alacantara seats and parking assist. If the road tax was to go up, I'd nearly consider just getting an R.

[clubsport]

Just out of interest, how much is the first and subsequent annual road tax on a new Gti/PP in Ireland?

[kodirl]

Just out of interest, how much is the first and subsequent annual road tax on a new Gti/PP in Ireland?

It's a fixed annual sum of €280/£196 . This is likely to rise if the CO2 is higher than previously quoted by VW.

[rofno1]

Just out of interest, how much is the first and subsequent annual road tax on a new Gti/PP in Ireland?

It's a fixed annual sum of €280/£196 . This is likely to rise if the CO2 is higher than previously quoted by VW.

There is also Initial Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) of 19% on purchase price along with usual VAT... Making Ireland the cheapest place in Europe to buy a new car for export by claiming back tax. Of course, if you live here the final OTR price it ends up being about 20% higher than UK.....

[clubsport]

Tks, the annual sum is less than I expected, the initial charge would certainly put me off.

Hopefully it works out for you, at least you have a nice new car to enjoy!

[rofno1]

Right, so Dealer was pretty non-committal. Said that VW Ireland had not given any direction on this issue. Would not even confirm if engine is affected. No information at all on possible tax increases/performance effects etc.

He recommended contact VW Customer Care to see if they can provide a VIN number so I can check myself. Not exactly filling me with warm & fuzzy feeling when I about to give him the guts of €40K. He was left in no doubt that there is a very real possibility that I'll cancel order I'll expect full deposit refund swiftly.

I hope both Kodirl and Dipstick have better feedback with their dealers!!

[dipstick]

My dealer initially denied an issue with this engine and then after checking back apologised. He has been brilliant so far though, so I really do believe that VW are leaving their own people in the dark about it all currently, which makes their positions quite difficult!

Same situation as yourself; I'm concerned that the continual hits to reputation will affect both advertised tax bands and re-saleability of the car.
However as I am taking out the PCP finance and was intending to pay the balloon payment in three years, I could potentially still continue with my purchase and hand it back at the end of the term. Something leaves

[rofno1]

So just to finish this topic off, had a call from VW Ireland on Friday confirming GTI PP is not affected by the CO2 issues.  So roll on January for new car! If I can get wife to give me a go that is!!

http://www.volkswagenag.com/content/vwcorp/content/en/press.html

http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/motors/co2-scandal-affects-fewer-cars-than-expected-says-vw-1.2460656

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35051469

[clubsport]

Sorry, I should have posted, i was told by VW last week that the PP variant was taken off of the list, but the regular 220 Gti engine was still included!

I don't know if it comes off this week, just to add a bit of ongoing drama?