Clubsport order thread

[Bluto]

That’s great news @Bluto. What PPF are you having done? Any other work?

@The_Doc I've decided on having PPF applied to the whole car, initially was just thinking front wings, bonnet, bumper and sills.  But if I keep this one as long as I have my Mk6 (and seeing where that's picked up dinks and dings in its 200k+ mile life) I decided that doing the whole car was right for me. Plus I'm getting them to PPF the gloss piano black centre console.  As I fear just looking at it wrong will scratch it! 

[The_Doc]

I went for full front end + sills, b pillars and boot lip. Tempted to get the inside done, but I think I’m going to wrap it instead of PPFing it since I hate shiny plastic where the sun can blind you with it. Was tempted to get the whole car done, but would have run me about a grand more than having what I did PPFd and the rest ceramiced. Where are you based?

[Bluto]

I went for full front end + sills, b pillars and boot lip. Tempted to get the inside done, but I think I’m going to wrap it instead of PPFing it since I hate shiny plastic where the sun can blind you with it. Was tempted to get the whole car done, but would have run me about a grand more than having what I did PPFd and the rest ceramiced. Where are you based?

Yes having the whole car done has been, how shall I put it, an 'investment'!   But I'm happy I'm doing it.  I'll see how the PPF works on the gloss piano black centre console.  Seeing as the console is gloss plastic, adding PPF to it I doubt will make it any worse for reflecting the Sun.  I'm based in the midlands @The_Doc.

So my car has arrived now at the dealer's and is undergoing its PDI checks.  It's been confirmed it's missing one of the options I'd selected at the point of order which was the digital key.  Dealer thinks it can't be retrofitted as it is a factory only option, but is investigating. 

Anyone know if the digital key is/was compatible with Apple iPhones, or is it just Android smartphones?  As an iPhone user it may have been a wasted option tick. As I don't think I ever got a definite answer from various dealers or VW if it was definitely compatible with iPhones.  It was all rather vague sales speak fluff.  Plus I know the digital key option disappeared from the VW online configurator a while ago.  Which I put down to the chip shortage, but as I can't see it mentioned on VW's Technology pages, maybe it's just died a quiet death...

Would've been nice if VW had informed me during my 20 month wait that the digital key option was no longer available.  Not like they didn't have time to email me. 

[The_Doc]

@Bluto - Getting the whole car done is definitely a good idea if you plan on keeping it a while. I’m not sure if this will be a forever car, that will depend on if I can get an order on whatever special edition they release for the 8.5 and what that special model is. If I was sure, it have opted for full coverage. If your detailer has access to Gyeon PPF templates, they’re perfect for our cars, the seams are so will hidden even mid panel on my skirts and boot lip are almost invisible.

[Bluto]

@The_Doc Well unless some special edition anniversary Mk8.5 GTI tempts me, I'm potentially going to keep this Clubsport as long as my Mk6. Which has been 10 years, hence the investment to get the whole car done with PPF.  Going with a local XPEL authorised installer, had a look round a couple of installers' business units to ensure I was happy where their customers' cars were wrapped and saw some work in progress on a couple of Bentleys. So gave me some confidence they know what they're doing.

However confidence in the new car was shaken a little today; and I've not even got it.  Dealer called to say the car has gone through its PDI checks and they've found that the vehicle's indicators don't work!  

Hope I've not got myself a Friday afternoon lemon in waiting.  Apparently parts have been ordered and fingers crossed they fix the issue by collection next week. 

Funny enough I don't recall ticking the "Volkswagen 1950s retro-hand signal pack" on the options list.  Still struggling to work out how the heck it could've left the factory with non-working indicators.    Haven't even collected it and its already needing new parts.  Is this a sign of things to come, I hope not.

[Bluto]

Update:

Went to the dealership yesterday to see the vehicle before supposed collection next week.  The part for hopefully fixing the non-functioning indicators has still not arrived. 

Plus on being shown the vehicle, which I was really looking forward to, immediately clocked another issue with it.  The factory have fitted the wrong alloy wheels. Where I was expecting to see painted black Estorils, in their place are the diamond cut versions. Not happy as I vowed never to have diamond cut wheels again; the dealership is raising the wheel issue with Volkswagen.  So digital key missing, missing indicators  and wrong wheels, not the first new car experience I was expecting. 

Dealership's parts team had a quick check and allegedly only two Black 19" Estoril alloy wheels in the country and for more, they are on back order.  Apparent part cost is around £960 for each wheel, excluding VAT I presume.  Though the cost is not my problem, that's one for VW and the dealership to sort between themselves.  So looks like the Mk6 is going to have to keep going for a while longer yet.

Oh and I did start her up and got a bong and error message saying Front Travel Assist has limited functionility. Though I'm told that this is due to the car still being in transportation mode where a lot of the front sensors are disabled.  We shall see...

Plus I popped the bonnet as I was curious to see if it would be fitted with the new version of engine cover.  Nope, no engine cover at all.

[evo1986]

Classic salesman/dealer admin team cocked up didn’t check the order was placed correctly….

[Bluto]

Classic salesman/dealer admin team cocked up didn’t check the order was placed correctly….

Indeed @evo1986, someone's committed a faux pas somewhere along the line.  My original order form shows '19" Estoril black alloy wheel with anti theft bolts'.  At my visit yesterday, the dealership produced their order form document that was allegedy sent to VW which had (paraphasing here) ... '19" Estoril - bla'.  So that may indicate the factory's at fault.

So either a misread, wrong bar code on wheels at the production line or warehouse, an admin error.  Who knows.  All I know is it's frustrating as hell. 

Just pleased I went and saw the car before collection day, so this was identified now.  But disappointed that I was the one that clocked this error and it wasn't picked up by the dealership.

[SRGTD]

@Bluto; that’s really disappointing and fingers crossed it’s not a bad omen of a sign of things to come.

[Parttimer]

Update:

Plus on being shown the vehicle, which I was really looking forward to, immediately clocked another issue with it.  The factory have fitted the wrong alloy wheels. Where I was expecting to see painted black Estorils, in their place are the diamond cut versions. Not happy as I vowed never to have diamond cut wheels again; the dealership is raising the wheel issue with Volkswagen.  So digital key missing, missing indicators  and wrong wheels, not the first new car experience I was expecting. 

Pretty much the same happened to me. Unfortunately I didn't find out until collection day (2 months ago). With me they would not even entertain swapping the wheel to what I had ordered, there excuse was because it is on VW system as that. I ended up having £400 off them to cover plastic coating refurb if I decide to get them done.
They did phone me up about the digital key a week before collection and said it was not on the car but no longer on the system so refunded me the money.