The Mega MK7 & MK8 Golf GTI/GTD/R thread - Part II

Murt102

Anyone here order a mk8 GTI/GTD/R yet?

klopp74

Hi - yes a GTI - ordered in November - went into production week 2. On the boat was latest update.

hooch-85

OSI wrote: »

Seemingly dealers in the UK offering huge discounts on the Mk8 GTI as they can’t shift them.

You can get a Clubsport for about £32k over there now

GavRedKing

Red TCR for sale in Frank Keanes.

Think it's a 192, only went up yesterday, no other details.

carsfan2

OSI wrote: »

Seemingly dealers in the UK offering huge discounts on the Mk8 GTI as they can’t shift them.

Possibly covid related or dealers ordering too many stock cars?

dar83

OSI wrote: »

Seemingly dealers in the UK offering huge discounts on the Mk8 GTI as they can’t shift them.

Good. It's ugly as f*ck. :P

PaulRyan97

klopp74 wrote: »

Hi - yes a GTI - ordered in November - went into production week 2. On the boat was latest update.

Do you know this from your dealer telling you or did you use that tracker app?

I ordered the first week of December and was told build week 6 but it's looking like there could be huge delays now due to the semi-conductor shortage.

JoeA3

PaulRyan97 wrote: »

Do you know this from your dealer telling you or did you use that tracker app?

I ordered the first week of December and was told build week 6 but it's looking like there could be huge delays now due to the semi-conductor shortage.

My father got a letter last week from VW Ireland apologising about the situation. He has a Tiguan on order since early November. The letter from VW suggests that most factory orders across the board have an approx 6 week delay. His car is now on bw 12 but it remains to be seen if that gets pushed out further.

klopp74

PaulRyan97 wrote: »

Do you know this from your dealer telling you or did you use that tracker app?

I ordered the first week of December and was told build week 6 but it's looking like there could be huge delays now due to the semi-conductor shortage.

From the dealer - have not tried the tracking app. I know other VW customers who ordered one/two weeks after me who have been told their cars are delayed.

dar83

dar83 wrote: »

Good. It's ugly as f*ck. :P

Have you seen the one in Pierces?

JoeA3

A relative of a friend was enquiring about a GTE this morning and he was told that VW have suspended all factory orders for the time being until they get a grip of the current lead-time delays.

JoeA3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42fi7Wyk1Ks

vintagevrs

How much is one of those here? That looks like the one to go for. Are they DSG only now?

Edit....If I wasnt so lazy I could of just went to vw.ie

ILikeBoats

I got a quote for the clubsport and was told 20 weeks delivery

JoeA3

vintagevrs wrote: »

How much is one of those here? That looks like the one to go for. Are they DSG only now?

Edit....If I wasnt so lazy I could of just went to vw.ie

Yeah that’s it. Plus whatever spec you add on but it doesn’t need anything really bar paint and wheels.

Factory lead time is the issue at the moment if someone wanted one, unless you pick up one of the few stock cars. Frank Keane and Connolly’s have 2-3 between them. Smaller dealers probably aren’t risking carrying big stock these days.

Skippy along

I know there's a few on here waiting for there MK8's but i collected my new 2016 MK7 manual 37k on Saturday well new to me anyways 😁

hooch-85

Lovely car, well wear! Looks like the one Ed's Car Sales had. I dealt with Ed myself, really good guy to deal with.

JoeA3

Skippy along wrote: »

I know there's a few on here waiting for there MK8's but i collected my new 2016 MK7 manual 37k on Saturday well new to me anyways 😁

Very nice, looks tidy. Well wear!

Skippy along

hooch-85 wrote: »

Lovely car, well wear! Looks like the one Ed's Car Sales had. I dealt with Ed myself, really good guy to deal with.

Twas hooch he's a great guy to deal with the car is in as new condition and I mean new.. with a full VW service history he gave it a full service new disks and pads on the rear 12 month warranty and filled it with petrol.. He's fussy about the cars he keeps in stock could have stayed all day talking about cars with him

Skippy along

Skippy along wrote: »

I know there's a few on here waiting for there MK8's but i collected my new 2016 MK7 manual 37k on Saturday well new to me anyways 😁

Wow, one of the nicest I've seen tbh. A few upgrades on that presumably?

hooch-85

Skippy along wrote: »

Twas hooch he's a great guy to deal with the car is in as new condition and I mean new.. with a full VW service history he gave it a full service new disks and pads on the rear 12 month warranty and filled it with petrol.. He's fussy about the cars he keeps in stock could have stayed all day talking about cars with him

Yeah he's a good guy. Had a couple of warranty issues on mine sorted no questions asked. I had looked at a few R's before buying from him and it was easily the best condition one I'd looked at at the time.

JoeA3

I’ve only ever heard great things about Ed. He stocks some very nice stuff and presents them so well, cars immaculately turned out and photographed properly. Main dealers could learn a trick or two.

Skippy along

Augeo wrote: »

Wow, one of the nicest I've seen tbh. A few upgrades on that presumably?

The only upgrade it will get will be fitting the child's Recaro baby seat not a wing back but close enough 😏 and getting android auto coded in Wednesday the car is a credit to the previous owner I couldn't believe that somebody would have kept a car so clean and more importantly mechanically looked after as I would have done

Skippy along

JoeA3 wrote: »

I’ve only ever heard great things about Ed. He stocks some very nice stuff and presents them so well, cars immaculately turned out and photographed properly. Main dealers could learn a trick or two.

Agreed Joe you only get once chance to sell a car he's very precise he even went main dealer for the rear performance pack disks and pads where a lot of guys would have went motor factor store.

GustavoFring

Lovely car skippy, well wear.

MoJoCaine

Anyone care to take a stab at enlightening us as to these prices ??

- https://www2.volkswagen.ie/en/used-cars/149262

- https://www2.volkswagen.ie/en/used-cars/149261

JoeA3

MoJoCaine wrote: »

Anyone care to take a stab at enlightening us as to these prices ??

- https://www2.volkswagen.ie/en/used-cars/149262

- https://www2.volkswagen.ie/en/used-cars/149261

2 cars with a few options ticked (possibly every option in the case of the CS).

Comhrá

JoeA3 wrote: »

2 cars with a few options ticked (possibly every option in the case of the CS).

I don't know but to me €66,250 for a Golf, no matter if it were gold-plated, is insane. :eek:

carsfan2

JoeA3 wrote: »

2 cars with a few options ticked (possibly every option in the case of the CS).

Those prices are insane. No low rate pcp finance can disguise that fact.

Wailin

Crazy prices alright but that clubsport is gorgeous.