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

Weird alright. It looks like the newer car on the inside with the AA sticker and the button start etc. But the screen is definitely smaller than those you see in reviews. Maybe there's an option to upgrade the screen that wasn't ticked.

i30N specs are very weird in Ireland. And the fact, that you could not spec in stuff in Ireland for these cars at all. You had only one spec. Mine is 192 and it has bizarre spec. I got electric seats( it goes back when you take key out), auto lights, dimming rear view mirror, parking sensors, rear view camera, folding side mirrors, they angle down when you put in reverse to see kerbs better, Lane assist, emergency breaking etc, but no auto wipers...

UK pre facelift ones came with keyless, heated steering wheel, auto wipers too.

I am looking at this new facelift and it's pretty much the same apart new headlights and wheels. Interior is the same. I have noticed facelift does not have electric seats anymore?

Dreaded phone call at 5.25, car is delayed, no time frame, hopefully 4 weeks, max.

Dubke whammy of VW offering 11,250 for the ST. There's probably about 2.5/3k profit in it for them at that price too.

It was in production but the dealer was saying, they were advised that some cars were waiting for parts, those cars were taken off the line, to wait for the parts.

He was saying some cars didn't even get to the shell stage that they had ordered.

Same as what I was told on Monday and yesterday, it was part assembled, no idea how far but it's waiting on parts.

Which I'm assuming is related to the shortage in electrical components effecting the entire industry.

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Jesus 5.9.. I had guessed it would go up to 1.9. That could change when the 211’s are on sale maybe? 5.9 seems very high for a new vw.

I thought the finance rate that applies is whatever is on offer when you take delivery, not when you order.

I'd say it's just an indirect way of discouraging orders that cannot be fulfilled at the moment? Will probably give themselves breathing time to catch up on building out orders already in the system and reduce existing lead times. If they have partially built cars sitting on a factory floor waiting on semi conductors then they only have so much capacity for that at the factory and they need to get them out the door first. I'd say come mid November or December the 0% offers may return as they will be looking at the 2022 order books. That would be my guess anyway.

It would be strange timing considering they just had 0% on most models with service packs thrown in to get the orders in.

I'll be hoping that the 0% is honoured, if not, they can keep it especially at 5.9%

Ordered a new Golf R on the 30th of July. The VW Bank quote was at the 0% interest rate. It certainly won’t be built and delivered this year, so hopefully that 0% is maintained when the car lands.

Parked next to a brand new English reg Golf R in work there.

Lovely car in fairness, only issue is it's giving me the hurry up ta f**k itch about the CS. :S