Floor Mats for the Mk6

[hazamatic]

Well the GTI ones are nicer then plain black, but not worth losing sleep over.

[kennyc]

The standard ones are just plain black whereas the GTI ones are black with GTI embroided in on the site in red stitching.
I'll have a quick look for pics...... Pics found by Kwoka

My mats on my GTI came with the black ones for free. Don't really care about the GTI specific one.

[darkfriend]

I picked up my 118TSI this afternoon! When I mentioned to Osborne Park VW that a rival dealer had offered to supply the mats free of charge, they immediately said that they would do the same... also got the full tank of fuel! No mats yet though- on order. Like, who runs out of mats?

Anyway, love the car- Scotchgard drying as I type this! Thanks to Dermot at Wangara VW for the offer of free mats- a most successful bargaining chip in the end!

[BBP]

I picked up my 118TSI this afternoon! When I mentioned to Osborne Park VW that a rival dealer had offered to supply the mats free of charge, they immediately said that they would do the same... also got the full tank of fuel! No mats yet though- on order. Like, who runs out of mats?

Anyway, love the car- Scotchgard drying as I type this! Thanks to Dermot at Wangara VW for the offer of free mats- a most successful bargaining chip in the end!

Dermot for PM !

No offence Dermot, but anyone could do better than the current clown.

Where's the Shooters' Party when you need them ?

[Tigger]

Dermot you will be getting a call from family of mine in WA very soon. They are in the market for a new vehicle, and your attention to customer service has not gone unnoticed!
It is the little things that make the difference...

[Flighter]

Lol... that's why you should have bought it from Wangara... they've been throwing them in for free

Yes, but be aware that they are not original VW mats, unless they have been embroidering "Wangara Volkswagen" top of them.

[Flighter]

There's a million reasons why not. And the mats do cost the dealership a reasonable amount.

They are often thrown in with the sale as part of the negotiation process like a full tank of fuel. I've never "paid" as such for floor mats in any of my cars and always negotiated them in (GTI has them included so that wasn't hard).
Not everyone want's floor mats and may instead want the rubber mats there or even sheepskin.
It would add to the base cost of the car and every dollar does add up plus it's one more item to go missing along the way from Volkswagen to the Dealer.
It's like mud flaps being an option, the rear boot liner trays and the list goes on, they're all personal choices. Some consider headlight protectors to be essential but others don't.

Mav raises some valid points about choice and economics, but in my opinion, the Golf definitely needs mats of some kind. Maybe I'm just old, but I liked the fact that my first few cars had real loop or cut pile carpet. In comparison, the Golf's carpet just seems like fuzz to me, which I find hard to keep clean as stuff seems to stick to it like glue, necessitating me picking it out by hand at times.

[Corey_R]

That's fine, but I know plenty of people who get a car which already has carpet mats, throw them out, and buy rubber ones! People have their own preferences, and as Mav said, why should people have to pay for things they may not want.

[PhillipAudiDealer]

I picked up my 118TSI this afternoon! When I mentioned to Osborne Park VW that a rival dealer had offered to supply the mats free of charge, they immediately said that they would do the same... also got the full tank of fuel! No mats yet though- on order. Like, who runs out of mats?

Anyway, love the car- Scotchgard drying as I type this! Thanks to Dermot at Wangara VW for the offer of free mats- a most successful bargaining chip in the end!

When there is a end of financial sale on it is very easy to run out of stock like cars and even Volkswagen Mats.. Not sticking up for the dealer here but there is no such thing as free mats they do cost a dealer money somewhere along the line.. Any dealer can make things sound free.

On another note it is very generous of Dermot at Wangara to want to supply mats to you free of charge and not even a customer of wangara . Very decent. Dermot I hope things are busy over your end of the country..

[Flighter]

That's fine, but I know plenty of people who get a car which already has carpet mats, throw them out, and buy rubber ones! People have their own preferences, and as Mav said, why should people have to pay for things they may not want.

Not sure whether this was in response to my comment, which was really only intended to convey my opinion that mats of some kind are a good idea given that nature of the carpet, not that one kind of mat or another should be standard.