Golf TDI

[nicandlance]

Thank you for replying Coreying.

Actually, the price list I got from BarloWorld is only listing Dealer delivery as $2195 for non-GTI golfs, or $37,233 drive away for a TDI manual.

What I am thinking is that if you can negotiate 10% off a newly ordered vehicle, they should offer some more incentives for a stock car? But anyway, I can try to use this arguement in my negotiation. + I am not impressed that VWA is not passing on the tariff reduction, which could be at least $1000 for an average golf.

In the end, it's no hurry for me to get a car. I will just negotiate with dealer happily then.

I think you you'd be very lucky to get a stock car as they seem to be snapped up faster than the dealer can get them. A majority of the cars appear to be ordered by customers with their options. VW are a lot different to holden etc, where loads of stock cars are put on the lot.
They might have several on the lot, but whether they are what you want or not are a different matter...

[Corey_R]

Yeah Nic, that is what my feeling was, but I guess it'd differ a bit dealer to dealer, but at least with the GTI's members here have been able to get larger discountson the order in cars rather than stock cars.

@jy01752684 - as for the squeak problems, you're best to ask within that thread itself. My observations are that the questions on the issue on these forums have quietened down, but I don't own a TSI or know anyone personally who has had this issue.

[jy01752684]

I think you you'd be very lucky to get a stock car as they seem to be snapped up faster than the dealer can get them.

I actually saw a stock TDI with 106KM on odometer in Barlo's car yard today. But now I dont think I will get a TDI anymroe.

And looking at so many people here being able to get the price down by 10%, it makes me feel ripped off if I cannot negotiate it down by this amount

[Corey_R]

But with those free onroads, the car is already over 10% off

[Greg Roles]

TDI's have very noticable turbo "lag", that is, off idle till about 1700rpm there's a big hole in the power. Mid range, it's a different story. If you aren't prepared to live with that and "drive around it" you'd hate a manual TDI. DSG was made for the TDI to make it more "car like". TDI's will have longer term problems due to their emission and EGR equipment, so if you plan to keep the car beyond 100k's, be prepared for some extra servicing options to clean it out and keep it running properly.

I think youi'll enjoy the smoother drive of a TSI far more, the supercharger makes for a grunty down low feel, and the economy if driven normally isn't far off a diesel. Then add to that the fact you have a much larger rev range ( 7000rpm vs 4500rpm in the diesel ) and you'll be doing a lot less gear changes. You certainly have to row a manual diesel around town. And diesel's don't exactly sound sexy, a female co-worker mentioned the other day that my car sounded "awful" coming down the road, but then she does drive a Honda Euro accord, and you can hardly tell if the engine is running, which isn't what I would call "great". I actually like the idea my girlie car sounds a bit more manly!

There's some good GT TSI's to be had on carsales.....