Mk7.5 Golf - News and Discussion Thread

[WallySimmonds]

Yeah, and some members here will be buying through fleet (Novated lease, usually) and I that can reduce price significantly. My understanding is that dealers make money with 'Dealer Delivery', and will likely get a commission on per unit sold as well, and probably some percentage of any add ons that are included.

Changing topic - is anyone doing paint protection/tinting with the dealer? I didn't opt it for my current Golf, but I did get paint protection for my previous 86 through Toyota and was a bit disappointed.

[Ground_Level]

[QUOTE=WallySimmonds;1236965]Yeah, and some members here will be buying through fleet (Novated lease, usually) and I that can reduce price significantly. My understanding is that dealers make money with 'Dealer Delivery', and will likely get a commission on per unit sold as well, and probably some percentage of any add ons that are included.

Changing topic


I own a car detailing company and work with a lot of paint protections find out what product they are selling you and pm me and i'll tell you if it's worth it or not and if they are ripping you off

[Eyes24]

[QUOTE=Ground_Level;1236967]

Yeah, and some members here will be buying through fleet (Novated lease, usually) and I that can reduce price significantly. My understanding is that dealers make money with 'Dealer Delivery', and will likely get a commission on per unit sold as well, and probably some percentage of any add ons that are included.

Changing topic


I own a car detailing company and work with a lot of paint protections find out what product they are selling you and pm me and i'll tell you if it's worth it or not and if they are ripping you off

Best not to get done at dealers, goto a good detailing place and get paint correction and then paint protection.


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[kennyc]

Changing topic - is anyone doing paint protection/tinting with the dealer? I didn't opt it for my current Golf, but I did get paint protection for my previous 86 through Toyota and was a bit disappointed.

I'm getting Tint done, not paint protection.
Still researching the benefits of paint protection to see if it's worth it. Never done it before and my car's have still looked great, still have the odd bloody stony chips though.

[Kachingg]

Yeah, and some members here will be buying through fleet (Novated lease, usually) and I that can reduce price significantly. My understanding is that dealers make money with 'Dealer Delivery', and will likely get a commission on per unit sold as well, and probably some percentage of any add ons that are included.

Changing topic - is anyone doing paint protection/tinting with the dealer? I didn't opt it for my current Golf, but I did get paint protection for my previous 86 through Toyota and was a bit disappointed.

Hey mate

Please dont get paint protection with the dealer its a ripoff scam for them i was quoted 2k from my dealer and shopped around and could have got the exact same thing for $350!!
I went with a aftermarket protection but most important is paint correction BEFORE any coating

Check out my thread in the detailing forum under pomponazzi paint protection i have photos of before paint correction and after

As for tinting i got the dealer to throw it in for free if yours does not want to i bet another would to get the sale

Good luck with your new golf i am loving mine

[rambleforce]

I own a car detailing company and work with a lot of paint protections find out what product they are selling you and pm me and i'll tell you if it's worth it or not and if they are ripping you off

Probably stirring up a hornet's nest but was wondering if you had any thoughts on OptiCoat v Gtechniq Ceramic? Kinda thinking ahead about what I want to put on the car and kinda debating between these two, wondering if you had any experience/knowledge on it.

Pomponazzi sounds great but might be a bit too much $$$ outlay. Agree with you Kachingg paint correction pretty important.

[Eyes24]

Probably stirring up a hornet's nest but was wondering if you had any thoughts on OptiCoat v Gtechniq Ceramic? Kinda thinking ahead about what I want to put on the car and kinda debating between these two, wondering if you had any experience/knowledge on it.

Pomponazzi sounds great but might be a bit too much $$$ outlay. Agree with you Kachingg paint correction pretty important.

I think opti-coat pro + looks ok , but all the ceramic pro coats look more glossier than opti.
I'm going to get Pomponazzi. I know it cost more, but f@$k it


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[mp2811]

Fleet Price I was quoted for DSG with DA was about $54K. I paid 55K for DSG at Corporate pricing when MK7R released (had to wait about 3 months before corporate price)

I do think 58k possible for fully optioned with corporate discount. Otherwise I'd expect around 60k. They must not have the same wiggle room as Audi and BMW as most can get 20-25% off. Prices jump lots with options, many paying low 70's for optioned S3 sedan (with 20%) discount.

I know we paid 66k for stock s3 sedan 2 years ago and recently got FL 2017 model novated lease for $57K a good 10K cheaper than you could get privately.

It's great case for the 7.5R buying private as good 10k+ cheaper than S3 for basically same car. If leasing and cost almost identical we chose Audi as wife's car and wanted sedan.

It's all win for you guys getting the 7.5 as everything greatly improved but cost stayed the same.

[Ground_Level]

most paint protection are all the same.. opti coat is good but very much the same as protekive, which is motorone product sold in most of the dealerships most of these types of paint protection are sold for 1000 upto 2500. Pomponazzi is a new product to me and my understanding with the product is the do a 3 stage paint correction first before applying the product to the car this can be a good thing and a bad thing if you have someone that isn't or hasn't got any idea on what they are doing can destroy the paint work on the car. it may look perfect when you pick it up but over a number of weeks it will show tell tail signs of a **** job then most company's will not cover your warranty's if you attempt to fix the issues.

things to look out for

dealerships will try and sell you products called

protekive or permaguard or autoguard

protekive is a great product but it's sold to the dealership for $450 dollars a pac that's interior and exterior the dealership will then on sell for more than 1500 to 2k

permaguard is not a ceramic paint protection it is applied on with a buffing machine and is also sold for around the same price

autoguard is a product sold to people with leasing options most of there products are about as good as the the local supercheap auto

opti coat is pretty big in detailer path and normal starts pricing around 800 to 1500

pomponazzi I have heard can be anywhere from 1500 to 3000 depending on what you want done

most paint protection packages I sell are on the cheaper side most start from 350 upto 800 with window tint as I don't believe in ripping people off..

[kennyc]

Hi Ground_Level, thanks for the explanation.
I'm new to this stuff so don't know anything about it.
Which is the stuff that protects the car from stone chips? That's the main thing I want. No sure if I want paint correction. What's it involve? Is it basically re spraying the car with the same colour paint?

Cheers