Mk7 Golf GTI Discussion Thread

[Matt P]

Did you secure it after it was already on the ship? It was probably destined for a SA Dealer

[n0d3]

Not sure where to post this but I was installing a dashcam and pulling wiring from the fuse box etc behind my glove box and I found these two rubber plug thingys, not sure where they come from. Was looking at ETKA and it looks like number 37 but it doesn't show where it goes.

VIN-online.ru (ETKA) - Golf/Variant/4Motion, 2014 - Äåòàëè, âñòðîåí. â ïàí. ïðèá.

Here's a pic

[vk6tnc]

Looks like something the glovebox lid would close against, to stop it rattling ???

[n0d3]

Looked into all the nooks and crannies along the edges, can't see where they would fit. :\ Glovebox feels pretty secure as it is!

[wasabiz]

Did you secure it after it was already on the ship? It was probably destined for a SA Dealer

That's a good point, i secured it when he said they have such and such coming in

[REGS12]

Did you check your ears ?

[n0d3]

So...my dealer only offered some touch up paint for the scratch that I only discovered 1 week post delivery (it was touched up and only discovered it after cleaning it for the first time (Mk7 Golf GTI Discussion Thread). Was told hey it isn't that noticeable. Right.

Ridiculous. Couldn't be bothered arguing with them and they didn't seem interested anyway, left and got a quote from a panel beater.

[CT69]

That's very poor and very disappointing.
(? Is it appropriate to name and shame in these forums? It would db good to know which dealers to avoid.....)

[andrew7]

So...my dealer only offered some touch up paint for the scratch that I only discovered 1 week post delivery (it was touched up and only discovered it after cleaning it for the first time (Mk7 Golf GTI Discussion Thread). Was told hey it isn't that noticeable. Right.

Ridiculous. Couldn't be bothered arguing with them and they didn't seem interested anyway, left and got a quote from a panel beater.

Consumer affairs the way to go: or name and shame to alert other unspecting future customers.

[n0d3]

That's very poor and very disappointing.
(? Is it appropriate to name and shame in these forums? It would db good to know which dealers to avoid.....)

Consumer affairs the way to go: or name and shame to alert other unspecting future customers.

In my opinion sales was good...it's after you hand them the money that things start to go downhill IMO.

Fair enough that it's hard to tell WHO caused the damage after you drive off with the car (he said she said) but it's just appalling that predelivery repairs/checks are not up to standard. Sure it's on the buyer to inspect the car thoroughly but how was I supposed to spot a repair (poorly done but it still obscured the scratch) + it was in such a strange location.

You'll find the name of the dealer a few pages back. It's not the first time I've heard bad things about them but they are a big dealership so that's why I decided to get it off them without any fuss.