Quote Originally Posted by Dutch77 View Post
I guess it will depend on where you are shopping, but firstly a quick check on carsales shows over 75% of GTI stock in Mk7 guise for sale is DSG, so the manuals will be hard to get a hold of (and white accounts for only 15% of stock, and white manuals 5%). Secondly, it sounds like a wait of around 6 months given its mid-June - choosing to wait for a 2015 build would be your choice.
I'm shopping in Sydney. I am prepared to go north to Newcastle and south to Wollongong.

No dealer I have spoken to is prepared to alter the contract to specify a delivery by 31/12/14 plus or minus 30 days. If the delivery takes place in 2015 (more than 6 months away), a 2015 build/compliance plate/MY15 model would make more sense.