Mk7 Golf GTI Discussion Thread

[Dutch77]

Over the past weekend I went GTI shopping as VW dealers were advertising EOFY sale. Not much stock and not much negotiation.

I've been told that if I want a white GTI manual with no options I probably won't have it for Christmas. If, and it's a big "if", I decide to wait I might as well add a couple more months and get a 2015 build. 8 – 9 months wait for a bog standard, NIL optioned GTI?

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.

[Brendan_A]

So yesterday, my GTI bleeped at me saying "CHECK OIL!!!" with 5,500km on the clock. I didn't have tine to do it yesterday so I got the thing home (about 20km), then drove to work this morning (another 23km) and finally checked the oil this morning. The result?



So why is the thing wanting me to check oil? Looks fine to me?

For starters you shouldn't hold the dipstick facing up, oil will run down the dipstick and give a false reading. From that picture it looks like its on the lower limit. Oil should be on the second kink on the dipstick.

[Lemonskin]

For starters you shouldn't hold the dipstick facing up, oil will run down the dipstick and give a false reading. From that picture it looks like its on the lower limit. Oil should be on the second kink on the dipstick.

It's actually being held flat, must be a trick from the way the shot is taken. Is it really on the low end of the scale? My Polo had a very different dipstick and a reading that looked like that on my Polo would have been bang in the middle, probably about ¾ of a litre left.

[Brendan_A]

It's actually being held flat, must be a trick from the way the shot is taken. Is it really on the low end of the scale? My Polo had a very different dipstick and a reading that looked like that on my Polo would have been bang in the middle, probably about ¾ of a litre left.

Ok sorry mate. Yes, it's Definitely on the lower limit. Oil should be on the second bend. Did you check the oil straight after diving or wait say 30mins?

My GTI got 5200 on it and hasn't used a drop.

[Lemonskin]

Ok sorry mate. Yes, it's Definitely on the lower limit. Oil should be on the second bend. Did you check the oil straight after diving or wait say 30mins?

My GTI got 5200 on it and hasn't used a drop.

I checked it about 8 or 9 mins after driving, so not long after, but I thought long enough for most of the oil to have flowed back?

[Brendan_A]

I checked it about 8 or 9 mins after driving, so not long after, but I thought long enough for most of the oil to have flowed back?

I usually wait 30mins or first thing before starting. Check it again before you drive home this arv

[DrWHO]

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.

[Dutch77]

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.

That's surprising but I haven't tried ordering one now - I'm guessing the manual is the hold up in the order? But no idea. If you're not willing to investigate interstate options then probably little can be done about it.

If the car arrived in January then it would be an MY15 with 2015 compliance plate; for an actual 2015 build then you'd probably be looking at close to 10 months for delivery, although most of that is 'dead' wait as you're hanging around for the calendar year to tick over.

Guess it just depends how keen you are on getting into a GTI v waiting v buying something else.

For me it was about getting into a GTI again; luckily I could get my no options/color choice/DSG within a few months. However I was quite flexible on color and options if it meant not waiting six plus months. I understand not everyone is like that though.

[Lemonskin]

I usually wait 30mins or first thing before starting. Check it again before you drive home this arv

Will do. Still, seems a little quick to be needing oil after only 5,500kms? Admittedly they have been largely city km's, but still, seems like it should go for a few thousand more km's before needing oil...

[giveway]

The engine and oil needs to be warm to check the oil. The manual says to have the car at operating temperature and then wait a few minutes after turning it of before checking.

Manual also states that 500ml per 2000km is acceptable usage. Much better than the Polo GTI which is 1l per 1000km.