Mk7 Golf TSI & TDI - Observations and Questions

[DoggieHowser]

The MkV had good interior? A Pirelli that has less than 5k on the odometer recently had its roof lining collapse. Same as my father in law's 45k GTI. And the side panels and buttons are badly scratched.

[Golf7]

I've noticed some poor build quality on the first Golfs to come out of Zwickau... Rattly door grips, centre console... Just a note out there to buyers, try and wait a bit before you order your Golfs, the first batch sent from Zwickau isn't of great quality, we have some of the first RHD ones... Try and get the ones built after Feb 2013... They had about 61 behind the scenes updates...

[b c]

I recall early information talking about a phone "box" with an inductive antenna connection. Did this make it to Australia?

[Golf7]

I recall early information talking about a phone "box" with an inductive antenna connection. Did this make it to Australia?

You remember correctly, I'll enquire about the antenna being connected to the centre glovebox.

[Firsttimer]

Hi Golf 7, where's that Golf review on your blog?

[VUU]

Interesting Australian comparative review of the Golf and others Here.

[William_Foster]

I took the TDI and TSI Highlines out for a spin today, and am considering moving from the Polo 6R TDI into the Golf TDI. I just have a few queries which I am hoping someone may be able to assist with:

Towbar - Has anyone got the towbar option? It looks like it is going to be another case of the dealership cutting a hole in my bumper like the Polo, as it isn't a factory option from what I'm told, really hoping someone can tell me that this is wrong information, the finish on my Polo is far less than professional.

iPhone - Is the Mk7 compatible with Siri? i.e. can I press a button on the steering wheel to speak with Siri or do you still have to press it on the phone

iPod - The Polo can have an iPod plugged in the glovebox 24/7 and reads from that, I'm told that the Mk7 can only connect to iPod's via Bluetooth and therefore you need to use the iPhone, I am hoping this is wrong as I don't want my wife and I to have to pair our phones everytime one of drives the car to get music going.

Stop/Start - I've been told that you have to turn Start/Stop off each time you drive, there is apparently no option to turn it off altogether; is this true? As much as I liked the auto-hold feature I disliked the start/stop feature

Bi-xenons - I am considering this option, and wondering if they are worth the money on the Mk7 as I haven't seen them in the flesh yet?

[Davefonzi]

Placed my order yesterday after having a weekend demonstrator.
I'm not sure about the tow bar or the Siri, but as far as the ipod connectivity goes I believe it is Bluetooth only (Not 100% sure though). I intend to use my iPhone to stream Internet radio and then load a good size SD or USB with my music and just leave it plugged in.
Start stop feature seems to go back to default 'on' after each drive. Bit annoying but I'm sure I'll get used to it.
I was also considering the bi-xenons, which are apparently awesome, but I found the standard lights really good anyway plus u get the static cornering lights with all highline's. personally i couldn't justify the cost.

[William_Foster]

Thanks for the feedback, and congratulations on the purchase. I'm looking at the SD option now, to see if I can load my iTunes library onto that, I'm just not sure how it is going to appear on the media unit (i.e. can I search through folders and genres or whether it will just be a big mess). In the test drive I worked out that if you push only lightly on the brake the start/stop feature doesn't kick in, so I am guessing we will all need to get used to that, my fear is that this will be a potentially faulty feature that no doubt will be very expensive to fix.

[Davefonzi]

Yeah, I'm worried about how quickly the starter motor will wear out. It is becoming a common feature with car makers these days so you'd think they know what they're doing.