The Official "I have ordered/received my new MK7 Golf" Thread

[kennyc]

I find with the ACC in stop start traffic that its best to set it to the traffic's flow speed not the speed limit, otherwise it accelerates and brakes too hard. And don't you love how it restarts the engine when the car in front of you moves off?

I always thought the car would take off when the car in front takes off, but it doesn't (well mine doesn't anyway). It just starts the engine and then you have to take the accelerator to take off again.

[giveway]

Turn off the auto hold. Mine takes off automatically when is it off but stays stationary when it is on.

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[nickSFC]

took delivery today



GTI PP w/driver assist

So many more toys and gizmo's compares to my humble Mk6 GTI - still getting my head around them all....

[RonW]

Hi, took delivery this week of a GTI PP with driver assist. Out today for first real drive, way cool. Man these thing drive well. Also notice fellow GTI driver MK6 checking it out. GTI's seem to have a cult of there own, now I see why.
Best car I've owned.

[kennyc]

Turn off the auto hold. Mine takes off automatically when is it off but stays stationary when it is on.

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It is off, never have it on.

[Brendan_A]

Turn off the auto hold. Mine takes off automatically when is it off but stays stationary when it is on.

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Yeah I don't know about that either. We never have auto hold and it won't take off when the car in front moves. You have to press the accelerator then it takes off to the set speed.

[giveway]

I have the range also set to very short. Not sure what else needs to be set. I was in bumper to bumper traffic and set the cruise to 70 and it slowed stopped turned then engine off and then back on and took off again. All without me touching the pedals. Wifey didn't event know I wasn't using the pedals until I told her.

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[salrom]

You guys seem to know somthing about pricing on the new models.

I just bought the GTI 7 performance demo 12/2013 build with about 2200 km with leather, ACC, tinted front windows and Metallic paint for $50,500 from a VW mascot dealer.

I thought it was a good deal at the time but when you add the cost tinting 2 windows at $450 and 2 years extended warranty $2,990 totaling $53,940 and then receiving delivery of the car in a dirty condition with just over a 1/4 tank of petrol I felt they cut corners on the delivery so I decided to get the car inspected by stateroads who did a full inspection and found several fault codes reported in the vehicle control modules, and recommended taking back to check and clear or repair the faults. there was also a chip in the windscreen and few paint chips in panels. I had only seen one because the car was so dirty when i test drove it now I'm guessing why.
Does anybody else think this is a good deal or have I been taken. this was a new model and I couldn't find many comparisons for pricing.

I have to say this is the 3rd new golf I have bought and this was by far the worst delivery presentation on a new car I have had. I emailed them last week with the inspection report but haven't heard back yet. Looks like I will need to go VW.au with the fault complaint to get fixed under warranty.

[kennyc]

I have the range also set to very short. Not sure what else needs to be set. I was in bumper to bumper traffic and set the cruise to 70 and it slowed stopped turned then engine off and then back on and took off again. All without me touching the pedals. Wifey didn't event know I wasn't using the pedals until I told her.

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Maybe you are just the lucky one :0
I also have it set to very short and cruise set to above the speed limit and it does come to a stop and turns the engine off. Then turns it on after the car in front takes off but my car won't take off until i tap the pedal.
I was also at another dealership with a friend yesterday and he mentioned this to the dealer and the dealer also said that the car will not take off after it has stopped. It only readies the car by turning the engine on, he said you have to tap the pedal or press the res button to take off.

[Dutch77]

You guys seem to know somthing about pricing on the new models.

I just bought the GTI 7 performance demo 12/2013 build with about 2200 km with leather, ACC, tinted front windows and Metallic paint for $50,500 from a VW mascot dealer.

Firstly, sorry to hear your buying experience hasn't been good.

Secondly, what's done is done in terms of pricing - I'd expect to pay $52-54k for the car you described new, so a demo at $50k isn't terrible given VW dealers reluctance to discount such cars.

I'd only suggest the extended warranty was a bit of a ride but that's just my personal view.

Hopefully you get whatever errors rectified - keep us posted. The chips will be tough to do anything about though.