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

[mattaus]

There's not a lot of movement between them if its a finance lease with budgeted products anyway I guess. Dealer quote, interest rate and management fee are the only levers which differentiate on pricing. To compare apples with apples you need to make sure they have the same residual though.

What made it hard was that they all worked out their maintenance budgets in totally different ways, and that's where the bulk of the costs seem to come from. This is my third lease so you'd think I'd have it under control by now haha. Leaseplan had the cheapest car, the lowest residual, and somehow the lowest maintenance costs. I'm not overly concerned as I watch my budget fairly closely, so if I notice it starting to dip too far into the red I will just increase my payments

[Primordial]

The budgeted products are just a kitty of your own money, you can set them to what you want. If the leasing company doesn't let you - find a new leasing company

[mattaus]

The budgeted products are just a kitty of your own money, you can set them to what you want. If the leasing company doesn't let you - find a new leasing company

Yup! Thankfully I've had no problems with SG Fleet (two cars in a row) so I'm hoping Leaseplan are as easy to deal with. A number of people in my office have leases through Leaseplan and I've heard nothing bad, so I should be right.

[gh172]

As if to highlight my point I asked my dealer how long it would take to get the car now that it is in the country. I was previously told by them that this part of the process usually takes 2-3 weeks. Suddenly it is now 3-4 weeks.

Dealer contacted me today and informed me that the car will be ready for delivery on Monday. A two week turn around, not too bad.

[nsavage]

Dealer contacted me today and informed me that the car will be ready for delivery on Monday. A two week turn around, not too bad.

Lucky you! My dealer is sticking to the end of the month which will make it four weeks from when it came off the boat.

[HPSOV]

Had it a week and have had the windows tinted and paint Opticoated.

[philkensebben]

Heart sank a bit today, finally got the tracking to show my VIN (Wolfsburg Hatch) only to find out that it won't get here until mid October (apparently the boat hasn't even sailed yet). Dealer keeps telling me they are trying to get 'my' car ready before a car rally I have at the start of October but I'm starting to think that unless they swap the VIN on me it's not going to be here for another two months.

[AJW]

Heart sank a bit today, finally got the tracking to show my VIN (Wolfsburg Hatch) only to find out that it won't get here until mid October (apparently the boat hasn't even sailed yet). Dealer keeps telling me they are trying to get 'my' car ready before a car rally I have at the start of October but I'm starting to think that unless they swap the VIN on me it's not going to be here for another two months.

I think you might be pushing your luck getting it mid Oct if the boat hasn't even left.
My car is already on the boat and is now just travelling underneath Africa.
I'm not expecting it until the week of the 12th Oct it left on the 17th of August.
I'm in Sydney so that might be a couple of day's extra vs Adelaide.
Once it's left Bremerhaven in Germany it takes about 1.5 months to get to Sydney.

[philkensebben]

I think you might be pushing your luck getting it mid Oct if the boat hasn't even left.
My car is already on the boat and is now just travelling underneath Africa.
I'm not expecting it until the week of the 12th Oct it left on the 17th of August.
I'm in Sydney so that might be a couple of day's extra vs Adelaide.
Once it's left Bremerhaven in Germany it takes about 1.5 months to get to Sydney.

That's exactly what I was thinking. If they are telling me that the VIN number that is on my order form is my car then there is no way I will get it in time. The only way I will have one before the 11th of October (when I need it by) is if they have one for me in the first batch that arrives.

[Ricey]

Can anyone confirm a ship is coming into port botany on or just before 14/9 with Golf R Wagons? I don't yet have a VIN number and can't rely on what the dealers tell me. Thanks in advance