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

[shean_dawg]

Hey all,

New to the forum. I've previously had a 2007 Polo GTI, and am currently in the market for a new Golf.

My current best price has been from a dealer in Sydney and just wanted to check to see what people thought:

New MY16 Golf 92TSI Comfortline in white, with the driver assistance package, as well as upgrading to 18 inch Rotary wheels, plus official VW rubber floor mats, boot liner, front and rear mud flaps. Drive away $31,490.

If anyone thinks that I should be going elsewhere let me know, thinking about going ahead pretty soon.

Cheers and thanks in advance,

Chris

[Mrrockss]

Hi all,

My new Golf has landed at Port Kembla and with the track n trace shows "discharged from" this afternoon. Any idea how quickly it might get to the dealer in Sydney?

The original quoted scheduled delivery date was 5 Nov, but a couple of weeks ago they said it would be around 12 Nov (although shipping dates to Port Kembla only slipped one day in that time). I've been without a car for a few weeks so keen as, and the dealer has been a bit crap across the board, so wondering if it's realistic to hassle them for delivery this weekend?

Cheers and TIA

Matt

[AdamD]

My new Golf has landed at Port Kembla and with the track n trace shows "discharged from" this afternoon. Any idea how quickly it might get to the dealer in Sydney?

Once the car is off the boat, it goes to a holding yard where it will be collected by Patricks for compliance. From this point you won't be able to track the car, however your dealer will have special access to the Patricks system to see where it's at in the process. Once the car's complied (a few very minor modifications required to all cars, including compliance plate etc) it's back to another holding yard where it's then shipped to the dealer for pre-delivery inspection and configuration, detailing, and finally delivery.

Typically it'll be anywhere from 7-14 days from when the car is ready for compliancing (i.e. off the boat), to when it arrives at the dealership, but can be less or more in exceptional circumstances. The dealer has no control over this process but can report to you where the car is at. Once they get the car it usually takes 2-5 days for pre-delivery work, although that can be expedited in some cases (you'll need to push your dealer for that).

So you'll need to hold on a while longer. The average time from "discharged" to owner is about 3 weeks.

[diesel_DSG]

Hi all,

Back on the Vdub bandwagen, after a couple of years in the Subaru wilderness. Picking up an MY16 Deep Pearl Black GTI this afternoon (2 and a half hours from now, not that im counting). Dealt with Brighton VW here in Vic, and theyve been utterly brilliant, cant recommend them highly enough.

Sam.

[LibraR]

Hi all,

Back on the Vdub bandwagen, after a couple of years in the Subaru wilderness. Picking up an MY16 Deep Pearl Black GTI this afternoon (2 and a half hours from now, not that im counting). Dealt with Brighton VW here in Vic, and theyve been utterly brilliant, cant recommend them highly enough.

Sam.

Nice!! You are certain to enjoy it. Did you go for any options or packs? PP maybe?

[Servo]

So after 8 years I've moved on from my 2009 Polo GTI and upgraded to a second hand LSG 2016 Golf R Wolfsburg hatch from the dealer in Melbourne for $60K.

The R had 2.5K on the clock with some minor faults. There's a pain scratch on the left side bumper which is about the size of a 20c piece and small scuff on one of the rims which is hard to see in the pictures. The car on CarSales so I really couldn't see the paint scratch from the photos provided. I wanted a white one but when I saw the LSG I wanted it. I was a little gutted at first but I'm happy with the purchase.

The Polo hasn't completely gone as I've given it to my sister. The Polo GTI was such a fun car to drive. She really changed character when she got coilovers, exhaust, sway bars, strut brace and a stage 2 flash. She was raw, light, nimble and a blast to drive. If there was one gripe about her was she just couldn't get the power to the ground. Which lead me to upgrading to the R. For me, it definitely feels less engaging than the Polo but phwoar! The torque, power and pull is awesome. I've had the R for nearly 3 weeks and I wanted to keep it as stock as I possibly but there's an itch and I'm addicted. So much so that I've got a JB1 unit on its way! The hardest test will be to refrain from doing too much to it.

[bards]

Picking up my new Golf GTI MK7 tomorrow.....very exciting !

I'm in Brisbane and was wondering if you guys could recommend a southside or valley place to do tints.

Also, I priced 'GTI' MK7 floor mats on ebay $99 inc shipping, they also have a rubber boot mat for $55. Is the dealer a lot more expensive ?

Cheers.

[stellio78]

I believe floor mats come included with the GTI model

[Mattlock]

I'm in Brisbane and was wondering if you guys could recommend a southside or valley place to do tints.

Congrats!

I've tended to use Tint-a-car in Milton as they've always done a good job and I like their Octane product.



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[bards]

I believe floor mats come included with the GTI model

Thanks mate. And yes, it did come with mats.