New Jetta - Who's got it?

[scamma]

To be honest I have hardly been in the car, let alone driven it much at this point. Absolutely no issues with it so far nor expecting any. Love the black.. and even better now windows tinted (darkest legal only)..but yes very happy with it so far and definitely no regrets.

[frozze]

Did you put any paint protection on?

[stickshift3000]

Did you put any paint protection on?

Please tell me you're joking!

Paint protection is widely regarded as being nothing more than a money spinner for the dealer. This is not a vag product...

More info here: http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...ion-41496.html

[scamma]

No.. I am not convinced it is a worthwhile option. Where I had the car tinted offer it also but after reading the link on the above thread I'm pretty much not interested

[frozze]

I didn't mean getting it from the dealer, should have clarified. Maybe DIY nanolex or wax etc. It's understood that these sorta "packages" from the stealership are nothing more than a scam. Scamma was wise enough to have his car tinted by a 3rd party professional for a much better price. I was just wondering if he did the same with paint protection.

Please tell me you're joking!

Paint protection is widely regarded as being nothing more than a money spinner for the dealer. This is not a vag product...

More info here: http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...ion-41496.html

[anthony]

Stunning looking new Jetta,I think it looks best in Black and Grey.

Am looking forward to seing the Navy,as well as the Red and Champagne...

[scamma]

The black is great and the platinum grey is nice but not for us. I quite like the Red personally. I think the blue would have been an option but we didn't get to see one and weren't prepared to buy one without the visual. No one at the dealer when we test drove the car could really say what the blue was except to lead us to believe it was like one of the colours on the Tiguan. I think it is actually called Tempest Blue and it wasn't even on their colour swabs they had on display. Whilst picking up the car at Barlo's one of the sales ladies at the dealership stopped to talked to us and said the blue is the same as on the R36. If that's the case I think that will look pretty good.

[anthony]

The Blue is my favorite,its a dark Navy,and I have seen pics of it from the American website.

Very classy,would be my 1st choice if I bought a new Jetta.

[slitko]

Yeah we ordered the blue, it is a bit darker compared to our shadow blue on the passat

[frozze]

Test drove the 147TSI today.. oh wow.. Wayyyyy more thump than the 118TSI, which i drove 2 weeks ago. Can feel with difference with the bigger tires and firmer suspension. Sticks to the road when cornering at high speed. Pushed to Sports Mode and floored it on a hill-y section, sooo effortlesss...

Now the agony REALLY begins... Still about a month away from delivery for my 147TSI!

[slitko]

Frozze did you order from before or you got a car that was in transit? How come your car is coming so quick?

We were told March/April for new orders :O

[frozze]

I told the dealer specifically that I wanted the 147TSI from the get-go (been in contact with the sales guy since July/Aug - went through various models before settling on the Jetta). As soon as he found a couple of 147TSI coming into the dealership, he rand me up and gave me the options that were available. The one I picked at that time just completed its build. So I guess when I placed the deposit in, it was ready for transit/already in transit.

Talked to the guy again this arvo and he said it should be docking in very soon (within the coming week or 2).

March/April is pretty long way. Is that for a customised 147 or just 147 in general? Did you try other dealers?

Frozze did you order from before or you got a car that was in transit? How come your car is coming so quick?

We were told March/April for new orders :O

[ch0p]

sounds like your and mine are on the same boat!

[slitko]

Yeah ours is a custom build as there was none coming to country with how we wanted it.

[frozze]

Nice! What are your options??

Yeah ours is a custom build as there was none coming to country with how we wanted it.