What deal did you get?

[Andych]

My black rocco got delayed Until next week, seems only the cw and rb are on the road at the moment

When did yours come off the ship?

[Miguul]

> off the ship on the 4th of jan
> discharged on the 12th
> delivered from port kembla on the 18th

So it's in a mystery location at the moment,
my dealership told me it will be ready to pick up next week, but they don't know what day it will be ready.

[Andych]

> off the ship on the 4th of jan
> discharged on the 12th
> delivered from port kembla on the 18th

So it's in a mystery location at the moment,
my dealership told me it will be ready to pick up next week, but they don't know what day it will be ready.

It is generally 2 weeks from the time it rolls of the ship in whatever Port until it hits the Dealership...This is to allow them to be checked and Compliance plates attached etc.

[Mac135]

[QUOTE=Bain;770428]

I saw an Indium grey at the dealership the other day in pre-delivery. It looked great and would be my second choice if I couldnt have got the CW.

I'm glad that someone else likes the Indium. It was soooooooo tempting to go for RB or CW but I decided I wanted something different....but not viper different, or black (current bimmer is black)

---------- Post added at 07:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:05 PM ----------

56k on road for dsg and nav sounds OK. Sure it will seem even better when you pick it up.

[sc77]

@sc77

Did the guys at the dealer look after you after you mentioned the damage to the car..... Besides the repair... A gesture of good will you may say??

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

They are looking after me ok I suppose. Gave me a loan car, which is a golf blue motion....no risk of swapping the Rocco! Will let you know if I can get it to 80 km/hr! Was happy to find the button to switch off the auto engine stop every time the 5 speed is put in neutral....forget 3.8l/100kms, it's not worth it!!

Was supposed to get my Rocco back this arvo but no joy, hopefully tomorrow...

---------- Post added at 09:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:03 PM ----------

My black rocco got delayed Until next week, seems only the cw and rb are on the road at the moment

There was a very nice reflex silver Rocco on the road in Sydney for 6 days...hopefully repaired and back in action tomorrow evening!

[tee_off]

Another RB Scirocco here.. got treated like a moron by my local VW in Melbourne, so I decided to go to Sydney to buy one off the show room floor. Hopefully pick it up this weekend.

The deal - RB DSG with Nav for $56k OTR incl. Euro plates.

Which dealer was that in Melb?

[Vwphile]

[QUOTE=Mac135;770726]

I'm glad that someone else likes the Indium. It was soooooooo tempting to go for RB or CW but I decided I wanted something different....but not viper different, or black (current bimmer is black)

---------- Post added at 07:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:05 PM ----------

56k on road for dsg and nav sounds OK. Sure it will seem even better when you pick it up.

Hi Mac135

I presume you have a 135 Hatch or Coupe?

Are you keeping the 135 or trading it in?

I'm curious to know your reasoning behind getting the Rocco. The Bimmer has the badge and probably similar performance.

I'm shopping the Roc against the 125 Coupe.

[Andych]

[QUOTE=Vwphile;770939]

Hi Mac135

I presume you have a 135 Hatch or Coupe?

Are you keeping the 135 or trading it in?

I'm curious to know your reasoning behind getting the Rocco. The Bimmer has the badge and probably similar performance.

I'm shopping the Roc against the 125 Coupe.

I would have thought LOOKS for a start... possibly no Run-flat tyres second and then you have price... just my opinion though...

[she_dub]

Which dealer was that in Melb?

Bayford Volkswagen. They were asking $62,750 for a RB Scirocco with Nav and Sunroof - delivery in August.
I asked what justified the huge price hike and the late delivery and they didn't have a response. I guess they hoped I couldn't do basic arithmetic.
To top it all off, they offered me $23k for my Audi as a trade in

[Miguul]

I Had a similar experience too, from the same dealer I ended up getting the rocco from. I got an offer from a different salesman of $63,500 fully optioned. Got off the chair and walked off.

Ended up doing the deal with another salesman in the very same dealer.

[Andych]

I have just been advised my car arrived at the Dealership today.... while I was there getting my current car valued as a trade...
Only problem was no one let me know until I was home...lol.

So looks like I will be in mine early next week.

[Mac135]

[QUOTE=Andych;770943]

I would have thought LOOKS for a start... possibly no Run-flat tyres second and then you have price... just my opinion though...

There are a couple of reasons for the change to the Scirocco.

I will be saying goodbye to the 135.

On a practical level I could do with a bit more luggage flexibility. The 135 being booted just makes carrying stuff a little more difficult. My wife won't drive the Bimmer - in fact she hates it, 'too much stuffing around with electric seats, start buttons etc'. This often means that when I could do with swapping to her Tiguan (she has a reflex silver 147 which is a great car for what it is) for a little more luggage capacity I can't get to use it. She will drive the R and loved our previous GTI and A3.

Pros and cons:

- Bimmer build quality is modest - materials, fit and finish of the VW is I think superior, if not as 'intricate' in design terms as the BMW
- Performance in real terms around Melbourne between the R and the 135 will be similar. I'm not sure I'll notice the 0.3sec between one set of lights on Dandenong Road and the next. Rolling splits, with the DSG might be as quick as the Bimmer but more fun.
I like the DSG - when I got the 135 the BMW didn't have DCT wasn't an option ( long story but have an ankle condition that means I sometimes cannot drive a manual using the left foot. Up until about 6 years ago I was a dedicated manual man. The DSG gives you some involvement whereas the bimmer auto doesn't - even if you can shift the gears. Somehow its not the same.
This will sound really silly, but having owned several Audi/VW products before the BMW (various A3's and GTI's) I think I'm a VAG kind of guy. I feel I've gone over to the dark side for the past couple of years and want to come back.
- Price is not so much of an issue. I don't really care that the VW is 30k cheaper or the 135 20K dearer. I don't think spending more than 100k on a car is something I'd like to do but up to that point I'm OK with it. I was also looking at the Merc C coupe before settling on the R. As nice a car as it is , I think my dad should be driving it not me.
- I like the idea that the R will be relatively rare - rarer still I think in Indium. That said I'm not thinking in terms of Megane rare despite how good that car might be (i didn't consider the the renault at all when deciding on the Roc)
- The 135 is a bit ponderous and heavy though fast. I like the way the R is a bit more nimble and chuckable.

Basically I wanted a fun car. The BMW is lots of good things but it is not that much fun. Lastly, I think the BMW ownership experience is over rated - at least at in terms of a 1 series - the 3 series too for that matter as every man and is dog owns one and they are as common as, well, Golfs.

I think BMW's single advantage is RWD. Around Melbourne driving either a well sorted FWD or RWD (or AWD) is not going to make much of a difference. If I was do track days then I might think again but I'm not.

Long answer - but you did ask!

---------- Post added at 07:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:32 PM ----------

I Had a similar experience too, from the same dealer I ended up getting the rocco from. I got an offer from a different salesman of $63,500 fully optioned.

+1.

I left, with the promise that we would talk the following Monday. That was four weeks ago. No contact - no sale. Did a deal with Gorell's in Geelong (have purchased cars there before) for reasonable money and a decent trade in (they also owned the local BMW dealership so that helped)

[Keep On Rocc'in]

I am a newbie to the site and jumping out of MY08 WRX into a stock with DSG in viper green, 54k OTR. Not much room to deal here in Canberra. My lease guy put a hold on it today, should find out tomorrow delivery details. Took one out last week for a test drive and was that impressed I had to get one.

[Vwphile]

[QUOTE=Mac135;771226]

There are a couple of reasons for the change to the Scirocco.

I will be saying goodbye to the 135.

On a practical level I could do with a bit more luggage flexibility. The 135 being booted just makes carrying stuff a little more difficult. My wife won't drive the Bimmer - in fact she hates it, 'too much stuffing around with electric seats, start buttons etc'. This often means that when I could do with swapping to her Tiguan (she has a reflex silver 147 which is a great car for what it is) for a little more luggage capacity I can't get to use it. She will drive the R and loved our previous GTI and A3.

Pros and cons:

- Bimmer build quality is modest - materials, fit and finish of the VW is I think superior, if not as 'intricate' in design terms as the BMW
- Performance in real terms around Melbourne between the R and the 135 will be similar. I'm not sure I'll notice the 0.3sec between one set of lights on Dandenong Road and the next. Rolling splits, with the DSG might be as quick as the Bimmer but more fun.
I like the DSG - when I got the 135 the BMW didn't have DCT wasn't an option ( long story but have an ankle condition that means I sometimes cannot drive a manual using the left foot. Up until about 6 years ago I was a dedicated manual man. The DSG gives you some involvement whereas the bimmer auto doesn't - even if you can shift the gears. Somehow its not the same.
This will sound really silly, but having owned several Audi/VW products before the BMW (various A3's and GTI's) I think I'm a VAG kind of guy. I feel I've gone over to the dark side for the past couple of years and want to come back.
- Price is not so much of an issue. I don't really care that the VW is 30k cheaper or the 135 20K dearer. I don't think spending more than 100k on a car is something I'd like to do but up to that point I'm OK with it. I was also looking at the Merc C coupe before settling on the R. As nice a car as it is , I think my dad should be driving it not me.
- I like the idea that the R will be relatively rare - rarer still I think in Indium. That said I'm not thinking in terms of Megane rare despite how good that car might be (i didn't consider the the renault at all when deciding on the Roc)
- The 135 is a bit ponderous and heavy though fast. I like the way the R is a bit more nimble and chuckable.

Basically I wanted a fun car. The BMW is lots of good things but it is not that much fun. Lastly, I think the BMW ownership experience is over rated - at least at in terms of a 1 series - the 3 series too for that matter as every man and is dog owns one and they are as common as, well, Golfs.

I think BMW's single advantage is RWD. Around Melbourne driving either a well sorted FWD or RWD (or AWD) is not going to make much of a difference. If I was do track days then I might think again but I'm not.

Long answer - but you did ask!

---------- Post added at 07:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:32 PM ----------



+1.

I left, with the promise that we would talk the following Monday. That was four weeks ago. No contact - no sale. Did a deal with Gorell's in Geelong (have purchased cars there before) for reasonable money and a decent trade in (they also owned the local BMW dealership so that helped)

Thanks Mac

What a great reply!

You've thought this through really deeply.

You've convinced me that the Rocco is the way to go..........certainly over the Bimmer.

[Mac135]

Blame the wife.......if she would drive the Bimmer then I'd be holding onto it for a bit longer. As it is it will be just short of three years old by the time the R arrives. I would normally hold a car got four years.

Make sure you drive a 1 series before discarding it if you haven't already done so. I just think the R will make you smile more.