Top 5 things you do when you first pick up the car

[GoLfMan]

1. Go for a thrash...... that is all

[gerhard]

No.1 on a sunny day

I suggest Test Driving the car before signing everything over (I read this in the Lemon Book by Ralph Nader ).

Remember its not yours till you sign the dotted line

It's yours once you sign the order - long before you get it.

Very few "outs" available.

[gregozedobe]

Depends on what is wrong with it - goods are supposed to be of merchantable quality.

Certainly you have way more leverage (and the dealer will be a lot more accommodating) before you hand over your $$$ and formally take delivery.

I took mine for a spin around the block before handing over my cheque and signing for it, and the salesman was quite happy to let me do it (mind you I'd been waiting for 4 1/2 months).

[Mischa]

Just got a call from VW saying my car will not be ready today due to a broken seat belt on passenger side!

what a load of cr@p!!

because of that is it illegal to release the car!

It has been so hard to get this car i'm starting to think either i'm jinx or it not suppose to be for me.

i'm very close to cancel the whole deal now unless someone can suggest something else.

Thanks

let me guess... ccc?

[GTom]

Just got a call from VW saying my car will not be ready today due to a broken seat belt on passenger side!

what a load of cr@p!!

because of that is it illegal to release the car!

It has been so hard to get this car i'm starting to think either i'm jinx or it not suppose to be for me.

i'm very close to cancel the whole deal now unless someone can suggest something else.

Thanks

I gotta double check this but i think the answer it isn't illegal, provided no one sits in that spot (where the seat belt is faulty)....

Under the ARR you can only carry the amount of passengers your licence stipulates and how many functioning seat belts are in the car. Then in another section it also states that each passenger must have a functioning seat belt.

[BigMan]

let me guess... ccc?

Say no more... hahaha but the saleperson was very nice so i let it go.

if i dont get it on Wednesday with the reason that it hasnt been fixed what do you guys suggest i do?

anything that i can print off to show them that it is not illegal to release the car?

Cheers

[Mischa]

Say no more... hahaha but the saleperson was very nice so i let it go.

if i dont get it on Wednesday with the reason that it hasnt been fixed what do you guys suggest i do?

anything that i can print off to show them that it is not illegal to release the car?

Cheers

uh oh... poor you. the car is probably only getting built right now.

[BigMan]

uh oh... poor you. the car is probably only getting built right now.

dont say that!

if thats the case i'm going to trash their demo car until i get mine (they lend me a car after i complaint)

[BigMan]

hey guys

i want to get a floor mat for my GT but not through the dealer as it is too expensive.

what have you guys got and where from?

also like to get those short antenna but not sure where and how much

any ideas?

Thanks

[thestu]

1. take all the dealer crap off
2. go to the black spur
3. please be sensible only do double the recommend speeds around the corners no faster.
4. drive 2 the car wash
5. drive her home and tuck her in

[Mischa]

hey guys

i want to get a floor mat for my GT but not through the dealer as it is too expensive.

what have you guys got and where from?

also like to get those short antenna but not sure where and how much

any ideas?

Thanks

try www.tmtuning.com or www.oempl.us or just go to a wrecker. i know asv europarts has a mk5 there.

[dimsim]

I work in the paint industry and my advice would be to resist the temptation to wash your car for two weeks and not wax for 1 month. This is because regardless of what the dealer tells you the paint has not fully cured yet and you could mark the car. It can take 6 months for automotive paint to fully harden. Wax new paint, polish old paint(5yrs old)

[PaulM]

I'm going to drive mine from Adeliade back to Darwin that should warm her up a bit! (after prob getting her revo'd in Adeliade before leaving).

[Purgi]

I work in the paint industry and my advice would be to resist the temptation to wash your car for two weeks and not wax for 1 month. This is because regardless of what the dealer tells you the paint has not fully cured yet and you could mark the car. It can take 6 months for automotive paint to fully harden. Wax new paint, polish old paint(5yrs old)

Have you taken into consideration that the car has probably spent 3 months travelling to Australia? Is that ontop of this journey?

[Blitzen]

I work in the paint industry and my advice would be to resist the temptation to wash your car for two weeks and not wax for 1 month. This is because regardless of what the dealer tells you the paint has not fully cured yet and you could mark the car. It can take 6 months for automotive paint to fully harden. Wax new paint, polish old paint(5yrs old)

What about when they wash them at the dealership after they have been on the ship then sat in a waiting yard collecting dust before and after transit from the manufacturer? I'm just curious, would this be the same after you have a car repaired too even though it has been in a baking booth?