Golf GTI Mark VI Specifications and Prices

[xordis]

Except for the Chinse/Singaporean salesman there. He was arrogant, over confident, bull****ty (?) and blunt. He couldn't show me his sales records quick enough and after the test drive he wanted an answer. I walked.

I am going to guess this is the guy who basically told me to go away when they had 15 minutes till close.
He is a olive skinned guy. Looks italian to me but could be singaporean.

Scratchyratface - Really if you want a car under the free drive away deal you are going to have to ring every dealer in brisbane (including toowomba and GC) and see what they have in stock.
Then try to get the deal from one of them. If you have no luck just call all the other dealers and tell them xxxx dealer has this car in stock, will you match the price from down south.
If not your looking at only a few grand more.
The big problem with stock cars is they option them up. Not only to show off the options, but for the impulse buyer with too much money who will walk in and take whats on the floor cause he wants it today.
I have a friend just like this. Went and bought a Ducati late last year, and whilst the dealer was writing up the contract he was off sitting on other bikes asking questions about them. He was going to buy the Duc, but already wanted something else.

[Finance_Analyst]

Then try to get the deal from one of them. If you have no luck just call all the other dealers and tell them xxxx dealer has this car in stock, will you match the price from down south.

With most things, I find that it is a much more competitive market in Sydney/Melbourne due to more dealers, larger population etc. That is why I was told by a car wholesaler that used cars fetch a little less down there, more so if it is a prestige car due to the sheer volume. That said, I live by the saying, "If you don't ask, you don't get"....

FYI - My price for the base car (before the 18s) was $42,800. Then I got the bluetooth chucked in for free to get a car earlier!

[Finance_Analyst]

Furthermore, that was for a 2011 build car (with the new DSG gear knob) and not a 2010 car which has been hanging around the lot for a few months now. Australs and Highway were not even in the money with this one..... And the service from GC was as good as the car itself

[dasrattles]

I did find the Highway Auto ppl to be complete pricks - some rubbish about not no test drives in the GTI demo as it was grounded due to high kms or some BS like that. They lost a sale as a result. Australs are not much better, although they do let you test drive their car.

when i was at Australs they told me they didnt have any cars around for test drives. i was like wtf? are you serious? and they were "yea, we dont have any cars around" needless to say, i left and told anyone wanting to buy a vw to stay away from them.

[Finance_Analyst]

told anyone wanting to buy a vw to stay away from them

I second that! Also said the same for Highway (worse customer experience ever - saying something as I used to have a Mercedes!)

[DoggieHowser]

I recall my missus and I being served by a Mediterranean looking gentleman at Norris just north of Brisbane. We were on our way to see some show houses and took a slight detour that day to see the Polo GTI. Wasn't aware then of the backlog of orders.

My wife calls him the consummate car salesman. He's slick. Yes, the hair even but I thought he was ok. He even offered a test drive on the car and was offering a Polo GTI sometime in August (this was back in February) cos an order had just been cancelled.

Since I am currently out of the country, I have been dealing with Austral online. Been directed to two different guys for two different cars. First one was fairly inflexible about price. But that could have been cos it was a base model. The second one has been more flexible and responsive for a higher spec model.

Right now, we are only planning to be in Brisbane in July so that makes it a bit difficult to negotiate and pay for stuff cos I don't even have an account set up down under yet.

Question: if I were to spec a completely new car today, how long before delivery for a Golf GTI? Looking at some of the prices here, it seems some guys are getting prices similar to the current driveway promotion anyway.

[chopper]

Question: if I were to spec a completely new car today, how long before delivery for a Golf GTI? Looking at some of the prices here, it seems some guys are getting prices similar to the current driveway promotion anyway.

My car will end up taking about 5 months to arrive from the time of order... yes, most deals have been negotiated at similar (or better) than the current Drive Away pricing.

[sanigav]

Theres still hope to take advantage of the driveaway pricing, i secured a pretty much stock as a rock black 3 door manual for $39400 driveaway, MDI was the only option

[walbjj]

Theres still hope to take advantage of the driveaway pricing, i secured a pretty much stock as a rock black 3 door manual for $39400 driveaway, MDI was the only option

Nice, that's just a tad cheaper than what I paid for mine but I got mdi, bt and a few minor throw in accessories. I put money down in march tho.
At the end of the day, it's no use getting flustered over a few hundred bucks. But as an example, the first dealer I visited asking for a price gave me $45k for the same car. I laughed in his face and walked away. Didn't even bother to negotiate

[sanigav]

yeah i totally agree and had a similar experience. I rang barloworld in glen waverley (vic) and spoke to an asian guy called Danny. told him that i wanted a gti but hadnt decided on manual or dsg. We made an appt and he assured me i could try both. Once i got there he renegged on the DSG saying it was too hard to get out of the lot, but allowed me to test drive the the manual. then i came in to talk business and he was shocking. he wouldnt give me a brochure and said i should come back on the weekend if i wanted a good deal. So then i went down to camberwell and spoke to guys that were more than willing to make a deal. The haggling process went for about 30 seconds, quoted 39k and i said if he could do a bit better than that then we'd have a deal. Gotta say im new to the forum but this site has been a fantastic tool to understand what is good value and what isnt. I agree that dealers and salesman should make money just like the rest of us but members of this site help keep them honest!

[MiiLos]

suprising to hear that about barloworld glen waverly, i got excellent service with Nick, i guess its all down to the sales rep at the end and how much they enjoy their job.

[SChan]

I recall my missus and I being served by a Mediterranean looking gentleman at Norris just north of Brisbane. We were on our way to see some show houses and took a slight detour that day to see the Polo GTI. Wasn't aware then of the backlog of orders.

My wife calls him the consummate car salesman. He's slick. Yes, the hair even but I thought he was ok. He even offered a test drive on the car and was offering a Polo GTI sometime in August (this was back in February) cos an order had just been cancelled.

Since I am currently out of the country, I have been dealing with Austral online. Been directed to two different guys for two different cars. First one was fairly inflexible about price. But that could have been cos it was a base model. The second one has been more flexible and responsive for a higher spec model.

Right now, we are only planning to be in Brisbane in July so that makes it a bit difficult to negotiate and pay for stuff cos I don't even have an account set up down under yet.

Question: if I were to spec a completely new car today, how long before delivery for a Golf GTI? Looking at some of the prices here, it seems some guys are getting prices similar to the current driveway promotion anyway.

Anywhere between 4 to 7 months.

[Maverick]

Since I am currently out of the country, I have been dealing with Austral online. Been directed to two different guys for two different cars. First one was fairly inflexible about price. But that could have been cos it was a base model. The second one has been more flexible and responsive for a higher spec model.

I would be very wary in dealing with Austral, if you do some research on this forum and other VW forums you'll see they have an appalling track record that has persisted despite many changes of management and staff (including one initiated by VW). Make sure everything is documented, they put everything in writing (and make sure they haven't worded things to give them an out) and even then expect to end up less then happy with the outcome. Highway Auto are an established dealer that helped me out after my screwing by Austral and there are plenty of people who have been happy with their service, there have been some changes with Highways sales staff since I purchased but I haven't heard of any bad experiences like you hear about Austral.

Do a search of this forum (the Mark V forum is a good place to start but also search the rest) and you'll get an idea what I'm talking about.

[DoggieHowser]

I would be very wary in dealing with Austral, if you do some research on this forum and other VW forums you'll see they have an appalling track record that has persisted despite many changes of management and staff (including one initiated by VW). Make sure everything is documented, they put everything in writing (and make sure they haven't worded things to give them an out) and even then expect to end up less then happy with the outcome. Highway Auto are an established dealer that helped me out after my screwing by Austral and there are plenty of people who have been happy with their service, there have been some changes with Highways sales staff since I purchased but I haven't heard of any bad experiences like you hear about Austral.

Do a search of this forum (the Mark V forum is a good place to start but also search the rest) and you'll get an idea what I'm talking about.

Thanks for the heads up, Maverick.

I am trying to source for a car that I can pick up ideally within a day or two of landing in the country so I was scouring carsales.com.au for cars within that area and they had ready stock with the specs I was looking at...

I guess if the car is already there, it should minimize any problems.

BTW, does VW Australia require you to go back to the same dealership where you purchased the car to maintain warranty? Or can you go to any other VW Australia approved dealers/service centers?

[Brendan_A]

BTW, does VW Australia require you to go back to the same dealership where you purchased the car to maintain warranty? Or can you go to any other VW Australia approved dealers/service centers?

You can go to any VW dealer in Australia for warranty.