Extensive hail damage

[Tigger]

I agree with coreying,

We will probably see a bit of intertstate car swapping over the next few months. Prob will be some "great specials" on new vehicles etc... throughout the land!

Dont want to buy one like that!

[markwid]

Yeah Nic, I think you're doing the right thing here. I'd too be worried about some dealers doing switches to cars etc and ending up with a repaired car unaware.

I think so too...be good to order one that is already on the ship to here.

The contrarian approach will be to be entirely aware that there are big discounts to be had for new cars in the holding yard that were not severely hail damaged and can be repaired to "good as new".

[nicandlance]

Dealer emailed me to say he has a black 118tsi with sport pack and mdi (due for delivery 14th - 15th April), and to drop in and see him because he might have good news for me...
(He knows I drive a hard bargain and have done all my homework, so he's aware that I'm not prepared to pay more than what I got back from AAMI).
Planning to see him today - will keep you posted!

[Corey_R]

Good luck!

[SpeedBird]

Dealer emailed me to say he has a black 118tsi with sport pack and mdi (due for delivery 14th - 15th April), and to drop in and see him because he might have good news for me...
(He knows I drive a hard bargain and have done all my homework, so he's aware that I'm not prepared to pay more than what I got back from AAMI).
Planning to see him today - will keep you posted!

You should get a better deal this time, you have NO trade in, you have the price you paid last time, so this one should be equal or even cheaper, not many people buy 2 new cars in a short time frame. Plus you have the prices of what others have asked for and got on here.

[nicandlance]

Hooray - deal done!!!!

New Golf on the way, and no long wait to endure.

Put the deposit on a black 118tsi with Sport pack and mdi - metallic paint and mdi included for the same price as I got my previous car for. Very happy.

Arrives in Melbourne tomorrow - delivery around 2 weeks after that....phew!

Thanks everyone for your help and advice, and good luck to everyone else going through the same thing.

Maybe it's this weekend I should invest in a tattslotto ticket?

[Tux]

What a great ending to your story Nic, after the heartache and worry that you've been through. It's been interesting reading..

[markwid]

Hooray - deal done!!!!
Arrives in Melbourne tomorrow - delivery around 2 weeks after that....phew!

Yeah...well done! You got what you wanted - new car arriving by ship soon with no worries that is has been thru hail damage.

[pologti18t]

Excellent result.... is it a 2010 build?

[nicandlance]

Yes! Even better!

[pologti18t]

Yes! Even better!

Now thats a bonus!

[Tigger]

Wow guys!!! that is great news.


What an ordeal. I hope that it all goes well. Thanks for sharing the progress with us all too. Please let us know how things go with the new one.

Looking forward to seeing pics. Oh and very happy you guys stayed in the VW fold and didnt go on to something else.

Enjoy the new black beauty.

[Tigger]

Hey...just thought, you will have to update your sign-off to show the new one's specs....

[nicandlance]

Done!!

[Tigger]

Very good guys!

You will the black!