The Official "I have ordered/received my new MK7 Golf" Thread

[jacs]

Hi All, Ordered my fully loaded Lapiz blue R on 16/8, arrived in Melb last week on the 'Manon'. Trucked upto Sydney Monday night. Pick up today from Sutherland. The wait is finally over!!!

[fastmk7]

Have had my 2015 GTI performance with DA pack for a week now what a great bit of gear!! Had a new stndard GTI for about a month before this one ,the latest is quieter and handles so much better.Did the deal with Mike from Norris Volkswagen at Kedron near Brisbane ,all done over the phone and via email,couldn't be happier with the service and friendliness from everyone there.Before I bought I sent out about a dozen emails to different dealers ,the responses were amazing ,from "i'm still waiting for some of them to return my email to the exceptional service recieved at Norris ! If you're going to buy , make sure you tip in the extra for the Performance model,( bi-xenons are standard ) with drivers assistance pkg.the adaptive cruise/braking is amazing .the performance and handling are unbelieveable.

[2muchcoffeeman]

Just got word that mine's about to catch a slow boat. Yay!

[Fixxxer]

Just got word that mine's about to catch a slow boat. Yay!

Congrats, when did you order?
What specs?

Fixxxer

[2muchcoffeeman]

Congrats, when did you order?
What specs?

Fixxxer

G'day Fixxxer,

I'm getting PW DSG with hole in roof and driver assist. I passed on the cow/vinyl as I liked the fronts but didn't like the rear. Thinking I'll lose the Lapiz and go either BBS SR gunmetal or WWR wheels, tint and with Martin's recent news, Discovery Pro will be high on the list. Hopefully there will be new Polo owners who will buy Discovery Nav to upgrade theirs.

Mechanical? No upgrades for a while while the jury remains out on turbos. Perhaps stage one/milltek resonated some day.

[oztadpole]

Hi all.

Picked up my white gti pp yesterday. Stock standard.

Absolutely loving it.[emoji3] [emoji3] [emoji3]

[Dutch77]

Have had my 2015 GTI performance with DA pack for a week now what a great bit of gear!! Had a new stndard GTI for about a month before this one ,the latest is quieter and handles so much better.Did the deal with Mike from Norris Volkswagen at Kedron near Brisbane ,all done over the phone and via email,couldn't be happier with the service and friendliness from everyone there.Before I bought I sent out about a dozen emails to different dealers ,the responses were amazing ,from "i'm still waiting for some of them to return my email to the exceptional service recieved at Norris ! If you're going to buy , make sure you tip in the extra for the Performance model,( bi-xenons are standard ) with drivers assistance pkg.the adaptive cruise/braking is amazing .the performance and handling are unbelieveable.

Sending out emails is a sure fire recipe for failure - not suggesting you haven't done a good deal, or that Norris wouldn't win your business anyway, but relying on a bunch of emails for car purchasing isn't ideal and a lot won't really get involved in the process without some evidence you're ready to sign.

Once again I'll disagree with someone saying the PP is a must. Obviously these days it is if you need bi-xenons, and there are some 1% benefits on the diff if you're tracking or doing something nuts on a public road otherwise for a lot of GTI buyers saving the cash is a sure fire winner.

Horses for courses, I totally understand why some people are choosing the PP on here, but clever marketing by VW has a fair chunk forking out the extra when most punters will notice no difference.

Regardless congrats on the purchase, get a decent set of wheels and you'll be laughing.

[oztadpole]

Hi all.

Picked up my white gti pp yesterday. Stock standard.

Absolutely loving it.[emoji3] [emoji3] [emoji3]

Oh yeah. Except for the Nav - Sucks.

Boy, now I know what others are complaining about.

Anyway. Got nav on my phone. And the Tom Tom from my old car.

[Dutch77]

Oh yeah. Except for the Nav - Sucks.

Boy, now I know what others are complaining about.

Anyway. Got nav on my phone. And the Tom Tom from my old car.

It's amazing just how bad it is eh?

I've moved recently and genuinely using sat nav for the first time for other than novelty value and apart from the screen issues the inability to pronounce even basic street names is stunning.

I've got basic Tom Tom in our other car and the difference is huge.

[oztadpole]

It's amazing just how bad it is eh?

I've moved recently and genuinely using sat nav for the first time for other than novelty value and apart from the screen issues the inability to pronounce even basic street names is stunning.

I've got basic Tom Tom in our other car and the difference is huge.

What's more .. my tom tom is 8 years old. Still way better.

On a more positive note. Don't know why I was so worried about the 19" wheels now.

Ride and noise not an issue at all. Surprising quiet and civilized.

Thoroughly enjoying the drive so far. Brilliant package.

[tc831]

Hey for the boys that picked up the PP if you don't mind me asking what was the price you drove away for?
You could PM me.
Cheers

[MR1600]

Okay so i'm officially over waiting for my New R...

I am following the ship its currently on and it just docked in South Africa. I don't think i will get another update until it hits Fremantle now late December, expecting to receive mid to late Jan.

I have watched every review i can find and read countless forum posts. I have been researching mods in the mean time to keep myself busy but find i am pretty fussy and therefore my list is quite small.

I'm looking at:
P3 Gauge
Garage door opener button
Custom Euro Plates

Can anyone recommend any other little neat interior upgrades.. I will look at upgrading interior lights if required but wont really know what i need until i get the car.

All I know is, its gonna be worth the wait! Anyone else currently waiting? Anyone have any good coping techniques?

[DJB86]

Can anyone recommend any other little neat interior upgrades.. I will look at upgrading interior lights if required but wont really know what i need until i get the car.

You wont need to upgrade interior lights as they are already really good. The P3 gauge adds a nice touch (I have one in my 7R) and that's about all you'll need interior wise.

[andrew7]

The P3 gauges look great: DJB86 I cant seem myself managing to install one, where did you get yours done or was it DIY? (and yes MR1600 the wait for the R is worth it!)

[jacs]

When you find a suitable button for garage door remote, please post. Ive been searching unsuccessfully