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

[Dutch77]

I found this video of the tumeric R (not sure if it's only a 2019 color, or if Europe had it for 201, but it shows a frameless mirror: YouTube Vid was posted Oct 2018 so it seems it's a MY18?

Turmeric has been in the range for years like many other interesting colours.

Even the USA has cottoned on and now permits buyers to choose from a colour palette of 50 odd for a premium charge.

Meanwhile arrogant VW Australia offers greys and whites, and different shades of white on limited editions, at least until they had one too many beverages at Friday drinks and made the decision to tick the Turmeric box. Would love to meet the mental deficients that scores jobs at VW Oz one day for a chat.

[Mattlock]

Would love to meet the mental deficients that scores jobs at VW Oz one day for a chat.

Seconded!



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[Dutch77]

Seconded!

VWW Special Envoy?

[GolfRWag]

Turmeric has been in the range for years like many other interesting colours.

Even the USA has cottoned on and now permits buyers to choose from a colour palette of 50 odd for a premium charge.

Meanwhile arrogant VW Australia offers greys and whites, and different shades of white on limited editions, at least until they had one too many beverages at Friday drinks and made the decision to tick the Turmeric box. Would love to meet the mental deficients that scores jobs at VW Oz one day for a chat.

I would guess, owing to the size of our market compared to the US, we "get what we are given" - but you have to wonder why they don't offer some premium colours for those willing to pay.

[GolfRWag]

And on a happy note I have an order in for a boring white Golf R Wagon, MY19 with 'roof and Dynaudio.
Hope to be delivered before Dec 21....Merry Christmas to me

I quite like the white but would have been happy with blue, the red or maybe the grey at a pinch.

[spellbound]

And on a happy note I have an order in for a boring white Golf R Wagon, MY19 with 'roof and Dynaudio.
Hope to be delivered before Dec 21....Merry Christmas to me

I quite like the white but would have been happy with blue, the red or maybe the grey at a pinch.

Over the years had 2 x black , and a carbon steel , was lining up for another carbon and changed at the last minute to white and i love it , first refrigerator .
You will grow to like it , i presume black roof always looks good , magic looks when just washed

[GolfRWag]

Over the years had 2 x black , and a carbon steel , was lining up for another carbon and changed at the last minute to white and i love it , first refrigerator .
You will grow to like it , i presume black roof always looks good , magic looks when just washed

Yes - having had dark before (deep deep blue) that was a PITA to keep looking good i have done red silver and white since. I do quite like the white on the R and black trims set it off well. I prefer subtle in performance cars and the R in white suits that well
The other very neat car I have noticed in white with black trims is the Superb R-line.

[Dutch77]

I would guess, owing to the size of our market compared to the US, we "get what we are given" - but you have to wonder why they don't offer some premium colours for those willing to pay.

The customer, if willing to pay, should be able to get what they want. But VWA has traditionally not ever given a stuff about its customer base, no matter what words they spew at the media conferences.

Yes - having had dark before (deep deep blue) that was a PITA to keep looking good i have done red silver and white since. I do quite like the white on the R and black trims set it off well. I prefer subtle in performance cars and the R in white suits that well
The other very neat car I have noticed in white with black trims is the Superb R-line.

White R does look good with the black trims, but needs the black wheels to finish it off. At least IMHO.

[TSI_Dan]

Picked up my brand new red GTI Original manual a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been meaning to post but I’ve been too busy enjoying the car... Sensational.

[bkpr]

Picked up my brand new red GTI Original manual a couple of weeks ago.

I read that as you picked up a manual (instruction booklet) for the original GTI (mk1). And it was red.

Anyway, congrats! I LOVED my GTI when I was in the US. Best car I ever owned, and bonus: it was the first car I ever bought new. Cars are stupid cheap over there. Paid under US$26K for mk6 Autobahn (top trim).

[bkpr]

Y’all. Dealer called and said my R special edition is IN! Can’t wait to take it for a test drive next Thursday! (Gonna be a long week tho). I’m driving it straight from the dealer to the ceramic coater 7km away, LOLz.

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[bkpr]

Went in to the dealer and took the R Special Edition (w roof) for a 20 min spin. Was satisfied, …so I bought it! Done deal. No photos though because I had asked them not to touch the paint so the car looked kinda crappy sitting out in the sun with watermarks on it. Plus still had the protective bonnet, roof, b-pillar stuff on which diminished the excitement of picking up a “new car” somewhat. Dropped it off at the ceramic coater to do their work. Photos forthcoming after Sunday when it’s looking slick.

Happy to finally get my arse in an R!

[gregozedobe]

Went in to the dealer and took the R Special Edition (w roof) for a 20 min spin. Was satisfied, …so I bought it! Done deal. No photos though because I had asked them not to touch the paint so the car looked kinda crappy sitting out in the sun with watermarks on it. Plus still had the protective bonnet, roof, b-pillar stuff on which diminished the excitement of picking up a “new car” somewhat. Dropped it off at the ceramic coater to do their work. Photos forthcoming after Sunday when it’s looking slick.

Happy to finally get my arse in an R!

That's the best way to avoid any dealer-inflicted paint damage. I'm sure you'll be happy with the final result when your detailer is finished with it. Then the fun can begin

[tigger73]

Smart move. Best way to minimise the amount of correction work the detailer has to do is to get the car with all the protective plastics still on it.


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[bkpr]

Finally got my paws on the detailed R special edition! Lapiz blue looked amazing after the ceramic coater did their work. This time it felt like getting a new car

Took these shots a couple hundred metres from the detailer. Bonus reason to pick your car up on a nice looking Sunday when the industrial areas are quiet.

Got a few days along the great ocean road in Vic to learn how to drive the thing (and how to turn of lane assist (which seems like it’ll be a great idea on long straight boring roads)).