Mk7 Golf TSI & TDI - Observations and Questions

[Diesel_vert]

The 1.4 TSI engines (EA211) in the Mk7 Golf are a new design, so it's too early to comment on long-term reliability, but from what little feedback we have on the forums, there are currently no major issues to report.

The 1.4 TSI engines also use the same DSG unit (DQ200) as the one that's currently being recalled here and other countries, but as vdub has pointed out, the recall itself does not concern nor apply to Mk7 Golf models.

[Brew69]

We paid 30k for comfortline DSG, metallic paint and sat nav. Was happy at the time, but you always want more.

[jarryd]

we will shop around and see what we can get , the dealer we went to on Saturday as my previous post said didn't seem to want our business , and we hadn't even started proper negotiations on prices etc...

[Eaglehawk]

You've experienced what many of us think about most car dealers, if not VW dealers. Here in Canberra, our options are limited, and until recently I never bother purchasing from the local dealer/s because of their attitude towards price matching. From dealers refusing to even bargain with quotes from interstate, to "drive away pricing" that are only applicable to orders only, not the stock on the showroom floor.

And that's if you get their attention, I've walked into dealerships only to be treated like an invisible person. *boggles*

Welcome to the world of car dealers If you were in Canberra, I'd happily recommended my VW salesman, just PM me

[exzibit]

Aim for 10 percent off the RRP and try going in the last two days of the month. If they have met their sales numbers for the month, they won't budge too much but will be more receptive if they haven't.

[Scratchyratface]

Hey Jarryd, whereabouts was the dealer - name and shame! I found the same thing with the Mt Gravatt dealer. The sales manager was a complete #$%*@#

[jarryd]

i wont name and shame yet , ill give them some time to see if the original salesman ( who was pretty good ) contacts me regarding buying and price etc but I will be trying other dealers maybe springwood if im down that way

[exzibit]

Holy fook. The ETA for the blasted clip to reduce the wastegate rattle is September. What a load of horse manure.

[bennjamin]

Holy fook. The ETA for the blasted clip to reduce the wastegate rattle is September. What a load of horse manure.

it feels like you are driving a 20 yr old pinging hyundai excel. People look at you...."...wtf is wrong with that brand new car ?"

[beachie1]

103 TSI Highline.
Great fuel consumption,did a cruise up the Pacific Highway today ,distance 365Kms. Average speed 78,fuel consumption 5.2 litres 100 klm.
Travelling at speed limit,(alright a bit over) 100/110 klm per hour.So far impressed with vehicle,not used adaptive cruise yet.
Regards
Beachie1

[AJD]

Has anyone else had an issue with brakes on their Mk VII? Mine has just under 400 kilometres on it and the rear left rotor still has surface rust and rear right looks like the pads are only making light contact with 50% of the rotor surface. After 25 minutes of CBD traffic this morning the rotor was still cool enough to touch. I called the dealership to book the car in to be looked at and their attitude is the next available time is Monday 19 August. Needless to say I am not happy with the attitude of the dealer. Considering this is a car that went through "dealer delivery" a week ago VW are not off to a good start.

[brad]

Pads need to bed-in. Try a several moderately forceful stops from 80kmh down to 40kmh allowing a few minutes of driving afterwards for temperatures to stabilise.

If the mkVII is like the MkV/VI then the rear brakes should come on first under light braking.

I wouldn't worry about the heat unless you are really getting up them. I drive Hurstville to Cambelltown & the brake rotors are touchable at the end of that journey.

Crap dealer experience & you live in the inner west? That must be the dealer that starts with B & ends with world.

[AJD]

I have gone through the usual bedding in process which is why I questioned the dealer. I eventually threw a tantrum and had it looked at this morning, they tell me there is nothing wrong "rotors will cool down enough to be touched within a couple of hundred metres" - I suspect some of the race teams want to get on to that technology, the car is not showing any error costs and I must not be braking hard enough because "it is a light car". I've had a Mk IV, Mk V and an Audi A4, never had rotors cold enough to touch after 45 minutes in peak hour stop start traffic before.

The dealer was't my local but a Parramatta based dealer.

[brad]

It's a light car - LOL. What are they - about 1450kg? That's more than a HQ Holden. These dealership people certainly make some funny comments.

I think the comparison of driving in crappy Sydney peak hour traffic & racing cars is somewhat flawed but I get what you mean (lived in Glebe & Randwick for many years).

About the only thing you can do now is observe, document & continue to put your case forward in a reasonable yet insistent manner. Make sure they give you a work sheet that has the problem & their findings written on it

[AJD]

We will see how they look after a spirited (but totally legal) run through Kangaroo Valley on the weekend.