MY13 POLO Colours options Metallic / Pearl Effect !!

[LunchboxVRS]

If you want a Pearl effect colour, another option, albeit with a hefty price tag, is Oryx White Pearl. My new 6R GTI is in this colour and it's lovely. I doubt I would have sprung for the extra cost (RRP for the paint is $NZ1,800!) but it just happened that VW New Zealand had a vehicle just landed in the country in that colour with optional bi-xenons (which I did want), so we "negotiated" and much of the extra cost went away. It's an awesome colour by the way. I had a Candy White TSI before it and in my opinion, this is a far smarter colour, especially when you see it in the sun. It does have it's challenges though. I've added after-market parking sensors and getting them painted was a mission.

We don't have that option in oz. you could special order but your at the mercy of VW HQ.

[DUB69]

Paints have come a long way in the last 20 odd years & most 'pearl' paint on production cars these days is only a 2 layer system the same as metallic paint. It's a lot easier to match too & most competent Spray painters should be able do a repair without it standing out.

It sounds like you have just had the black pearl paint thrown in & not itemised on your docket.

Yes, the black would be the only 'pearl' effect colour offered & the rest are metallic if thats what it says in the brochure I'd say.

[alexaescht]

MY13 POLO Colours options Metallic / Pearl Effect !!

Do you mean its the ONLY Pearl effect paint as thats what I would take it.

Well I meant that you cannot get a non-pearl effect 'Deep black'.
You don't choose a colour and then add metallic or pearl – it comes with the colour in the first place.

[gavs]

MY13 POLO Colours options Metallic / Pearl Effect !!

Alex is correct, the ONLY black available on the Polo is called "Deep Pearl Black" which is a pearlescent, metallic black.

There is no ifs or bits about it. Just to make it clear, THERE IS ONLY ONE BLACK AVAILABLE ON THE POLO. If you have paid more than the standard markup (whatever it is) then you have been screwed by a VW dealership. Surprise surprise, welcome to buying a VW.

[GT4EVA]

Alex is correct, the ONLY black available on the Polo is called "Deep Pearl Black" which is a pearlescent, metallic black.

There is no ifs or bits about it. Just to make it clear, THERE IS ONLY ONE BLACK AVAILABLE ON THE POLO. If you have paid more than the standard markup (whatever it is) then you have been screwed by a VW dealership. Surprise surprise, welcome to buying a VW.

Hahaha is really funni how VW polo brochure stated is Optional for these metallic / pearl effect and noted is extra cost and these that come with metallic / pearl effect is stock from the factory.

all good now , thanx for all the reply for clearing this misunderstanding

[2PoloGuy]

Hahaha is really funni how VW polo brochure stated is Optional for these metallic / pearl effect and noted is extra cost and these that come with metallic / pearl effect is stock from the factory.

all good now , thanx for all the reply for clearing this misunderstanding

Interesting. You guys clearly have a different set of brochures to what we get in NZ. Both my 'The Polo" and "The Polo GTI" brochures show Black as a solid paint colour option, code A1 as well as the pearl Deep Black 2T.

[anglo_dude]

Interesting. You guys clearly have a different set of brochures to what we get in NZ. Both my 'The Polo" and "The Polo GTI" brochures show Black as a solid paint colour option, code A1 as well as the pearl Deep Black 2T.

Yep, we get a grand total of 7 colours for the whole Polo range:

All cars can be

Candy White
Flash Red
Deep Black (Pearl)
Reflex Silver

Then non-GTIS can be:
Ocean Blue or
Pepper Grey

And only the GTI can be:
Shadow Blue Metallic

So 5 colour choices for the GTI and 6 for the non GTIs

[VWplo]

Yep, we get a grand total of 7 colours for the whole Polo range:


Then non-GTIS can be:
Ocean Blue or
Pepper Grey


So 5 colour choices for the GTI and 6 for the non GTIs

Ocean Blue for the win!!!!!!
im not biased or anything

[2PoloGuy]

There's an Oryx pearl white (that matches mine and scobb's) for sale on Trade Me here in Kiwiland:
Volkswagen POLO GTI 2013 | Trade Me
Photos don't do it justice. The worrying bit is selling after 2,750 km, and 3 months - no mention of any issues, just selling "to get a car for family". I wonder....

[scobb]

Indeed, that's identical to mine! Interesting that he's asking more for it than I paid new.

I wonder if it's a CTHE or CAVE engine? Of the 3 MY13 cars available to me when I bought mine a month ago, 1 was CAVE and 2 were CTHE. Mine's a CTHE built Dec 2012. I'd certainly be checking that detail if I was interested in buying.

I also wonder why did VW NZ bring in these cars with the special paint? I for one am pleased they did, but it seems strange. As 2PoloGuy says, the photos don't do justice to the lovely metallic white fleck that just sparkles in the sun.

[2PoloGuy]

Indeed, that's identical to mine! Interesting that he's asking more for it than I paid new.

I wonder if it's a CTHE or CAVE engine? Of the 3 MY13 cars available to me when I bought mine a month ago, 1 was CAVE and 2 were CTHE. Mine's a CTHE built Dec 2012. I'd certainly be checking that detail if I was interested in buying.

I also wonder why did VW NZ bring in these cars with the special paint? I for one am pleased they did, but it seems strange. As 2PoloGuy says, the photos don't do justice to the lovely metallic white fleck that just sparkles in the sun.

Hi Simon - mine's CTHE, maybe the Trade Me one is CAVE. Re the Oryx, I believe it was always available for special order, but circa September(?) last year NWNZ suddenly got access to maybe 70 GTIs that were scheduled for the Japanese market, but they cancelled. Hence the availability of GTI demonstrators for the first time in over 12 months (if ever - first time I ever got the chance to drive one), preponderance of Xenons and these few Oryx (esp. given that's a colour several Japanese manufacturers offer). Colours that became available were Candy White, Flash Red, Reflex Silver (which my TSI is - hence my moniker), Shadow Blue (but very few), Deep Black Pearl.
Re his asking price, don't forget we all bought during the VWNZ Summer Polo offer - the list without extras was $37,900 (incl the Detroits which were previously extra $400). I imagine that's the current retail again.
Hope yours is sans problems.

[scobb]

MY13 POLO Colours options Metallic / Pearl Effect !!

Very interesting info, thanks. I'm surprised the Japanese spec and NZ spec would be identical. Given the Sep date you mention, I'd doubt my car was part of that cancelled order, given it wasn't built until mid-Dec and purchased mid-Apr, just after the summer price special finished, but some hard negotiation got the price down to NZ$36,100 including the xenons and paint. Oh, and touch wood, one month into ownership and only 550KMs, and all is well so far .

[2PoloGuy]

Very interesting info, thanks. I'm surprised the Japanese spec and NZ spec would be identical. Given the Sep date you mention, I'd doubt my car was part of that cancelled order, given it wasn't built until mid-Dec and purchased mid-Apr, just after the summer price special finished, but some hard negotiation got the price down to NZ$36,100 including the xenons and paint. Oh, and touch wood, one month into ownership and only 550KMs, and all is well so far .

As I understood it, because GTI demand was so high the factory couldn't keep up and so allocations had to be limited/wait lists were very long. So when Japan cancelled some of their 2012 allocation, VWNZ picked it up and these then dribbled off the production line and onto boats for NZ. So they weren't necessarily built by September, but presumably anytime up till e-o-y.
Glad to hear it's going well.