Volkswagen Driving Experience

[hailcannon]

Volkswagen Driving Experience

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Sorry mate, tickets are gone already. Will maybe see you at next years one with a bit of luck

[shauno]

I'll be there tomorrow, might be interesting if the rain comes!

[tigger73]

Still a couple of places left for the Perth and Adelaide events. If anyone needs a code send me a PM.

[tigger73]

Well I went to VW Driving Experience at Mallala (Adelaide) today.

A couple of showers early in the day cleared and it turned out to be a fantastic afternoon at the track.

Format was similar to last years, however small change was in the lapping where 2 cars followed the instructor car.

Here's the video of the Golf R - just a bit of a shame half the shot is of the dash

Anyway had a great day with some good company, great weather and some fabulous cars. What more could you want?

Tip for anyone going to the event later this year: If you want to get the most out of your laps make sure the other person driving in your group is of similar standard/lap speed so that the instructor will keep the speed up to/at your driving ability. I made sure the guy in the car in front wasn't going to slow me down and I had a great time

[Mi16 Man]

Great video footage in the cars hey! I enjoyed SMSP this year....especially being assigned to the North Track. Will try and book PI next year.



MY13 Kluger KX-S AWD / MY16 Polo GTI

[ope126]

Went on the Volkswagen Driving Experience this morning at Mt Cotton (Brisbane).
What an event, had an absolute blast!!!

For me the highlight was defiantly the Golf R!

It can turn an average driver into an awesome driver!!!

What an absolute animal of a car.

The event was really well run and the experience of the instructors was second to none!

Back again next year!!!

[limiteded]

Hey does anyone know if the drivers experience is back in 2017?
the vw driving experience website doesnt seem to be fully working at the moment, and no googleing can confirm either

[tigger73]

I was in at the dealers yesterday and asked them the same question and they didn't know.

It may well be stuffed up due to the launch of the Mk7.5 Golf not being until August/September as well as the Scirocco R being discontinued.

They won't want people driving the "old" cars when the new ones are here - especially when some of the events will likely be after the launch. And no use running the Scirocco R either as they're currently in run-out.

So I'm guessing it may not happen this year, however I'd love to be proven wrong.

Your best bet is to register your interest on the VW Driving Experience website. That way if the event does go ahead you'll get an email telling you all the details and how to get your hands on tickets.

[AdamD]

So I'm guessing it may not happen this year, however I'd love to be proven wrong.

Your best bet is to register your interest on the VW Driving Experience website. That way if the event does go ahead you'll get an email telling you all the details and how to get your hands on tickets.

The website (volkswagendrivingexperience.com.au) is extremely broken. Not only are the CSS and images no-shows, but the Register Your Interest url reveals this pearler:

"We are excited to announce that Volkswagen Driving Experience is back in 2013 and tickets will go on sale Tuesday, 23 April."

Using https appears to render okay, but their cert has expired (23 March 2017 at 1:58 PM). Going in via YouVW still makes reference to the 2015 experience, with links to register your interest for 2016. Doesn't bode well.

[limiteded]

Mmm Whoever is in charge of VWA's online communication etc needs to re assess the fact that with near 50000 sales p.a and a loyal customer base, that just puting a few posts on facebook (to which people with bad experinces just tag their rants onto), and a new website, is not cutting the mustard.

Ar per above posts, yeah the website is that broken it should be withdrawn, an the your vw website & login seems rather out of date to me. And the VW magazine seems to be a bit unorganised too.

as per tigger73 said, it must be the launch of the new golf that has stuffed it up, as well as the end of the scirroco.
although if they substitute a passat 206 for the scirroco, that would be a good boost for 206 sales i think

[tigger73]

But the 206TSI Passat is not as fun to drive compared to a Golf R / Scirocco / Golf GTI. And there's quite a wait list on these as well but it would be good to drive something a little different.

It could also be canned due to cut-backs.

[Olle]

Dammit. Would have been nice to head along to one. I guess after all the dieselgate saga they need to recoup losses somehow. That plus the fact that the performance stable is really only limited to the GTI and R seeing as the Scirocco has been discontinued.

[tigger73]

Just checked the Volkswagen Driving Experience site and looks like the site has been refreshed and there will be a 2017/18 event: https://www.volkswagendrivingexperience.com.au/

I'm not sure what that means but more than likely the event will run after the launch of the Golf 7.5 Update - and in particular after the launch of the new GTI and R.

After all it only makes sense that people would want to drive the new cars.

[tigger73]

Volkswagen Driving Experience is on again. Tickets for Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne go on sale on the 19th of July (Sydney and Brisbane dates/tickets will be released later). Cars are new Golf R, new Golf GTI, Passat 206 and Tiguan 162. Check out the website for more info and to register: Volkswagen Driving Experience | Volkswagen Driving Experience

[ope126]

Volkswagen Driving Experience is on again. Tickets for Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne go on sale on the 19th of July (Sydney and Brisbane dates/tickets will be released later). Cars are new Golf R, new Golf GTI, Passat 206 and Tiguan 162. Check out the website for more info and to register: Volkswagen Driving Experience | Volkswagen Driving Experience

Looks another good mix of cars this year! Can't wait to attend once again!!!