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Offline WYTHIT

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #90 on: February 22, 2011, 10:49:18 am »
Mine is booked in at vw stockport on friday :jumpmove:

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #91 on: February 22, 2011, 10:59:35 am »
And also, I've arranged a extended test drive of The Candy White Golf R dsg they have on their forecourt :star:

Happy days :laugh:
That could be an expensive new set of alloys.....but I like your thinking!! Does the wife know about your antics Steve :surprised: :happy2:

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #92 on: February 22, 2011, 11:18:46 am »
Car Booked in next Wednesday 2nd March  :pomppomp:

Only hope now a) they dont wash it, b) they dont wrag it, c) dont use it as an excuse to screw money out of me.

They're not likely to wash it are they  :surprised: :surprised:

I'm a 3rd the way through correcting my paintwork....if they wash it I might end up doing time.

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #93 on: February 22, 2011, 11:46:28 am »
And also, I've arranged a extended test drive of The Candy White Golf R dsg they have on their forecourt :star:

Happy days :laugh:

There is always some smug git around isnt there!  :fighting: Will keep my eyes peeled for that tomorrow then Steve! Shame mine doesnt get coil packs!

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #94 on: February 22, 2011, 12:34:49 pm »
Booked for Wednesday at Citygate Ruislip...nice.



That is my closest dealer so will need to see if mine needs them changed and if I can get mine booked in as well.

Was it hassle free to book in?
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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #95 on: February 22, 2011, 01:21:20 pm »
And also, I've arranged a extended test drive of The Candy White Golf R dsg they have on their forecourt :star:

Happy days :laugh:

Lucky git! How long you got it for? I'd love one but can't justify the price (yet!) especially trying to convince the missus! It's not worth it!

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #96 on: February 22, 2011, 02:49:20 pm »
thanks for the heads up, booked mine in for tommorow morning :) but at 8am :( and they said it will take them till lunch time  :confused:

mine is a 2007 56 plate gti

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #97 on: February 22, 2011, 03:12:20 pm »

thanks for the heads up, booked mine in for tommorow morning :) but at 8am :( and they said it will take them till lunch time  :confused:


....What dealers like to do is have your car for all of a half-day period so they have flexibility in slotting you into the workshop. Sometimes other jobs take longer due to additional problems found etc. I think this is better than promising you it will be ready an hour later and then it's not because of someone else's car.


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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #98 on: February 22, 2011, 03:46:14 pm »
mines booked in for this 2mora at 8am at leeds VW

there service was very good and the women was very nice, more than can be said for Wakefield VW which i have only ever heard and experienced bad problems with myself

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #99 on: February 22, 2011, 04:00:08 pm »
     @ Mandy, do you need a new scratch post :signLOL: :signLOL:
I'm not bald yet, and that's the only time I will be seen in a convertible with my peak cap :wink:

(2 or 3 years from now before you say :P)

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #100 on: February 22, 2011, 06:43:08 pm »
I'm booked in for Friday midday,told it will take about 1hr.

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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #101 on: February 22, 2011, 06:46:55 pm »
Was in TPS earlier. Doing the maths on the cost of this. Possibly 71000 affected cars, having 4 faulty coilpacks at cost price of around £26 a piece.

Worst case scenario for them, that works out to about £7,384,000....this is gonna be a costly hit to VW


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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #102 on: February 22, 2011, 06:49:24 pm »
Returned from the dealers from having a service today, (4th year service, DSG oil change, brake fluid change, MOT. On a plus point at least they price matched, in the end).

According to VW (after another dealer told me my car wasn't included), my car is included in the recall, so the car will be booked in for the work when the coil packs have arrived in stock.

Glad I read this on the forum, cheers guys. :happy2:
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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #103 on: February 22, 2011, 08:01:30 pm »
Was in TPS earlier. Doing the maths on the cost of this. Possibly 71000 affected cars, having 4 faulty coilpacks at cost price of around £26 a piece.

Worst case scenario for them, that works out to about £7,384,000....this is gonna be a costly hit to VW

£100 a car is peanuts to VW, in any case if the coils are faulty I imagine they will be reclaiming a lot of that from the coil manufacturer - Bosch?
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Re: 'product enhancement' (recall!) on some mk5 gti's
« Reply #104 on: February 22, 2011, 08:03:53 pm »
Bosch, Valeo, NGK generally

And yes it it peanuts. If VOSA got involved it'd cost a hell of a lot more


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