Hi again,
Thanks for all he comments re: my Edition 30 creaks and groans etc. I emailed the salesman who I dealt with at Wolsey Ipswich and he informed the Sales Manager who got back to me today. MY issue with the bonnet creases has provoked this reaction:
"1) The creases on the front edge. We appraised the car when it was brought in and we were more than happy with the condition of the vehicle for sale. We also have a dent specialist who comes round and makes his living from spotting and removing the dents in cars on our forecourt. Finally, we looked at the car together when you took delivery of the vehicle on a clear dry day. With none of us spotting these marks at any point in the process I am afraid it is not a cost we would be willing to cover at this later stage, as we have no record of the dents being there."
I viewed the car in bright sunlight and the dents or creases were only apparent under streetlight when I arrived home in the dark. Admittedly they are smallish and most people probably wouldn't notice but I have noticed them. It seems a number of Golf owners have this same couple of creases in almost exactly the same place. I've been around Paintless Dent Removal workshops both here and in the US and the PDR technicians all use a florescent light bank either directly above or just to the side of the panel they are working on to properly see the damaged panel. It shows the contour of the dent by reflecting the lamp and highlighting any dip or inperfection. It is often extremely difficult to see the extent of any damage in daylight and particularly on a light coloured or Silver car like mine.
My creaky and groany rear suspension was met with this:
"2) The knocking noises could come from a number of things, they weren't picked up on our multipoint check but this could be down to varied road surfaces as you suggest. Certainly anti roll bar bushes could be a cause of this, but there are other possibilities so our recommendation would be to book it in with your local dealer and have the car diagnosed under warranty. Until we know the outcome of this it is difficult for us to comment further but we would take this issue very seriously and would not expect any kind of issue like this on a car that you have collected so recently"
This is a better response and one I will get on to tomorrow.
Any thoughts on the dent issue though?
Now I've driven my Golf for a week I'm really keen for someone who has an Edition 30 to drive my car and let me know how it drives. I think the suspension is rather harsh and crashy and apart from the aforementioned creaks and groans I'm wondering if its 60,000 miles have taken their toll on the dampers and springs or perhaps it's been substituted for a different after market set up?? I'm probably worrying unnecessarily having come from a much softer Audi and the roads of North and SW London where I've been whizzing around today are particularly pot-holed but it'd be great to get an experienced Golf Edition 30 owners' views on how it drives.
Any London owners??
Thanks guys
galaxie500
