The Mega MK7 & MK8 Golf GTI/GTD/R thread - Part II

GavRedKing

Perfect, something to reach out to dealer about tomorrow.

Cheers for the update Joe.

bazz26

Anyone for a Tiguan R van:

https://www.carsireland.ie/2881564

hooch-85

Its the only way around the €2,400 a year tax bill.

bazz26

And the VAT.

Zurbaran

Thinking I might cancel my order and use the few quid I have saved for investing. After waiting a few months without any word the spur of the moment big purchase buzz has all but gone at this stage. Doesn’t help that the discount I was offered initially was loaded on to my trade in (after adding hk last week) when the guy knew I was planning to sell privately and the trade in price was agreed from the outset.

GavRedKing

Called into a local AutoBuy and got offered 13k for the car.

Could very well be leaving in the next few days once the wheels are refurbished.

DaveyDave

Anywhere I can find the service schedule for the Golf? Forums suggest different things for different countries and I'm confused. Going into the 4th service at just under 50,000km

VW website says ultimate service every 2 years, that's oil, air/cabin filter and spark plugs. No mention of brake fluid on any service so I'm wondering if there's other things that need to be done that aren't mentioned.

With the service plan as far as I know my car had cabin filter at 2nd service and brake fluid at 3rd service. Not aware of spark plugs or air filter being done.

Toyotafanboi

Your 4th service is an Ultimate, as you say oil, air, pollen and plugs. Then a Classic the next time. Then VW just advise to alternate between Ultimate and Classic for the rest of the cars life.

Pollen is every second service and plugs are every 4th service so this all ties back into Ultimate as your 4th.

Brake fluid is first done at your third service, then every second service after that so not due this year.

DaveyDave

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117723214#Comment_117723214

If plugs are every 4 years would they do something else on the ultimate service or would they still change them every 2 years?

Toyotafanboi

See, it's actually a bit messy. The intervals change when the car goes out of warranty, for some reason.

First 3 years and/ or under warranty:

Oil change every 15k/ 12 months

Pollen filter every 30k

Diesel filter or spark plugs every 60k

Engine air filter every 90k

Brake fluid after 3 years, regardless of mileage

If going on long life intervals it extends the oil services to 30k kms but the other bits stay the same.

After 4 years/ outside of warranty:

They recommend you to alternate between:

Classic service (oil and filter change)

Untimate service (oil, air, pollen and fuel filter/ spark plugs)

every other service, where you are doing 15k or 30k intervals makes no difference

and brake fluid every 24 months.

GavRedKing

Update from the dealer, the car is built and will be shipped this week.

Which is great news, might get it by end of August, start of September.

JoeA3

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117727055#Comment_117727055

Excellent. Mine is the same... en route to the port. So we'll likely be on the same ship. I'm not sure how regularly the ships depart from Emden to Dublin these days but it's generally once every 2 weeks or so. So depending on timing, we could be on a boat this week or we may have just missed one and have to wait another ~10 days...

Dealer has also confirmed I am "one of the lucky ones" too re the 0% APR... so I assume you are in clover too in that regard!

GavRedKing

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117727383#Comment_117727383

Maybe time to start watching the ships from Emden.

Ya, I've got the 0% confirmed too.

So at the moment its all about playing the waiting game and the sooner the better.

JoeA3

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117728716#Comment_117728716

There's a ship about to dock in Dublin tonight (the Patara) which obviously ours aren't on. That ship is back and over from Emden to Dublin every ~2 weeks or so.

And another one that regularly does this route, the Parana, is currently docked in Emden. So maybe that one is the one to watch.

DaveyDave

There better be pictures when they arrive, we're also waiting for them to show up :D

Doyler99

https://www.adverts.ie/car/volkswagen/golf/volkswagen-golf-2019/24519037

Cheap and cheerful golf "R" 😝 I've never seen the R badge at the back on an r-line without the golf sign?

DaveyDave

Fair enough people like to make their car 'theirs' and the R-Line is a factory, sportier option but imagine debadging a Golf, painting the brake calipers and sticking on an R badge and Prets. Come on now...

These discs just look ridiculous.

JoeA3

Oh dear. Least it’s not a diesel.

DaveyDave

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117729679#Comment_117729679

And it's a DSG, so it won't be slowed down by manual shifting!

kevodaly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117728748#Comment_117728748

As far as I know, my car is on the Patara which is about to arrive! So hopefully will see it in a week or so.

ironictoaster

Anyone have any experiences using an aftermarket head unit in a golf mk7? I recently got a 2015 golf and I naively presumed it would be easy to replace the head unit for apple carplay/Android Auto.

This is not the case! Seems like an absolute nightmare to replace.

GavRedKing

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117730817#Comment_117730817

Patara has left Dublin and the Parana has left Emden, going by Marine Traffic.

bennyx_o

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117735323#Comment_117735323

Kenwood and Alpine both do replacement head units that are a direct fit for the MK7. Which head unit do you have? It may be cheaper to upgrade to a VW unit that supports Apply Carplay & Android Auto than buy the Kenwood or Alpine

ILikeBoats

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117677803#Comment_117677803

Another new one up north.

This one has the proper screen (from what I can see of it) and the new bucket seats, and the DCT.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/hyundai-i30-n-2-0-t-gdi-280ps-dct-auto-simply-pu/28845425

JoeA3

There are guys who will supply and fit a newer OEM unit for you that will support carPlay. It would be the best job, if not the cheapest, imo. If you're on FB, try asking the question on the Autostadt.ie group, its something that comes up often enough.

Avoid Chinese replica units.

JoeA3

My old R has turned up again, looking quite well. Feel slightly ill when I see the asking price. I didn't get much more for it 3.5 years ago. Colm Quinn offered me 26k for it at the time 😡

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Volkswagen/Golf/fpa/202108116098236

ironictoaster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117736162#Comment_117736162

Thanks, I will look into this. I believe I have a discovery pro headunit!

ironictoaster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117736478#Comment_117736478

I noticed a lot of people purchasing a headunit called RCD330 taken out of golfs from the Chinese market. They seem OK, but it seems you lose some features.

There's a few lads on instagram installing them but none of them will touch mine as I have the emblem reversing camera! Will check out the link! Thanks!

JoeA3

It’s a 2015 Golf Right? Any idea when it was registered in 2015? It’s possible to activate CarPlay on the radios in cars built from about mid 2015 onwards.

carsfan2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117736676#Comment_117736676

Incredible to think a six year old golf R would be this much today.

who would have thought?