New GTI + delivery

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The new cars look great guys, hope they bring you milea of smiles! :D
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2 nice new cars there. Saw a new gold(?) Polo in Asda car park the other day with the bike rack fitted. With the bikes still on the rack....
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RyanH wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:15 pm I’ve collected mine this afternoon too. As everyone has already said, it’s so worth the wait. Loving it already.

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So pleased for you pal, looks fantastic :D
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monkeyhanger wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:02 pm It'll get quicker over time too - there's a marked difference in performance between our red GTI+ with 7500 miles on and the new white one with about 800 miles on.
I’ve nearly 1200 on mine, and it suprised me this morning as I was pottering along in traffic doing 50ish when the car in front slowed to turn left, so I swung mine out to overtake and put my foot down, WOW ..... it shot off like a bat out of hell when the power kicked in, and I thought the wheels would spin
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Are you noticing that as you put more miles on that the sound is maturing too?
It could be placebo but I'm sure mine burbles a bit more, and deeper, than when I first got it.
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peeceeuk wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2019 2:45 pm Are you noticing that as you put more miles on that the sound is maturing too?
It could be placebo but I'm sure mine burbles a bit more, and deeper, than when I first got it.
Mine has only 30 miles on the clock so far and I'm enjoying the sound very much. Yes, the soundacktor is playing a part in it but loving the noise and the burbles from gear changes and letting off the throttle. As I've come from a plain 1.2 TSI polo the engine noise is so much nicer. And if the sound gets better with time I will be most chuffed.
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l3rady wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:30 pm
peeceeuk wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2019 2:45 pm Are you noticing that as you put more miles on that the sound is maturing too?
It could be placebo but I'm sure mine burbles a bit more, and deeper, than when I first got it.
Mine has only 30 miles on the clock so far and I'm enjoying the sound very much. Yes, the soundacktor is playing a part in it but loving the noise and the burbles from gear changes and letting off the throttle. As I've come from a plain 1.2 TSI polo the engine noise is so much nicer. And if the sound gets better with time I will be most chuffed.
Wait what? Are you sure? The 2019 model is supposedly too quiet due to the GPF. I haven’t driven one in forever, so I totally forgot what it sounds like in the 2019 spec.

I’m picking mine up next Monday!
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l3rady wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:30 pm
peeceeuk wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2019 2:45 pm Are you noticing that as you put more miles on that the sound is maturing too?
It could be placebo but I'm sure mine burbles a bit more, and deeper, than when I first got it.
Mine has only 30 miles on the clock so far and I'm enjoying the sound very much. Yes, the soundacktor is playing a part in it but loving the noise and the burbles from gear changes and letting off the throttle. As I've come from a plain 1.2 TSI polo the engine noise is so much nicer. And if the sound gets better with time I will be most chuffed.
I previously had a 2015 1.2 TSi.
There is an obvious difference between the two but I'm sure as mine clocks more miles, the sound develops somewhat.
Unless I'm now so comfortable adjusting to the feel of it, I now have time to hear it and take it in.
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phillos wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:49 pm Wait what? Are you sure? The 2019 model is supposedly too quiet due to the GPF. I haven’t driven one in forever, so I totally forgot what it sounds like in the 2019 spec.

I’m picking mine up next Monday!
Even GPF version does burp etc. just not as uch as pre-GPF :)
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Dark_cze wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:59 pm
phillos wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:49 pm Wait what? Are you sure? The 2019 model is supposedly too quiet due to the GPF. I haven’t driven one in forever, so I totally forgot what it sounds like in the 2019 spec.

I’m picking mine up next Monday!
Even GPF version does burp etc. just not as uch as pre-GPF :)
:shock: :lol: :mrgreen: That is awesome to hear and learn! Whoa, Monday cannot come fast enough now....!
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Unless you like driving around with your windows down, the soundaktor set to "Eco" and no music on, you'd be hard pushed to notice the burps (and pops for the non-GPF variant). The car's just not very loud under it's natural sound unless it is being pushed hard.
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Didn't want to pop balloons but don't get too excited about the exhaust. All rather subtle.

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johnpolo2 wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:39 am Didn't want to pop balloons but don't get too excited about the exhaust. All rather subtle.

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It's nice and deep though, I can always hear mine unless the radio is on loudish (I have disabled my Soundakotor with OBDeleven) and with the windows open (like this lovely sunny day) it's pretty decent volume, not to the extremes of the Abarth 500 I used to own, but it sounds nice and I've heard the odd burp and pop out of it. I'm not sure I would want anything more from it tbh
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Griff74 wrote:
johnpolo2 wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:39 am Didn't want to pop balloons but don't get too excited about the exhaust. All rather subtle.

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It's nice and deep though, I can always hear mine unless the radio is on loudish (I have disabled my Soundakotor with OBDeleven) and with the windows open (like this lovely sunny day) it's pretty decent volume, not to the extremes of the Abarth 500 I used to own, but it sounds nice and I've heard the odd burp and pop out of it. I'm not sure I would want anything more from it tbh
Thats what I want tbh. Yes the occasional Golf/A3/Leon with downpipe and full decat exhaust sounds good but I can’t image driving with it everyday. Plus the po po is ought to be keeping and eye on you all day when you’re that obnoxious. [emoji23][emoji108]

Really looking forward to driving my car this Monday. Took half the day off for dropping of the old lease and picking up the new.
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Hi All,

Greetings from The Netherlands.
Just registered to the forum.
I have been reading the forum for some time now.
I learned a lot, thanks to everyone who shared information.
I envy you guys, having this app and showing you all kind of info about your new car.
We don't have that here in The Netherlands and dealer can't tell much about the status of my order.
Few days ago I contacted Volkswagen Netherlands and they know even less. :roll: Nothing that is!

That's why I come here, here is where the info is. :mrgreen:

Ordered on February 14th 2019 and got a confirmed build week 23.
Reef Blue on Brescia's
Anyone here with the same built week 23 that can share some info about their status.

TIA
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