The official I have ordered/received my new MKVI thread

I took delivery of my new R about 2 weeks ago. Specs are MY11.5 3dr Rising Blue, DSG, MDI, Bluetooth, Sunroof, ACC, RVC. I ordered in mid Dec last year, it was originally going to be here in Apr but that moved out to the right 3 times.

Nevertheless, I am so impressed with the blue beast now it's here, it is phenomenal:banana:! We took it the snow last weekend, on the highway it performs like a dream, it is so comfortable and effortless to drive. I even took it down about 10 km of muddy goat-tracks to Yarrangobilly caves, hello 4motion:P. Of course the new toy got coated in mud, a great excuse to spend an afternoon outside with it and give it a wash. Its got 750km on it now, I can't wait for run in to be complete so I can give it a good workout.

It's worth commenting on ACC as I did order it but had mixed feelings about it during the delivery wait. My conclusion now is ACC transforms the car, the differences between the settings are distinct and really change the car, Comfort or Normal are great for tooling around here in Canberra, Sport makes it much harder and a much more involving driving experience.

Plans for the future include a tune when I convince 'the department of finance and war' I really do need it.....she has driven the R and thinks it has more than enough power already.

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Originally Posted by MadWorm

Plans for the future include a tune when I convince 'the department of finance and war' I really do need it.....she has driven the R and thinks it has more than enough power already.

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The conversation with the department should be in context of the "Tune" fixing the delivery of power and addressing the shortcomings of the factory configuration to comply with economy and emissions issues. So it is your duty as a sensible VW owner to tune the vehicle to its appropriate potential.

All good points SilvrFoxX.

I have a feeling it will cost me an EOS when her current lease finishes, she took a shine to them when I was dragging her around dealers :facepalm:.

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Originally Posted by MadWorm

All good points SilvrFoxX.

I have a feeling it will cost me an EOS when her current lease finishes, she took a shine to them when I was dragging her around dealers :facepalm:.

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My heart goes out to you.. Mine has the same fancy

Congrats on your R MadWorm. Pity about the delay,but now that you've finally got it,well worth the wait! I too got my R two weeks ago tomorrow. I've just clocked up 960kms,it's such a pleasure to drive! Just got back from a place north of where I live called "Paluma". 10kms of hilly,twisty roads to give the ACC a real workout. Glad I took that option from the factory too. So which tune did you have in mind? I've opted for the Bluefin, will load it up in a few weeks after she's run in a bit more,that is of course if my R doesn't have an encrypted ECU

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Originally Posted by dyljoy

and they sold to u same as price u signed? if yes, that's big smile u should have~congratulation for ur new ride btw

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They sold me the Red one same price as signed, yes, but it's still base model (just different colour and seat cloth to what I ordered), so it's the same price I guess (since it's not metallic paint either which is $500 more expensive).

The other Red one with ACC and SatNav is still at the dealership. They have a nice Candy White R there too at the moment. Looks great!

your car is MY12, right?

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Originally Posted by Xciteu

Congrats on your R MadWorm. Pity about the delay,but now that you've finally got it,well worth the wait! I too got my R two weeks ago tomorrow. I've just clocked up 960kms,it's such a pleasure to drive! Just got back from a place north of where I live called "Paluma". 10kms of hilly,twisty roads to give the ACC a real workout. Glad I took that option from the factory too. So which tune did you have in mind? I've opted for the Bluefin, will load it up in a few weeks after she's run in a bit more,that is of course if my R doesn't have an encrypted ECU

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Nice, enjoy~

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Originally Posted by justin

They sold me the Red one same price as signed, yes, but it's still base model (just different colour and seat cloth to what I ordered), so it's the same price I guess (since it's not metallic paint either which is $500 more expensive).

The other Red one with ACC and SatNav is still at the dealership. They have a nice Candy White R there too at the moment. Looks sexy!

Only thing is though that they didn't give me the keys for the locks on the bike carriers, so I'll have to go back to the dealership tomorrow and get it.

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Originally Posted by dyljoy

your car is MY12, right?

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Nah,it's an MY11.5. I think the build date was 2 or 3 weeks short of it being an MY12

I checked the VIN, definitely an 11.5. I just missed out. My dealer even brought it up, we met each other in the middle which was pretty fair of them.

Tune will be APR stage 1, the tuner in Canberra has a good reputation with the VW/Audi community. In fact the dealer I didn't buy from told me they even run cars over to him for tune installation before delivery for clients....