Hello all,
I just completed my shopping experience for a new TDI (my 3rd) and would like to share something I found. On the VW website (and 3 different local dealer sites) you can "build" your dream car. I did this and found that the "Sport Styling Kit" (front spoiler + side skirts + twin exhaust tips) is offered online as a $1228 option to the Golf TDI. However, 2 different dealerships told me they are not available at all even if I ordered the car.
The first dealership (Hanson in Olympia, WA) said they could see about something aftermarket if I wanted a spoiler and side skirts and would run around $3500 for this :eek
The second dealership (Larson in Tacoma, WA) said the parts are simply not available even if I ordered the car... grrr, then why offer the parts online as part of the build? They didn't know. I really wanted to have the car with a couple minor options and have it dealer installed so it would be covered by the warranty.
Has anyone else have info on this or encountered the same issue? I noticed this was the case on both the Jetta SportWagen TDI that I was considering and on the Golf TDI that I bought.
All this aside, the new 10 Golf TDI is awesome; black 4 door, standard Porta 17" wheels, Xenon light option, and sunroof. I added in dealer installed window tint, paint and interior sealer, and extended the warranty to 100k miles. :thumbsup overall
I just completed my shopping experience for a new TDI (my 3rd) and would like to share something I found. On the VW website (and 3 different local dealer sites) you can "build" your dream car. I did this and found that the "Sport Styling Kit" (front spoiler + side skirts + twin exhaust tips) is offered online as a $1228 option to the Golf TDI. However, 2 different dealerships told me they are not available at all even if I ordered the car.
The first dealership (Hanson in Olympia, WA) said they could see about something aftermarket if I wanted a spoiler and side skirts and would run around $3500 for this :eek
The second dealership (Larson in Tacoma, WA) said the parts are simply not available even if I ordered the car... grrr, then why offer the parts online as part of the build? They didn't know. I really wanted to have the car with a couple minor options and have it dealer installed so it would be covered by the warranty.
Has anyone else have info on this or encountered the same issue? I noticed this was the case on both the Jetta SportWagen TDI that I was considering and on the Golf TDI that I bought.
All this aside, the new 10 Golf TDI is awesome; black 4 door, standard Porta 17" wheels, Xenon light option, and sunroof. I added in dealer installed window tint, paint and interior sealer, and extended the warranty to 100k miles. :thumbsup overall