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My dealer just emailed me to say that the car has arrived at a UK port, which I’m guessing is Grimsby

The engine cover is a different design from the one on the AW car that I currently have. As for my new car the dealer emailed me and said that the delivery from Germany has been pushed back until next month, but didn’t specify if the car is actually in Germany, so I’m hedging my bets that it’s aboar ...

The cosmos is heading back towards Port Elizabeth

The Glovis Cosmos sailed from East London on Sunday and headed north East to Durban (scheduled destination) where it arrived last night and is currently moored, so I’m assuming that it is loading/discharging cars there. Where it will head next we’ll know in the next couple of days, as there’s no dat ...

The Glovis Cosmos sailed from East London on Sunday and headed north East to Durban (scheduled destination) where it arrived last night and is currently moored, so I’m assuming that it is loading/discharging cars there. Where it will head next we’ll know in the next couple of days, as there’s no data ...

I was under the same impression, having tracked my current Gti from SA to the UK, post vw emissions scandal. But having done some research it looks like the primary shipping agent in SA has a car terminal in east London (Car terminal https://maps.app.goo.gl/XWAqsndLcRJeNYmm9?g_st=ic) and several ...

Good investigation! I've been trying to find when the next vehicle carrier is leaving Port Elizabeth. When I spoke to the dealer (about 2 weeks ago) they said mine had been built and that it may come before Christmas if we're lucky. I wonder how frequently they have vehicle carriers depart?!?! I ...

Waiting for delivery of a new car is like being an expectant waiting for the birth of a baby. All I know atm is that the car is built and awaiting transit, and looking at marine traffic seems to show that the next vehicle carrier due in South Africa bound for Germany (Glovis Cosmos) will arrive in ...

I have a new facelift Gti on order and according to the dealer it’s due for production in week 42 (16-22 October) and I’m awaiting confirmation of this being completed, then there’s the transit time to the uk, so I’m expecting possible delivery early December. A couple of questions for the group: Doe ...

I ordered a new Polo Gti from the dealer at the weekend and tbh I don’t expect to get it before Christmas

If the shipping schedule is anything like that of the earlier Gti’s built in South Africa then it will probably be a 6-7 week delay for sea transit to Germany, then 7-14 days until it hits UK shores, then however long it takes to make it to the final destination

The water pump is a separate item, but is usually changed at the same time as the timing belt and adds around £100 to the price. My 2019 Gti was on a 4 year service plan and 4 year warranty plan. Both of those are a rarity for most owners. But as the timing belt is due next year + the major service ...

Has anyone switched from Michelin PS4 tyres to the newer PS5 tyre on their AW Gti+? I’ve recently returned from a 2K mile trip to the Algarve in Portugal where the car behaved flawlessly, and it won’t be long before I will be needing 4 new tyres on the car (18” Bresica rims), and I’m looking for feed ...

I was the first to try and have a autowatch ghost immobiliser fitted, unfortunately it is impossible for them to get it to work correctly, the software in the immobiliser and the car are incompatible. They even brought the guy down from Scotland who developed it and two of them sat in my car for six ...

As for using a ceramic topper my go to is cosmic spritz which although expensive has a huge amount of gloss to make it shine in the summer sun. But in winter I revert back to Kamikaze collection v.3 topper and it’s more resilient for water repellent than the spritz but has less shine