Scirocco Central

Went through the same thought process. The Roc is a Golf chassis, so leg room is identical. Headroom more limited, but no problem for kids. Access is similar to a 2door Golf, so, again, no issue for kids. The biggest isssue is the limited visibility, which can cause car sickness. Depends on the age ...

Thanks guys, At least i know i didn't imagine it. The ignition issue is one to follow, as the windows often do a dance as i start the car. I think i will hope it is an abberation, but if it happens again, i'll go back to the dealer, ( though not the local one, if you read my last posts on the alarm ...

Came out this morning after the first really sharp frost to find both windows had dropped by about 4 inches. Interestingly, it was raining heavily when i locked the car, yet the interior was dry, suggesting this had happened well after i had locked it. The drop was much greater than the usual entry ...

Success! Well, sort of. Got a call on the 19th saying the part was in. Left car for the whole week, as i was on holiday. Drove back Saturday 27th to be told it wasn't yet finished. Oh, and by the way, the service department is shut till Tuesday! So they had the part and the car and waited seven days...

I:00am. Just been woken by the bloody alarm again (car's open now if anyone wants to nick it). Forgot to say that, although they think the fault has been identified, the part is on" back order", whatever that is. Any idea what that means or how long it takes?

Due to memories of when the kids were little, ours is Dipsy.
At the time, I had no idea he/she was a Viper Green teletubby.

Latest update Car went in last thursday (4/8) and is still with the dealer. Lots of tech talk about the CPU showing the alarm has been triggered, but not the source of the trigger. Data flowing back and forth between dealer and VW UK. Should get it back tomorrow. Can't complain at their thoroughness...

Car has been back in on two more occasions. Still has the alarm sounding for no reason, often in the early hours. I sleep with the key by the bed. If anyone were trying to steal it, i would simply roll over and unlock it for them at the first sound of the alam. VW cannot get to the cause. It goes in...

Thanks. My instinct is that it is a poorly aligned/adjusted sensor. I get the strong feeling with main dealers, that unless the computer tells them which bit to replace, they are at a bit of a loss. Lets see if i get any joy next week. Will post a cure, if there is one, or just buy some earplugs.

Can't seem to find a pattern. The last few weeks have been bone dry. It goes for days without a problem, then screams 10 minutes after being locked, or, which really p...s me off, waits until the early hours to play up. It is going into the main dealer overnight in a couple of weeks, but i would hav...

Thanks for the replies, guys. The alarm sounds with the ultrasonics on or off ( and i don't have an air freshener or furry dice). It is parked abour 25 yards from a quiet country road in the village, hence the sound of armageddon when the bloody thing goes off. Goes off on a slope and on the flat, w...

Any ideas why my alarm goes off almost on a daily basis? The car has been into a main dealer for a day and they could find nothing.(They managed to put 85miles on the clock and screw the fuel consumption for a 20mile collection and return, but that's another story). As an experiment, i isolated the ...

Any recommendations on how to treat new paintwork. Wax now, or leave well alone? Will post pics. I am assuming you have not let the dealer near it with autoglym lifegrime, sorry lifeshine! If so, I would get some sort of sealant on to it ASAP, and wax it too. :yes: finally get out and give me a goo...

I hope so. Over the last few months i've noticed every scirocco on the road . All CW, black, or rising blue. Got me worried. The VG will stand out, and it is a heritage colour for the 'roc. Trouble is, i'm old enough to remember that!

Ordered August 16th, the Viper will arrive Monday. Was it worth the wait? Will the niggling feeling that I should have gone for a safer colour come back to bite me ? I will know by next weekend. Any recommendations on how to treat new paintwork. Wax now, or leave well alone? Will post pics.

Hi Ordered same car, same time, also got Oct/Nov for initial delivery. On the bright side, they are now also saying mid- March, so it may be true! At least you're not driving a 100,000+ clapped out Laguna pool- car! Post back when you get it. What colour? Mine's VG, which, having had a long time to ...

Cuprabob wrote:As said above sell it and forget it

In fact if you are in Oz for 4 years you might want to put an order into VW now for a replacement and you'll only have a few months to wait for it to be delivered when you return in 4 years.

So true

Could be driving that megane coupe now.....

Another factor to consider is the order volume each country has estimated to the factory. Maybe the VW-UK has underestimated the sales response in the UK, so now has a short fall. Other countries have their overall order level suited better to meet demand so they are able to meet individual sales. ...

Still waiting for my company roc. Ordered August now due Feb. Colleague at work has just ordered an Audi Q5 and been given a delivery date of Dec 2011! Speaking to my brother in law who is a city banker(yes, still speaking to him), he said that VAG make nothing at the current exchange rate, so they ...