There are some batches of the GTI Mk6 which were sold here in Malaysia that came from the South Africa plant. Check the VIN number to confirm.

Red do fade, check the MkV GTI's especially those which are tornado reds. But of course there are a lot of ways to prevent it from fading. Personally, I prefer Tornado Red! Its awesome

a) No

b) There is a version 2 of the software. Reliability? Not too sure but my mechatronic died on me and while my car was in the workshop, there were 10 other cars waiting in line to replace their mechatronics as well.

c) Yes, juddering is still an issue

Shouldn't be long, takes about less than an hour to update the software.

Do you feel any difference in terms of the power? Some folks have had some issues with that, they felt that they can feel a loss of power after the update.

Seems to be the case for other as well, there are rumours going around that they are detuning the car to prevent mechatronic issues. No idea how true that is or have there been any hard facts to back it.

No idea, so far its all hear say only. No one has actually done a dyno to confirm this.

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Added on May 11, 2012, 9:28 am320d is great, love the torque and love the power. Still waiting for my powerkit to arrive.

No idea on the 320i engines, never bothered to look at them. Drove one when my car was in the workshop (courtesy car). Felt so underpowered.

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Best to keep your original lights in the event you want to sell your car you can always refit them back.

It isn't cheap to open a VW Service Center, startup cost of around RM25-RM30 million to setup either a 3S center or 4S center.

It is supposed to prevent the DSG from juddering especially at lower gears (2nd gear especially). Personally I think the resale value isn't too good.

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Added on May 30, 2012, 1:19 amDRB Hicom is not the sole distributor here for VW in Malaysia. Volkswagen Group Malaysia (VGM) has already been established a while back and they maintain the VW brand and distribution. Price increase is usually based on the pricing set by VGM or could be also caused by a new tax setting/bracket for the car. This happened for the Passat CC previously as well.

But DRB Hicom is the official distributor here for Audi as Euromobil is owned by DRB HICOM.

Yup that is the famous juddering faced by the 7-speed dry clutch DSG gearbox. The new software update is supposed to remove that.

This post has been edited by Mavik: May 30 2012, 01:19 AM

You got it the other way around, super charger kicks in first and then the turbo will kick in.

Yeah it is sitting out in the open air, sun shine and rain all kena. Heck check your rotors man, i know the cars which were stuck at the port end up having rusted brake rotors. Easiest to spot.

Should be safe, I don't see why it isn't safe at all to drive up Genting. Of course take it easy and have a nice and relaxing drive la. If you wanna wack also can whack hahaha

Just make sure that the shop you are going to have the right facilities to dry the paint on the car. Note that we definitely can't get factory type finish mainly because when they paint the car in the factory it is also oven baked at god knows what temperatures to ensure the paint is laid properly. I do know a couple of shops who have painted VW's (resprayed a Golf GTI to rising blue) but they are in Selangor.

Oh I thought it was ready already, people were saying that they have the least amount of cars there being serviced. But yeah, best to call and confirm and book and appointment.

Then best to check with your local VW dealers, talk to the service technician, buy him coffee and find out from him where does their branch send their cars to be sprayed or fixed up. At least you would know that they have experience with VW cars.

Actually no, a lot of people do choose that option to save on costs. But then it's easier to get detected that the car is reprinted, just makes it a lot more of a headache at road blocks etc...etc...

You would need to install the bluetooth option. There are a few outside installers who will install the original VW bluetooth unit and you would be able to have that feature. I have personally seen a number of VW cars (e.g. Golf, Scirocco, etc..) have the bluetooth unit installed and functioning perfectly. No splicing of cables or wires, all original parts.

The best installer that I have seen hails from Singapore. Very professional and very experienced in VW cars.
http://jimmy-cbx.blogspot.com/

He does come to Malaysia quite often as he installed all the cars I have seen during the VW teh tarik sessions. His contact details are all there, best to whatsapp him to see when is his schedule and whether he has stock. He usually fixes the cars in Gardens/Midvalley.

Sounds like what you are hearing is engine knocking. Let me guess, did you pump Shell Ron95?

Try to avoid pumping from stations that have low traffic. Personally I would prefer Petronas Primax95

So far no news yet. Have you already placed a booking previously or just waiting for the new price? I have heard that the price is gonna be around that same region as well.