Canada has a different market than the US - these are sitting on lots south of the border and up here it's still a 2 year wait.
Not sure which dealer in the GTA you're dealing with - but Oakville was willing to do cash purchase without extended warranties or add ons (they put in a tire warranty...
We don't. It's a similar system to the USA where dealers may request certain colors but those are not guaranteed.
When I ordered mine I was asked to provide colour preferences.
Thanks for the suggestion. Borrowed a friend's BlueDriver and cleared out a P0560 code - after reading up on it, seemed to stem from disconnecting the battery for a few months.
Once the car restarted and warmed up again, pops and burbles are back!
Took the ITS out of hibernation yesterday and was immediately greeted with a CEL alongside the "Emissions..." warning. CEL has now disappeared but pops and bangs have yet to return.
Guess I'll need to schedule a trip to the dealer...🫣
It's a bit slower than expected, even with OEM tires.
Looking through previous years' results, the DE5 turned in a nearly identical time as the 2022 Golf R.