New Coast T6.1 UK Owner

[CC44853]

Hi everyone,

Thought I’d share my photo/thoughts of my new Coast, arrived last week.

Initial impressions:

1. General build quality feel is wayy better than expected
2. Cruise control is an absolute pleasure!
3. Driving experience (this is my first van) is excellent

Have managed to withhold most extra purchases, but just ordered Kfoam.es mattress for the downstairs bed.

I also just today picked up some strong magnets to attach the roof safety clasps to the roof, it looks really tidy! Will follow up with a photo soon.

Everything seems to work so far, fingers crossed. Any questions welcome.

 

[2haw]

I also just today picked up some strong magnets to attach the roof safety clasps to the roof, it looks really tidy!

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What are the magnets for?

 

[CC44853]

As it's a Coast it has a manual roof. There are 4 attachments to fix the roof down, 2 folding square parts and 2 buckle style safety things.

When the roof is up, the square parts are out of view but the buckles dangle down into the living space.

Super minor I know! but it bugged me so I got these magnets to stick the buckles to the interior.

 

[2haw]

Oh I see. I rotate the buckles through 180 degrees and clip them back onto the square catch. Holds them up and out of the way.

 

[CC44853]

Why didn't I think of that!

Nice one.

 

[VWCoastbusters]

Hi @CoasterCola. Congrats on your new Coast. Cannot wait for mine!

 

[2haw]

Are you able to confirm if your Coast came with the power latching to the boot and sliding door?

 

[CC44853]

Yes power latching for the boot.

No power latching for the sliding door.

 

[2haw]

Thank you for confirming. Seems that the power latching to the side door is only available and standard on the Ocean now.

No mention of it as an option on the latest brochure.

Enjoy your Coast, where you planning on taking it?

 

[66tim99]

Hi everyone,

Thought I’d share my photo/thoughts of my new Coast, arrived last week.

Initial impressions:

1. General build quality feel is wayy better than expected
2. Cruise control is an absolute pleasure!
3. Driving experience (this is my first van) is excellent

Have managed to withhold most extra purchases, but just ordered Kfoam.es mattress for the downstairs bed.

I also just today picked up some strong magnets to attach the roof safety clasps to the roof, it looks really tidy! Will follow up with a photo soon.

Everything seems to work so far, fingers crossed. Any questions welcome.

View attachment 69749

Lovely van. Did you spec DCC?

 

[CC44853]

Thank you for confirming. Seems that the power latching to the side door is only available and standard on the Ocean now.

No mention of it as an option on the latest brochure.

Enjoy your Coast, where you planning on taking it?

Only small breaks in Wales until the virus abates. Planning plenty of Ireland/scotland and Europe trips next year!

 

[CC44853]

Lovely van. Did you spec DCC?

Cheers!

No I did not. The only option I went with is reversing camera, and very glad I did!

 

[Karlos]

Nice Cali, enjoy.

 

[Corradobrit]

Here's a good vid of the Coast roof straps and safety features in action
xhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSu6_9Z7-TA

Remove the 'x' from the URL

 

[Ladymuck]

Ohh congratulations on your sparkly new Cali Coast is it called Coastercola?
Shame about the lack of power latching door, my dealer said the Coast would have it, same as as the Ocean !

 

[CC44853]

No name as yet, but I’m sure one will be bestowed in time.

Yeah dealerships can be pretty clueless with things like this, but to be fair to them Californias have thousands of features, that VW seem to be constantly tweaking (a good thing!) so understandably hard to keep track of!

 

[selwynf]

Thank you for confirming. Seems that the power latching to the side door is only available and standard on the Ocean now.

No mention of it as an option on the latest brochure.

Enjoy your Coast, where you planning on taking it?

Hi there - I order a Beach in June (in Spain, for Gibraltar) and the power latching on the side door was an option (which I ticked). Should be getting it next week now.

 

[Sean Fallon]

Thank you for confirming. Seems that the power latching to the side door is only available and standard on the Ocean now.

No mention of it as an option on the latest brochure.

Enjoy your Coast, where you planning on taking it?

I got a Coast here in Ireland and it has power latching on the the tailgate and sliding door
Maybe its an extra

 

[Private_Kelly]

Can anyone please tell me is power latching on the sliding door the same as soft close.

 

[Sad]

Can anyone please tell me is power latching on the sliding door the same as soft close.

Yes. Does not seem to be available on the UK Coast sliding door, but is standard on the tailgate...

 

[Sad]

Post in thread 'UK VW Coast owners' https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/uk-vw-coast-owners.38119/post-473484

I wanted to know if it was on the Coast a few weeks back...

 

[Private_Kelly]

Hi everyone,

Thought I’d share my photo/thoughts of my new Coast, arrived last week.

Initial impressions:

1. General build quality feel is wayy better than expected
2. Cruise control is an absolute pleasure!
3. Driving experience (this is my first van) is excellent

Have managed to withhold most extra purchases, but just ordered Kfoam.es mattress for the downstairs bed.

I also just today picked up some strong magnets to attach the roof safety clasps to the roof, it looks really tidy! Will follow up with a photo soon.

Everything seems to work so far, fingers crossed. Any questions welcome.

View attachment 69749

I have just ordered a Coast. I opted for panoramic window in bellows,comfort mattress,rev camera and privacy glass. I am a little concerned now though that the sliding door is going to be noisy when I close it. Is that the case on yours. I know that if you open a window they close easier but is it possible to shut the sliding door quietly without power latching. Happy travels in your new van. Good choice by the way.

 

[Sad]

I am a little concerned now though that the sliding door is going to be noisy when I close it. Is that the case on yours.

This compares all 3, don't think there's a great deal to worry about. Not like it's an option on the UK Coast anyway, so nothing we can do about it...

 

[CC44853]

The sliding door is noisy, but aren’t all VW doors? I think once everything is settled in I should be able to close it quieter. Haven’t needed to yet tho as most sites we’re visiting are empty

 

[Private_Kelly]

The sliding door is noisy, but aren’t all VW doors? I think once everything is settled in I should be able to close it quieter. Haven’t needed to yet tho as most sites we’re visiting are empty

Haha...true enough. I’m not really that fussed because I camp off grid quite a bit. I used to have a 2010 SE and that had an electric door which I hated. It also power latched and that was quite noisy. It sounded like it was about to die every time it pulled the door to. Is it possible to close the door on the first ident (ie not fully closed but shut if you get my drift) and then lock the van with your central locking. I could on the SE. That was quite useful because I could lock the van if I left it for a short period without tany electrical groaning noises.