MK8 latest info

[fredgroves]

I'd say the order books will be open by June if they are expecting "mid q4 deliveries" (assuming their year is Jan-December, if its April to April then its February at the earliest! and order books will open in August)

I'd go as far as to say they won't start accepting orders until after the Summer holiday shutdown you know...

I'm in the same boat as you BTW.... only mine is July. Mine's PCP though.

You won't have seen what one looks like in the flesh though or knowing VWUK the spec won't even be written down right for a month or so and the configurator won't be available either or have problems.

Its very flakey always at the start!

[TonyJ]

Hi fredgroves,

You are right. I ordered a GTD 7.5 virtually as soon as they were available. Remember "front foglight gate"  -  VWUK had incorrectly configured the UK models, so it arrived without front fog lights. Got £500 in compensation (eventually...)

[Exonian]

And I still don't understand it after all these years - I can't think of any large OEM that has anything like the *routine* lead times as a factory VAG order (and all performance models are factory orders unless its ex-demo or a cancelled order hijacked mid flight).

There has to be a reason why, but its clearly not anything obvious like cost reduction because otherwise the others would be doing it too (any significant innovation around processes is copied by your competitors unless its patented).

It almost seems like its just bloody mindedness from VW/Audi (don't know about SEAT and Skoda) which has to result in a fair number of customers simply walking away.

From what I’ve read and people I’ve known ordering cars SEAT and Skoda orders take months and months too. A colleague has a current lead of about four months plus on a SEAT Arona.
When BMW dealers could get a new 1 series within six weeks even at launch it does beg the question. BMW are not exactly a small scale producer with limited demand.

[Hertsman]

I think when you watch the Richard Hammond program from last week where he was at the Wolfsburg plant and was shown the size of their plant and a car produced every 16 seconds, you sort of understand why factory orders take so long - they just have so many cars to produce.

Not that I'm saying I'm happy with it when BMW can build a custom BMW in 4-6 weeks from order.

Know you been quoted 20 weeks for your TCR - My quote was same but was in the country 16 weeks from order and collected it at 18 weeks

[fredgroves]

When BMW dealers could get a new 1 series within six weeks even at launch it does beg the question. BMW are not exactly a small scale producer with limited demand.

Exactly. Mini are the same too - and they are built by communists near Oxford.

[mcmaddy]

I think when you watch the Richard Hammond program from last week where he was at the Wolfsburg plant and was shown the size of their plant and a car produced every 16 seconds, you sort of understand why factory orders take so long - they just have so many cars to produce.

Not that I'm saying I'm happy with it when BMW can build a custom BMW in 4-6 weeks from order.

Know you been quoted 20 weeks for your TCR - My quote was same but was in the country 16 weeks from order and collected it at 18 weeks

26 weeks I've been quoted for my TCR 

[Guzzle]

No idea how accurate this is, but Carfile are listing prices and options for the Mk8 now;-

https://www.carfile.net/buy-your-car/volkswagen/golf_hatchback_mark_8.html

[Steve78]

How much?!?  There's only so much a Golf is worth and those prices are insane.

[fredgroves]

Golf Mk7.5 Hatch 5Dr 1.5TSI EVO 130 SS Match Edition 6 20MY was RRP £23,115....
Golf Hatch 5Dr 2.0TDI 150 SS Match Edition 6 20MY was RRP £25,320...

these aren't that much more expensive

[mcmaddy]

£2300 is quite a lot in my book.