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Offline fredgroves

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Re: Current Lead times
« Reply #20 on: 20 August 2018, 11:54 »
How accurate is the 'on line chat' Fred. I ordered a GTI PP only 3 weeks ago and the on line tracking confirms stage 2...at the factory.  The online chat then confirmed the car is currently down to be built WC 24 September which i think is week 39.

If the tracker shows a build week confirmed then that's usually a fair indicator but that won't be confirmed until 4 weeks before the build week - they plan production on a weekly cycle with 4 weeks lead. At that point they know all of the parts are going to be available to assemble your car.

If its just unofficial, then they don't know sh1t. I'd say they don't know sh1t at this time. All it takes is for one thing to be missing and your production will get rolled back a week....

And VW UK customer service have no more insight into the factory's planning system than you or I do!!!
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Re: Current Lead times
« Reply #21 on: 21 August 2018, 12:55 »
I was told yesterday that the VW plant are on a shutdown until 27th September and that if I order a GTI PP now it would not arrive until January (at best)!

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Re: Current Lead times
« Reply #22 on: 21 August 2018, 14:17 »
At this time, WLTP testing is the major hangup - even more than the usual summer shutdown...
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Re: Current Lead times
« Reply #23 on: 21 August 2018, 16:01 »
I was told yesterday that the VW plant are on a shutdown until 27th September and that if I order a GTI PP now it would not arrive until January (at best)!

VW’s factory in Uitenhage (South Africa) where the new Polo is built has also been on an extended shut down; 2.5 - 3 months from mid May to early this month. Has caused considerable frustration to many who’ve ordered and are waiting for information on confirmed build dates. There were already lengthy wait times before the shut down and the extended shut down has just made the waiting times even longer.

In VW’s customary manner, there’s no information on the reasons for the shut down, although it’s assumed to be WLTP-related and re-tooling for 2019 MY changes.
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Re: Current Lead times
« Reply #24 on: 21 August 2018, 16:21 »
I was told yesterday that the VW plant are on a shutdown until 27th September and that if I order a GTI PP now it would not arrive until January (at best)!

The problem being is that every VW retailer tells a different story.  As a check i have rang various VW retailers (even in the same group) asking when a new car from factory order can be made available, and they all tell a different story ranging from 17 weeks to 30 weeks. 

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Re: Current Lead times
« Reply #25 on: 22 August 2018, 09:28 »
Aye, just ordered and put deposit down on a factory build at weekend and estimate is for 31 Jan delivery :sad:

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Re: Current Lead times
« Reply #26 on: 23 August 2018, 23:01 »
At this time, WLTP testing is the major hangup - even more than the usual summer shutdown...

What’s all this WLTP testing and will you it affect the power of the new GTI Performance?

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Re: Current Lead times
« Reply #27 on: 23 August 2018, 23:42 »
At this time, WLTP testing is the major hangup - even more than the usual summer shutdown...

What’s all this WLTP testing and will you it affect the power of the new GTI Performance?

https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/wltp

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/volkswagen-wolfsburg-halt-production-1-2-days-week-amid-wltp-delays

Shouldn't affect power of the GTi PP,  although it will be gaining a gasoline particulate filter. So far only the R has been confirmed to have reduced performance to comply with WLTP.
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Offline Jim_mk7.5

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Re: Current Lead times
« Reply #28 on: 24 August 2018, 08:44 »
At this time, WLTP testing is the major hangup - even more than the usual summer shutdown...

What’s all this WLTP testing and will you it affect the power of the new GTI Performance?

https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/wltp

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/volkswagen-wolfsburg-halt-production-1-2-days-week-amid-wltp-delays

Shouldn't affect power of the GTi PP,  although it will be gaining a gasoline particulate filter. So far only the R has been confirmed to have reduced performance to comply with WLTP.

The GTI Performance is certainly much cleaner due and absolutely no soot on the exhausts after 1-2 weeks compared to the normal GTI. Guess that's part of fartgate.  :grin:
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Re: Current Lead times
« Reply #29 on: 24 August 2018, 08:53 »
I get quite a bit of soot on my 7 pp. Didn't get anywhere near the amount on the Gtd. Maybe more soot due to commuting and no long runs recently?
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