GTI Build Dates - Anyone got one yet?

[Gryzor]

Whether this happens or not I don't know, I'm just relieved the car is being built.  As an aside, this has also made my mind up to stick with the GTI instead of switching to the M135i - I've waited this long so I'm going to stick it out.

I think I'm going to stop with the negativity now and go back to being excited about getting my car - that's much more fun! 

Great news mate, and it's so much more satisfying to know you have put up and waited it out. At the end of the day, you can choose to be negative about things, or be positive and look forward to it!  Every time I see a BMW 1 series on the road now, it makes me chuckle childishly!

[matchboy]

Ok, so an update for those still waiting on their cars.  According to the VW Executive Office, the factory is running 2 weeks behind.  Yes, we'd all guessed this but this is as close to official confirmation as we (as customers) are going to get.  The delay is due to an 'oversight' by the factory whereby they overestimated the number of cars they were going to produce prior to the factory shutdown , and as such they are working through a backlog.  I would imagine any of you who have BW33 to BW39 will be affected, but that's just me speculating.  He also told me that the factory have only officially let VW UK know about these delays today, so according to him VW UK have been in the dark over this issue until today. 

In terms of my own car, I've been assured it went into build yesterday - so it will be built by the end of this week.  They are going to try and get my car onto the first available boat from Monday/Tuesday next week ie. prioritise the shipping.  Whether this happens or not I don't know, I'm just relieved the car is being built.  As an aside, this has also made my mind up to stick with the GTI instead of switching to the M135i - I've waited this long so I'm going to stick it out.

I think I'm going to stop with the negativity now and go back to being excited about getting my car - that's much more fun! 

The problem with this is that other people with Build week 33 had their builds go through normally as planned, when yours didn't. I call bullsh!t from VW UK.

Shhhh AAddict, I'm trying to ignore this fact! 

Yes Bear, you would have been BW39 instead of BW37 so you will now receive your beemer well in advance of when you would have received the GTI - good decision!

[matchboy]

Great news mate, and it's so much more satisfying to know you have put up and waited it out. At the end of the day, you can choose to be negative about things, or be positive and look forward to it!

I'm a very positive person anyways, but this palava has made me a right moany old (unt - so I'm going to go back to being excited! 

[Gryzor]

I'm a very positive person anyways, but this palava has made me a right moany old (unt - so I'm going to go back to being excited! 

Haha, I had my moments even though it went through in week 32, but the drought will soon be over!  09:30 on Sunday morning can't come around soon enough

[matchboy]

I'm a very positive person anyways, but this palava has made me a right moany old (unt - so I'm going to go back to being excited! 

Haha, I had my moments even though it went through in week 32, but the drought will soon be over!  09:30 on Sunday morning can't come around soon enough

Too right, bet you can't wait!  I look forward to the pics!!

[AAddict]

The problem with this is that other people with Build week 33 had their builds go through normally as planned, when yours didn't. I call bullsh!t from VW UK.

Shhhh AAddict, I'm trying to ignore this fact! 

[matchboy]

The problem with this is that other people with Build week 33 had their builds go through normally as planned, when yours didn't. I call bullsh!t from VW UK.

Shhhh AAddict, I'm trying to ignore this fact! 

I knew you would come back with a gif 

[Gryzor]

Too right, bet you can't wait!  I look forward to the pics!!

This day already feels like it has lasted a week!  Will take plenty of snaps to feed the hunger, even if it is just another white 5 door!

[matchboy]

Too right, bet you can't wait!  I look forward to the pics!!

This day already feels like it has lasted a week!  Will take plenty of snaps to feed the hunger, even if it is just another white 5 door!

All snaps are good, takes our minds off the fact we haven't got ours yet!

[AAddict]

The problem with this is that other people with Build week 33 had their builds go through normally as planned, when yours didn't. I call bullsh!t from VW UK.

Shhhh AAddict, I'm trying to ignore this fact! 

I knew you would come back with a gif 

I'm nothing if not predictable