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Offline drisser

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Gti brochure arrived.. Oh the irony
« on: 14 August 2013, 12:31 »

1 month lead time just for the brochure let alone the car.

Kind of sad it arrived 1 day after I cancelled my order... But says all you need to know about VW presumably getting all their demand planning wrong for this car..
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Re: Gti brochure arrived.. Oh the irony
« Reply #1 on: 14 August 2013, 12:35 »

1 month lead time just for the brochure let alone the car.

Kind of sad it arrived 1 day after I cancelled my order... But says all you need to know about VW presumably getting all their demand planning wrong for this car..

 :grin: Well done VW, on the ball as usual!
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Re: Gti brochure arrived.. Oh the irony
« Reply #2 on: 14 August 2013, 12:37 »

1 month lead time just for the brochure let alone the car.

Kind of sad it arrived 1 day after I cancelled my order... But says all you need to know about VW presumably getting all their demand planning wrong for this car..

 :grin: Well done VW, on the ball as usual!
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I expect mine to turn up a week after my GTD arrives.
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Re: Gti brochure arrived.. Oh the irony
« Reply #3 on: 14 August 2013, 12:45 »

1 month lead time just for the brochure let alone the car.

Kind of sad it arrived 1 day after I cancelled my order... But says all you need to know about VW presumably getting all their demand planning wrong for this car..

 :grin: Well done VW, on the ball as usual!
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I expect mine to turn up a week after my GTD arrives.

Christmas time then?!  :laugh:
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Re: Gti brochure arrived.. Oh the irony
« Reply #4 on: 14 August 2013, 12:55 »
I ordered a GTD brochure and a GTI brochure arrived.  :undecided:

If they make the same mistake with the actual car,,,, they can share my monthly fuel bill until a GTD arrives.


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Re: Gti brochure arrived.. Oh the irony
« Reply #5 on: 14 August 2013, 13:52 »
Look what the postie just dropped through my door (2 hours later than the post nomally gets here - maybe he's trying to replicate the VW ordering experience  :grin:).

A GTI specific brochure (I asked for the GTI/GTD one), a Golf pricelist and a finance map.
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Re: Gti brochure arrived.. Oh the irony
« Reply #6 on: 14 August 2013, 14:10 »
Think yourself lucky all I got was a letter saying sorry they were all out of stock  :rolleyes:
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Re: Gti brochure arrived.. Oh the irony
« Reply #7 on: 14 August 2013, 14:18 »
My GTI brochure is creased to buggery - they couldn't even get that right.
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Re: Gti brochure arrived.. Oh the irony
« Reply #8 on: 14 August 2013, 14:19 »
Mine dropped through also today. :-)

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Re: Gti brochure arrived.. Oh the irony
« Reply #9 on: 14 August 2013, 17:56 »
I picked up a German GTI brochure and price list whilst in Berlin yesterday in their "vanity" store in Unter den Linden - where all VAG brands including Bugatti are represented.

It was pleasing to see "our" cars are much the same price as the Germans pay. They had an Onyx 3 door GTI with fabric trim in there for over €39k. Their prices start at €28675, but I think the spec is less than we get as ACC is an option. As it's all in German I'm finding it a little tricky to read...

The standard spec GTI in Germany also has 17" wheels too, in a style I rather like - I wish we could have that option here, with the appropriate price cut of course too!
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