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Title: Build week 14
Post by: lowdown on 25 February 2011, 19:44
Late Nov 2010 order on course for build week 14.
Delivery expected mid April.
(3dr, man, deep blk, RCD510 ,Rear View Camera,Cruise, Lux Pack, colour MFD)

Shortages of DSG boxes causing some of biggest delays.
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: am1w on 25 February 2011, 19:51
Late Nov 2010 order on course for build week 14.
Delivery expected mid April.
(3dr, man, deep blk, RCD510 ,Rear View Camera,Cruise, Lux Pack, colour MFD)
Shortages of DSG boxes causing some of biggest delays.

Probably because they have had to replace so many faulty ones. :evil:
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: GolfTi on 25 February 2011, 20:02
It's always been around 4 months wait.

Bet you can't wait.
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: SRGTD on 25 February 2011, 20:29
Congratulations. I hope you enjoy it, and you don't have too much longer to wait.

I ordered my GTD in mid Nov, and the dealer was hopeful of an April delivery..........unfortunately not. Earlier this week, the dealer  told me my build week is 26, with expected delivery in July. I didn't order DSG, so that's not the reason for my long waiting period - likely to be 8 months from order to delivery, assuming the build week doesn't get pushed back. 

(5dr Carbon Grey, 18" Charleston Shadows, Xenons, Parking Sensors, Lux Pack, RCD510 + Dynaudio).

Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: GolfTi on 25 February 2011, 20:35
Congratulations. I hope you enjoy it, and you don't have too much longer to wait.

I ordered my GTD in mid Nov, and the dealer was hopeful of an April delivery..........unfortunately not. Earlier this week, the dealer  told me my build week is 26, with expected delivery in July. I didn't order DSG, so that's not the reason for my long waiting period - likely to be 8 months from order to delivery, assuming the build week doesn't get pushed back. 

(5dr Carbon Grey, 18" Charleston Shadows, Xenons, Parking Sensors, Lux Pack, RCD510 + Dynaudio).


Dealer or broker?
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: lowdown on 25 February 2011, 20:40
Main dealer.


It's always been around 4 months wait.

Bet you can't wait.
Hopefully it will be available for the Easter holiday period to get some miles on the clock.
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: GolfTi on 25 February 2011, 20:47
Just asking as brokers often can't fulfil their promises.

Dealers are sometimes a bit naughty too and they 'pretend' to order your car but don't actually have any build slots for a few months.

It's happened before...
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: lowdown on 25 February 2011, 20:57
Just asking as brokers often can't fulfil their promises.

Dealers are sometimes a bit naughty too and they 'pretend' to order your car but don't actually have any build slots for a few months.

It's happened before...

Good point, I'm sure they perform a balancing act with allocations between customers who will/can wait, and those who wont/can't. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: nimkin on 25 February 2011, 21:48
ordered mine september.... build week 14... am i having my leg lifted or what?
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: GolfTi on 25 February 2011, 22:01
Anything over 6 months then your dealer has shafted you.

If it's a broker then it's your own fault.
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: lowdown on 25 February 2011, 22:03
ordered mine september.... build week 14... am i having my leg lifted or what?

It's very difficult to plan ahead with these lead times.  My old car will almost certainly need an MOT and Tax disc before new one arrives. :sick:
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: Snoopy on 25 February 2011, 22:05
~6-7 month seems the norm from what i have read for orders placed since october 2009 unless its a car in the system that gets modified.
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: Jimble on 25 February 2011, 22:16
ordered mine september.... build week 14... am i having my leg lifted or what?

It's very difficult to plan ahead with these lead times.  My old car will almost certainly need an MOT and Tax disc before new one arrives. :sick:
surely the dealership can help you out with the MOT? and just make sure you take your tax disc off when you trade in and claim the remainder back.
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: GolfTi on 25 February 2011, 22:19
From what I remember my dealer gave me a fixed trade in based on 16 weeks.
Any more was their loss.
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: lowdown on 25 February 2011, 23:19
ordered mine september.... build week 14... am i having my leg lifted or what?

It's very difficult to plan ahead with these lead times.  My old car will almost certainly need an MOT and Tax disc before new one arrives. :sick:
surely the dealership can help you out with the MOT? and just make sure you take your tax disc off when you trade in and claim the remainder back.

Yeah I'm sure I will be able to sort something out.
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: Buck on 25 February 2011, 23:47
Get them to take your car in as agreed and put you in a loaner for a few weeks - did it for me - a few weeks of free motoring :)
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: WILLS on 26 February 2011, 16:35
Ordered my GTI with DSG just before Christmas 2010 and will be picking it up in 2 weeks :wink: not bad hey! I was lucky though as the dealer was able to amend a cancelled order to my spec.
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: am1w on 26 February 2011, 16:52
Ordered my GTI with DSG just before Christmas 2010 and will be picking it up in 2 weeks :wink: not bad hey! I was lucky though as the dealer was able to amend a cancelled order to my spec.

Ordered mine 13th Dec 2009, car arrived 12 weeks later at dealer. Delivered to me 1 week after this. Total 13 weeks.
Cancelled order which I was able to amend spec to my liking.
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: Brunners on 26 February 2011, 16:54
Hi All,

Similar position to you Lowdown, order placed November and build week 14, anticipated deliverymid-April.

As Buck says, I'd enquire about the courtesy car - VW will provide this 16 weeks from order date until delivery, I've got mine coming March 14th. Might be an option to save you taxing / MOT'ing your old car?

Cheers

Brunners
Title: Re: Build week 14
Post by: GolfTi on 26 February 2011, 19:59
^^ +1

The valuation on trade in should be for 16 weeks. Any decent dealer will offer a loan car if you ask.