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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: orcades on 07 November 2013, 12:19

Title: BW 47
Post by: orcades on 07 November 2013, 12:19
Hello All,

Just wondered if anybody else has a BW47 (17/11/2013) allocation, I ordered 26/08/2013. Hoping to collect the car mid to late December.
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: Chris.Air on 07 November 2013, 21:30
Yip I am also on 47  :smiley: mid December I have been told. If it's anything like my mk6 gtd I will be very happy:-)
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: Warren3333 on 12 November 2013, 21:03
I'm BW 47 - my first GTI! CSG, Manual,  PP, Discover pro,  Dynaudio, DCC, Reversing Camera, Leather, Winter Pack, High Beam Assist, Keyless Entry and Rubber mats!  Not too sure when to expect it!  If it's After week 1 2014 and I'll probably wait for 1st March!
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: Warren3333 on 16 November 2013, 21:10
Must be a short week this week!  Not many waiting!
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: orcades on 17 November 2013, 07:24
Yeah, it does seem a very quiet week, especially as hopefully BW 47 cars should be built this week.
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: Slippery Slope on 17 November 2013, 15:24
Yes, my GTI is down for this date. I ordered on 25th August.
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: orcades on 19 November 2013, 09:59
Anybody in the WK 47 club had their Tracker change to build in progress? Mine still shows build week confirmed 17/11/13.
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: Warren3333 on 19 November 2013, 15:54
Mine hasn't changed yet!
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: Slippery Slope on 19 November 2013, 16:39
Me neither, although my dealer told me this morning that mine "went into the factory" on the 18th
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: Chris.Air on 19 November 2013, 19:37
My car was due mid December. I was told today that it has now moved out 2 weeks to the start of January. Ah well another 2 weeks to enjoy the mk6  :smiley:
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: MajorKhan on 21 November 2013, 15:21
Ordered mine in Mid July, tracker updated to show bw 17/11/13, then 2 days ago it jumped to in transit!!!!!! :shocked:  Can this really be the case, As I was really expecting the car to reach me by end Dec/ start Jan .....well confused!!!!
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: orcades on 21 November 2013, 16:36
Fantastic news if true - fingers crossed it is on its way.
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: orcades on 23 November 2013, 07:33
Ooh, just checked my order - and the Tracker has jumped from Build Week Confirmed - to In Transit, completely missed out Build In Progress. Anyway, happy days.

Cheers
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: 2014GTi on 23 November 2013, 08:40
Ooh, just checked my order - and the Tracker has jumped from Build Week Confirmed - to In Transit, completely missed out Build In Progress. Anyway, happy days.

Cheers
Mine did the same but it's been stuck at Emden port for nearly a week awaiting a ship :(
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: orcades on 23 November 2013, 16:48
Anybody have any idea as to which ship(s) would be carrying cars for North England/Scotland in coming weeks?
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: Warren3333 on 24 November 2013, 16:38
 :laugh:  Build in progress!
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: Warren3333 on 28 November 2013, 08:43
 :grin:  Just seen its now in transit!  Must have been a productive week in the VW factory
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: orcades on 28 November 2013, 08:47
My trcker is showing


Your car is in the final stage of its journey to the UK. On average it takes 10 days from build for this model to reach your local Volkswagen Retailer.

Hopefully it'll be ready mid December.

Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: orcades on 30 November 2013, 08:02
Tracker now showing it has arrived in the UK.
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: MajorKhan on 04 December 2013, 14:22
Ive been told mine is in the country and should be ready to collect in about ten days time. I asked if the mdi lead will be for a iphone 4 and the response was it will be iphone 5!!!! now I have a iphone 4s and I felt for the people that had an Iphone 5and had to get an adaptor and now look how the tables have turned.... how do i get it from a iphone 4 to a iphone 5???
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: 2014GTi on 04 December 2013, 14:31
Ive been told mine is in the country and should be ready to collect in about ten days time. I asked if the mdi lead will be for a iphone 4 and the response was it will be iphone 5!!!! now I have a iphone 4s and I felt for the people that had an Iphone 5and had to get an adaptor and now look how the tables have turned.... how do i get it from a iphone 4 to a iphone 5???
Hi, your best off buying the red-collor official VW MDI cable... this is the cable which allows Album Art & iTunes Movie playback.
I need to decide myself as to what to do... for the time being I'm going to nick my brother blue-collar MDI lead......  :laugh:
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: JamesR27 on 04 December 2013, 16:51
Maybe some guys on here might want to swap there iphone 4 lead for iphone 5?
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: gamcqui on 08 December 2013, 11:02
What stage are you guys' BW47 cars at now?

My tracker is still saying "in transit", with 3 weeks to go, so it's most likely sitting at Emden port awaiting a boat, but has been there nearly 2 weeks now

Been looking on MarineTraffic.com and both the Weser Highway and Schelde Highway carriers have just arrived at Emden late Saturday night, so I'm hoping it gets onto one of those tomorrow and I should see the tracker change to "10 days".

I'm going away to Ireland for Christmas/new year on sat 21st and I was intending to take the new car, what do you guys reckon my chances of getting it before then are? 

Am going to give customer services a bell tomorrow and enquire/have a whinge. I've read a few cases where the tracker hasn't updated, and gives the impression it's still in Germany when in fact it has arrived in the UK, so will see what VW say tomorrow.

Cheers,

Gareth
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: iandjm on 08 December 2013, 11:17
I can see the grand legacy is also heading for Emden at the moment. Schelde highway is heading for Grimsby now. Any idea which ship goes to sheerness?
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: JamesR27 on 08 December 2013, 11:25
How do you guys which ships carry the cars?
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: iandjm on 08 December 2013, 11:38
I use an app on my phone called shipfinder. You can also use marinetraffic on the web :)
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: gamcqui on 08 December 2013, 12:07
I can see the grand legacy is also heading for Emden at the moment. Schelde highway is heading for Grimsby now. Any idea which ship goes to sheerness?

The Grand Legacy hasn't been to the UK for ages though:

Recent Port Calls
2013 December 8th, 11:00:47 UTC Emden
2013 December 4th, 01:00:42 UTC Bremerhaven
2013 December 1st, 22:45:40 UTC Zeebrugge
2013 November 26th, 17:00:03 UTC Barcelona
2013 November 24th, 06:00:28 UTC Gioia Tauro
2013 November 24th, 06:00:02 UTC Piraeus
2013 November 22nd, 13:00:05 UTC Piraeus
2013 November 18th, 05:00:09 UTC Beirut
2013 November 17th, 01:00:34 UTC Suez Canal
2013 November 4th, 07:30:14 UTC Singapore
 
Good news on the Schelde Highway, although my tracker hasn't changed to "10 days", which (if it's accurate) would indicate it's not on that boat :(
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: gamcqui on 08 December 2013, 13:03
What are the "BW47 Changes" that I see being talked about on the forums?  What changed?
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: chazzypuk on 08 December 2013, 14:05
The Weser highway also does runs to Grimsby and currently at emden. Arrived at 0200 this morning. I reckon our cars will be in the UK either tomorrow or the day after.
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: iandjm on 08 December 2013, 15:20
Do the ships do a stopping off trip ie Emden Tyne Grimsby Sheerness Emden? Or is it a single journey each time?
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: gamcqui on 08 December 2013, 17:03
Some might, but the vast majority I've seen just seem to stop at one UK port then return back to the continent, but not always to Emden (most likely taking UK-built cars to take back on the return journey), then head to Emden once they've dropped those off. 
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: gamcqui on 08 December 2013, 17:49
Hehe, the Schelde Highway might be here in a few minutes if Marine Traffic is to be believed!!  :grin: :grin:

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Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: gamcqui on 09 December 2013, 10:00
So I have just spoken to VW Customer Services, who tell me my car has arrived in the UK and has been assigned a car transporter lorry, so should be getting it at the end of this week, or early next week.

This is despite the tracker still saying "In Transit" with 3 weeks to go.... ???
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: orcades on 09 December 2013, 10:05
Yeah, my tracker says arrived UK. Dealer reckons they'll have it ready for collection Thursday morning. Happy Days.

Cheers
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: 2014GTi on 09 December 2013, 10:09
Great news folks..... mine came a head of when I was expecting it.
Looks like Volkswagen are back on track now.
As long as dealerships give REAL expectations to customers about up to 25 weeks lead times, there shouldnt be too many unhappy customers.
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: gamcqui on 09 December 2013, 12:49
So I have just spoken to VW Customer Services, who tell me my car has arrived in the UK and has been assigned a car transporter lorry, so should be getting it at the end of this week, or early next week.

This is despite the tracker still saying "In Transit" with 3 weeks to go.... ???


Just for double clarification, just rang my dealer and he said they are expecting it to be delivered to them tomorrow :)  and that they will be ringing to arrange delivery/collection.

Can't wait.   :cool: :cool: :cool:

Annoying that the tracker still says 3 weeks though!  :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: BW 47
Post by: RossGardner on 09 December 2013, 12:52
I got an email this morning too, certainly brightened up my Monday morning (: