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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Bigbeemer on 24 April 2017, 21:00
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Hi,
I have ordered a pure white GTI with panoramic roof, Santiago alloys, leather and keyless entry last week. Keep getting told different delivery times between 6 to 10 weeks, anybody else got any better current delivery times? I have been told from VW today the order has been accepted by factory today but not build day.
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I ordered 23rd Feb and I get it tomorrow 🙂 (8 weeks and 5 days)
That may not answer your question though as that's Feb's delivery times.
It took around 2 weeks for a build week then it took 4 weeks to arrive after the build week had started.
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Thanks for that so may not be to long.
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It's not too late to change to Brescia's and save £300 ;)
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It's not too late to change to Brescia's and save £300 ;)
rwhy change to them?
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It's not too late to change to Brescia's and save £300 ;)
rwhy change to them?
I was just joking, I'm just in love with them :)
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I placed an order on 9/3 it was built on the 10/4 and it was given 3 weeks to dealer I cancelled that order as I managed to get one of those cheap build slots at the beginning of april.
New order 03/4 car has shown with factory for nearly four weeks emailed dealer today they said its got a build slot mid may will be delivered June tracker is slow at updating.
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I placed an order on 9/3 it was built on the 10/4 and it was given 3 weeks to dealer I cancelled that order as I managed to get one of those cheap build slots at the beginning of april.
New order 03/4 car has shown with factory for nearly four weeks emailed dealer today they said its got a build slot mid may will be delivered June tracker is slow at updating.
Hi, can I ask what the cheap build slots are? Many thanks
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At the beginning of the month VWFS had cars going for £2400 deposit and £150 per month on two year lease.
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At the beginning of the month VWFS had cars going for £2400 deposit and £150 per month on two year lease.
wow, great deal!
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At the beginning of the month VWFS had cars going for £2400 deposit and £150 per month on two year lease.
wow, great deal!
Two problems with the deal though. They were purple cars with horrible wheels :grin:
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Mines not purple I swapped it to white silver I didn't swap the wheels but I could of done.
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Mines not purple I swapped it to white silver I didn't swap the wheels but I could of done.
I was tempted with the white silver but gone for pure white, I think both will be difficult to keep a deep wet look shine but will try my best
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19 weeks for a manual and 21 weeks for DSG is the official lead time according to last weeks supply update.....
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19 weeks for a manual and 21 weeks for DSG is the official lead time according to last weeks supply update.....
Thank you for that info, so it might be a new reg September car on a "67" plate
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I ordered at the start of the month and had an initial delivery date for the end of the may. A day later it was delayed until the end of June due to "stock issues".
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I ordered at the start of the month and had an initial delivery date for the end of the may. A day later it was delayed until the end of June due to "stock issues".
if the delivery keeps getting put back does this show on the "my VW" app or is that useless?
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Mines not purple I swapped it to white silver I didn't swap the wheels but I could of done.
Yes you could change colour and wheels or other options but then it doesn't cost £150 per month!!
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True but it was a cheaper build slot for me I ordered White silver DSG 5 Door with maintenance and it was £197 my first one was £370 !
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How many miles is that based on?
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Its on 8K a year.
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I ordered early April. Build confirmed for 8th May. Should be in UK early June. That's for a 5dr GTD DSG.
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I ordered at the start of the month and had an initial delivery date for the end of the may. A day later it was delayed until the end of June due to "stock issues".
if the delivery keeps getting put back does this show on the "my VW" app or is that useless?
It's a company car with Lex, so I'm only seeing what's on the lex portal and not the VW website or app.
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This was on another thread...
Latest supply update has Golf GTI as 19 week delivery for a manual and 21 weeks for a DSG........
... so roughly 5 months.
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Well, just had a call from NCD and my baby is due for delivery to my door May 8 onwards. Ordered early March. So 9/10 weeks only! Believe it when I see it.
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Just been advised week 32! August 6th build date but this could go back or forwards I was advised. Looks like it's going to be a 67 reg then. That's with placing order the 18th April.
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Ordered Golf GTD Estate 18 March, currently docking in Sheerness today (04.05.17) - and comes with front fog lights for some reason?? This has been confirmed by VW.
Should be with the dealer in the next 7 days.
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Just been advised week 32! August 6th build date but this could go back or forwards I was advised. Looks like it's going to be a 67 reg then. That's with placing order the 18th April.
I ordered on the 3rd April dealer are saying mid may build date VW live chat say May 29th Week 22. The original one i ordered then cancelled just arrived in the UK today :cry:
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Today I received a call from my dealer. He had made me aware that there was a problem placing my order with their configurator. Some of the options were generating errors. Today the order was finally accepted by the system. The estimated delivery date is week 5 2018 :shocked: That's 9 months. Though apparently that will change. :whistle:
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Today I received a call from my dealer. He had made me aware that there was a problem placing my order with their configurator. Some of the options were generating errors. Today the order was finally accepted by the system. The estimated delivery date is week 5 2018 :shocked: That's 9 months. Though apparently that will change. :whistle:
OMG! Are they having a laugh, surely it has to be less time than that, mine is meant to be a prority order as currently in a 2017, 17 plate which i have rejected as found a bulge/crease in bonnet which was done in the factory and was missed on all PDI's. I ordered a white one now as a replacement.
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I ordered last week and was told that the latest VW update stated 25 weeks for the DSG GTIs! Yet to get a production week on the app, now dreading that it may be longer!!
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I ordered last week and was told that the latest VW update stated 25 weeks for the DSG GTIs! Yet to get a production week on the app, now dreading that it may be longer!!
If you go on live chat on the vw site with your order no and ask for a preliminary build week they can give you that.
I ordered a 5 door DSG GTI on 25/04. Dealer said 16-18 weeks delivery time, but the preliminary build date is 18/09. Sounds like delivery will be closer to the 25 weeks you have been given. :sad:
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Not as bad as I was expecting, provisional build week 23 so the 5th June... still going to be a long wait!! Likely be August before I get the keys..
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Not as bad as I was expecting, provisional build week 23 so the 5th June... still going to be a long wait!! Likely be August before I get the keys..
That's not too bad then.
Have you spec'd many options? Wonder why there's 15 weeks difference between mine and yours?
To be fair the guy I talked to said check back in 3/4 weeks and the provisional date should be a bit more accurate.
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Fairly standard spec tbh. Isaac blue, 5 door, DSG, 19s..
Hopefully del will be sooner :smiley:
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Fairly standard spec tbh. Isaac blue, 5 door, DSG, 19s..
Hopefully del will be sooner :smiley:
Mine's 5 door dsg, Isaac blue, 19 brescia wheels too. But also went for art velour seats, keyless and climate windscreen as well so must be a delay on one of them.
I don't mind waiting til sept tho as it will be a 67 reg and gives me plenty of time to sell my current car. Think I'll start getting frustrated if it goes beyond then though.
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Sounds nice.. I couldn't get a GTI without the checked seats. The plates/reg don't matter to me being able in NI. Just want it asap :smiley:
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Ordered my white silver fairly standard GTD 24th of April, and been on live chat this morning and its got a build week of week 24/12th of June...
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Allegedly mines in the country now, arrived over weekend.
It was a car from a bulk order by Sytner. He mentioned they were ordered early March.
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My delivery time has changed from week 5 2018 to week 26. That's the last week in June. So delivery mid July - fingers crossed. :cool:
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Allegedly mines in the country now, arrived over weekend.
It was a car from a bulk order by Sytner. He mentioned they were ordered early March.
Mine too, same retail chain. I ordered on 7th March.
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Order number received 28th April, live chat estimate BW23 with a delivery of mid to late July.
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Allegedly mines in the country now, arrived over weekend.
It was a car from a bulk order by Sytner. He mentioned they were ordered early March.
Mine too, same retail chain. I ordered on 7th March.
Ah the race to see who gets theirs first begins.
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My delivery time has changed from week 5 2018 to week 26. That's the last week in June. So delivery mid July - fingers crossed. :cool:
2018 :shocked:
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Just ordered a GTI PP DSG in Solid White - they are saying about 16 weeks approx...
I hand my GTD back mid September so it better be ready by then!
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My provision build date has come forward from BW38 to BW31. So that's w/c 31st July.
Am I right that's it usually about a month after that to allow for building, delivery and PDI?
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New member here, just ordered the following:
GTi PE, 5dr, manual in Issac Blue, with:
Dynamic chassis control
Brescia wheels (have never upgraded wheels on a new car before, but having seen the Parkers in the flesh, really don't think they look that good)
Dynaudio (what is peoples impression of this? I've not heard one myself, but enjoy my music)
Keyless
Rear camera
Been quoted 16 weeks for delivery, but not had order number yet to get a build week. Went through DtD as they seemed to offer the best price and I've used them a number of times before. I know the dealer is in the SE, but does anyone know which dealer?
As an aside, does anyone know why the price differential for the PE kit is greater for manuals than for Dsg's (£1360 for a manual, £1115 for Dsg)? Seems strange as the Dsg gets 7 speeds instead of 6, but then past experience suggests VW UK does do some odd pricing tricks.
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Been quoted 16 weeks for delivery, but not had order number yet to get a build week. Went through DtD as they seemed to offer the best price and I've used them a number of times before. I know the dealer is in the SE, but does anyone know which dealer?
Mine is through DTD too. Not sure if it's OK to name the dealer but they're based in Kent and they have a very similar name to a company that makes yellow diggers!
I ordered with DTD on the thursday, they rang me on the friday to confirm details, and said the dealer would be in touch by wednesday. The dealer rang on the Tuesday to finalise. Got an email that night with an order number. I have only spoken to him once, everything else has been by email. Has answered all my queries quite quickly but found that he likes to email back about 8-9pm for some reason.
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Been quoted 16 weeks for delivery, but not had order number yet to get a build week. Went through DtD as they seemed to offer the best price and I've used them a number of times before. I know the dealer is in the SE, but does anyone know which dealer?
Mine is through DTD too. Not sure if it's OK to name the dealer but they're based in Kent and they have a very similar name to a company that makes yellow diggers!
I ordered with DTD on the thursday, they rang me on the friday to confirm details, and said the dealer would be in touch by wednesday. The dealer rang on the Tuesday to finalise. Got an email that night with an order number. I have only spoken to him once, everything else has been by email. Has answered all my queries quite quickly but found that he likes to email back about 8-9pm for some reason.
Thanks for that. I will go down and collect the car and probably stop over with relatives on way back, so killing two birds, etc.
Used DtD at least five times now and they make the process very easy as well as saving the hassle of trying to negotiate with recalcitrant local dealers who claim all manner of wild and inaccurate things about DtD as soon as they are mentioned.
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Thanks for that. I will go down and collect the car and probably stop over with relatives on way back, so killing two birds, etc.
Used DtD at least five times now and they make the process very easy as well as saving the hassle of trying to negotiate with recalcitrant local dealers who claim all manner of wild and inaccurate things about DtD as soon as they are mentioned.
No worries. First time I've used DTD, but they were £2200 cheaper than my local dealer even after showing them the quote I had.
I'm up in the North East so not sure whether I'm going to go down for it when it's ready yet. The cost includes someone driving it up for me, but I'll decide nearer the time. Might see if I can get the dealer to contribute to my train ticket!
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No worries. First time I've used DTD, but they were £2200 cheaper than my local dealer even after showing them the quote I had.
I'm up in the North East so not sure whether I'm going to go down for it when it's ready yet. The cost includes someone driving it up for me, but I'll decide nearer the time. Might see if I can get the dealer to contribute to my train ticket!
If it's on PCP or any kind of dealer-arranged finance, in my experience you will need to present yourself for collection anyway to sign the documents. This is what happened with my wife's Mazda via DTD and they refunded us the cost of a train ticket to Norwich.
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If it's on PCP or any kind of dealer-arranged finance, in my experience you will need to present yourself for collection anyway to sign the documents. This is what happened with my wife's Mazda via DTD and they refunded us the cost of a train ticket to Norwich.
Thanks. They said the finance can be sorted without having to attend in person. So maybe they do that via post then release the car the day after or something. I'll more than likely collect it, which I suspect will be quicker/easier all round, but it's nice to have the delivery option too.
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My Octavia is leased via VWFS. Dealer scanned and emailed the finance documents to me for me to read, sign, scan and email back to them.
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I recently picked up my Golf through DTD and the dealer will send you the finance forms for you to sign and scan back.
Good luck with the train ticket, they will give you a full tank if you pickup the car though.
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Ah ok cheers. Wasn't sure if they needed original signatures as opposed to scans.
To be honest with a couple of weeks notice the train from up here's pretty reasonable anyway. Can usually get an advance for £50-60.
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Ah ok cheers. Wasn't sure if they needed original signatures as opposed to scans.
To be honest with a couple of weeks notice the train from up here's pretty reasonable anyway. Can usually get an advance for £50-60.
Even at that distance if it were me I'd definitely pick it up. The excitement on the journey down, the joy of seeing it for the first time then a fantastic drive all the way home getting to know your new pride and joy. It'll be fantastic :smiley:
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Even at that distance if it were me I'd definitely pick it up. The excitement on the journey down, the joy of seeing it for the first time then a fantastic drive all the way home getting to know your new pride and joy. It'll be fantastic :smiley:
I'm starting to think this!
Plus I think I'd be gutted if I got it delivered and it turned up covered in dirt and dead flies! :cry: :grin:
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Even at that distance if it were me I'd definitely pick it up. The excitement on the journey down, the joy of seeing it for the first time then a fantastic drive all the way home getting to know your new pride and joy. It'll be fantastic :smiley:
I'm starting to think this!
Plus I think I'd be gutted if I got it delivered and it turned up covered in dirt and dead flies! :cry: :grin:
I agree with Watts I'd go and collect the car ok it's going to be covered in kamakazi insects and road dust when you get home but that's the joys of driving then meticulously cleaning every last one off your paintwork lol.
I collected mine from my dealer albeit a new build and 40 mile trip but the buzz made it worth the run lol
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Just ordered a 7.5 GTI Performance Pack from Lookers in Newcastle. They matched the online price and the delivery time quoted was 12-16 weeks. I'm coming from a Seat Leon Fr184 and was going to buy a Cupra 300 - I prefer the look of the Cupra but I don't want 19" wheels and the quality of the Golf is far higher. The Leon was £2500 cheaper online but the depreciation is horrendous.
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I totally agree that picking it up yourself is the way to do it. This is my second Golf through DTD so first time I had to drive it back from Liverpool to South Wales. It's a fair trip but at least you get to know your car a bit. This time I got stuck on the M25 for a couple of hours so got to know it real well.
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Just ordered a 7.5 GTI Performance Pack from Lookers in Newcastle. They matched the online price and the delivery time quoted was 12-16 weeks. I'm coming from a Seat Leon Fr184 and was going to buy a Cupra 300 - I prefer the look of the Cupra but I don't want 19" wheels and the quality of the Golf is far higher. The Leon was £2500 cheaper online but the depreciation is horrendous.
Sorry this is slightly off topic.
As above I agree with the quality the Fr is a nice looking car but what let's it down as you stated was build quality and quality of cheap plastics inside the dash is horrendous the door cards are plastic and the steering wheels ain't even leather so yeah yeah Golf way out weighs the seat....
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I totally agree that picking it up yourself is the way to do it. This is my second Golf through DTD so first time I had to drive it back from Liverpool to South Wales. It's a fair trip but at least you get to know your car a bit. This time I got stuck on the M25 for a couple of hours so got to know it real well.
Oh the 25 the great mobile car park lol
yrs it's ama7how many buttons lobs and settings you can play with whilst whiling away the time sat
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I totally agree that picking it up yourself is the way to do it. This is my second Golf through DTD so first time I had to drive it back from Liverpool to South Wales. It's a fair trip but at least you get to know your car a bit. This time I got stuck on the M25 for a couple of hours so got to know it real well.
I read that and thought feck me, you got the car in Liverpool and drove to South Wales and got stuck in traffic on the M25, that's some detour on the way home :grin:
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Now that would be a journey :grin:
The Liverpool trip was 2014 when I picked up my GTI, the M25 experience was last month when I picked my R up.
It might be less distance than the Liverpool but still took longer.
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Managed to get my order number from lex today so I could track it on the VW tracker. Ordered at the beginning of April and it has a build date of the 22/05/2017. Should it list my extras under the "my car" section. I've only specd metallic paint and the dynaudio system but the only info it gives colour and upholstery?
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Managed to get my order number from lex today so I could track it on the VW tracker. Ordered at the beginning of April and it has a build date of the 22/05/2017. Should it list my extras under the "my car" section. I've only specd metallic paint and the dynaudio system but the only info it gives colour and upholster
The VW tracker you quote, is that the my VW app?
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No, the tracker doesn't list all of the options, you just get model and colour and maybe upholstery.
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I was using the tracker on the desktop website.
Ah OK, that's fine, cheers!
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Looks like mines been pushed back was week 22 29/05 now week 33 14/08 :-(
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The wait for a confirmed build date is a nightmare - last week 24/7/17, todays echat update 31/07/17 (week 31).
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Mine had a build week of 8/05/17 - updated to "In Transit on Wednesday 10th May. Was advised it can take upto four week to deliver, 1 week down and getting excited..... :grin:
Golf R Estate (Pure White) with no extras. Had everything in my MK6 GTI and although I like leather, fancied a change this time round so sticking with the standard R seats.
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Mine had a build week of 8/05/17 - updated to "In Transit on Wednesday 10th May. Was advised it can take upto four week to deliver, 1 week down and getting excited..... :grin:
Golf R Estate (Pure White) with no extras. Had everything in my MK6 GTI and although I like leather, fancied a change this time round so sticking with the standard R seats.
Not long to wait, can I ask when did you place your order?
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Mine had a build week of 8/05/17 - updated to "In Transit on Wednesday 10th May. Was advised it can take upto four week to deliver, 1 week down and getting excited..... :grin:
Golf R Estate (Pure White) with no extras. Had everything in my MK6 GTI and although I like leather, fancied a change this time round so sticking with the standard R seats.
Not long to wait, can I ask when did you place your order?
7th of April
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My delivery time has changed from week 5 2018 to week 26. That's the last week in June. So delivery mid July - fingers crossed. :cool:
Gone back from week 26 to week 33. So September delivery now.
I thought that date was too good to be true. :undecided:
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Ordered the White/Silver GTD late April, confirmed build week 24 today, is it about 4-6 weeks after build week that folks are taking delivery?
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From ordering my Facelift R to driving it was 1 day short of 8 weeks! :smiley: I guess I was one of the lucky ones :whistle:
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Ordered the White/Silver GTD late April, confirmed build week 24 today, is it about 4-6 weeks after build week that folks are taking delivery?
My BW was 3rd April and took delivery on the 25th :smug:
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My build is due to start this week and I've been told, all being well, it should be with the dealer by mid June and ready to callect a few days later. I ordered at the beginning of April. It's a manual GTD, which might make some difference.
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How long on average have people waited between ordering to having the tracker recognise your order number.
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How long on average have people waited between ordering to having the tracker recognise your order number.
I got an email from the dealer with an order number the day after ordering (25/04). The tracking number worked straight away but was at stage 1 order processing or whatever it's called.
The next morning it changed to with the factory, where it's been since. My provisional build week is 31/07.
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My provisional build week has moved forward 1 week to w/c 24/07 now.
If it takes 4 weeks to get to the dealer it's going to be available mid to back end of August.
What's the general consensus in terms of waiting for the new reg in September? I'll be putting a private plate on anyway just wondering if it being a 67 reg would help with residual value?
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My provisional build week has moved forward 1 week to w/c 24/07 now.
If it takes 4 weeks to get to the dealer it's going to be available mid to back end of August.
What's the general consensus in terms of waiting for the new reg in September? I'll be putting a private plate on anyway just wondering if it being a 67 reg would help with residual value?
Very much so, nearly £500 the last time I checked the figures!
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Just been given the same provisional build date of 24/7 so happy days if new 67 reg.
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Very much so, nearly £500 the last time I checked the figures!
Ok thanks. So it's going to be better in the long run to wait for the new reg.
I've never bought a brand new car before. Are the dealers usually flexible in that they'll keep hold of the car for a couple of weeks if it arrives just before the new reg dates?
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Very much so, nearly £500 the last time I checked the figures!
Ok thanks. So it's going to be better in the long run to wait for the new reg.
I've never bought a brand new car before. Are the dealers usually flexible in that they'll keep hold of the car for a couple of weeks if it arrives just before the new reg dates?
Yes they don't mind, they kept my car from January till March.
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Yes they don't mind, they kept my car from January till March.
Nice one thanks. I'll just have to resist the urge to get it sooner!! :laugh:
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Two and a half weeks after ordering and the tracker still doesn't recognise my order. Dealer says all is well and it's a problem with the tracker.
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Two and a half weeks after ordering and the tracker still doesn't recognise my order. Dealer says all is well and it's a problem with the tracker.
Fewie - its a phew from me too. I ordered on 13th May and got my order number 2 days later, but like you the tracker doesn't recognise my order. Was thinking I'll have to put a chase on it to re-assure myself that the order is actually placed with VW!
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My provisional build week has moved forward 1 week to w/c 24/07 now.
If it takes 4 weeks to get to the dealer it's going to be available mid to back end of August.
What's the general consensus in terms of waiting for the new reg in September? I'll be putting a private plate on anyway just wondering if it being a 67 reg would help with residual value?
Very much so, nearly £500 the last time I checked the figures!
I may have the car arrive before September, but it will be registered as a September 67 even though I'm putting some sort of private plate on it as I won't have a car with numbers that add up to 13!
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My provisional build week has moved forward 1 week to w/c 24/07 now.
If it takes 4 weeks to get to the dealer it's going to be available mid to back end of August.
What's the general consensus in terms of waiting for the new reg in September? I'll be putting a private plate on anyway just wondering if it being a 67 reg would help with residual value?
Very much so, nearly £500 the last time I checked the figures!
I may have the car arrive before September, but it will be registered as a September 67 even though I'm putting some sort of private plate on it as I won't have a car with numbers that add up to 13!
Feck me, I am not alone.
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Two and a half weeks after ordering and the tracker still doesn't recognise my order. Dealer says all is well and it's a problem with the tracker.
Fewie - its a phew from me too. I ordered on 13th May and got my order number 2 days later, but like you the tracker doesn't recognise my order. Was thinking I'll have to put a chase on it to re-assure myself that the order is actually placed with VW!
Whilst I'm re-assured I'm still frustrated. I obsess about this kind of thing and not being able to track it is doing my head in!
With my current car (Octavia vRS diesel) I got to the stage of tracking the ship it came in on via a shipping app! :laugh: Then by chance I found the transporter delivery driver on the owners forum so I had pics sent to me as it was loaded to the trailer! :shocked: I was even able to pick which part of the trailer he loaded the vehicle on to...
Here's hoping the VW tracker sorts itself out soon
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Two and a half weeks after ordering and the tracker still doesn't recognise my order. Dealer says all is well and it's a problem with the tracker.
The dealers order probably hasn't been accepted by the factory because they may well of outsold there allocation. I would keep an eye on it......
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Whilst I'm re-assured I'm still frustrated. I obsess about this kind of thing and not being able to track it is doing my head in!
With my current car (Octavia vRS diesel) I got to the stage of tracking the ship it came in on via a shipping app! :laugh: Then by chance I found the transporter delivery driver on the owners forum so I had pics sent to me as it was loaded to the trailer! :shocked: I was even able to pick which part of the trailer he loaded the vehicle on to...
Here's hoping the VW tracker sorts itself out soon
Have you tried the live chat on the vw website? The tracker app just says 'with the factory' whereas on the live chat they can give you a provisional build date. That is presuming the tracker number you have been given shows up on their system.
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Don't pin your hopes on the tracker.
Mine has been showing stage 5 (In Transit) since it was built on the 6th May. It's been at the dealer for 5 days and still not updated.
As others suggest - vw live chat is the best way for real-time updates.
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Thanks for the live chat suggestion guys. Just spoken to an agent who told me that my order is accepted and allocated a provisional build week of 33 at the moment. I'm guessing at 4-6 weeks from build to collection? So my lead time is looking like 16-18 weeks.
He also confirmed issues with the tracker
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Have you tried the live chat on the vw website? The tracker app just says 'with the factory' whereas on the live chat they can give you a provisional build date. That is presuming the tracker number you have been given shows up on their system.
Yes, this works. I've just used it to find out that my build week is provisionally 26.06.17. Guess this would mean delivery early August, so will be available for 1st September registration and collection :smiley:
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Have you tried the live chat on the vw website? The tracker app just says 'with the factory' whereas on the live chat they can give you a provisional build date. That is presuming the tracker number you have been given shows up on their system.
Yes, this works. I've just used it to find out that my build week is provisionally 26.06.17. Guess this would mean delivery early August, so will be available for 1st September registration and collection :smiley:
I wouldn't be surprised if that build was earlier, besides don't they reckon 2 weeks to get to dealers. Be amazed if it's not available by mid July? Mine arrived a month before best due time. That would mean an awful long wait until September. Also depends on size of dealer network regarding storage I would think.
I don't know that being 17 or 67 makes any difference with these anyway.
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Yes, this works. I've just used it to find out that my build week is provisionally 26.06.17. Guess this would mean delivery early August, so will be available for 1st September registration and collection :smiley:
I wouldn't be surprised if that build was earlier, besides don't they reckon 2 weeks to get to dealers. Be amazed if it's not available by mid July? Mine arrived a month before best due time. That would mean an awful long wait until September. Also depends on size of dealer network regarding storage I would think.
I don't know that being 17 or 67 makes any difference with these anyway.
Mine will be a 67 plate due to timing with other car (and I wouldn't take delivery of a new car if it was only a month away from a new reg.)
4 weeks seems to be the norm from factory to dealer (it was for two last VW's, current A6 and even a Fabia that was built and sat at port awaiting shipping to UK), but I guess it can depend on sailings, etc.
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Two and a half weeks after ordering and the tracker still doesn't recognise my order. Dealer says all is well and it's a problem with the tracker.
Fewie - its a phew from me too. I ordered on 13th May and got my order number 2 days later, but like you the tracker doesn't recognise my order. Was thinking I'll have to put a chase on it to re-assure myself that the order is actually placed with VW!
I used VW chat this afternoon to chase up why my order number is not recognised by VW tracker. Shaz said she'd refer it to the technical department, but did check on my order number's status, which if the tracker was working correctly would show as Stage 3 as I'm allocated build w/c 24th July. If that stays the same I could be on for 1st September delivery which will be ace. She did say I could always check progress with my dealer or return to VW chat. I said VW could do better than that by getting the tracker working properly, so we'll see if that materialises in the short-term or not?
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I used VW chat this afternoon to chase up why my order number is not recognised by VW tracker. Shaz said she'd refer it to the technical department, but did check on my order number's status, which if the tracker was working correctly would show as Stage 3 as I'm allocated build w/c 24th July. If that stays the same I could be on for 1st September delivery which will be ace. She did say I could always check progress with my dealer or return to VW chat. I said VW could do better than that by getting the tracker working properly, so we'll see if that materialises in the short-term or not?
I think you're still on stage 2 if they've only given a provisional date, as stage 3 is build date confirmed. When I spoke to them on live chat they said build week is usually confirmed 4 weeks prior, so you should expect it to move onto stage 3 last week in June if nothing changes.
Obviously if the tracker isn't working this is probably irrelevant anyway!
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I can confirm that the tracker is about as useful as tits on a bull. My build week was 2 weeks ago and it's still saying it's in progress. Jumped on the chat today and was told that it's arrived on UK soil yesterday :smiley:
Been told it can take 7-10 days from arriving in the UK to getting to the dealer? I'm hoping it'll be a bit quicker than that but just glad it's not still being built and the wait is nearly over.
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Hi guys,
To add my story in to the mix:
I ordered a new GTI late April (I think it was the 29th or 30th). I was told it was a 12-15 week lead time and to expect delivery mid August.
I spoke VW on the live chat thing and my provisional build date is the 21st August (wk 34), that build will take around 2 weeks and that could take up to 10 weeks on top of that for it to be shipped and delivered.
I appreciate that VW might be conservative - by my calculations, the worst I could be looking at is mid November.
Not impressed :angry:
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Hi guys,
To add my story in to the mix:
I ordered a new GTI late April (I think it was the 29th or 30th). I was told it was a 12-15 week lead time and to expect delivery mid August.
I spoke VW on the live chat thing and my provisional build date is the 21st August (wk 34), that build will take around 2 weeks and that could take up to 10 weeks on top of that for it to be shipped and delivered.
I appreciate that VW might be conservative - by my calculations, the worst I could be looking at is mid November.
Not impressed :angry:
If your build is in August you have to be prepared for the two week factory shutdown so that will drag things out a bit. Not great for you but unlike here most of Europe buggers off on holiday during August.
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I ordered a new GTI late April (I think it was the 29th or 30th). I was told it was a 12-15 week lead time and to expect delivery mid August
What was the spec out of interest and was it through a broker...
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I ordered last week of April, current build week is 29 (end of July) so hopefully arrive in August in time for September 1st delivery.
Dealer advised it is now 'locked in' and can't be amended but awaiting build week to be confirmed,
3 Door DSG GTI Performance, Indium Grey, 19" Brescia, DCC, Dynaudio en route.
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I ordered a new GTI late April (I think it was the 29th or 30th). I was told it was a 12-15 week lead time and to expect delivery mid August
What was the spec out of interest and was it through a broker...
I ordered it from an VW dealership - white silver 5dr manual with a reversing camera.
Maybe the reversing camera is my downfall.
Hopefully it will be sooner but I won't get too excited just yet.
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I ordered it from an VW dealership - white silver 5dr manual with a reversing camera.
Maybe the reversing camera is my downfall.
Hopefully it will be sooner but I won't get too excited just yet.
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I queried this with my dealer. He said reversing camera is a dealership fit, the factory just need to put the cable in.
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I queried this with my dealer. He said reversing camera is a dealership fit, the factory just need to put the cable in.
:shocked:
Surely it would make more sense to have the camera installed at the factory.
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The more I hear and experience VW dealers the more I think they are all sent to stupid school before being let near the public.
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I asked my dealer at the time if there were any cars in stock but they were all without cameras. They said it wouldn't be possible to install it at the dealership.
I asked about alloys out of curiosity and they wouldn't be able to do that either.
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Got my build week today! Week 35! Ordered a 3 door manual in white silver.
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I asked my dealer at the time if there were any cars in stock but they were all without cameras. They said it wouldn't be possible to install it at the dealership.
I asked about alloys out of curiosity and they wouldn't be able to do that either.
I probably would let a dealer try fit a camera, do it yourself because it will only take a few hours and £300
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Got my build week today! Week 35! Ordered a 3 door manual in white silver.
Nice :smiley: I'm really excited for white silver!
When did you order yours?
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Got my build week today! Week 35! Ordered a 3 door manual in white silver.
Ordered my 3 door White Silver GTD in April , my current ford :whistle: lease runs out in September but i'm secretly hoping it arrives early so i can ditch that!
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Got my build week today! Week 35! Ordered a 3 door manual in white silver.
Ordered my 3 door White Silver GTD in April , my current ford :whistle: lease runs out in September but i'm secretly hoping it arrives early so i can ditch that!
Ordered May 19th!!! And already I can't wait! Haha
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Ordered May 19th!!! And already I can't wait! Haha
I have been waiting for this car for years! :undecided: :huh: :grin:
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So the app updated my order to "build week confirmed" today, live chat told me this weeks ago :undecided:, so next week my build starts :smiley:
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Just had my build week confirmed by the app - 19th June.
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My build weeks so far 05/18 > 26 > 33 > 30. Still not confirmed :undecided:
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Slightly off topic, will l need to run the GTD in?
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Slightly off topic, will l need to run the GTD in?
No, just make sure you don't rev it above 3.5k until the oil is near 90 degrees. It takes longer than the water temperature to get to normal.
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Slightly off topic, will l need to run the GTD in?
No, just make sure you don't rev it above 3.5k until the oil is near 90 degrees. It takes longer than the water temperature to get to normal.
Cheers, I wanted a GTI..
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It would help if the Tracker actually worked - hopefully after it being down for a few days it will actually display my order which it hasn't done since it was placed on 13.05.17!
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4 weeks in and still with the factory. Online chat still have a potential build of week 31. I get the hump when I cannot buy something on Amazon Prime now and have it delivered in 2hrs time - this is killing me :grin:
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My order has been built and is in transit according to VW chat :smiley: Now I just have to wait another 3-4weeks until I get it!
Thankfully it won't be the 25 weeks I was quoted at time of order!
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Tracker updated today to confirm build week for my car as w/c 26.06.17.
Order date was 05.05.17.
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Something like 20 weeks from order to actual build week for mine, probably something like another 4 weeks after that before its ready to collect, so 25 weeks from start to finish sounds about right.
Just to put that into perspective, 26 weeks is SIX MONTHS.
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Tracker updated today to confirm build week for my car as w/c 26.06.17.
Order date was 05.05.17.
That's pretty quick - where did you order from?
Mines been 'with the factory' since April 29th :undecided:
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Tracker updated today to confirm build week for my car as w/c 26.06.17.
Order date was 05.05.17.
That's pretty quick - where did you order from?
Mines been 'with the factory' since April 29th :undecided:
Current DtD dealer.
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Tracker notified me today of build week 26/06/2017, ordered from Lookers Newcastle 08/05/2017 - white GTI PP.
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Finally today after 3.5 weeks from ordering the Tracker is actually working and recognises my Order No. - ordered on 13.05.17 & showing as Stage 2 - With the Factory.
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I've gone from WK 22 to 33 to 31 to 30 and then 26 which is now its confirmed week ordered car 3/04.
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I've gone from WK 22 to 33 to 31 to 30 and then 26 which is now its confirmed week ordered car 3/04.
Lots of members on Pistonheads reporting that they're getting loaners from VW due to delays...
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Im not to fussed to be honest my current cars not due back till aug/sep so ive still got transport.
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I've gone from WK 22 to 33 to 31 to 30 and then 26 which is now its confirmed week ordered car 3/04.
Presume they build cars in batches as my GTi PP 5dr Dsg is week 26 and was ordered 09.05.17.
Not had any changes to build date. Used the livechat whilst order was still at the 'with factory' stage on the tracker and they told me 26.06.17 (wk 26).
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Build week 30 confirmed!
Built last week in July, so delivery hopefully second half of August.
So that took 5-6 weeks from ordering.
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Just been on live chat and my build week is now confirmed as week 30 too(24th July).
Nothing showing on app yet. Ordered 24th April via DTD/JCB.
Hopefully should work out nicely for a 1st Sept registration.
Spec is 5 door DSG GTI, Isaac Blue, Brescias, Art Velour, Camera, Keyless & Climate Windscreen.
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Still nothing. Unconfirmed build week has been moved forward a week to 33.
I was secretly hoping that as our order dates were similar that mine would be confirmed soon :whistle:
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Still nothing. Unconfirmed build week has been moved forward a week to 33.
I was secretly hoping that as our order dates were similar that mine would be confirmed soon :whistle:
There doesn't seem to be much logic as to how the build dates are allocated. Some are waiting 6 weeks for a car, others 16.
I take it factors such as specification and how many build slots each dealership has taken up have a big effect on manufacturing time.
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I'm now on Stage 3 and officially with the build week 30 crowd - so hopefully will be able to put it on the road for 1st September 2017 - yeh! :cool:
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I've had an update today too, I'm also in the Build Week 30 gang, think I've done alright considering that JCB didn't process my order until the 16/05!
Luckily I revised my spec last week too, need to update my signature now
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Same here, had confirmation of build date for the 24th July, so must be all the same build batch. 67 plate for me then, I am happy.
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Hi all, new on here. I too have got a build week from the 24th July so very happy to join your club!
Spec is 5 door DSG GTI PP, Isaac Blue, Brescias.
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Hi all, not sure if I ever mentioned that I'd ordered a 7.5.
My build week has just confirmed today too, w/c 24th July, so looks like week 30? As per other posts.
I ordered mine on 11th April but I think the order was actually processed a few days later.
Roll on 1st September (hopefully) :smiley:
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Hi all, new on here. I too have got a build week from the 24th July so very happy to join your club!
Spec is 5 door DSG GTI PP, Isaac Blue, Brescias.
Welcome, don't be shy.
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Looking at people's specs I think maybe VW have a job lot of Isaac Blue paint arriving on 24th July! :grin:
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Looking at people's specs I think maybe VW have a job lot of Isaac Blue paint arriving on 24th July! :grin:
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I originally opted for Iridium Grey but changed my mind when I saw some pics of the car in Isaac Blue I thought it looked different... maybe I should have stuck with grey. 😀
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I originally opted for Iridium Grey but changed my mind when I saw some pics of the car in Isaac Blue I thought it looked different... maybe I should have stuck with grey. 😀
I don't think Isaac Blue will be particularly common. It's exclusive to the gti and gtd whereas indium is across the range and on ther models too. Since ordering I keep my eyes peeled for gtis on the road and they seem quite rare regardless.
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Ordered 8/4 build week, next week hopefully delivered around 10/7
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Hi all, not sure if I ever mentioned that I'd ordered a 7.5.
My build week has just confirmed today too, w/c 24th July, so looks like week 30? As per other posts.
I ordered mine on 11th April but I think the order was actually processed a few days later.
Roll on 1st September (hopefully) :smiley:
Snap. Ordered mine on 7th April and just had build week confirmed as w/b 24th July on the online tracker, quite a bit longer than the 12 weeks the dealer quoted. White manual GTI with Santiagos.
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So many orders confirmed for week 30 :shocked: I wonder did they finally have the numbers to build a boat load for the UK that week? :undecided: :grin:
The BW30 club :laugh:
:cool: :cool: :cool:
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So many orders confirmed for week 30 :shocked: I wonder did they finally have the numbers to build a boat load for the UK that week? :undecided: :grin:
The BW30 club :laugh:
:cool: :cool: :cool:
Or they were waiting for the fog lights to turn up.
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I was lucky and ordered a PP that was already queued for build. Order went in on the 1st June, build week was not showing on the app but randomly got a notification saying it had been built on the 8th June. Expected delivery for this model is apparently 4 weeks so hoping to collect mid to late July.
Spoke to VW chat a few days ago and it is awaiting transport to the port. :laugh:
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I was lucky and ordered a PP that was already queued for build. Order went in on the 1st June, build week was not showing on the app but randomly got a notification saying it had been built on the 8th June. Expected delivery for this model is apparently 4 weeks so hoping to collect mid to late July.
Spoke to VW chat a few days ago and it is awaiting transport to the port. :laugh:
It will be interesting to see how long it does take to get to you, my build week is next week so currently debating (with myself) if i take it when it potentially arrives at the dealer or defer to Sept.
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I was lucky and ordered a PP that was already queued for build. Order went in on the 1st June, build week was not showing on the app but randomly got a notification saying it had been built on the 8th June. Expected delivery for this model is apparently 4 weeks so hoping to collect mid to late July.
Spoke to VW chat a few days ago and it is awaiting transport to the port. :laugh:
It will be interesting to see how long it does take to get to you, my build week is next week so currently debating (with myself) if i take it when it potentially arrives at the dealer or defer to Sept.
I was thinking the same, I was initially told it would be ready to collect in early August, in which case the argument for deferring it until 1st September was a lot stronger. The dealer was happy to store it for the 67 plates. Now that it looks more like Mid July I don't think I would wait the additional month and a half, not that there is much point as there is a lot less focus on the plate these days, more the date it was registered.
If all goes well I think your car will be built by the 23rd, shipping takes 3/4 weeks so I would say late July/first week of August? Only a 3/4 week wait for the new plates. The dealers will be desperate to clear orders prior to the September rush so I doubt they will hang around with the prep.
Edit:- Just had a call from the dealer this afternoon and it has arrived in the UK, they are trying to get it to me before 1st July... Things are moving quickly now.
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Well, bit of a surprise, the tracker app just notified me that my car had been built already (a week early) and is now in transit. My assumption is that its looking like Mid July (unless of course this is a delayed tracker message and its actually half way here).
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Still waiting for my build week to be confirmed, currently estimated week 31 build but not confirmed!
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My 5dr GTI manual was build week 25 (5th June). On live chat on Wednesday I was told it was at Tyne and my dealer had booked transport for it. Had a call this morning(Friday) from my dealer to say the car had arrived late afternoon Thursday. It should be ready for collection Wednesday, although I'm popping in to sort paperwork tomorrow and have a sneaky peak.
Not too bad a delivery time at 7 weeks from ordering to collection.
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So only a few days from Port to dealership? Interesting, had another call from my dealer Thursday night saying that they were pulling out all the stops to have mine ready to collect next week!
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I think entirely depends on luck of the draw once it arrives. Mine was off the boat on the 1st of June and it took until Monday to arrive at the dealers and it's being delivered to me on Monday afternoon.
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After ordering early April, I finally have my confirmed build week of WC 31st July :smiley:
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Really strange how some are getting theirs in 7 weeks and others are going to be waiting about 20 or so. Makes me laugh that some have received a PP and that wasn't even available for order until a month after I ordered my standard GTI, which won't be here until 1st September.
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Yes, it is absolutely bizarre - he says frustrated at the delivery of his new GTD... looks like 26 weeks for me!
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I suppose many factors will influence delivery time, such as spec of car, port of arrival and transportation to dealer. Mine is a standard spec 5dr manual in Tornado red and I know my car was collected from Tyne within a day of arriving as the dealer had a few cars on the same shipment.
When talking to the dealer today, even he was surprised it had arrived so soon. Had a quick look around it in their workshop this afternoon and it looks even better than in the brochure. I took some photos, but can't figure out how to post them on here.
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I ordered my GTI (White Silver, Brescia, 90% tiny and Velour interior) on 8th May. My dealer contacted me on Friday saying it will be available for collection W/C 26/06.
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I suppose many factors will influence delivery time, such as spec of car, port of arrival and transportation to dealer. Mine is a standard spec 5dr manual in Tornado red and I know my car was collected from Tyne within a day of arriving as the dealer had a few cars on the same shipment.
And additionally, if the dealer accepts customer orders in excess of their monthly vehicle allocation this can delay the build.
Assuming the dealer ordering system is still the same as it was for the mk6 Golf, dealers are restricted by VW to the number of certain models such as the Golf GTI they can order each month. If they accept more orders in a month than their allocation, those orders are carried over to the next (or subsequent months). So a customer can order a car in June, but if the dealer has exceeded their allocation, this can add a month or more to the build, as the order won't be placed with the factory until the following month or later.
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Very interesting, thanks. This is clearly what must have happened to me. Funny how the dealer never mentioned this when I ordered :lipsrsealed:
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Very interesting, thanks. This is clearly what must have happened to me. Funny how the dealer never mentioned this when I ordered :lipsrsealed:
I don't think the dealer would volunteer this information if the customer didn't ask for it; could mean the difference between then getting the sale or losing a potential customer.
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I assumed it was dealer allocation, but despite me pressing both the dealer and VW UK, nobody wanted to say that...
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...Makes me laugh that some have received a PP and that wasn't even available for order until a month after I ordered my standard GTI, which won't be here until 1st September.
Has anyone in the UK taken delivery of a PP car?
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I spotted my first 7.5 GTI Performance on the road a couple of days ago very local to me, so yes it would appear so!
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I spotted my first 7.5 GTI Performance on the road a couple of days ago very local to me, so yes it would appear so!
Was it red? We both live in the same Solihull.
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I spotted my first 7.5 GTI Performance on the road a couple of days ago very local to me, so yes it would appear so!
Was it red? We both live in the same Solihull.
I brought my car from the Solihull Johnsons VW garage, they have a red GTI that I had a test drive in.
I think I've seen it a couple of times on the roads around there but I can't remember if it's the PP version or not :huh:
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I spotted my first 7.5 GTI Performance on the road a couple of days ago very local to me, so yes it would appear so!
Was it red? We both live in the same Solihull.
I brought my car from the Solihull Johnsons VW garage, they have a red GTI that I had a test drive in.
I think I've seen it a couple of times on the roads around there but I can't remember if it's the PP version or not :huh:
The one I seen was a PP and had a woman in her 40's driving it.
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Hi all....just to make you feel better, I'm a Brit in Denmark, married to a gorgeous danish girl👍 ordered my GTI pp With all the trimmings 12th March, I'm paying twice as much as you buggers are, close to £55,000😳 just got build week 30 as well, so hopefully I'll be driving it by mid August. I think the long wait is due to the pp.
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I spotted my first 7.5 GTI Performance on the road a couple of days ago very local to me, so yes it would appear so!
Was it red? We both live in the same Solihull.
No it was Black, and was most definitely a performance as had the larger GTI logo brake calipers and red badges!
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I spotted my first 7.5 GTI Performance on the road a couple of days ago very local to me, so yes it would appear so!
Was it red? We both live in the same Solihull.
I brought my car from the Solihull Johnsons VW garage, they have a red GTI that I had a test drive in.
I think I've seen it a couple of times on the roads around there but I can't remember if it's the PP version or not :huh:
Mine has also been ordered from Solihull Johnsons VW, we have a Red GTI MK7.5 Demo but unfortunately its not a Performance model, it was one of the first in the UK though it arrived in March if I remember correctly.
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All of sudden my tracker status has switched from 'Build Week Confirmed' (was for w/c 26th June) to 'In Transit'!
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My GTI PP was also down for build week 26/06/2017 and like you the tracker is showing 'in transit'. What's the point of having a tracker if it's always wrong. My wife's Golf 1.4 TSi arrived in the country before it was built!
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All of sudden my tracker status has switched from 'Build Week Confirmed' (was for w/c 26th June) to 'In Transit'!
Mine too did this on Saturday it never seen build in progress.
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Collected my GTI yesterday, ordered 21 April, 9 weeks delivery isn't bad!
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Collected my GTI yesterday, ordered 21 April, 9 weeks delivery isn't bad!
Pictures please :laugh:
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Collected my GTI yesterday, ordered 21 April, 9 weeks delivery isn't bad!
Pictures please :laugh:
I'll get a few up tomorrow night :smiley:
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Collected my GTI yesterday, ordered 21 April, 9 weeks delivery isn't bad!
Pictures please :laugh:
I'll get a few up tomorrow night :smiley:
Sorry but tomorrow is just not good enough :angry:
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Collected my GTI yesterday, ordered 21 April, 9 weeks delivery isn't bad!
Pictures please :laugh:
I'll get a few up tomorrow night :smiley:
Sorry but tomorrow is just not good enough :angry:
Ok ok, here's a taster from the detailing thread :smiley:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4208/35343916182_e5e43f79ef_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VRdNVd)
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Collected my GTI yesterday, ordered 21 April, 9 weeks delivery isn't bad!
Pictures please :laugh:
I'll get a few up tomorrow night :smiley:
Sorry but tomorrow is just not good enough :angry:
Ok ok, here's a taster from the detailing thread :smiley:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4208/35343916182_e5e43f79ef_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VRdNVd)
Very nice and the wheels look great.
One photo will just about do, until tomorrow that is :laugh:
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Seems to be a real mix in delivery times! Isaac Blue looks great, regret not really considering it as I wasn't able to see the colour in the flesh.
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no delivery date or build date but got my order number so the process has begun, happy days :)
(http://i63.tinypic.com/2v2t5s1.jpg)
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What is going on, build date was week 30, 24th July. Today app jumped to "In Transit" so that takes another 2 to 3 weeks to get the garage?
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What is going on, build date was week 30, 24th July. Today app jumped to "In Transit" so that takes another 2 to 3 weeks to get the garage?
The tracker is notorious for being inaccurate and unreliable. Treat it as an added bonus that your car's been built and you'll get it sooner than you thought you would.
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After jumping from build week confirmed to in transit all on the 24/06 i was checking the ships that were doing emden to tyne and there was a ship doing the trip on the 02/07 had it confirmed today that my car was on it by VW chat so i should hopefully have mine in the next couple of weeks !
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Picking mine up tomorrow - it does seem to move quite quickly once the factory starts the build.
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Just checked the tracker this morning. Had jumped from 'in transit' to 'in uk'. VW chat confirmed it was on the Nordic Ace which docked in the Tyne on the 1st. Now just got to arrange the sale of my current car.
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The tracker has changed this week from Build Week Scheduled to In Transit - don't know whether to trust it as the Build Week was 30 w/c 24.07.17 & I'm not planning on putting it on the road until 2nd September.
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The tracker has changed this week from Build Week Scheduled to In Transit - don't know whether to trust it as the Build Week was 30 w/c 24.07.17 & I'm not planning on putting it on the road until 2nd September.
Interesting to see a fellow build week 30 has seen his order jump forward. We've got similar specs ordered at almost the same time, wonder if mine might jump?! Although like yourself I'll not be collecting until early September regardless
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Mine was scheduled for build week 30 and now the tracker app is showing in transit. My dealer thinks it should be available for pick later this month. What's the view of picking it up or waiting for the new 67 plate to come out?
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Mine was scheduled for build week 30 and now the tracker app is showing in transit. My dealer thinks it should be available for pick later this month. What's the view of picking it up or waiting for the new 67 plate to come out?
Personally I'm waiting if my build week 30 order is available sooner than September 1st. Suits my circumstances though (holiday commitments, current PCP ending etc). Even without that for the sake of a few weeks now I'd likely wait for the new reg.
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How long did you guys wait from build week confirmed to build in progress?
Mine is still down for wk 32 but hasn't been confirmed yet, but seeing that yours are already in transit is pretty exciting.
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Mine was scheduled for build week 30 and now the tracker app is showing in transit. My dealer thinks it should be available for pick later this month. What's the view of picking it up or waiting for the new 67 plate to come out?
Personally I'm waiting if my build week 30 order is available sooner than September 1st. Suits my circumstances though (holiday commitments, current PCP ending etc). Even without that for the sake of a few weeks now I'd likely wait for the new reg.
If my car is ready for collection this month I think I will have to take it as I want to drive it now. 😀 In August I might have to bite the bullet and wait.
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How long did you guys wait from build week confirmed to build in progress?
Mine is still down for wk 32 but hasn't been confirmed yet, but seeing that yours are already in transit is pretty exciting.
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My build week was confirmed about the 13th June and then skipped to stage 5 at the beginning of this month.
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I spoke to VW today via online chat as I know they are often able to see a more recent update than the tracker displays, according to them I'm still build week 30 confirmed so I've not jumped the queue. Oh well....
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My app still showing build week 30 too.
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I ordered my Gti PP on 23rd May, originally build wk 30 confirmed, it arrived in the U.K. On Tuesday 4th July. I'm just waiting on the phone call from the dealer to say it's ready now :smiley:
I'm planning on buying using PCP (and maybe cancel at a later date) but just noticed that 'The Golf Event' is running from 7th-24th July which now offers a £1500 contribution. I'll ask the dealer if I'm eligible for the new finance contribution when I sign the paperwork, but has anyone been in this position where the offers have changed between ordering and collecting the car? If so did you get the new deal?
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What is the most recent order to delivery time?
I'm just about to order and I wanted to guestimate delivery times.
I want it as 67, so after 1st September anyway, but am I looking at October? November?
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I ordered my Gti PP on 23rd May, originally build wk 30 confirmed, it arrived in the U.K. On Tuesday 4th July. I'm just waiting on the phone call from the dealer to say it's ready now :smiley:
I'm planning on buying using PCP (and maybe cancel at a later date) but just noticed that 'The Golf Event' is running from 7th-24th July which now offers a £1500 contribution. I'll ask the dealer if I'm eligible for the new finance contribution when I sign the paperwork, but has anyone been in this position where the offers have changed between ordering and collecting the car? If so did you get the new deal?
my build week is now number 38 :( order placed 10days ago, dealer recons mid octobe bfore i get my hands on her...
i've just been to my dealer and asked about this extra 2 services and £500, he said they don't normally do it, but in the t&cs it says you have to take delivery of your car before the end of september and place the order between the dates. apparently its their way of getting rid of stock.. so if you pushed for it you might be able to but tbh not sure. but good luck trying :)
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Just had a call from my broker who I ordered the car through. So ordered on 10th May and collecting on 17th July :grin: :grin:. Only downside is its costing £450 to have it transported up :sad: :sad:
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I ordered my Gti PP on 23rd May, originally build wk 30 confirmed, it arrived in the U.K. On Tuesday 4th July. I'm just waiting on the phone call from the dealer to say it's ready now :smiley:
I'm planning on buying using PCP (and maybe cancel at a later date) but just noticed that 'The Golf Event' is running from 7th-24th July which now offers a £1500 contribution. I'll ask the dealer if I'm eligible for the new finance contribution when I sign the paperwork, but has anyone been in this position where the offers have changed between ordering and collecting the car? If so did you get the new deal?
my build week is now number 38 :( order placed 10days ago, dealer recons mid octobe bfore i get my hands on her...
i've just been to my dealer and asked about this extra 2 services and £500, he said the don't normally do it, but in the t&cs it says you have to take delivery of your car within the dates shown. apparently its their way of getting rid of stock.. so if you pushed for it you might be able to but tbh not sure. but good luck trying :)
Mines gunna be way later than the date quoted on my order so I might try getting the extra 500...
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I ordered my Gti PP on 23rd May, originally build wk 30 confirmed, it arrived in the U.K. On Tuesday 4th July. I'm just waiting on the phone call from the dealer to say it's ready now :smiley:
I'm planning on buying using PCP (and maybe cancel at a later date) but just noticed that 'The Golf Event' is running from 7th-24th July which now offers a £1500 contribution. I'll ask the dealer if I'm eligible for the new finance contribution when I sign the paperwork, but has anyone been in this position where the offers have changed between ordering and collecting the car? If so did you get the new deal?
I've also noticed that the base price of the GTI has increased too just as this increased deposit contribution has been announced.
The base price of the 230 5 door DSG GTI has gone up £400 since what it was when I ordered mine. So at best you're only missing out on £250 tops. £100 there and can still get the first 2 services for £149.
Obviously if you can get them to honour the new deal it's better. But if not it's not the end of the world.
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Just had a call from my broker who I ordered the car through. So ordered on 10th May and collecting on 17th July :grin: :grin:. Only downside is its costing £450 to have it transported up :sad: :sad:
Throw a couple of hundred my way and I'll drive up to Glasgow and drop you off at the dealers.
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Update: my tracker has just jumped forward this morning. Gone from build week confirmed 24/07 to in transit. Skipped the build in progress step completely.
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Sorry to double post, another update which might help answer why all the build week 30 orders have jumped forward.
From VW live chat:
'Thanks for waiting. I have some clarification now. The car has been built and it left the factory today, en route to the German Port of Exit. The reason is that it has been built early. Originally it was scheduled to be built during week 30, but it was built early due to a factory closure.'
Fair play to the guy I spoke to he couldn't get any joy on the phone, so physically went two floors down to get some clarification in person. :smiley:
Whether this means the cars will sit in Germany til the original planned shipping date, or it ships sooner, I'm not certain, as he didn't have any more info on that.
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If it's showing as in transit my guess is it'll get shipped as soon as it fits in with their schedule. Mine was supposed to be build week 24/07 but has already arrived in the UK on 4/07. Spoke to my dealer yesterday who wasn't even aware it had been built! :grin:
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@ Beezer, thanks for the update from VW, so maybe mine will be built early after all, or perhaps is already built.
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Ordered on 05/04/2017
Build Week Confirmed as 26/06/2017
In Transit on 26/06/2017
Arrived in UK on 03/07/2017
Nearly There on 06/07/2017
Waiting for the dealer to contact me, although i'd ideally like to postpone the delivery for another 7/8 weeks until my current car goes back.
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Mines booked in for delivery to me on the 18th feels like a lifetime i've waited i ordered it on the 3rd of april :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:.
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Ordered my GTI on the 8th May picking it up on the 17th. - 10 weeks, not bad.
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I ordered mine on the 4th of April and is being delivered to me tomorrow, I think it tends to be around the 10-12 week mark most of the time.
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I ordered mine on the 4th of April and is being delivered to me tomorrow, I think it tends to be around the 10-12 week mark most of the time.
Im about 11 weeks in and still no confirmed build week :undecided:
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Have you been on live chat they will give you your provisional build date that way your not checking every day and getting disappointed.
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Still no further update on my build week 30 car, wondering if now mines not going to be built early likes other have
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Order placed today, manual process though, so no idea on ETA yet.
GTI 5dr DSG Performance Pack
Tornado Red
18" Seville Dark Gray Alloys
Full leather
DCC Suspension
Dynaudio
90% tints
Rear Camera
It's been 7 yrs since my MK5 Ed30 went :) Looking forward to being back in a GTI
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Still no further update on my build week 30 car, wondering if now mines not going to be built early likes other have
Don't worry Fewie...your not alone, I also have build week 30 with no news yet of an earlier delivery.
Look at this way...our cars will be newer than the others when they do arrive😂
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Must be lots still waiting to be delivered as I've literally seen only one Mk7.5 GTI on the road. And 1 GTD and an R estate. Was pretty pleased to pick mine up Monday. Ordered 11th May, build week was 23 and it arrived about 2 weeks ago but had to wait to collect due to paperwork issue.
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My tracker app has changed to stage 6 arrived in the UK so hoping it will not be long before the dealer gets it.
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Well my tracker updated last Friday to 'in transit' so thought I'd go on live chat this morning to see if any more updates.
My car left Emden for Sheerness yesterday. So that was less that a week from leaving the factory to being on a ship.
Been on marine traffic site and the Thames Highway ship is due into Sheerness from Emden this morning, so my GTI must be on that.
Also I've just discovered where Sheerness is! I thought it was in Scotland!! :D
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I ordered mine on the 4th of April and is being delivered to me tomorrow, I think it tends to be around the 10-12 week mark most of the time.
Im about 11 weeks in and still no confirmed build week :undecided:
That is a nightmare! If its any help once it was built it was at the dealer in around 2 weeks, so fingers crossed not much longer for yourself
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Ordered on April 4th.
Was told build week July 30th.
Got an email saying car arrived in the UK yesterday :grin:
How long do you think until it reaches my dealer in edinburgh?
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Mine took 6 days but now trying to stall mine until September 1st bit dealership pushing me to take delivery which is not good.
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Ordered on April 4th.
Was told build week July 30th.
Got an email saying car arrived in the UK yesterday :grin:
How long do you think until it reaches my dealer in edinburgh?
Nice one, still waiting for my build week to be confirmed (32) :cry:
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Am I still the black sheep of the build week 30 gang? Mine remains at build week confirmed.
What week is plant shutdown/holiday?
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Am I still the black sheep of the build week 30 gang? Mine remains at build week confirmed.
You are not alone. I keep hoping. Nearly there, BW30 is just next week.
It will be worth the wait. :cool:
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Am I still the black sheep of the build week 30 gang? Mine remains at build week confirmed.
What week is plant shutdown/holiday?
VW Wolfsburg factory holiday is from 3rd July - 23rd July (see 'We are on vacation' item at the link below)
http://en.volkswagen.com/en/volkswagen-live/factory-visit.html
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VW Wolfsburg factory holiday is from 3rd July - 23rd July
So they are going back to work next week to build our cars.
I hope they are having a good rest. :cool:
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Am I still the black sheep of the build week 30 gang? Mine remains at build week confirmed.
What week is plant shutdown/holiday?
VW Wolfsburg factory holiday is from 3rd July - 23rd July (see 'We are on vacation' item at the link below)
http://en.volkswagen.com/en/volkswagen-live/factory-visit.html
Ok thanks, that explains why my order has stood still then, if it wasn't done by the 3rd it was always going to be BW30 all along
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VW Wolfsburg factory holiday is from 3rd July - 23rd July
So they are going back to work next week to build our cars.
I hope they are having a good rest. :cool:
Rather have a car built after a nice break than one of the last few they rushed through whilst in "holiday mode"... :grin: :grin:
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Mine took 6 days but now trying to stall mine until September 1st bit dealership pushing me to take delivery which is not good.
Did you tell the dealer before the car was moved from the UK dock to the dealers that you wanted to wait until September? If you did then why didn't he just leave it at the dock until mid August?
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No i didn't unfortunately as it just jumped on the tracker from build week to arrived in UK which was very annoying
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My GTi white silver ordered Apr/May is scheduled for build week 31. Called the dealer yesterday and they said it would be with them w/c 4th Sept 17....just as I fly out on holiday for a few weeks :cry:
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Order placed today, manual process though, so no idea on ETA yet.
GTI 5dr DSG Performance Pack
Tornado Red
18" Seville Dark Gray Alloys
Full leather
DCC Suspension
Dynaudio
90% tints
Rear Camera
It's been 7 yrs since my MK5 Ed30 went :) Looking forward to being back in a GTI
Still no estimated date yet :(
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GTi-PP ordered 5th July, estimated build week 40.
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GTi-PP ordered 5th July, estimated build week 40.
Thanks, useful to know, so I should(?) be just behind your order.
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I have finally taken the plunge and placed an order on a GTI Performance Pack.
Placed the order on the 14th July.
How long did it take for you to get a build week added to the progress? I am at stage 2 - "With the factory".
The dealer gave me an expected time scale of 16 weeks. Are these normally accurate?
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I think these build weeks might come forward, its due to a delay on the rear lights in most instances and I think they are being conservative in the estimates
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GTi-PP ordered 5th July, estimated build week 40.
Thanks, useful to know, so I should(?) be just behind your order.
Bear in mind your order depends on how clued up your salesman is to ordering process, he should be able to modify an existing order for gti and give you a build week at point of order unless your retailer is completely sold out of gti. Not having a build week for gti at point of order is not a good sign.
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Mine isn't coming via a dealer. It's direct with VWUK.
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Just to give you a heads up, James at JCB Medway emailed me the below earlier this week, it looks like some of us should start getting confirmed build weeks very soon fingers crossed:
The Golf we have ordered for you does have a confirmed build week for its production at the factory during week 32, 7th-13th August, due to the factory currently being on partial summer shutdown our factory order system has not fully updated with this information, so this is why it is currently showing at stage two on the tracking website, it is actually at stage three.
FYI, I ordered 8th May..
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Just to give you a heads up, James at JCB Medway emailed me the below earlier this week, it looks like some of us should start getting confirmed build weeks very soon fingers crossed:
The Golf we have ordered for you does have a confirmed build week for its production at the factory during week 32, 7th-13th August, due to the factory currently being on partial summer shutdown our factory order system has not fully updated with this information, so this is why it is currently showing at stage two on the tracking website, it is actually at stage three.
FYI, I ordered 8th May..
Strange, I ordered with James 17th May and mine is being built this week.
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Not sure if yours was standard spec or not but i ordered keyless entry & 90% tints.
GTI 5 Door PP DSG.
I want it built now! :(
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Not sure if yours was standard spec or not but i ordered keyless entry & 90% tints.
GTI 5 Door PP DSG.
I want it built now! :(
Haha!! Same.
I'm guessing I'm looking at Mid October delivery, still waiting for a build week.
Tornado Red GTI PP, DSG, 5dr, Leather, 90% tints, DCC Suspension, Dynaudio, Rear Camera
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ordered mine mid to late june been told build week is 36 4th september but this is subject to change :( ...
isaac blue 5door PP-DCC-90%tints-seville dark-keyless-HFCW-lane assist+DLA-sunroof-nav pro-rear cam-par assist and dyno :)
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ordered mine mid to late june been told build week is 36 4th september but this is subject to change :( ...
isaac blue 5door PP-DCC-90%tints-seville dark-keyless-HFCW-lane assist+DLA-sunroof-nav pro-rear cam-par assist and dyno :)
Where did you find the "SELECT ALL" button on the configurator :laugh:
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The "My VW" app has just updated to day to my car has been built and has left the factory. Time to start stalking ship movements! :grin:
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Time to start stalking ship movements! :grin:
My car is at Emden (http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/styles/default/xenforo/asn/aa/yahoo.gif)
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Time to start stalking ship movements! :grin:
My car is at Emden (http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/styles/default/xenforo/asn/aa/yahoo.gif)
How do you know it's at Emden? Via online chat?
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How do you know it's at Emden? Via online chat?
Spoke to my dealer. That's the location showing on their system.
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Can the online chat see more detail than the app or tracker on website?
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So after my car shipped about a month early I was left with the dilemma of whether to take it straight away or wait til sept. Decided if I could sell current car and get the new GTI before the end of July then that's what I'd go with.
Anyway got a bite on Autotrader after a few days and while it was a little bit short of what I wanted it was a concrete offer so the old one went on Monday.
Was surprised how quick the DTD dealer got my new one ready. They were happy to store til September if I wanted but at around 12pm today I took delivery of this little beauty....
(http://i68.tinypic.com/fef9ts.jpg)
I'm over the moon with it so far. Love the way the Isaac blue looks blue under some lights then almost gun metal grey in others. :cool:
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Looking good Beezer, be nice to see more pics when you have chance as your spec is similar to mine.
What car did you have to sell? I'm putting my existing Octavia vRS up on autotrader at the weekend when I return from my holiday in Cornwall
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Looking good Beezer, be nice to see more pics when you have chance as your spec is similar to mine.
What car did you have to sell? I'm putting my existing Octavia vRS up on autotrader at the weekend when I return from my holiday in Cornwall
Thanks mate. Yeah I'll try and post a few better pictures once I've given it a good clean. Couldn't have picked a worse day weather wise for delivery it was filthy by the time it got here (about 280 miles in the rain!). Gave it a quick rinse once the weather brightened up. The photo above was about 8:30pm so was running out of daylight by then. The wheels up close are really nice. I know diamond cut aren't everyone's cup of tea, but up close they really stand out.
My old car was a RR Evoque. Only had it about 2 year, was nice on long journeys but was a bit of a bus for day to day driving so fancied something a bit more fun. The Evoque was 5 year old now and while I had a lot of advert views I didn't get many calls. I think people are put off buying expensive cars privately as there's the risk of getting scammed or buying a dog with little comeback. It was actually a garage from Derby who bought it. They said they sell a lot of them. I'd priced it fairly cheap to sell and while I took about £600 less than I wanted, it was still £2400 more than we buy any car and the like we're offering. Overall I'm happy enough considering the 15% discount I got on the GTI by going through Drivethedeal.
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Looking good Beezer, be nice to see more pics when you have chance as your spec is similar to mine.
What car did you have to sell? I'm putting my existing Octavia vRS up on autotrader at the weekend when I return from my holiday in Cornwall
Thanks mate. Yeah I'll try and post a few better pictures once I've given it a good clean. Couldn't have picked a worse day weather wise for delivery it was filthy by the time it got here (about 280 miles in the rain!). Gave it a quick rinse once the weather brightened up. The photo above was about 8:30pm so was running out of daylight by then. The wheels up close are really nice. I know diamond cut aren't everyone's cup of tea, but up close they really stand out.
My old car was a RR Evoque. Only had it about 2 year, was nice on long journeys but was a bit of a bus for day to day driving so fancied something a bit more fun. The Evoque was 5 year old now and while I had a lot of advert views I didn't get many calls. I think people are put off buying expensive cars privately as there's the risk of getting scammed or buying a dog with little comeback. It was actually a garage from Derby who bought it. They said they sell a lot of them. I'd priced it fairly cheap to sell and while I took about £600 less than I wanted, it was still £2400 more than we buy any car and the like we're offering. Overall I'm happy enough considering the 15% discount I got on the GTI by going through Drivethedeal.
Ive got a 250 mile journey home from James @ JCB Medway when I collect mine but as a true Yorkshire man I'll do anything for value for money.
Hoping my Octavia vRS sells easily, otherwise I'll need to pay excess mileage fees as I end my PCP agreement
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Isaac Blue GTD ordered 13.05.17 arrived at my dealership today - not putting it on the road until 02.09.17 :cool:
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Ive got a 250 mile journey home from James @ JCB Medway when I collect mine but as a true Yorkshire man I'll do anything for value for money.
Hoping my Octavia vRS sells easily, otherwise I'll need to pay excess mileage fees as I end my PCP agreement
I offered to collect mine but asked if he could knock anything off cost wise or chuck something in free as I was saving him the delivery cost. He wouldn't do neither so I just said deliver it then as it was included in the DTD price. A train ticket at short notice would cost me best part of £100
I know people worry about them just chucking the work experience kid they keys and it being flogged, but the delivery guy they sent was spot on. Retired fella whose does drop offs for them 2/3 times a week. Took him best part of 6 hours to get up to Durham so must have been taking it nice and easy.
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I'll be collecting mine regardless, I'm too obsessive to allow someone else to drive my car, especially 1st use. The Mrs wants to join me though which means it may cost me double in train tickets :cry:
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I'll be collecting mine regardless, I'm too obsessive to allow someone else to drive my car, especially 1st use. The Mrs wants to join me though which means it may cost me double in train tickets :cry:
A nice day out for you both.
After collection we will probably spend the day out driving the car. Though the garage is only a 15 miles away. There is a restaurant we both like about 100 miles along the coast. It is the least I could do after all the car talk she has had to listen to. :embarrassed: And there will be no argument from me on who is the designated driver. :smug: :cool:
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Looking good Beezer, be nice to see more pics when you have chance as your spec is similar to mine.
I've put a few more pics in the new arrivals thread for anyone that's interested. :smiley:
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My build week 31 has left the factory and in transit. 1 more month to go I guess....
Does anyone know how it can be tracked in terms of shipping etc - so I can keep hitting enter on the keyboard every hour for the next month 😂
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Hi all. I'm also build week 31 and live chat says I'm currently in the body shop !! :grin:
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The my VW app has just updated my build week 30 order to status 6, arrived in the UK. Won't be collecting it until the new reg but nice to know she's here
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Mick, Ferwie, MrE.....when did you place the order originally?
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I ordered GTI pp on 9th May, tracker currently shows 'nearly there', though it's been like that for a few weeks.
Just realised that having had a confirmation email from VW (16.05.17) confirming that I had signed up for tracker alerts, I never received any! Is that usual?
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The tracker is nice when it works, but it doesn't always and sometimes jumps steps quite dramatically.
If you are really sweating, talk to VW UK online for an update on your order... otherwise just relax and listen to some whale music or something.
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Mick, Ferwie, MrE.....when did you place the order originally?
Honestly...........
We ordered it on the 24th July (2 weeks ago) through Blue Chilli cars in Manchester. A cancelled order at Crewe VW so we should see it in around another 4 weeks, so that's 6 weeks from saying yes to taking delivery ! :grin:
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Just got my build date confirmation come through on the app for the 21/08/2017. :grin:
On average how many weeks from build start date to delivery am I looking at?
Matt
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Just got my build date confirmation come through on the app for the 21/08/2017. :grin:
On average how many weeks from build start date to delivery am I looking at?
Matt
And when did you order?
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Just got my build date confirmation come through on the app for the 21/08/2017. :grin:
On average how many weeks from build start date to delivery am I looking at?
Matt
And when did you order?
Car was ordered & deposit paid on the 8th July.
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Just off live chat checking the progress:
GTI 230 PS DSG 3 door. Pearl Black / heated screen / Dynaudio / reverse camera
Order placed 19/07
Build week beginning 09/10
Then:
Completion of the build = 14 days
Factory to port of exit = 7 days
Waiting for space on ship = 14 days
Port of exit to UK = 2 to 3 days
Unloading the ship = 2 days
Time at the UK port = 7 to 10 days
UK port to Retailer = 2 to 4 days
So early / mid-December collection = 25 / 26 weeks.
I'm assuming this is all "computer says" nonsense though. Hopefully :smiley:
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Just got my build date confirmation come through on the app for the 21/08/2017. :grin:
On average how many weeks from build start date to delivery am I looking at?
Matt
I think it's all a bit pot luck tbh.
My confirmed build week was 31/07.
The iPhone app updated on Friday 07/07 to say it had left the factory (early). It arrived in the UK Friday 14/07 and at the dealers on Tues 18/07. So went through both ports and shipping in just over a week.
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All seems very varied.
Still waiting on acceptance of order for me and I placed order 14th July.
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Mine's changed to In Transit as of today, I ordered Early April :laugh:
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Ordered my GTi DSG at start of July and dealer talked of build week 38 mid September. Was on the chat today as app was still just showing with the factory. She gave me an unconfirmed build week of 41 mid October and said it previously was showing week 45. Doesn't sound like I will have my GTi any time soon. Quite ridiculous to have to wait so long for a standard volume car, my Porsche was a long wait but that's because of low allocation to the uk.
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Mick, Ferwie, MrE.....when did you place the order originally?
Hiya - mine was ordered either last week in April or first week in May - can't remember exactly from Crewe VW.
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The my VW app has just updated my build week 30 order to status 6, arrived in the UK. Won't be collecting it until the new reg but nice to know she's here
And today it's updated to in transit to dealership, so looks like it's gonna be less than 10 days from build to forecourt!
It was ordered through DTD on the 12th May but if I'm honest I don't think the dealer processed order until half way through the following week so around the 17th. Just over 10 weeks to dealer when I was quoted 16-18 weeks originally.
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Ordered my GTi DSG at start of July and dealer talked of build week 38 mid September. Was on the chat today as app was still just showing with the factory. She gave me an unconfirmed build week of 41 mid October and said it previously was showing week 45. Doesn't sound like I will have my GTi any time soon. Quite ridiculous to have to wait so long for a standard volume car, my Porsche was a long wait but that's because of low allocation to the uk.
I have had the same with the App not moving off step two 'with factory' but asking on chat today and they said I currently have a proposed build week 38. Having never previously bought a new car it's going to be a long wait to get the car. :shocked: The misses is already fed of me talking about it! :rolleyes:
Sure it will be worth though.
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My dealer doesn't know, VW on the phone don't know and live chat don't sound convincing :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
(http://i.imgur.com/7DhbrIZ.png)
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Bit of a lurker her for a while but first post.
I got exactly the same message off 'Stephen' yesterday with an alleged build date of next week. Dealer is saying delivery September so it may be true. I ordered mid May
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Got a message from my dealer this morning to say that the car was expected to be delivered today.(http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/styles/default/xenforo/asn/aa/yahoo.gif)
So 14 weeks.
There was 1 week delay before the system accepted the order - a problem with options. Then there was a 3 week factory holiday.
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Woooooo Hoooo :grin:
Update on live chat and my new golf is sitting at the port in Emden :grin: :grin: :grin:
So that was 6 days from beginning of manufacture to sitting at the port awaiting allocation to a boat.
The excitement is growing day by day !
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Apparently my car has been built and is awaiting final inspection :laugh: :laugh:
Guy at VW said about 4 weeks from this point to delivery, hopefully it will be sooner?
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Woooooo Hoooo :grin:
Update on live chat and my new golf is sitting at the port in Emden :grin: :grin: :grin:
So that was 6 days from beginning of manufacture to sitting at the port awaiting allocation to a boat.
The excitement is growing day by day !
Likewise - mines been at the port since 04/08/17. I had a quick look at ships in dock (car transporters) and found the Makassar Highway due to get into Sherness 09/08/17. Could that be the one?? How sad has my life become 😂
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Woooooo Hoooo :grin:
Update on live chat and my new golf is sitting at the port in Emden :grin: :grin: :grin:
So that was 6 days from beginning of manufacture to sitting at the port awaiting allocation to a boat.
The excitement is growing day by day !
Likewise - mines been at the port since 04/08/17. I had a quick look at ships in dock (car transporters) and found the Makassar Highway due to get into Sherness 09/08/17. Could that be the one?? How sad has my life become 😂
Lol.... don't worry your not alone in this sad addiction, craving for the slightest update :laugh: and the dive into depression when there is no new news :cry:
I looked on google maps for Emden.......... :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: Jesus H tap dancing Christ ! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: there has to be about a trillion new VW's sitting there waiting for a boat place !!
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Hopefully mine is on the Makassar Highway too tonight bound for Sheerness ETA 22.00 tomorrow. #excited
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In transit! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Edit: as an extra bonus, my dealer just called to say it'll be a 67 plate!
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I just got my 'in transit' as well this morning!! :laugh: :laugh:
Fingers crossed it is quicker than 4 weeks to collect.
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:whistle: A certain Indium grey Golf GTi has just arrived at Grimsby docks curtesy of the Weser Highway :whistle:
Just saying like....... :grin: :laugh: :grin: :laugh: :grin:
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Has your status changed to arrived in the U.K.?
Just found out from VWChat mine will be shipped Tue/Weds next week (or should be).
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It has today, yes. VW chat said yesterday it was on The Weser Highway and a quick google saw it just about to dock in Grimsby. So, so far, The build and transportation has flowed with the precision and accuracy to be expected from our Germanic friends.
It's now sitting at the docks in Grimsby awaiting the English leg of it's journey :whistle:
Expecting the delays and excuses from VW Crewe to start in 3... 2... 1....
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Still waiting for build week confirmation, my provisional build week is next week so we shall see!
Live Chat told me that there is a delay/problem at the moment with the tracker updating as 'build week confirmed' so its likely to update when its built, rather than prior to build!
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Still waiting for build week confirmation, my provisional build week is next week so we shall see!
Live Chat told me that there is a delay/problem at the moment with the tracker updating as 'build week confirmed' so its likely to update when its built, rather than prior to build!
If it helps, my provisional build week was the 7th Aug and was in transit on the 8th, skipping all the stages in between.
Even on the 8th VW couldn't confirm my build week...
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My car has finished its build process (8/8) and is now being transported to the port of exit:
My Timeline:
0. Ordered - 28/04/2017
1. Processing Order - Skipped
2. With the factory - ~08/05/2017
3. Build week confirmed - 04/08/2017
4. Build in progress - 07/08/2017
4.1. Start production - 07/08/2017
4.2. ? -
4.3. Body shop -
4.4. Paint shop -
4.5. Start assembly - 09/08/2017
4.6. Assembly -
4.7. Final assembly -
4.8. Production complete - 14/08/2017
5. In transit - 14/08/2017
6. Arrived in the UK - TBC
7. Dealer prep - TBC
Order Status Codes:
Order Status 30 - Car has left the factory - 14/08/2017
Order Status 38 - Arrived at Port
Order Status 39 - Arrive in the UK
Order Status 40 - Ready for transport to the dealer
Order Status 60 - Left the UK Port on the way to the dealer
Order Status 70 - Arrived at dealer
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I ordered a GTI PP DSG; order accepted on 26 June.
It's being built at the moment, leaving the factory on 23 August which is just over 8 weeks after order.
Probably due in Dublin around mid September, shipping dates are TBC.
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I ordered a GTI PP DSG; order accepted on 26 June.
It's being built at the moment, leaving the factory on 23 August which is just over 8 weeks after order.
Probably due in Dublin around mid September, shipping dates are TBC.
WOW! i ordered mine the same time, estimated build week 13th september :( lol.
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I ordered a GTI PP DSG; order accepted on 26 June.
It's being built at the moment, leaving the factory on 23 August which is just over 8 weeks after order.
Probably due in Dublin around mid September, shipping dates are TBC.
WOW! i ordered mine the same time, estimated build week 13th september :( lol.
They put it through as priority order for me - it helps if you know the guy who owns the dealership network!
I think lead times in Ireland have been slightly better than those in the UK in general.
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Looks like I'm gonna be collect my GTI on the 2nd September. Could have it any day but waiting for the new reg.
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My car has just landed in the UK - expect 10 days before it hits the retailer. Perfectly timed for me being away on holiday.
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My car has just landed in the UK - expect 10 days before it hits the retailer. Perfectly timed for me being away on holiday.
Me too :laugh: my rep is away but hopefully I'll get to pick it up on the 2nd!
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My car has now arrived at the Port of Emden, waiting to be put on a ship :laugh:
Car is still on its way to Port Emden:
Ordered - 28/04/2017
Order Status 00 - Welcome - Skipped
Order Status 10 - Order Received - 08/05/2017
Order Status 20 - Preparation - 04/08/2017
Order Status 21 - Panel Shop - 07/08/2017
Order Status 22 - Paint Shop - Skipped
Order Status 23 - Assembly -09/08/2017
Order Status 24 - Quality Control - 14/08/2017
Order Status 30 - Car has left factory - 14/08/2017
Order Status 38 - Waiting for a ship - Skipped
Order Status 39 - Vehicle is on a ship - 17/08/2017
Order Status 40 - Vehicle has landed, also transport order notification - TBC
Order Status 60 - In transit to dealer - TBC
Order Status 70 - Arrived at dealer - Call to make your collection plans -TBC
Best website I have found so far for tracking the ships to Grimsby is the following:
http://www.myshiptracking.com/ports/port-of-grimsby-in-uk-united-kingdom-id-260#estimate (http://www.myshiptracking.com/ports/port-of-grimsby-in-uk-united-kingdom-id-260#estimate)
Also, good to know they test the cars acceleration while putting them on the boat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpcd18eq1Wc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpcd18eq1Wc)
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2nd September pick up for me too :smiley:
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My car has now arrived at the Port of Emden, waiting to be put on a ship :laugh:
Car is still on its way to Port Emden:
Order Status 30 - Car has left the factory - 14/08/2017
Order Status 38 - Arrived at Port
Order Status 39 - Arrive in the UK
Order Status 40 - Ready for transport to the dealer
Order Status 60 - Left the UK Port on the way to the dealer
Order Status 70 - Arrived at dealer
Im stumped - where do you get that level of detail status from??
I just get steps 1 to 7 😳
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Good news!
My order tracker has updated today to 'In Transit' so is built and en route!
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My car has now arrived at the Port of Emden, waiting to be put on a ship :laugh:
Car is still on its way to Port Emden:
Order Status 30 - Car has left the factory - 14/08/2017
Order Status 38 - Arrived at Port
Order Status 39 - Arrive in the UK
Order Status 40 - Ready for transport to the dealer
Order Status 60 - Left the UK Port on the way to the dealer
Order Status 70 - Arrived at dealer
Im stumped - where do you get that level of detail status from??
I just get steps 1 to 7 😳
I do a VW chat and ask for what status code my car is at...
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I just spoke with Uchoose (who have been excellent so far) and they are currently registering my car. Looking to get home delivered the day after my hols.......next stop, GAP insurance 😭😭
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2nd September pick up for me too :smiley:
Are you a Drive the deal customer too Linc-dub?
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My car is now on it's way to the UK
Order Status 39 - Vehicle is on a ship - 17/08/2017
http://www.myshiptracking.com/vessels/main-highway-mmsi-212204000-imo-9179983
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There's going to be a shed load of new owner pictures in September me thinks 😂
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Still no build week for me :(
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Still no build week for me :(
Have you tried VWs live chat, they can normally give you a previsional build week to give you an idea of when to expect it.
Mine is currently on build week 39 but the app still shows as 'With the factory'
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Don't be to concerned if the tracker is stuck at 'With the factory' at the moment I understand there is an issue with updating at each stage, therefore this week my car was unconfirmed build week 33 and went from 'With the factory' to 'In transit' and is now built sat at Emden waiting for a boat!
Use the VW Live Chat they can confirm your provisional build week which will give you a good idea of when to expect build to commence!
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Unfortunately I don't have a normal order number as it's not coming via a dealer.
Its coming direct from VW UK.
So live chat doesn't work unfortunately for me.
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my car was unconfirmed build week 33 and went from 'With the factory' to 'In transit' and is now built sat at Emden waiting for a boat!
Same here.
I guess our cars must of gone down the line together.
I hope that boat arrives soon.
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I will also be collecting my GTI PP on 2nd September! Might see a couple of you lads there at this rate!
Is there any truth to the fact that JCB Medway Kent (the dealer for Drive the Deal), will reimburse you the costs for travelling to them to collect the car (instead of opting for home delivery)?
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Why does most people seem to be collecting on the 2nd, why not the 1st?
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Why does most people seem to be collecting on the 2nd, why not the 1st?
Not sure about other people, but for me it was simply because I am at work on the Friday :sad:
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Everybody and their dog will be queuing at 9:00 on the 1st Sept for their new plate.
Best wait a couple of days and it'll be a better handover experience with more time and space to check the car.
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Ordered my GTI Performance on 25 July.
Just been informed the provisional build date is 16 October. I was then asked what model and colour I had ordered to then be told the build week is likely to be earlier but cannot confirm that will definitely be the case.
Anyone know if colour and model impact on build dates. My car will be Tornado Red.
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Build timescales can be affected by the options specified - although availability of certain options would be more likely to delay build, rather than bring the build date forward. A few years back when the mk6 was the current model, there were issues with the supply of DSG gearboxes and rear view cameras that delayed the build of some customers cars.
I don't know if colour has any impact on build dates but I'm assuming that car bodies are painted in batches of the same colour. So it could be that your car has been slotted into an earlier (than originally planned) batch of Tornado Red cars; I assume this is more likely if your car is standard spec, where build won't be influenced by options availability from VW's suppliers.
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Why does most people seem to be collecting on the 2nd, why not the 1st?
Hopefully I will have mine driven delivered on the 8th. Hate the thought of that but needs must and all that. Apparently it will be before midday as the guys like to get home at a reasonable time........
And I just wait for the speeding tickets in the post 😂😂
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Why does most people seem to be collecting on the 2nd, why not the 1st?
Not sure about other people, but for me it was simply because I am at work on the Friday :sad:
I'm James' 10am appointment on the Saturday, how about you?
I'm collecting on the 2nd as James was fully booked already for the 1st. Not bothered as the Saturday train tickets from East Yorkshire down to London then on to Gillingham are much cheaper and I don't need the day off either
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Why does most people seem to be collecting on the 2nd, why not the 1st?
Not sure about other people, but for me it was simply because I am at work on the Friday :sad:
I'm James' 10am appointment on the Saturday, how about you?
I'm collecting on the 2nd as James was fully booked already for the 1st. Not bothered as the Saturday train tickets from East Yorkshire down to London then on to Gillingham are much cheaper and I don't need the day off either
Haha I am literally 11AM, from the sounds of it James is going to be a busy guy on that day!
For me a friend is luckily giving me a lift, its 100 miles or so from Reading.
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Ordered my GTI Performance on 25 July.
Just been informed the provisional build date is 16 October. I was then asked what model and colour I had ordered to then be told the build week is likely to be earlier but cannot confirm that will definitely be the case.
Anyone know if colour and model impact on build dates. My car will be Tornado Red.
This is really useful as I still don't have a build date, but I ordered 14th July.
Tornado Red, PP, DSG, 5dr
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Mine has now docked in Grimsby :laugh:
Ordered - 28/04/2017
Order Status 00 - Welcome - Skipped
Order Status 10 - Order Received - 08/05/2017
Order Status 20 - Preparation - 04/08/2017
Order Status 21 - Panel Shop - 07/08/2017
Order Status 22 - Paint Shop - Skipped
Order Status 23 - Assembly -09/08/2017
Order Status 24 - Quality Control - 14/08/2017
Order Status 30 - Car has left factory - 14/08/2017
Order Status 38 - Waiting for a ship - Skipped
Order Status 39 - Vehicle is on a ship - 17/08/2017
Order Status 40 - Vehicle has landed in the UK - 18/08/2017
Order Status 60 - In transit to dealer - TBC
Order Status 70 - Arrived at dealer - Call to make your collection plans -TBC
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Why does most people seem to be collecting on the 2nd, why not the 1st?
Not sure about other people, but for me it was simply because I am at work on the Friday :sad:
I'm James' 10am appointment on the Saturday, how about you?
I'm collecting on the 2nd as James was fully booked already for the 1st. Not bothered as the Saturday train tickets from East Yorkshire down to London then on to Gillingham are much cheaper and I don't need the day off either
Haha I am literally 11AM, from the sounds of it James is going to be a busy guy on that day!
For me a friend is luckily giving me a lift, its 100 miles or so from Reading.
Hope I don't hold you up! My train gets in to Gillingham station just after 10am. Not one for big handovers though, I like to discover things on the car rather than be shown.
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2nd September pick up for me too :smiley:
Are you a Drive the deal customer too Linc-dub?
No I bought direct from the local dealer. Gone are the days of dealers opening at midnight and the real petrol-heads driving them out of the showroom at that time of night. Now I'd sooner save my days off for hols, hence collecting on the Saturday which gives me time to clear mine out before collecting the new beast!
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My car is now on it's way to the UK
Order Status 39 - Vehicle is on a ship - 17/08/2017
http://www.myshiptracking.com/vessels/main-highway-mmsi-212204000-imo-9179983
Snap! Mine was also confirmed as on 'Main Highway', I got some stick for tracking the boat at work!
Tracker has now updated and confirmed in UK, so all looks set for Sep 1st delivery!
(https://image.ibb.co/e0qGHQ/Screen_Shot_2017_08_19_at_20_29_43.png)
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Ordered May 23rd
Unconfirmed build week 33...
Sat watching the app which didn't update till Thursday from 'with the factory' to 'in transit'
Swear I've never been so happy!!! lol
Thought I was never gonna get her!!
White Silver 3 Door Manual.
Ben
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Is there any truth to the fact that JCB Medway Kent (the dealer for Drive the Deal), will reimburse you the costs for travelling to them to collect the car (instead of opting for home delivery)?
They will give you a full tank of fuel and collect you from the station. I did not ask for train expenses to be covered too.
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Has anyone placed an order for a GTI PP in the last few weeks, for an idea on delivery times?
Thanks,
Martin
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Typically 4 months from receipt of order, but plan for 4 to 6 months and you won't be disappointed...
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I paid a deposit for my PP DSG on 08/08/17 (week 32)
I find the VW My Car App is not very good so I went onto the VW Chat Line who gave me a Start Build Week 41
I believe manual gear box have a quicker delivery time than DSG.
All you need to do is give Chat Line your Order Number.
I hope this helps
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Thanks guys. I'll take a trip to the dealer this weekend.
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Picking mine up the 6th September.
Ordered on the 29th April, I make it a total of 18 weeks and 4 days.
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Car is now at the dealers, picking up on the 1st :laugh:
Ordered - 28/04/2017
Order Status 00 - Welcome - Skipped
Order Status 10 - Order Received - 08/05/2017
Order Status 20 - Preparation - 04/08/2017
Order Status 21 - Panel Shop - 07/08/2017
Order Status 22 - Paint Shop - Skipped
Order Status 23 - Assembly -09/08/2017
Order Status 24 - Quality Control - 14/08/2017
Order Status 30 - Car has left factory - 14/08/2017
Order Status 38 - Waiting for a ship - Skipped
Order Status 39 - Vehicle is on a ship - 17/08/2017
Order Status 40 - Vehicle has landed in the UK - 18/08/2017
Order Status 60 - In transit to dealer - Skipped
Order Status 70 - Arrived at dealer - 25/08/2017 (not updated on tracker tho)
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Just been to my dealer to finalise paperwork.
Picking up on teatime on 1st September after ordering in June.
Don't pay much attention to the app, mine didn't move for ages until it suddenly moved to in transit on the 11th of August, in UK a week later and almost immediately after that dealer was in touch to say it was in their compound.
Car is a 5 Dr GTD manual in White with Panoramic roof, Brescias, heated screen and voice command (yeah I know people have mixed feelings about that!)
Very excited to be back in a Golf after a disappointing flirtation with a BMW
Sean
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My white silver has arrived in the ok! Will post pics when I get her. Also I ordered the gloss black wing mirror caps from vm motorparts so will post pics of these once fitted.
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Ooh good call on black mirror caps.
Will be interested to see them.
I'm thinking gloss black on my Tornado Red when it arrives.
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My white silver has arrived in the ok! Will post pics when I get her. Also I ordered the gloss black wing mirror caps from vm motorparts so will post pics of these once fitted.
Looking forward to seeing the mirror caps :smiley:
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Should be plenty of pics on here on Friday hopefully of all the new cars.
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Looks like a tidal wave of 7.5's is about to arrive... I've only seen two on the road besides mine!
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I'll be posting pics on mine on Saturday following collection
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i've just rang the dealer my build week has now gone from week 36--38 to 45 which takes it to the 18th november.. feeling a bit peed off as order went in at the end of june... :huh: :sad:
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i've just rang the dealer my build week has now gone from week 36--38 to 45 which takes it to the 18th november.. feeling a bit peed off as order went in at the end of june... :huh: :sad:
Seeing your comment, I thought I would see if my build week changed and it has. I originally had an unconfirmed build week 38 which slipped to week 39.
Having just gone on live chat I have now been advised that it has been pushed back to build week 47 and that advisor suggested I would not get the car until January. I order at the beginning of July, I never expected to not get the car until next year! :sad:
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As I keep saying... Four to six months
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I received an email this afternoon saying that my delivery has slipped two weeks.
So it's now last week Oct build, so with the dealer perhaps end Nov. Order was placed mid-July.
Apparently delays affecting GTIs and Rs.
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Interesting, what's the reason for the delays?
Lack of engines?
Lack of other GTI specific parts?
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I'd guess it was just a surge in sales after the 7.5 was actually in showrooms.
Not effecting the gtd because nobody loves an oil burner any more :'(
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I spoke to my dealer yesterday to see if he had an update on my provisional wk40 BW and he said it had come in to wk39. I ordered at the start of July (5th). Hopefully that won't have changed when I next speak to him.
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i thought i'd join the forum to share the pain.
i ordered a no frills manual GTI 7th August. Isaac Blue for what it's worth.
two weeks ago the estimated build week was 42 - 16th October. It is now 41. I asked online if delays were affecting DSG models only, but they 'couldn't comment on specifics'.
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i thought i'd join the forum to share the pain.
i ordered a no frills manual GTI 7th August. Isaac Blue for what it's worth.
two weeks ago the estimated build week was 42 - 16th October. It is now 41. I asked online if delays were affecting DSG models only, but they 'couldn't comment on specifics'.
that's not too bad, mine was ordered 6weeks before yours and my build week is 4 weeks after you.. no idea how they work it out at their end :( lol
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The delivery times must be based on the specs of the cars. Not a lot you can do really, just spec the car you want and wait :sad:
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Interesting seeing some of the comments complaining of long waiting times. When you reach 20 weeks plus then you're waiting, 11 and 12 weeks isn't a wait.
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The delivery times must be based on the specs of the cars. Not a lot you can do really, just spec the car you want and wait :sad:
Definitely. It will be based on the availability of whatever components are needed for your build... including standard items that are actually options as far as the German factory are concerned.
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Interesting seeing some of the comments complaining of long waiting times. When you reach 20 weeks plus then you're waiting, 11 and 12 weeks isn't a wait.
Agree mcmaddy, 11 and 12 weeks is nothing. When I had my mk6 GTD it took 8 months from date of order to taking delivery. I'd have been more than happy with a 20 week wait.
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Ordered and paid my deposit 8th July and have just been notified my car has landed in the UK - happy days!
Already planning a new car protection detail and several modifications. :grin:
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i do agree that if they can get a car to me in 3-4 months, its not that bad. It's the first time i have not bought from stock, so i will stop complaining until it becomes 6 months.
for those who have longer wait times - are you renegotiating any equity in you current cars? or do you have to just accept what they gave you when you ordered?
i guess it can go down, but in 6 months you'd hope not.
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i do agree that if they can get a car to me in 3-4 months, its not that bad. It's the first time i have not bought from stock, so i will stop complaining until it becomes 6 months.
for those who have longer wait times - are you renegotiating any equity in you current cars? or do you have to just accept what they gave you when you ordered?
i guess it can go down, but in 6 months you'd hope not.
nothing at all no px just using vw finance to get the extra 1k off.. the cars a PP model and specced up but still to be told my build week is the 19th nov now seems a bit long..(ordered last week of june) imho i'd of thought 3 to 4 months max....
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i do agree that if they can get a car to me in 3-4 months, its not that bad. It's the first time i have not bought from stock, so i will stop complaining until it becomes 6 months.
for those who have longer wait times - are you renegotiating any equity in you current cars? or do you have to just accept what they gave you when you ordered?
i guess it can go down, but in 6 months you'd hope not.
I'm not sure what you're asking here - sorry.
In my case of delayed delivery, the dealer is holding to the px price agreed which leaves them out pocket by whatever my car depreciates in the extra month I'm driving it.
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this is where my man maths gets exposed...
so i currently have a vw golf on finance which i am px'ing to get the gti. i have over a year left on the three year term. it had about £600 of equity in it when i ordered the gti. in 4 months time, i will have paid more off than it would depreciate and the settlement figure should mean there is more equity in the car.
its probably only a few hundred quid at best, but if you were waiting 6 months it could be a grand.
or i could have got it completely wrong.
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The old car's finance though isn't settled until you do the PX though.
So whatever the dealer gives you for the old car is subtracted from the outstanding finance bill at the time of transaction, so whatever is owed is owed on that day.
Sure the figure is going to be different to the one you've got now, but don't worry - they will make sure its right.
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My 7.5 GTI Performance has arrived! Collection this weekend, cannot wait!
Quick pic!
(https://preview.ibb.co/gYPQbv/IMG_8206.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mSc09F)
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My 7.5 GTI Performance has arrived! Collection this weekend, cannot wait!
Quick pic!
(https://preview.ibb.co/gYPQbv/IMG_8206.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mSc09F)
Oh dayum, that's beautiful :laugh:
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My 7.5 GTI Performance has arrived! Collection this weekend, cannot wait!
Quick pic!
(https://preview.ibb.co/gYPQbv/IMG_8206.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mSc09F)
Looking good although I'm not sure about the two tone look. :whistle:
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I ordered a Mk7.5 GTI Performance 3 door DSG last weekend. Current scheduled build week is 3rd week in January but the dealer expects it to come forward.
When I ordered my current GTI (Mk7, 3 door DSG) it took 3 months when I ordered in mid August and I was quoted 4/5 months at the time of order.
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Ordered mine 17/6 GTI PP, live chat now saying build week 43, quoted me 41 two weeks ago.
:sad:
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Collected today! First impressions are excellent, very happy with spec choice.
MK7.5 Golf GTI Performance, DSG, Indium Grey, DCC, 19" Brescia Alloys, Dynaudio, Jacara Cloth Interior
(https://preview.ibb.co/jNTLuF/IMG_4316.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mfdygv)
(https://preview.ibb.co/h2ymZF/IMG_4282.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cdtLuF)
(https://preview.ibb.co/f3DmZF/IMG_4279.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mU1vTa)
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Good to see people opting for the right number of doors!
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Good to see people opting for the right number of doors!
+1 for thar :laugh: 5 doors might be more practical but 3 just look right :whistle:
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Good to see people opting for the right number of doors!
+1 for thar :laugh: 5 doors might be more practical but 3 just look right :whistle:
Same here! I have 2 kids (a 7 year old and a nearly 3 year old) and 3 door has always worked for me :cool:
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I'm sorry I didn't pick a 3 door, I've no kids.
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I ordered a Mk7.5 GTI Performance 3 door DSG last weekend. Current scheduled build week is 3rd week in January but the dealer expects it to come forward.
When I ordered my current GTI (Mk7, 3 door DSG) it took 3 months when I ordered in mid August and I was quoted 4/5 months at the time of order.
It's already come forward! Current scheduled build week is 3rd week in October! That's fast...
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If I didn't have 5 doors how would I get my ladders into the back of the car? :huh: :evil:
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Looking good Gaz, very smart in Indium :smiley:
Love the 3 door, just a shame you can no longer spec keyless.
Jacara seats 👍🏻
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Good to see people opting for the right number of doors!
+1 for thar :laugh: 5 doors might be more practical but 3 just look right :whistle:
Noooooooooooooooooo, 5 doors look right!!
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Good to see people opting for the right number of doors!
+1 for thar :laugh: 5 doors might be more practical but 3 just look right :whistle:
Noooooooooooooooooo, 5 doors look right!!
5 doors for me too!!!!!
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Hi Guys,
Can i ask how long it was from putting a desposit down that you got your build week confirmed?
Thanks,
Martin
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Deposit mid-July and still waiting for a confirmed build week. Dealer "thinks* mid-Oct, but in honesty I don't believe they will even know until the factory is physically starting on my car :(
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Hi Guys,
Can i ask how long it was from putting a desposit down that you got your build week confirmed?
Thanks,
Martin
Once the dealer gives you the order number you can use the 'chat live' on the Track My order page and they will usually give you a pretty accurate build week.
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Ordered 29th April and picked up this morning at 10am :grin:
About 18 weeks in total.
(http://i.imgur.com/D9Fsrlg.jpg)
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Build week is confirmed around four weeks prior to actual build.
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Very nice Moonface, the Best of luck with it. Any chance of a few pictures of the car outside the showroom environment? I've a vested interest in White Silver as I'm waiting on mine.
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Of course, I'll take some in a bit :smiley:
The colour changes quite a bit depending on the light, but I can't believe just how good it looks (even though I am biased :drool:).
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was just chatting to vw chat and was told i have a confirmed build date of 2nd oct.. not soon enough but better than last weeks chat to my dealer who said week 46 i think it was which was 18th nov.. was advised 2weeks to build 4-6 weeks until delivery.. so feeling happeir for sure :) ordered end of june..
(http://i64.tinypic.com/w9gua8.jpg)
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4 to 6 months from order to delivery... I keep saying it :D
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Wow, I must of got lucky then as I only confirmed and paid the deposit 8th July, and I'm collecting the car tomorrow 8th September.
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BW#40 confirmed for mine.
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Very nice Moonface, the Best of luck with it. Any chance of a few pictures of the car outside the showroom environment? I've a vested interest in White Silver as I'm waiting on mine.
Took some more pics:
http://imgur.com/a/CctNV
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Just put in an order for a 7.5 in Tornado red. Is the general view that certain options or configurations increase build time? I'm new to performance cars so thought I'd start with a standard manual GTI, 5 Door no options so am I facing the best chance of a quicker build time, or is it just wishful thinking?
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Sometimes manual can be the sticking point or even something from the UK base build (eg led headlights or 18's or whatever)
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Just put in an order for a 7.5 in Tornado red. Is the general view that certain options or configurations increase build time? I'm new to performance cars so thought I'd start with a standard manual GTI, 5 Door no options so am I facing the best chance of a quicker build time, or is it just wishful thinking?
I placed my order, July 14th. Found out today that it's due for build end of October.
That's a 5dr, DSG, PP. Tornado Red, leather, Dynaudio, Rear Camera, Rear Tints.
Should be early December delivery I guess?
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I placed my order, July 14th. Found out today that it's due for build end of October.
That's a 5dr, DSG, PP. Tornado Red, leather, Dynaudio, Rear Camera, Rear Tints.
Should be early December delivery I guess?
Yeah, I'm guessing (and the dealer guessed when I ordered) it would be around Christmas.
Annoyingly the dealer thought they may be able to get one that was in the country already (base spec in red obviously is going to be fairly popular) but they've not been able to get hold of one, so they should've put the order through yesterday. I'm not all that patient but it'll be worth waiting for.
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Should arrive before end of November.
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App has update today as build confirmed week commencing 9th October, so that’s basically only a 5weeks after the order. Assume I should be looking at end of Oct for delivery if the build date holds?
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More like early November I would think. Your car sounds like it was an amended existing order to have got to build that fast.
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Placed an order at the last day of August and production starts on 9 October. I think I benefitted from a slot already allocated because the details that originally showed on the "My Volkswagen" was a little different from my spec, though that's sorted now.
So I guess that's delivery towards the end of November maybe? Not too long.
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Mine was ordered 3 weeks ago and got the build day yesterday and its not till mid oct and then have to wait for delivery and pick up so im looking at end of nov for mine so prob about 3 months in total.
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Ordered mine 17th July, and finally got confirmed build week of 13th October, probably get my hands on it mid November, 18 weeks or so in total. :grin:
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I was told yesterday the current lead time for a GTi PP is 11weeks.
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I’d support that theory, ordered mine mid July, have been told build week is end of October.
So I guess I’m looking at end Nov for delivery, possibly start of December.
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App has updated for my 1 July order for a GTi DSG to give build week of 16 Oct. how many weeks after build until build on average?
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Ordered my 7.5 PP GTI on 25th June - BW confirmed for 16th Oct. Looks like mid/end of Nov as well. Seems a lot of PPs are getting built similar week
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Think you might be right. Still very few (next to none) on Autotrader of the 7.5 PP variety.
Mine was ordered mid July and I've been told end of Oct build week.
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ordered 24 july
Your order has been confirmed for production week commencing 09/10/2017
getting closer :smiley:
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Welcome to forum Gillan.
Confirmed Build Week :)
Mine is still unconfirmed for end of Oct I think.
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I will be part of the PP 7.5 October build week club! Ordered mine back in July and now have a confirmed build week of 9th October.
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Which end of Berkshire Jambo?
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Am near Wokingham
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Am near Wokingham
Newbury here.
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Order date: 08/08/2017
Build date (confirmation today): Week commencing 23/10/2017
Golf GTI PP
DSG / Issac Blue /18" Saville Alloys / Art Velours / Rear View Camera / 5 Door
Happy days :smiley:
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Build Week Confirmed
23/10/2017
Cannot wait :)
GTD 5 Door DSG, Isaac Blue, Sunroof, Pro Nav, Rear Camera, Santiago's, Keyless, Mobile interface comfort with wireless
Would I be right in thinking that End of November would be about right for delivery?
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I would say around 20 November Rik - and you need to update your signature haha!
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I would say around 20 November Rik - and you need to update your signature haha!
Excellent - thanks Mark :)
Good point about the signature ;) LOL
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Just confirmed build week 43 (w/b 23rd Oct) for an order placed mid-July
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Update received yesterday.
Build commencing 16 October.
Ordered 24 July.
Tornado red PP, DSG, Sunroof.
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Ooh encouraging news.
Mine was ordered 14th July, so due around same time I guess.
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Booo!! My provisional build week has now slipped to first week of November.
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getting there :)
ordered end of june :)
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Build week confirmed for week 44. Ordered end of August.
Can't wait to get it now, gonna be awesome!
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Built and awaiting shipping. Next boat is due here in 2 weeks time. Hopefully it'll be on it.
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well that didn't take long to build :grin: :grin: :grin:does anyone know how i can find out what boat she'll bee on?
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After its built, it goes into a giant car park waiting for transporters to take it to the port.
Then it sits at the port in Germany before being loaded.
Then it takes 2 days to reach the UK.
Then it takes at least 2 days to clear and the dealer to pick it up.
Then it takes the dealer typically a week to sort out registration, PDI and grind dirt into your paintwork to achieve maximum swirls.
I'd say you are looking at at least 4 weeks after its built before you see it.
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After its built, it goes into a giant car park waiting for transporters to take it to the port.
Then it sits at the port in Germany before being loaded.
Then it takes 2 days to reach the UK.
Then it takes at least 2 days to clear and the dealer to pick it up.
Then it takes the dealer typically a week to sort out registration, PDI and grind dirt into your paintwork to achieve maximum swirls.
I'd say you are looking at at least 4 weeks after its built before you see it.
when in this process does it receive the registration number?
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I think it has to be in the UK before they can register it.
I got mine about 10 days before I picked the car up.
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After its built, it goes into a giant car park waiting for transporters to take it to the port.
Then it sits at the port in Germany before being loaded.
Then it takes 2 days to reach the UK.
Then it takes at least 2 days to clear and the dealer to pick it up.
Then it takes the dealer typically a week to sort out registration, PDI and grind dirt into your paintwork to achieve maximum swirls.
I'd say you are looking at at least 4 weeks after its built before you see it.
4weeks, i can live with that. but no swirl marks :( i'm going to ask them to take it to a detailer down the road (about 1/2 to 1mile away from dealer) to have a ceramic coat put on.
buzzing now.. :)
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I doubt they'd take it, but you can ask them to leave it totally alone and take it yourself
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Is it standard practice to tell the dealer to leave it well alone? - as in, absolutely do nothing to the paintwork?
for the record, mine was scheduled to be built from two days ago, but hasn't updated online yet. I'm guessing it will suddenly change status next week and jump to 'in transit'.
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Yes you can tell them to leave it alone, leave all the transit wrappings on it for you to remove.
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vw tracking tell me my baby is in transit.
hope its on this boat today
http://www.myshiptracking.com/vessels/ems-highway-mmsi-212882000-imo-9195133
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Build week confirmed for week 44. Ordered end of August.
Mine also ordered end of August. No build date yet. :sad: What's the secret?
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vw tracking tell me my baby is in transit.
hope its on this boat today
http://www.myshiptracking.com/vessels/ems-highway-mmsi-212882000-imo-9195133
Mine has been in transit on the app for a week, hope it’s on the same boat (slightly wishful thinking as it was build week 09/10 and only moved to in transit last Saturday). I guess I’ll find out soon!
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Mine is due build this week but the app is still at stage 3 build week planned for week comm 16 Oct
How quickly should it update if it built this week.
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davyk...
it should change to build in progress (section 4) on sunday and then 3-4 days later to in transit.
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Should it not have gone to build in progress last Sunday given its meant to be built this week.
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I had a build date of 9/10 didn’t move to being built til 15/10 and was in transit on 17/10
Good luck with it speeding thro
Are u using the mobile app or on the vw website cos the mobile app doesn’t move when the vw website has reported progress. I assume the app is shxte
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My build date was 16 October, four days ago.
Just been telephoned by my dealer telling me it is now in transit and all going well will be with them in 4 to 5 weeks.
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hi all, well i'm feeling happy this a.m. i rang vw on thursday and spoke to some guy about where my car is he than rang someone else and they said still waiting to be loaded on a ship. ;)
i thought i'd check today and yippeee :)
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Awww lucky you!
Still waiting for my build week to be confirmed, was meant to be next week, then last I heard (2weeks ago) it had slipped to first week of November.
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Mine updated to 'in the UK' this morning. Just rang the dealer and arranged to pick up next weekend!
That will be only 12 weeks from ordering! Not bad at all
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(http://i68.tinypic.com/ob01zr.png)
Hope the 10 day quote means its actually in UK (boat arrived at Grimsby last night) - but it just hasn't updated to In the UK..... Ordered last week of August so will be very happy if it really is next 10 days.
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I have gone to stage 4 today on the website but the app still shows stage 3.
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Ordered mine Sept 30th and got an update yesterday Stage 3 production confirmed wc 13th Nov !!
That’s jumped forward from estimated BW5 next January. This was ordered for Mar 1st delivery :whistle:
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Joining the club with build week this week :grin: :laugh: :laugh:
Anyone have any idea when these should be ready for collection please?
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Build Week finally confirmed as 6th November.
This was a 14th July order.
Still hoping for early Dec collection.
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Build Week finally confirmed as 6th November.
This was a 14th July order.
Still hoping for early Dec collection.
Guess the add-ons all add to the lead time? I ordered early August and have got confirmed build week of 23/10, but mine is just a DSG PP without any other choices.
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It's also down to "build slots".
For example, every dealer will agree to "pre book" a number of build slots, say 1 a month.
The slots are "specified" with a build, that can become a customer order right up until the last minute, the spec isn't "locked" in until the build week is "confirmed".
Thus, if you walk in and ask for a GTI, the dealer may have several slots free that he can assign to your order.
My order though is not a dealer car, so thus I had to wait for the first "free" slot that had not been allocated to a dealer.
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Think the Live Chat guys are going to be fed up with me by the time this week is out :tongue: :wink:
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car arrived at grimsby port on saturday according to live chat.wont be long now :grin:
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Think the Live Chat guys are going to be fed up with me by the time this week is out :tongue: :wink:
Tried twice today as app hasnt updated and today was the start of the build week....on guy said it takes 10 working days to build ..I MEAN WTF :) :laugh: :whistle:
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It takes 4 days to build but the 10 days will be it finished and then sitting at Emden waiting for a boat.
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Order Date: 08/08/17
Build Date: 23/10/17
Been built & in transit: 25/10/17
On average takes 1 month for delivery: 22/11/17 ?
Golf GTI PP
DSG
5 Door
Issac Blue Metallic
18" Seville Alloy Wheels with red pinstripe
Art Velours Cloth - black/red
Rear View Camera
Happy days :smiley:
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Wow that's one quick build! :smiley: Hope mine is also in transit as build is supposed to be this week - did you have to speak to them on live chat, or has the order tracker updated? Mine is still showing build week confirmed as 23/10 :sad:
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Happy days - just contacted VW and apparently, car is in quality control... Getting there!!! :laugh: :laugh:
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mines stuck on the ship still, it's been at the port since 20th-21st i think.. :(
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Tom
I did not have to speak to them on live chat.
I was updated via VW Car App with confirmation of start build date being 23/10/17 and then updated today again with my car built and in transit information.
Alun
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Fair enuf... mine is still saying build week confirmed on the app :sad:, however, live chat has confirmed it has been through quality control so should be leaving the factory soon. They also said that it won't update on the app until it has left the factory!?!?! Obviously differs from person to person!
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Mine has gone to stage 5 today, left the factory and in transit. Only went to stage 4 Sat or Sunday last.
How do people work out which boat their car is on or is that just guess work by looking at shipping schedules. Mine has to get a boat to England and then another boat to Northern Ireland. Hope storm Brian and his friends stay away for a while!!
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Mine has gone to stage 5 today, left the factory and in transit. Only went to stage 4 Sat or Sunday last.
How do people work out which boat their car is on or is that just guess work by looking at shipping schedules. Mine has to get a boat to England and then another boat to Northern Ireland. Hope storm Brian and his friends stay away for a while!!
I thought cars went straight to ireland(Rosslare) and then onto the dealers across Ireland by NVD
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Northern Ireland’s Cars come via a uk port.
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Tom
I did not have to speak to them on live chat.
I was updated via VW Car App with confirmation of start build date being 23/10/17 and then updated today again with my car built and in transit information.
Alun
I COULD CRY !!!!!!....My build week was 23rd too ....MINE HASNT MOVED !!!!!!! :sick:
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Happy days - just contacted VW and apparently, car is in quality control... Getting there!!! :laugh: :laugh:
How did you contact them Tom ...min still hasnt moved ...still says build week confirmed !!
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Mine didn't go into build until the Sat at the end of the build week stated.
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Mine didn't go into build until the Sat at the end of the build week stated.
Cheers D....how long did it take to finally reach you ...?
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I thought cars went straight to ireland(Rosslare) and then onto the dealers across Ireland by NVD
Irish cars now come into Dublin. You're spot on about NVD distributing form there then. I'm waiting to hear tomorrow if my car was on the boat that docked on Tuesday morning last.
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Happy days - just contacted VW and apparently, car is in quality control... Getting there!!! :laugh: :laugh:
How did you contact them Tom ...min still hasnt moved ...still says build week confirmed !!
Do a live chat with them on their website :smiley: some of them are really helpful and can tell you exactly what stage the car is at, others have about as much access as we have and can only say it is scheduled for production this week. I just keep trying till I get someone that can give me the actual status :grin: :grin:
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I thought cars went straight to ireland(Rosslare) and then onto the dealers across Ireland by NVD
Irish cars now come into Dublin. You're spot on about NVD distributing form there then. I'm waiting to hear tomorrow if my car was on the boat that docked on Tuesday morning last.
So do cars not come in through Rosslare anymore then?
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Mine didn't go into build until the Sat at the end of the build week stated.
Cheers D....how long did it take to finally reach you ...?
I haven’t got the car yet. Build was scheduled week comm 16 Oct which was last week. It went into build last Sat and then yesterday updated to left the factory and in transit. My dealer says it will be here in 3 to 4 weeks. Sold my current GTD which went to its new delighted owner last night, spoke to dealer about a loan car until my GTI arrives and will pick up a courtesy Golf this weekend. Top marks to my dealer as they have been great.
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My app has just updated to 'In Transit' :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: skipped build in progress for some reason... hoping they aren't just sending all the parts :grin: :grin:
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My app has just updated to 'In Transit' :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: skipped build in progress for some reason... hoping they aren't just sending all the parts :grin: :grin:
Didn't you hear? VW are branching out into kit cars...
(https://28oa9i1t08037ue3m1l0i861-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Bv1xRlDIAAAd0Jefb.jpg)
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Anyone know when the next ships are due in to UK?
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My app has just updated to 'In Transit' :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: skipped build in progress for some reason... hoping they aren't just sending all the parts :grin: :grin:
Didn't you hear? VW are branching out into kit cars...
(https://28oa9i1t08037ue3m1l0i861-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Bv1xRlDIAAAd0Jefb.jpg)
I changed the engine in my MK2 years ago and when I was finished my garage floor looked a lot like that.
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My app has just updated to 'In Transit' :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: skipped build in progress for some reason... hoping they aren't just sending all the parts :grin: :grin:
Same here :laugh:
Ship tracking is here if you know which ship!
http://www.myshiptracking.com/
Car Carriers:
1. City of Paris
2. City of Rome
3. Autorunner
4. Autoprestige
5. Schelde Highway
6. Neckar Highway
7. Weser Highway
8. Elbe Highway
9. Ems Highway
10. Danube Highway
11. Isar Highway
12. African Highway
Neckar Highway is due in Grimsby tomorrow morning 27th at around 9am :smiley: lets hope :wink:
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I thought cars went straight to ireland(Rosslare) and then onto the dealers across Ireland by NVD
Irish cars now come into Dublin. You're spot on about NVD distributing form there then. I'm waiting to hear tomorrow if my car was on the boat that docked on Tuesday morning last.
So do cars not come in through Rosslare anymore then?
I don't think so but I couldn't be certain. Dublin seems to be the preferred stop currently.
Just to add to the list of ships above:
13. Rockies Highway
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My app has just updated to 'In Transit' :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: skipped build in progress for some reason... hoping they aren't just sending all the parts :grin: :grin:
Same here :laugh:
Ship tracking is here if you know which ship!
http://www.myshiptracking.com/
Car Carriers:
1. City of Paris
2. City of Rome
3. Autorunner
4. Autoprestige
5. Schelde Highway
6. Neckar Highway
7. Weser Highway
8. Elbe Highway
9. Ems Highway
10. Danube Highway
11. Isar Highway
12. African Highway
Neckar Highway is due in Grimsby tomorrow morning 27th at around 9am :smiley: lets hope :wink:
Haha - never say never :) :wink: :wink:
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My app has just updated to 'In Transit' :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: skipped build in progress for some reason... hoping they aren't just sending all the parts :grin: :grin:
Same here :laugh:
Ship tracking is here if you know which ship!
http://www.myshiptracking.com/
Car Carriers:
1. City of Paris
2. City of Rome
3. Autorunner
4. Autoprestige
5. Schelde Highway
6. Neckar Highway
7. Weser Highway
8. Elbe Highway
9. Ems Highway
10. Danube Highway
11. Isar Highway
12. African Highway
Neckar Highway is due in Grimsby tomorrow morning 27th at around 9am :smiley: lets hope :wink:
Is City of St Petersburg also a vehicle carrier? That's due into Emden tomorrow... :rolleyes:
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Update from today.
Car a float and delivery to dealership in 3 weeks time :smiley:
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well he's at the dealership :) and i'm so glad i got the grey wheels as they do look awesome :)
(http://i64.tinypic.com/2e0mcyd.jpg)
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how'd you get that information????About the car being on a boat?
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Lovely maxie.
Really looking forward to those wheels on mine.
Shame about the Bridgestone though :(
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Really like the wheels maxie; they would be my choice if I was getting a mk7.5 GTI. Is your car Isaac Blue?
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how'd you get that information????About the car being on a boat?
To be honest Tom a message to me on My VW App on Wednesday stated my car was in transit and today another message stating in transit and 3 weeks for delivery to dealer. So because delivery time has changed to 3 weeks instead of 4 weeks I took it for granted that my car was at sea, but no actual proof of this, just my way of thinking. I could be wrong.
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Update from today.
Car a float and delivery to dealership in 3 weeks time :smiley:
I love those wheels (I have ordered the same for my car), they look great!
What colour bodywork please.
I have ordered Issac Blue
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it is isaac blue yeah, the wheels do suit the blue eeven more stood next to it :)
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how'd you get that information????About the car being on a boat?
To be honest Tom a message to me on My VW App on Wednesday stated my car was in transit and today another message stating in transit and 3 weeks for delivery to dealer. So because delivery time has changed to 3 weeks instead of 4 weeks I took it for granted that my car was at sea, but no actual proof of this, just my way of thinking. I could be wrong.
Ok... I actually noticed the same... But when I contacted them they said it was at Emden still... Maybe means it will be on a boat within a week though! :laugh:
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My GTI is at Emden as well waiting for a boat. My tracker also changed to the three week stage so guess arrival at the port is what triggers the change. Picked up an Indium Golf GT as a courtesy car today until my own car arrives so it's all pretty sweet.
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My app has just updated to 'In Transit' :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: skipped build in progress for some reason... hoping they aren't just sending all the parts :grin: :grin:
Same here :laugh:
Ship tracking is here if you know which ship!
http://www.myshiptracking.com/
Car Carriers:
1. City of Paris
2. City of Rome
3. Autorunner
4. Autoprestige
5. Schelde Highway
6. Neckar Highway
7. Weser Highway
8. Elbe Highway
9. Ems Highway
10. Danube Highway
11. Isar Highway
12. African Highway
Neckar Highway is due in Grimsby tomorrow morning 27th at around 9am :smiley: lets hope :wink:
Is City of St Petersburg also a vehicle carrier? That's due into Emden tomorrow... :rolleyes:
Mine is in Transit so hopefully at EMden too...any clue how to find out what boat its on ?
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Think retailer/vw can tell you but has to be assigned first... Just have to keep bugging them until they have the answer
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Been reading this thread and thought I'd finally create an account and post!
Ordered a Pure White GTD 3dr on October 3rd, build week confirmed next week - 6th Nov :smiley:
I am not a patient person so waiting for this is killing me :laugh: Hoping I'll get it before the end of November though (probably too optimisitc but oh well, makes me happy!)
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Build 6th of November? Is that actually confirmed?
Thats pretty fast moving!
Luck of the draw with this one for sure...
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Build 6th of November? Is that actually confirmed?
Thats pretty fast moving!
Luck of the draw with this one for sure...
Could have been a cancelled order that was taken by the dealer.
Welcome Maurizie
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4 to 5 weeks from ordering to build week doesn't seem much different to what I was quoted recently on a factory order GTD.
By the time it arrives at the dealers it will probably end up being 9 or 10 weeks in total.
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I'd not trust random dates from a dealer. Nobody can tell you how long it will be before the build week until it's confirmed by the factory. They'll tell you anything to get you to sign.
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Must be coincidence then. I was quoted 10 weeks for delivery. We all know it's 4 to 5 weeks from build to delivery as it says so on the VW tracker.
Maurizie's confirmed build week is almost exactly 5 weeks after placement of order.
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Mine was ordered 2nd October provisional build was Week5 but got an update on 21Oct with confirmed build week commencing 13th Nov. I am used to 6 month wait rather than 6 weeks :laugh:
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Just to confirm, yes my 6th November is a confirmed build week :smiley:
It seems that a 3dr manual GTD is a bit of a rare configuration, so maybe that helped with speeding the build week up a bit?
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Absolutely luck of the draw mate, it totally depends on the availability of the on hand components.
They use a computer system to align the component list of your car with the arrival (note I say *arrival*) of the individual components which come from a variety of different (mainly external) suppliers. When the system predicts the bits will all be there they are allocated to your car's build.
Its called "just in time" or nowdays ERP and its a concept created by Toyota many moons ago to reduce costs in the motor industry but also used by any large scale manufacturer of stuff - my own company included.
Whilst they try to predict demand and match orders of parts from suppliers to predicted demand, demand isn't constant and sometimes you get lucky in ordering either when there is slack or when demand is as predicted. They will have a target for order to build times, but this can be missed for all sorts of reasons (extra unpredicted demand caused by disconnect between marketing and production, economic downturns, sudden weather changes etc).
And absolutely none of this is communicated with dealerships or even VW UK...
Anyway, just a little background from someone in manufacturing :D
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They have obviously got a full box of bits to build mine then :whistle:
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How do I find out when the City of St Petersburg is due in Grimsby. Had a look on the tracker but can't see that ferry name listed.
My GTI is apparently on that ship en route.
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How do I find out when the City of St Petersburg is due in Grimsby. Had a look on the tracker but can't see that ferry name listed.
My GTI is apparently on that ship en route.
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ports/148/United_Kingdom_port:GRIMSBY
just had a look it docks...
GRIMSBY [GB]
2017-10-31 12:30 LT (UTC)
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Thanks for that, so it will be there today.
Has to get from Grimsby to Northern Ireland but think I heard somewhere that is a week approx. Getting there .........
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Thanks for that, so it will be there today.
Has to get from Grimsby to Northern Ireland but think I heard somewhere that is a week approx. Getting there .........
mine took a full 11 days to get from Sheerness to Swindon! prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
they did send me a nice video of the car though - just waiting for the weekend now
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How do I find out when the City of St Petersburg is due in Grimsby. Had a look on the tracker but can't see that ferry name listed.
My GTI is apparently on that ship en route.
Did your dealer tell you that or did you get it from VW? Also has your app/online tracking updated at all? Don't think mine made it onto that ship unfortunately :sad: see that Weser Highway is due in on Thursday though so hopefully will be on that! :smiley:
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VW told me although had to push the guy a bit. He told me it was at sea and due in port in 2 or 3 days, this was just earlier today I was chatting to him. I asked for the vessel name which took a little time to get but he did get me the name. That let me onto the shipping trackers to find it will arrive today.
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Has the actual VW tracker updated or is it still saying 3 weeks? i'm kinda hoping it is on the same boat as mine was in port similar time i think :)
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Just had it confirmed that mine has left Emden today via the Makassar Highway :grin: :laugh: :grin: hopefully be seeing it soon!
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my car was unloaded at grimsby on sat 21 oct.
Not heard a thing from dealer about handover. been told can sit at grimsby for more than a week waiting for paperwork to be passed.
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my car was unloaded at grimsby on sat 21 oct.
Not heard a thing from dealer about handover. been told can sit at grimsby for more than a week waiting for paperwork to be passed.
My car was in Grimsby(where there is a guy called Kevin) for two months :grin: waiting on the 17 plate.
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If your car is in Grimsby, let me know and i'll drive over and wave at it for you :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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If your car is in Grimsby, let me know and i'll drive over and wave at it for you :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
yeh get down the port pronto :grin:
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App or website haven't updated, still showing as stage 5 in transit. Guess they need time to unload and process paperwork to show arrival at the port.
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App or website haven't updated, still showing as stage 5 in transit. Guess they need time to unload and process paperwork to show arrival at the port.
I spoke to VW today ... My app went to In Transit Friday ...VW Customer service told me this afternoon car still isn't at the port...Seriously after 4 days ...2 working days ?? ....hopefully is on a boat with you gents ...or lost or even worse hijacked by illegals trying to sneak in :huh:
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Greenpeace or Somalian pirates have your car lol
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:laugh: wouldnt surprise me........ been waiting almost 3 months ..... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Greenpeace or Somalian pirates have your car lol
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Mine has arrived at the dealer yesterday. Mine still shows stage 6 , ie arrived in Uk. Going to sign paper work tomorrow and hopefully collect Friday. Very excited!
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Hot Off The Press:
My VW App update today.
Order status has changed from stage 5 to stage 6.
My car has arrived in the UK.
It is now awaiting clearance and transportation to the retailer.
This normally takes 10 days.
:smiley: :grin: :laugh:
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APP:At the dealers
Woop woop :grin:
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Mine is in the UK :laugh: :laugh:
Hopefully its due before the 20th when the old Mk7 needs its MOT :grin:
I need to arrange to collect rather than some muppet drive it to me LOL
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Does it change to the nearly there final stage upon arrival at the dealers?
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Yes, but in my case after about 3 days of being there.
Picking up tomorrow!!!!
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Picking up today, the wait is finally over. :laugh:
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Wow... just spoke to VW via live chat and have been told that car is on the way to the dealer already!!! That's less than 2 weeks from start of build to arriving at dealers! Just trying to arrange finance docs, hoping to pick up next week at some point :laugh: :laugh:
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Signed my finance documents this afternoon. Car arrived at Grimsby docks on Monday so hopefully hitting the dealers very soon.
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how long did yours sit in emden ? mines been there for 2 days ....anyone had build week 23 who's car has arrived in the UK ?
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Mine was BW 23 and is now at dealers!!! Think it's more down to luck than anything :smiley: even my dealer said she was surprised at how quickly my car processed through once build had started :grin:not complaining though :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Mine was at Emden 2 or 3 days I think. Been in the uk since Monday so delivery by next weekend I would assume.
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Mines been at Emden since the 22nd October, due on a port of Tyne ship due in on the 7th, that'll be 2 days over 16 weeks since order. The mk8 be out before I get it :sad:
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Don’t worry..I ordered 14th July and it’s only being built next week! :whistle:
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mines been at the dealership over a week now and still isn't registered. there's a problem with the finance apparently now... and i only took it to get the 1k off. lol. :)
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Wesser Highway due into Grimsby on Monday so really hope it will be on there ...kind of must as monday would be the 5th woking day !!!???....oh the pain :laugh:
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What was your build week D ?....Personally I dont understand why it takes so long to deliver after hitting UK shores .....10 Days in todays day and age seem a tad much ..
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Get onto VW chat. They can tell you the vessel name your car is on.
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:sick: :sick: :sick:
Car still in port since the 27th and still no ship assigned ....WTF :embarrassed:
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Mine left Grimsby on Friday according to online chat. Arrived there on Monday afternoon so seems to take as few days to get processed there. Not exactly sure where it is now but would imagine maybe hitting the dealers tomorrow hopefully.
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Mine left Grimsby on Friday according to online chat. Arrived there on Monday afternoon so seems to take as few days to get processed there. Not exactly sure where it is now but would imagine maybe hitting the dealers tomorrow hopefully.
thanks bud...so frustrating others on here with same build week on here had cars at dealers last week...why such a massive difference ..Ive seen 3 transporters leave Emden for Grimsby since mine arrived there ...would have bet the house mine would have been on one !
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They can wait for up to two weeks in Emden to be assigned - although normally is faster than this. Also bear in mind that it may not be going to Grimsby! I was checking all the Grimsby headed ships, then was told that mine had left on a ship bound for Sheerness!
Mine's been confirmed as at the dealers, but the person i've been speaking to is on annual leave this week :sad: still hasn't been 'checked in' by them, but hopefully will be hearing more soon!! :laugh: :laugh:
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Your not in my good books Tom :whistle:...cant believe you had same build week and yours is here :sick:.. :wink:!!
So jealous ...Ps ..cant believe your dealership hasn't pulled finger ...surely more than 1 person can process the paperwork ? was on VW chat for the 98th time yesterday and got the 96th different answer ...car can be in Emden 14days instead of 10...then 14 days in the UK...anyone know the facts as every different ad visor gives me different info...
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Have spoken to dealership again and have it confirmed will be picking up next week :smiley: :wink: :grin: :laugh: - not because they can't sort out the paperwork, but because the person I have been speaking to is the one that has to do the handover!!
I spoke to my dealer after it was built - I.e. 25th October and they told me it normally takes 4-5 weeks - obviously mine has gone through faster than usual for some reason!?!? :whistle:not complaining though :laugh:
Regarding waiting delays, I was told to allow up to 14 days at Emden - was actually only three so keep checking :smiley: - and then when it had arrived I chased again and they said usually takes a full 14 days to arrive at the dealer once the ship has landed - again this was totally wrong as mine was turned round within 72 hours! Doubt it should be more than 4 weeks once it's built to you picking it up/delivery though - although may be proved wrong! :wink:
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ah bud chuffed for you but jealous :cry: ...spoke to the dealer today ...he said reason mine is still in port is due to a delay due to storms delaying ships to most UK ports aside from Grimsby ...I said ok soooooo mines due in grimbsy..he confirmed and didnt have an answer :angry:
I gues as the saying goes ...all good things come to those who wait lol ...
Be sure to post some pics !!!
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ah bud chuffed for you but jealous :cry: ...spoke to the dealer today ...he said reason mine is still in port is due to a delay due to storms delaying ships to most UK ports aside from Grimsby ...I said ok soooooo mines due in grimbsy..he confirmed and didnt have an answer :angry:
I gues as the saying goes ...all good things come to those who wait lol ...
Be sure to post some pics !!!
if you are in London, is your car not sailing to Sheerness? Mine went to Swindon dealers, and came through Sheerness.
Your build week was 23rd Oct, which is 2 weeks after mine was, so another 2 weeks to wait might not be unusual. here is the full list of dates i got. It took 12 days to get from Sheerness to Swindon. I could have walked quicker.
01 - 07/08 - Step 1/7 Ordered
02 - 14/08 - Step 2/7 With Factory
03 - 21/08 - Step 2/7 With Factory
04 - 28/08 - Step 2/7 With Factory
05 - 04/09 - Step 2/7 With Factory
06 - 11/09 - Step 2/7 With Factory
07 - 18/09 - Step 3/7 Build Week Confirmed
08 - 25/09 - Step 3/7 Build Week Confirmed
09 - 02/10 - Step 3/7 Build Week Confirmed
10 - 09/10 - Step 3/7 Build Week Confirmed
11 - 16/10 - Step 5/7 In Transit
12 - 23/10 - Step 6/7 Arrived in U.K.
13 - 30/10 - Step 6/7 Arrived in U.K.
14 - 06/11 - Step 7/7 Go Go Go!
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Hi Rich ,
No mine is through a dealer in Birmingham as used a mate as a contact so its getting delivered to them and im going to pick it up .
You timings look "normal" ..mines been in Port of exit since the the 27th ..Dealer told me storms affected transports to everywhere but Grimbsy ..So i said so how is that my problem that the port of entry correct ..."oh yes, your right" ...dumbarse reply ...so mines been in prot 10 days ...just check now and now ship assigned and yet the Wesser Highway has done 6 trips to and from Emden to Grimsby ...So i honestly proper P@£$$ now as I feel im getting messed about ....have to arrange sale of old car ...leave on holiday for 2 weeks in 3 weeks then its basically xmas ... :cry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:
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Hot Off The Press:
My VW App update today.
Order status has changed from stage 5 to stage 6.
My car has arrived in the UK.
It is now awaiting clearance and transportation to the retailer.
This normally takes 10 days.
:smiley: :grin: :laugh:
Car arriving at VW garage tomorrow, paperwork etc Saturday, Sunday sell my A4 on to a mate and collect my GTI PP DSG at noon on Tuesday :smiley:
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Mine reached stage 7 "Nearly there" today or maybe yesterday. Assume that means its at the dealers, strange thing is that through the whole process the website tracker link has been quicker to update, the app has been very slow and sometimes jumped a couple of stages as it was so far behind. however now the app shows stage 7 and the website still stage 6, all a bit odd.
My salesman is off today so haven't got confirmation its there but must be. Would like to collect on Saturday if it can be ready but I'm keen to have my cherished reg on for collection and not sure if they have the reg cert back yet, it was being registered end of last week when I signed the finance docs.
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Nearly there should mean it's arrived... Mine sat waiting to be registered by the dealer for 5 days, but picking it up next Tuesday :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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My status moved to nearly there on 25 October. Got word today will be ready next Wednesday. Seems like it’s been ages!
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Just got a phone call from the dealer about the GTi PP I ordered two weeks ago... confirmed build week start of December for delivery around the New Year. Pot luck I guess!
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Just got a phone call from the dealer about the GTi PP I ordered two weeks ago... confirmed build week start of December for delivery around the New Year. Pot luck I guess!
Your dealer obviously has a cancelled build slot, hence he was able to change it, but maintain the slot.
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That sounds about right because the original build week was 4 of next year so considerable time saving!
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Mine is supposed to be built this week. It was provisional week 5 when I ordered it 30th Sept. it changed to confirmed production 21st Oct and has stayed there ever since. Dealer has got mine down for a Q4 sale so don’t think they would have necessarily filled a cancelled order slot for mine as I have stated all along I don’t want it until Mar 1st 2018 and they were fine with this.
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Mine has finally arrived in Grimsby ...been told by dealer delivery should be in 2weeks depending clearance from Grimsby and transport ..if the 18 days it sat in Emden is an indicator wont have it before 2019 :angry:
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Hi all,
Just joined and thought I'd say hello. I placed an order for a dealer specified fro a slow they had free next month for a GTI 230, DSG, Indium Grey, no frills. They've given a provisional build week 50 (wk of 11/12), fingers crossed they confirm date soon, cannot wait!
Reassuring hearing the experiences you're all having with your orders, hopefully, mine will follow a similar course.
Cheers
T
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Mine is sat at the docks awaiting a boat.
July 14th Order, Built last week.
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Hi all,
Just joined and thought I'd say hello. I placed an order for a dealer specified fro a slow they had free next month for a GTI 230, DSG, Indium Grey, no frills. They've given a provisional build week 50 (wk of 11/12), fingers crossed they confirm date soon, cannot wait!
Reassuring hearing the experiences you're all having with your orders, hopefully, mine will follow a similar course.
Cheers
T
Welcome Toby and good choice of car and colour. I will be taking delivery of my Indium Grey GTI 230 DSG this weekend and can't wait. Only other option I got were the 19" Brescia alloys which are worth every penny to me.
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Thanks, Davyk31! Your wait is almost over, you'll have to post some photos when you get it.
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Will have a few snaps for sure. Will post them if I can work out how to post them here.
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Mine is sat at the docks awaiting a boat.
July 14th Order, Built last week.
How do you find out where your car is at? I've seen people posting which ship it is on, sat at the docks etc.... Mine is showing "in transit" on the app so could be anywhere between the factory and the uk really.
Really can't wait to get it now :cool:
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Go onto VW chat and they can tell you the location or vessel name.
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@Cosmic ...Ive learnt a fair few thanks to the peep on here ..and then experiencing the agonising wait which is almost over .
Mine arrived at Emden on the 30th had some checks ...then 31st some other process and only "officially arrived in port of exit on the 1st . Sat for for exactly 10 Days waiting for a ship but got here early hours of Sunday morning and I've had word from VW it left for the dealers on the 13th .
some guys like @tom the car barley stopped and went from in transit to in the UK in like 4/5 days ...guess its lick of the draw , do you know which port yours is going to ? Also ..really press the VW people and id rather call then live chat ...be specific and say you want precise details of where it is etc etc ..they can give that to you but some avoid it ....
Goodluck
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Thanks. Just been on the online chat, it's currently at the German Port of Exit and has been released for shipping. No ship assigned too it yet though. Arrived at the German Port last Thursday.
Just have to wait and see, might drop VW another chat in a week to see if it's moved.
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My GTI had a provisional build week of 51, spoke to VW today and they’ve confirmed a build week of 50, happy days! Fingers crossed I’ll get it by the 3/4th in January by my estimations from delivery times everyone has discussed previously.
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Mine was supposed to be built last week but had a call from my salesman to say there was a slight delay and it wasn’t built as scheduled last week. No problem as i dont necessarily want it until next March anyway. The tracker however has updated this morning and it is now built and in transit.
Don’t you just love VW’s tracking system 😂
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Ordered mine early September and as of last week it had left the factory...
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Been given a provisional build date of the 15th of Jan.... I can't collect it until the end of March though :sad:
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I ordered 26th August. Car arrived at dealer yesterday. Pick up Friday.
5 door GTI Performance/Atlantic Blue/DSG/19" Brescia/Keyless/Dynaudio. Saw it today. Looks lovely. First Atlantic Blue I've seen.
I found the My Volkswagen app very good and very accurate. Each stage was correctly scheduled with realistic expectations.
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Mine was supposed to be built last week but had a call from my salesman to say there was a slight delay and it wasn’t built as scheduled last week. No problem as i dont necessarily want it until next March anyway. The tracker however has updated this morning and it is now built and in transit.
Don’t you just love VW’s tracking system 😂
Update: Arrived in the U.K. @ Grimsby On Weser Highway today. Confirmed on live chat this evening.
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Mine is still sat in Emden :(
I have a VIN now though, not that I can do much with it :grin:
So Live Chat gave me an order number, but said the tracker is down?
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It’s more about how many scheduled build slots your dealer has.
If he has a slot that s still changeable then you can get that slot in just a few weeks.
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Are cars taking 3-4 months typically ? When I get to order time I'm looking at the GTi pp, 5 dr, pro nav, dynaudio and maybe a grey ( need to decide which looks nicer ) so assume none of these are in short supply ?
VW’s order and build system means that cars are built to order, so although your choice of spec might be a popular one, and VW may produce a number of GTI’s to that spec, there won’t be a stock of readily available cars to your spec for VW to supply you with one.
It’s more about how many scheduled build slots your dealer has.
If he has a slot that s still changeable then you can get that slot in just a few weeks.
As well as the number of build slots available to the dealer, VW operate a ‘just in time’ parts supply system - they don’t hold stocks of component parts for a car’s build as this isn’t cost-effective. Components are ordered from VW’s parts / component manufacturers and suppliers when a vehicle order is received and accepted by the factory. A specific car’s build won’t start until all the parts are available to build the car to the customer’s required spec, so a major factor in the timescales for building a car is the effectiveness of the supply chain of parts feeding into the build process. If manufacturer of specific component parts have problems building and supplying these to VW, then that could impact build timescales of cars that require those parts.
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confirmed build week of the 15th of Jan
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Car has been released for a ship.
Anyone know the next boats to leave Emden?
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Weser Highway is in Emden now. Due to arrive back at Grimsby 01:00 3/12/17
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Mine arrived in the UK a week after being built last week, all updated through the app so I should be picking it up from the dealership in 2-3 weeks.
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Weser Highway is in Emden now. Due to arrive back at Grimsby 01:00 3/12/17
And is that where Golfs pass through? Friends Audi went to Sheerness last week.
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Weser Highway is in Emden now. Due to arrive back at Grimsby 01:00 3/12/17
And is that where Golfs pass through? Friends Audi went to Sheerness last week.
My GTD came through Grimsby.
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Weser Highway is in Emden now. Due to arrive back at Grimsby 01:00 3/12/17
And is that where Golfs pass through? Friends Audi went to Sheerness last week.
Grimsby is one of a number of ports Volkswagen use. What part of the country your dealer is will most likely determine where your car arrives in the U.K. Sheerness and Port of Tyne are others.
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It’s going to VWHQ in MK.
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It’s going to VWHQ in MK.
Flip a coin then between Sheerness and Grimsby :undecided: :smiley:
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Yep, now confirmed as not on Weser Highway. Still “awaiting ship” :sad:
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My GTI has a build week of 50 confirmed, just checked the tracker and it’s already skipped ‘build in progress’ and gone straight to ‘in transit’ yessssss! Way ahead of schedule :laugh:
I hoping it’s early enough not to get delayed in shipping/transport/customs by the Christmas break.
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FFS!!
My car arrived at Emden on 9th November... was "Released to Ship" on 1st December, yet still hasn't boarded a bloody boat yet! :cry:
Apparently it can sit in "released to ship" for 14days, so it might not even board a ship until 15th December.
Have to say, it's not looking like a preChristmas delivery :(
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FFS!!
My car arrived at Emden on 9th November... was "Released to Ship" on 1st December, yet still hasn't boarded a bloody boat yet! :cry:
Apparently it can sit in "released to ship" for 14days, so it might not even board a ship until 15th December.
Have to say, it's not looking like a preChristmas delivery :(
Oh no, that's an awfully long time to have to wait without any progress, I'll keep my fingers crossed yours gets shipped soon.
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So what would you do??
I ordered my next car at the end of September based on a 16week lead time for a March delivery. To cut a long story short my car is built much sooner than expected and is now in this country as of last week and I am in two minds whether to stand firm and stick to March delivery or get it the first week of January instead??
My thinking on March was that the worst of the winter would hopefully be over by then and not long to wait until the lighter nights came along rather than only seeing it in the dark of January and February and constantly trying to keep it clean of the worst of the salt infused winter road grime!
I don’t think it will make too much difference come resale time either whether it is a 67 or 18 plate now there are two plate changes a year. I can also re jig my finances to make it work for January too so it all comes down to whether I want to leave my new car Nearly 3 months doing nothing or letting the “I want it now” urges take over ??? :undecided:
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So what would you do??
I ordered my next car at the end of September based on a 16week lead time for a March delivery. To cut a long story short my car is built much sooner than expected and is now in this country as of last week and I am in two minds whether to stand firm and stick to March delivery or get it the first week of January instead??
My thinking on March was that the worst of the winter would hopefully be over by then and not long to wait until the lighter nights came along rather than only seeing it in the dark of January and February and constantly trying to keep it clean of the worst of the salt infused winter road grime!
I don’t think it will make too much difference come resale time either whether it is a 67 or 18 plate now there are two plate changes a year. I can also re jig my finances to make it work for January too so it all
comes down to whether I want to leave my new car Nearly 3 months doing nothing or letting the “I want it now” urges take over ??? :undecided:
If you don’t take delivery until March it will be sat in the dealers compound getting covered in bird poo etc
Plus risk of it getting scratched or damaged
I think I would take it in January
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I done the deal on mine between Christmas and the new year last year and waited until 1st March to pick it up. It was put into storage(I'm guessing put in a corner) at Grimsby port until the middle of February.
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I done the deal on mine between Christmas and the new year last year and waited until 1st March to pick it up. It was put into storage(I'm guessing put in a corner) at Grimsby port until the middle of February.
Was yours already built and there when you did the deal? If so how long was yours there for?
My salesman got me thinking when he said they would not raise a transport order to move it to their PDI site for “a few weeks” which makes me think it will at the mercy of Grimsby’s seagull fraternity to use as target practice !!
It may as well be tucked up in my garage instead :laugh:
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I done the deal on mine between Christmas and the new year last year and waited until 1st March to pick it up. It was put into storage(I'm guessing put in a corner) at Grimsby port until the middle of February.
Was yours already built and there when you did the deal? If so how long was yours there for?
My salesman got me thinking when he said they would not raise a transport order to move it to their PDI site for “a few weeks” which makes me think it will at the mercy of Grimsby’s seagull fraternity to use as target practice !!
It may as well be tucked up in my garage instead :laugh:
Yes it was in Grimsby waiting to be allocated to a dealer. I seen it been taken off the transporter and it wasn't covered in crap.
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I done the deal on mine between Christmas and the new year last year and waited until 1st March to pick it up. It was put into storage(I'm guessing put in a corner) at Grimsby port until the middle of February.
Was yours already built and there when you did the deal? If so how long was yours there for?
My salesman got me thinking when he said they would not raise a transport order to move it to their PDI site for “a few weeks” which makes me think it will at the mercy of Grimsby’s seagull fraternity to use as target practice !!
It may as well be tucked up in my garage instead :laugh:
Yes it was in Grimsby waiting to be allocated to a dealer. I seen it been taken off the transporter and it wasn't covered in crap.
Good to know. Thanks👍
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I done the deal on mine between Christmas and the new year last year and waited until 1st March to pick it up. It was put into storage(I'm guessing put in a corner) at Grimsby port until the middle of February.
Was yours already built and there when you did the deal? If so how long was yours there for?
My salesman got me thinking when he said they would not raise a transport order to move it to their PDI site for “a few weeks” which makes me think it will at the mercy of Grimsby’s seagull fraternity to use as target practice !!
It may as well be tucked up in my garage instead :laugh:
Yes it was in Grimsby waiting to be allocated to a dealer. I seen it been taken off the transporter and it wasn't covered in crap.
Good to know. Thanks👍
Then again the dealer did cover it in swirls and put a scratch on it.
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I done the deal on mine between Christmas and the new year last year and waited until 1st March to pick it up. It was put into storage(I'm guessing put in a corner) at Grimsby port until the middle of February.
Was yours already built and there when you did the deal? If so how long was yours there for?
My salesman got me thinking when he said they would not raise a transport order to move it to their PDI site for “a few weeks” which makes me think it will at the mercy of Grimsby’s seagull fraternity to use as target practice !!
It may as well be tucked up in my garage instead :laugh:
Yes it was in Grimsby waiting to be allocated to a dealer. I seen it been taken off the transporter and it wasn't covered in crap.
Good to know. Thanks👍
Then again the dealer did cover it in swirls and put a scratch on it.
Cant have everything :smiley:
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I done the deal on mine between Christmas and the new year last year and waited until 1st March to pick it up. It was put into storage(I'm guessing put in a corner) at Grimsby port until the middle of February.
Was yours already built and there when you did the deal? If so how long was yours there for?
My salesman got me thinking when he said they would not raise a transport order to move it to their PDI site for “a few weeks” which makes me think it will at the mercy of Grimsby’s seagull fraternity to use as target practice !!
It may as well be tucked up in my garage instead :laugh:
Yes it was in Grimsby waiting to be allocated to a dealer. I seen it been taken off the transporter and it wasn't covered in crap.
Good to know. Thanks👍
Then again the dealer did cover it in swirls and put a scratch on it.
Cant have everything :smiley:
They did pay for the rectifying the problems though.
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Finally on a boat, due into Grimsby tomorrow afternoon I believe.
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Finally on a boat, due into Grimsby tomorrow afternoon I believe.
Oh dear and with that big storm blowing at the moment , oh well shouldn't take long for them to build another one if the boat goes down :laugh:
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Haha you’re not wrong.
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Clearly the boat took a wrong turn... my car is now in sheerness as confirmed by live chat this afternoon :grin:
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My GTI was build on Monday this week according to VW live chat, then arrived at Emden on Wednesday and has been released for shipping, now just the long wait for it to be assigned to a boat :whistle:
Does anyone know which port cars that are going to Scotland come into? I’m thinking it’ll probably be Tyne as it’s further north.
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Grimsby I would think. Think it’s onky Sheerness or Grimsby.
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Clearly the boat took a wrong turn... my car is now in sheerness as confirmed by live chat this afternoon :grin:
Still in Sheerness. Tick Tock Tick Tock
5 months since ordering...
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Grimsby I would think. Think it’s onky Sheerness or Grimsby.
Port of Tyne is where North VW's goto.
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Grimsby I would think. Think it’s onky Sheerness or Grimsby.
Port of Tyne is where North VW's goto.
Thanks Mcmaddy! I’ve become a total saddo looking at the shipping schedules, spoke VWCS today my car is still waiting to be allocated to a boat. From the schedules I’ve looked at nothing due in to port of Tyne until at least the 20th of December :sad:
Anyone got experience of how long it might be until my car is allocated to a boat going to port of Tyne?
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Moved to ‘10 days’ this morning, and confirmed with VWCS as being aboard City of Rottterdam. Went to see my dealer last night, he wants to get the car handed over by the end of the month to meet his targets, so will chase transport, I think it might be right given the Christmas bank holidays, but you never know.
Any experience of how long it might be to get transport after it clears Customs?
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Moved to ‘10 days’ this morning, and confirmed with VWCS as being aboard City of Rottterdam. Went to see my dealer last night, he wants to get the car handed over by the end of the month to meet his targets, so will chase transport, I think it might be right given the Christmas bank holidays, but you never know.
Any experience of how long it might be to get transport after it clears Customs?
I was with my salesman yesterday to see if I could get mine earlier as I was originally planning for a March delivery. Mine arrived a couple of weeks ago and has been sitting at Grimsby ever since. He said that yesterday was the last day they could call a car from the UK port of entry to arrive before the end of December. Hopefully your dealer is aware of this if they wanted to complete the deal before the end of the month :wink:
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Thanks JB GTI, I’ll ask him about this and see what he says
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According to Live Chat, mine has now arrived at VW UK, MK.
Not sure if they can PDI it ready for collection before Christmas though :(
So most likely first week of January now.
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According to Live Chat, mine has now arrived at VW UK, MK.
Not sure if they can PDI it ready for collection before Christmas though :(
So most likely first week of January now.
Snap 😁 Jan 5th for me ✅
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Well, some good news today. My 5dr DSG indium grey GIT arrived at port of Tyne on Saturday evening, after a bit of a delay I got a stage 6 'your car is now in the UK and awaiting transportation' notification on Tuesday so called my dealer and spoke to VWCS who said it would take around 10-14 days to get my car to the dealers, happy days as, like everyone else the wait has been killing me.
This morning, I spoke to VWCS to ask for an update, to my absolute astonishment they said my car had just arrived at the dealership!! Wow, that was fast, picking her up on Friday, cannot wait :laugh: That's just over 6 weeks from ordering to delivery, it was an amended dealer specified car, but I'm still very impressed.
Order placed 8th November
Build week confirmed to be 11th December
Car actually build and left the factory 4th December
Stage 5a 'in transit' 4 weeks to go 5th December
5b 'in transit' 3 weeks to go 6th December
5c 'in transit' 10 days to go 16th December
Stage 6 'in the UK' 19th December
Stage 7 ‘nearly there’ 21st December
Collected 22nd December
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Well, some good news today. My 5dr DSG indium grey GIT arrived at port of Tyne on Saturday evening, after a bit of a delay I got a stage 6 'your car is now in the UK and awaiting transportation' notification on Tuesday so called my dealer and spoke to VWCS who said it would take around 10-14 days to get my car to the dealers, happy days as, like everyone else the wait has been killing me.
This morning, I spoke to VWCS to ask for an update, to my absolute astonishment they said my car had just arrived at the dealership!! Wow, that was fast, picking her up on Friday, cannot wait :laugh: That's just over 6 weeks from ordering to delivery, it was an amended dealer specified car, but I'm still very impressed.
Order placed 8th November
Build week confirmed to be 11th December
Car actually build and left the factory 4th December
Stage 5a 'in transit' 4 weeks to go 5th December
5b 'in transit' 3 weeks to go 6th December
5c 'in transit' 10 days to go 16th December
Stage 6 'in the UK' 19th December
Collecting 22nd December
Wow that was good going! Must have been the right time of the year to order.
I notice that VW have put a APR and slight price increase on the GTI; must be in anticipation of people starting to order for the March delivery.
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Oh yeah, the interest rate has gone up by 0.2%, I'm happy I ordered when I did!