Calling August orders

[herbie911]

Just had the call - arriving on Friday.

Ordered  - July 7th
Delivery  - November 6th

Hope it is worth the waiting - 17 weeks

Will post some pics on Friday

I am picking mine up this friday as well. I will do a pre-delivery inspection tomorrow (I am not paying the full balance til everything is perfect!) Hope they can sort my Fiscon out before than!
I waited longer than you---18 weeks! I am the current record holder for the longest wait in this forum!

[MDSS MK6]

C&P from vw.co.uk

It's predicted that on the 1st January 2010 VAT is going to increase to from 15% to 17.5% . Volkswagen have created an offer to help minimise the impact of this increase on the on the final price you'll pay for your vehicle when it is delivered.

 

If you order a new Volkswagen before the 30th November 2009 and take delivery before the 1st January and 28th February 2010, we will give you a 2.5% discount on the pre VAT basic recommended retail price or the vehicle including factory fitted options.
Terms and conditions:

This offer applies to vehicles ordered between the 29th October and the 30th November 2009 and delivered and registered to private retail customers between 1st January and 28th February 2010. At participating retailers only.This offer is not a VAT ‘Price Protection’ offer. The 2.5 per cent discount is on the pre VAT basic retail price of the vehicle plus any factory fit options. This is available on Retail sales only (including scrappage offers). All models are eligible. Volkswagen UK reserves the right to change/withdraw this offer as required. For more information on this great offer and to arrange a test drive contact your local participating Volkswagen retailer by calling 0800 333

 
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That isn't (on the face of it) much use to those of us who had the wit to order in what should have been ample time to beat the increase......and instead favours those who waited a couple of months
Have emailed my dealer to ask for clarification, but if this stands I'll be f'ing livid!

[Snoopy]

^if you look at page 23 of this thread (reply #224) you will see i posted the vat info already lol

[Snoopy]

Went down to my local Stealers today---confirm my car will be available for pick-up this friday.
Hard to believe they are going to charge me £90 to fit my Fiscon!!! Their excuse is that they don't have their own autoelectrician. Don't know whether I can trust someone non-Vw trained to service my car in the future!

Don't worry about it alot of dealers have approved places they use without even telling there customers. You will probably find your dealer has an agreement with a local Car audio/alarm place that fits these types of things day in day out and will have 1 gazillion times more idea of what there doing than the semi skilled monkey that works at a franchise dealership.

[Snoopy]

Updates added 03/11/09 18:13

Thanks guys nice to know how we are all doing.

JULY

JAM July 1st BW 38 (arrived 24th Sep)
HERBIE911 July 3rd BW 41 (arrived 6th Nov)
ROLFE July 7th BW 35 (arrived 17th Sep)
SPARTICUS July 7th BW 42 (arrived 6th Nov)
FLC1962 July 10th BW 42 (arrived 27th Oct)
KEELAW July 15th BW 34 (arrived 11th Sep)
VW KEV July 21st BW 40 (arrived 15th Oct)
GAZDEBAZ July 22nd BW 42 (arrived 4rd Nov)
DONNIEDARKO July 30th BW n/a

AUGUST

DUNCREFLEX Aug na BW 49 (not confirmed)
MDSS MK6 Aug 12th BW 49 (not confirmed) now BW01
FREAKINSWEET Aug 12th BW 44 (confirmed)
H12 Aug 15th BW n/a
MAKSTA Aug 17th BW 48 (confirmed)
LIVERLEGEND Aug (mid?) BW 48 (confirmed)
RJWOJCIK Aug 16th BW 48 (not confirmed)
SNOOPY Aug 20th BW 48 (not confirmed)
STEVEN_9709 Aug 22nd BW 46 (confirmed)
DENYASON Aug 24th BW n/a (arrived 7th Sep)
MB26 Aug 27th BW 47 (not confirmed) BW 49(confirmed sort of)

[p3asa]

^if you look at page 23 of this thread (reply #224) you will see i posted the vat info already lol

Snoopy that was yesterdays news, I posted about this way back in September 

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=130863.msg1169522#msg1169522

[steven_9709]

I haven't heard anything different from my dealer, so still on for BW46 as far as I know. I think that's next week 

[flc1962]

Hi all - as promised, here is my update - just got off the phone from VW customer services and they have told me that it has been confirmed BW48 Wooop! - lets just hope it can not randomly be changed. i hope to get it just before xmas, if it takes max of 4 weeks from build date to when it is ready for collection! cant wait!!!!!!!

From Build week 42 to getting the car took just over 2 weeks, thats when the really dealer kicked in, they told me it was built, at the docks in Germany, it had landed and best of all when I could get it all with in the space of 2 weeks, Fingers crossed yours is the same. That even included transport to Glasgow.

[Gazdebaz]

Had the car for 2 days now, rain has been horrendous, so sorry no pictures yet.  I like the DSG gearbox, my wife is not so sure, she is still getting used to it. Full report and pictures when weather gets better.

[MDSS MK6]

^if you look at page 23 of this thread (reply #224) you will see i posted the vat info already lol

Mea culpa

However, as your post reads the same, it still leaves a rather ridiculous situation imho, ie if you ordered later, you're safe, if you actually tried to avoid the vat by ordering earlier, you're not. And for those of us that ordered via brokers (and therefor fleet sale), we're double burged as it were?!