Why a bloody wait for a new one??

[GolfTi]

In answer to the original question... Because the car is so good.

VW like to keep production levels sustainable, it takes a long time for a car manufacturer (and it's suppliers) to adjust to market demand.
The GTI is the flagship of the Golf range. The Golf is the best selling car in Europe at the moment. VW make the GTI in occasional stints at their mega factory in Wolfsburg.

VW don't want it to become common and cheap like the ST or VXR. Snobbish or clever?   
It works and has done for decades.

[Exonian]

There's a long wait for all models still. A colleage has been waiting for a Polo SEL for months and months and still no sign of it.

[81Zig]

I ordered mine on Friday and was told 12 -16 weeks, i hink it depends on if the dealer has any allocations. I tried another dealer who said i'd be looking at January!

[AGB]

I don't get the wait time issue, I was told I had to wait 3 months for mine and I grumbled about it but then it arrived in just under 8 weeks. I ordered at the end of February. I ordered from Alan Day in Hampstead, London and I was given a build week the moment the order was placed and it only ever came down from that date. Maybe I was just lucky?

[herbie911]

See this sort of thread all the time! If you want your car to depreciate slowly, you will like to wait for delivery cause it means demand outstrip supply. It is bad news for everyone and you if you can get your car as easy as buying a diesel focus! Look on the bright side, it is always nice to have that sort of cash sitting in your bank account a bit longer and you will like your car more when you get it!

At the top end of the market, some countries already stop taking orders for the F458. In UK, the wait is 3 years. If you are one of those lucky ones who you manage to get one this year, expect £50000 profit if you sell!

[gitsy]

I ordered mine on Friday and was told 12 -16 weeks, i hink it depends on if the dealer has any allocations. I tried another dealer who said i'd be looking at January!

I got told the exactly the same thing when I ordered mine in the 2nd week of January. I'll be picking it up in September. Good luck!

[R32UK]

I got mine in 5wks 

[Hartside]

I ordered February and was told end of September earliest. It was here on the 2nd July

[am1w]

Ordered mid Dec '09 and car arrived beginning March '10.
Approx 10 weeks.

[Snoopy]

Mine took a while (see sig) but that was 5 months ago now i had hoped VW would improve there delivery times