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Offline matchboy

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Re: GTI/GTD Order Date vs. Build Week Analysis
« Reply #70 on: 28 May 2013, 15:35 »
Having just spoken to the salesman im buying from he has said estimated build weeks will come forward and thats from VW themselves.

Except the mo fo's have pushed my build backwards 2 weeks!!  :angry: :laugh:
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Re: GTI/GTD Order Date vs. Build Week Analysis
« Reply #71 on: 28 May 2013, 15:59 »
I don't believe anything from VW right now.  Not even sure the GTI really exists!  :grin:
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Re: GTI/GTD Order Date vs. Build Week Analysis
« Reply #72 on: 28 May 2013, 16:01 »
Bill_The_Bear, Yes I filled in the survey but I didn't have my order number at the time so had to leave it blank. Should I go back in & re do it now I have it?

I'm quite keen to have people fill in the full order number where they are willing to do that because that way I can get the best information about when an order becomes a confirmed BW, and is therefore a reliable estimate of how long between order and build.  This can then be applied to orders that don't yet have confirmed BWs so we can estimate them and make predictions about what factors might delay an order such as a particular option.  If you fill the form in again and give the full order number it will of course not be shared anywhere.

However, I can tell you about the closest order to your without it.  The closest match to yours was ordered a month before, so extrapolating I'd predict a BW of 30.  However, I might be overestimating how long because early orders obviously couldn't begin prior to week 22 anyway, so a long estimate for them  doesn't necessarily mean a long estimate for you.

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Oh yes, and we're far from convinced that similar orders mean similar BWs... but right now that is the best I've got to go on.
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Re: GTI/GTD Order Date vs. Build Week Analysis
« Reply #73 on: 28 May 2013, 16:16 »
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I'm quite keen to have people fill in the full order number where they are willing to do that because that way I can get the best information about when an order becomes a confirmed BW, and is therefore a reliable estimate of how long between order and build.  This can then be applied to orders that don't yet have confirmed BWs so we can estimate them and make predictions about what factors might delay an order such as a particular option.  If you fill the form in again and give the full order number it will of course not be shared anywhere.

Submitted again with full order number.
By the way just had a 'Tweet' from @ VWUKHELP to say that the specification of the car can have an impact on your build week. They weren't anymore specific than that, & never mentioned which particular 'fitted extras' are causing delays to build weeks.

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Re: GTI/GTD Order Date vs. Build Week Analysis
« Reply #74 on: 28 May 2013, 16:35 »
Resubmitted with order number

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Offline Bill_the_Bear

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Re: GTI/GTD Order Date vs. Build Week Analysis
« Reply #75 on: 28 May 2013, 16:42 »
Cheers both!

By the way just had a 'Tweet' from @ VWUKHELP to say that the specification of the car can have an impact on your build week. They weren't anymore specific than that, & never mentioned which particular 'fitted extras' are causing delays to build weeks.

Ask 'em? :tongue:

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Re: GTI/GTD Order Date vs. Build Week Analysis
« Reply #76 on: 28 May 2013, 17:22 »
i wouldnt get too hung up on build weeks just yet. Having just spoken to the salesman im buying from he has said estimated build weeks will come forward and thats from VW themselves. My change of adding DCC hasnt pushed my order back according to him so we'll wait and see what happens.

My dealer has strongly emphasised to me also, that build weeks will come forward from the estimate.

Mine is a GTD however with a provisional BW of Wk 36!
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Re: GTI/GTD Order Date vs. Build Week Analysis
« Reply #77 on: 28 May 2013, 17:43 »
My dealer has strongly emphasised to me also, that build weeks will come forward from the estimate.

Mine is a GTD however with a provisional BW of Wk 36!

Wait! Wat? According to my data your provisional is Wk24...! :angry: You been telling me porkies? :grin: :grin:

Anyway, better if its 36, I've spent way longer than I should have puzzling over why your estimated BW is before MkVIIGTD and others who picked the same car as you a month before you and yet won't be built until a month later.  Well now I know!  :tongue:

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By better I mean more logical.  I honestly hope you get moved forward from wk36.  I'm also hoping to move out of the 30s.

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Re: GTI/GTD Order Date vs. Build Week Analysis
« Reply #78 on: 28 May 2013, 18:56 »
And submitted a form to you!  :cool:
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Re: GTI/GTD Order Date vs. Build Week Analysis
« Reply #79 on: 28 May 2013, 19:45 »
Hi Bill_the_Bear iv order the golf gtd i got my order number today and filled in your chart. im guessing i ordered mine around the 4th of May (dnt really no the exact date but around that) any chance u could tell me what my build date would be or an estimate? thanks

P.S - I didnt add any extras as i thought i was happy what it inculded. But looking on changing the colour to carbon grey would it send me back down the line?

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