Contact from VW UK re: Estimated BWs etc...

[Jimble]

It's not an attitude Matchboy??

And because if everyone had this attitude then nothing will ever change

If I waste an hour of my time per day for the next 2 weeks trying to find out when my car will be built/delivered, a total of 14hrs, when will my car arrive??

I'll tell you when, exactly the same time it would arrive if I didn't waste those 14hrs.

What would it have changed......Nothing?

Sorry mate, don't know what your point is??

I pretty much agree with this, VW were getting contacted over and over when the mk6 was released due to the wait times and has anything changed in the last 4 years? I admit it is a shambles but i always think it's going to take about 6 months or so for a car to be delivered as thats my experience so perhaps thats why i'm not as annoyed at the delay?

[Bill_the_Bear]

It's not an attitude Matchboy??

And because if everyone had this attitude then nothing will ever change

If I waste an hour of my time per day for the next 2 weeks trying to find out when my car will be built/delivered, a total of 14hrs, when will my car arrive??

I'll tell you when, exactly the same time it would arrive if I didn't waste those 14hrs.

What would it have changed......Nothing?

Sorry mate, don't know what your point is??

As previously mentioned this has nothing to do with changing when the cars arrive.  It has everything to do with knowing when they will arrive, or when we can expect to know when they will arrive.  This is of some importance to some of us.

Anyway, if you are opposed to the idea of contacting VW to try to find out what is going on feel free to avoid those threads related to that.  Also your example figures are arbitrary.

I understand your point of view, but I don't agree with you that I am wasting my time.

[matchboy]

My point is if you aren't proactive these days you don't get what you want.  I have no issue using my time, IMO wisely, chasing my order - while providing information for others that they may find useful.

And I don't see it as a waste of time I'm afraid, we'll have to agree to disagree. 

[Bill_the_Bear]

And there are also the issues associated with particular options being incorrect on some orders, unavailable on other orders or just causing delays.

[monkeyhanger]

There is financial planning too. For those of us with a fixed p/x on a car that we are still paying off, our colleteral in the car is increasing every month we make another payment. If you are adding to that out of your savings then you might need to know when to give notice for taking money out of ISAs etc. Lots of different reasons for needing to know roughly when your car will actually arrive.

[Gryzor]

Exactly what I thought would happen.

I've said it before & I'll say it again..........strap in, regardless of whether you have a build date or not, it could arrive anytime before December (Hopefully)

No amount of e mails, phonecalls or tweets will improve things so why waste our time?

I agree, to a point, but it's not your time being wasted here, it's whoever chooses to chase up and find out what is going on with their order.  I've given up chasing now, but VW call or text me every week now (not my dealer) and that's good enough for me.  No, it doesn't get my car here any faster, but at the same time it is nice to be kept informed.

[GolfTi]

It's not an attitude Matchboy??

And because if everyone had this attitude then nothing will ever change

If I waste an hour of my time per day for the next 2 weeks trying to find out when my car will be built/delivered, a total of 14hrs, when will my car arrive??

I'll tell you when, exactly the same time it would arrive if I didn't waste those 14hrs.

What would it have changed......Nothing?

Sorry mate, don't know what your point is??

I pretty much agree with this, VW were getting contacted over and over when the mk6 was released due to the wait times and has anything changed in the last 4 years? I admit it is a shambles but i always think it's going to take about 6 months or so for a car to be delivered as thats my experience so perhaps thats why i'm not as annoyed at the delay?

Well said Jimble.
I don't understand why people are getting so stressed about not knowing the exact date of delivery.
I was told August when I ordered, it now looks like late June early July.

Not a single call to VW UK and my dealer has kept men up to date.

If the mk6 is anything to go buy then the wait will become longer and longer as the GTI becomes more and more popular. 7 or 8 months was not uncommon.

[ROO1]

It's not an attitude Matchboy??

And because if everyone had this attitude then nothing will ever change

If I waste an hour of my time per day for the next 2 weeks trying to find out when my car will be built/delivered, a total of 14hrs, when will my car arrive??

I'll tell you when, exactly the same time it would arrive if I didn't waste those 14hrs.

What would it have changed......Nothing?

Sorry mate, don't know what your point is??

I pretty much agree with this, VW were getting contacted over and over when the mk6 was released due to the wait times and has anything changed in the last 4 years? I admit it is a shambles but i always think it's going to take about 6 months or so for a car to be delivered as thats my experience so perhaps thats why i'm not as annoyed at the delay?

Well said Jimble.
I don't understand why people are getting so stressed about not knowing the exact date of delivery.
I was told August when I ordered, it now looks like late June early July.

Not a single call to VW UK and my dealer has kept men up to date.

If the mk6 is anything to go buy then the wait will become longer and longer as the GTI becomes more and more popular. 7 or 8 months was not uncommon.

That's all good and fine for you. Those of us who ordered in March and were promised June/July have the problems

[mcmaddy]

That's exactly the point roo1. seems the people who have been told later deliveries are getting earlier dates and they are happy and don't see what us early orders are complaining about. I was told June/July and its now September so naturally I'm not happy and I want to know whats going on.

[GolfTi]

GTDs will all have later build weeks.