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

[Jules Winfield]

three days tops for any car to be in this country from Germany. they've got a rail line straight from VW to Emden.

That's a bit optimistic.  They don't get straight on a boat over to the UK as soon as they arrive at the dock.  My GTD (Emden to Grimsby) took the best part of two weeks.  If you look at some pictures of the port, it's massive, so you can't expect your car to get loaded straight away.  It doesn't just ship Volkswagens, it handles other VAG companies as well.

http://www.seaport-emden.de/cms/uploads/mediapool/admin/S_070528_a_The%20Seaport%20of%20Emden_sv.pdf

Grimsby looks like it's served by Weser Highway and Schelde Highway:

http://www.portarrivals.com/list.asp?sec=Port&item=31640&t=GRIMSBY

Tyne Port looks like its served by City of Rotterdam and City of Rome:

http://www.portarrivals.com/list.asp?sec=Port&item=31765&t=TYNE

I seem to remember monitoring this web site and this one quite religiously for a while, a couple of years back.

[GolfTi]

Does anyone know when the first GTD demos are due?

[Bill_the_Bear]

Does anyone know when the first GTD demos are due?

i asked the local dealer today.  He doesn't know so cant be soon...

[mackandmark]

GolfTi, I had it confirmed today that VW Wishaw (Central Scotland) will have a GTD within the next 2 weeks difinite. Soon as they have it they will phone me...............I'll update as soon as I know. (Will post some pics too if someone doesn't beat me to it!)

Anyway, going by that logic, I would expect to see some others across the UK around the same time, so keep your eyes & iPhones (for photo's) peeled everyone! 

[lambo1984]

Vw twitter has just got back to me and I have a build week of 34 schedule for the 19th if August that's pissed me off that I ordered mine at the beginning of may an I dnt have any extras either. Anyone else worst off than me?

[Gryzor]

Vw twitter has just got back to me and I have a build week of 34 schedule for the 19th if August that's pissed me off that I ordered mine at the beginning of may an I dnt have any extras either. Anyone else worst off than me?

I ordered mine 2nd week in April (yes, with some extras) and have a provisional build week of 38...  You are one of the lucky ones! 

[Bill_the_Bear]

Vw twitter has just got back to me and I have a build week of 34 schedule for the 19th if August that's pissed me off that I ordered mine at the beginning of may an I dnt have any extras either. Anyone else worst off than me?

I ordered mine 2nd week in April (yes, with some extras) and have a provisional build week of 38...  You are one of the lucky ones! 

Yeah Lambo, what are you complaining about?

, just messing with you!

But seriously, I'm on BW37 right now.

[Manchester6]

I ordered mine 10th May and have a provisional build week of 34. I am leasing through a manchester based company, who use cheltenham vw as they say they get a much better allocation than manchester. When ordering they gave me an estimated delivery week of week commencing 19th Aug. They said they couldnt confirm the build date but they hope to see build week 34 come forward drastically. I havent a clue and in no rush but thats what im being told. Arranged test drive of GTI with manchester vw for Sunday, they said there estimated delivery is 12 weeks from now.

[Bill_the_Bear]

they said there estimated delivery is 12 weeks from now.

That sounds.... optimistic.

[mcmaddy]

I ordered mine on 2nd April and have a bw of 34. if I'd ordered first week in may I would be over the moon with build week 34!!