GTD build dates (estimated or confirmed)

[monkeyhanger]

H, I ordered mine (Tornado Red GTD manual with Park Assist and Sat Nav) on the 15th April. The Tracker still saying processing my order.
I have spoken to my dealer who has given me a BW of 38.
They also told me that UK spec GTDs will start being built on 3rd July. the first lot made had no ADC.
I have seen some people on here saying there car is in transit (some weeks ago), this doesn't fit with what the dealer is saying.
Either the dealer is lying, people are winding us up or they are mixing up Golf GT diesels with the GTD.

Either way I cant find a picture of a GTD in the UK.

There appear to be no demo GTDs in the UK, certainly not any that were built before BW22 (to be missing the ADC). As you can see in the linked pics, my dad has his already (and it has ADC) - it was built 2 weeks ago. With a BW of 38 and ordered on BW16, your delay to build seems similar to a lot of us early adopters, and I would say you're probably 2 or 3 people behind in your supplying dealership's allocation.

[Ricepop]

I have  sneaky suspicion that the dealer delayed my order. when I ordered it I said that if it was going to arrive in august I would collect it in September to get the new plate.

I think they tried to engineer a September delivery but it has backfired a bit.

on the up side in October my car will be brand harry spankers, not 3 months old. This will be my first new car, looking forward to it.

Monkey hanger, I'm really impressed with the pics you uploaded. these are the first non press pics I have seen of a GTD.

[mcmaddy]

now dumped to wk36 and still no explanation. anyone who has ordered a rear view camera and is unconfirmed build might want to check your build week. mines dropped 2 weeks since Monday!! totally piss poor and pathetic treatment of customers.

[Gordor]

now dumped to wk36 and still no explanation. anyone who has ordered a rear view camera and is unconfirmed build might want to check your build week. mines dropped 2 weeks since Monday!! totally piss poor and pathetic treatment of customers.

That's rubbish...what a joke! We'll be getting our cars in the rainy season at this rate 

[KyleB]

After speaking with my dealer this morning I was told that you have to wait 2 weeks to get an order number? Is this right? They said that the factory has to accept the order first and then they'll give you an order number which apparently takes 2 weeks. Anyone got any idea if this is total bull?

[GolfTi]

Total bull. I had mine within 2 days.

[dippy_x]

That looks sweet.

Why are the dealers telling us that they don't exist?

I think the only reasonable explanation for this would be the Magic 8 Ball they are using!

[jrc193]

Interesting. Up to yesterday the tracker was showing build week confirmed (week 28) but today tracker does not recognise my order number. I hope it has been removed because it is due be built next week and that the next notification I shall get will be that it is in transit. Tracker needs sorting IMO

[Hawaii-Five-O]

After speaking with my dealer this morning I was told that you have to wait 2 weeks to get an order number? Is this right? They said that the factory has to accept the order first and then they'll give you an order number which apparently takes 2 weeks. Anyone got any idea if this is total bull?

Total BS! I ordered mine and got an order number the next day AND it show up on the tracker website.

You need to press them hard as with my first order this year I was given the same run around. I eventually moved to another dealer after a big row and the supplying dealer didn't want my business any longer. Messy affair. But they did lie to me about not placing my order at the factory. They waited two months to tell me this. Bunch of shysters!

[Running Man]

mcmaddy: I assume that when they confirm a build week they also are pretty sure what day any given car will be getting started in the build process +/- one day. Perhaps yours is always on the cusp of BW34 to BW35 as it always seems to be bouncing between BW34 and BW35?

For everyone past BW35, don't forget that there'll probably be 3 week of no tracker updates as 4 weeks before scheduled BW will actually be beyond shutdown:-

Tracker update to BW confirmed                    BW
26                                                            33
27                                                            34
28                                                            35
32                                                            36
33                                                            37

So BW36ers - don't fret if you don't get a tracker update in 2 weeks time, it should be 5 weeks time.

Excellent table and information the only actually usefull one on the GTI 7 forum so far, many thanks monkeyhanger