GTD build dates (estimated or confirmed)

[GTD Paul]

Good news just got this back:-
There have indeed been delays of approximately 4-6 weeks on the Golf GTD however your vehicle already had a confirmed build date and once it's confirmed it won't change. Your vehicle is being built this week and we hope to see it in 4-5 weeks. So all good news.
 

[monkeyhanger]

Hello guys, I ordered the car on 3rd April and had a provisional build week of 36 which moved to 25 about 5 weeks ago. 4 weeks ago it showed "build week confirmed" on the tracker which it showed until this morning. Better pull my finger out in terms of putting my number plate on retention.

That's a hell of a shift up the queue - perhaps people ahead of you in your supplying dealership's allocation queue have been choppiing and changing their orders and as a result your car got bumped to the front?

This very thing seems to have happened with my dad's order - 3rd in the queue and now first due (I think) to the fact that mcmaddy added some equipment that may have delayed his build and I had a colour change that was not executed for ages as they changed the colour of my dad's car in error weeks before instead and then changed my colour afterwards. For all of those changes, ironically my dad's change (which should not have been made) was the earliest spec change out of the 3 of us and had the least negative effect on scheduling (again, just my theory), putting it at the front of the Pulman Sunderland allocation queue.

[JJH]

Ordered beginning April, just had a confirmed build week 35. Order number 23175xxx. Told to expect four weeks after the car will be ready to hand over taking it to wk39. 14 to 39 = 25 week lead time!!!!!!!!

[Aidey]

oops sorry guys misread its gtd build dates

[redgolfgtd]

Ordered mine beginning of May, build week is supposed to be 34 but its a works lease car so I can't contact the dealer direct to check fingers crossed

[matchboy]

Ordered beginning April, just had a confirmed build week 35. Order number 23175xxx. Told to expect four weeks after the car will be ready to hand over taking it to wk39. 14 to 39 = 25 week lead time!!!!!!!!

I can't remember if I posted this all ready, but when I spoke to the VW Executive Office he confirmed that if your delivery is over 20 weeks from the order date that VW are obligated to give you a courtesy car from week 20 till delivery. This may help those who have cars on lease for example that have to go back on a certain date. It'll be a sh!tty billy basic golf I'm sure but at least it's a "free" car.

[Bill_the_Bear]

Ordered beginning April, just had a confirmed build week 35. Order number 23175xxx. Told to expect four weeks after the car will be ready to hand over taking it to wk39. 14 to 39 = 25 week lead time!!!!!!!!

I can't remember if I posted this all ready, but when I spoke to the VW Executive Office he confirmed that if your delivery is over 20 weeks from the order date that VW are obligated to give you a courtesy car from week 20 till delivery. This may help those who have cars on lease for example that have to go back on a certain date. It'll be a sh!tty billy basic golf I'm sure but at least it's a "free" car.

When do they consider the "order date" to be.  Is it actual order date, or car release date?

Obviously prior to BW22 they couldn't control delivery, so lets say you order in week 16.  Does that mean they consider it week 36 when they have failed to meet 20 week delivery, or would they hold it over until week 42?

On the one hand its unfair to expect them to deliver in 20 weeks if you placed your order 10 weeks before the first available build.

On the other hand they need to get their arses in gear, so screw it, they should call it 20 weeks from the real order date.  20 weeks is 5 months after all!!

[monkeyhanger]

I would say point of order is point of acceptance of order from VW. When they provide you with with an order number they've definitely accepted your order. Week 13 for me, expected week 13 build, which means 2 to 4 weeks beyond 20 weeks.

The "free" courtesy car doesn't necessarily come into play if you have a part ex and the dealership haven't insisted on getting their mitts on it 20 weeks after ordering whether your new car is ready or not. If you can keep your p/x until the GTI/GTD is ready then a courtesy car isn't needed.

I read/heard somewhere that in that case the dealership might get some compo for depreciation of the p/x over and above 20 weeks of waiting, which is considered excessive.

[matchboy]

monkeyhanger is right, the 20 weeks start from the date of your order.

I am in this situation monkeyhanger, I am doing a part ex.  However, I've said to my dealer if the 20 weeks is up and they want to flog my car they can have it in exchange for a courtesy car.  Or if they're happy to wait then that's fine too.  I'm assuming they will just want me to keep mine.  Either way doesn't bother me!

Hopefully it won't be 20 weeks though.... 

[monkeyhanger]

monkeyhanger is right, the 20 weeks start from the date of your order.

I am in this situation monkeyhanger, I am doing a part ex.  However, I've said to my dealer if the 20 weeks is up and they want to flog my car they can have it in exchange for a courtesy car.  Or if they're happy to wait then that's fine too.  I'm assuming they will just want me to keep mine.  Either way doesn't bother me!

Hopefully it won't be 20 weeks though.... 

Looks like my equity in the P/X has opened up from £1700 at point of ordering to £2800 currently, and anticipated £3500 at end of Aug/first few days of Sept. If it drags on much longer they'll end up owing me money. My dealer has never discussed wanting my car any earlier than the new car being ready, which is probably one of the reasons i'm not that bothered about my car being late - if i'd been stuck in a 1.6TDI Golf match and they'd sold mine on then I might've been more impatient.

Really wondering about CSG right now, my last Golf (Tornado Red) was jinxed.