GTD build dates (estimated or confirmed)

[mcmaddy]

it'll be one day short of six months for mine if it arrives for 1st October delivery so behave and pipe down 

Mine is the same, just under 6 months if my assumption of a 3 week wait after build is correct.

I am fairly happy with the wait as its not far off what the dealer told me but it would be nice to get it sooner.

To be honest if id been told it would have been this long then thats fine but when your lead to believe you'll have a new car by July and its really October then thats whats pissed me off. Up front truth would a quelled a lot of angry people.

[Ricepop]

To be honest if id been told it would have been this long then thats fine but when your lead to believe you'll have a new car by July and its really October then thats whats pissed me off. Up front truth would a quelled a lot of angry people.
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That's the thing isn't it, My dealer told me that VW were saying about July but he didn't think it was realistic, September is more like it, sounds like your dealer made the mistake of believing what he/she was told by VW.

[JJH]

Just heard my car gets built w/c 10th August. 
ETA to the keys, 2nd week September. Good news 

[RikWebb]

Well yesterday they told me 20th October delivery, today 30th October 

Its like the lottery!

[OF1]

Just wondering what people think about this; I rang my dealer a couple of weeks ago trying to add a bit if spec to my car (I can't get it out of my head that I should have got Keyless).

He said that I couldn't add more spec at this stage. I have no confirmed build week online and I'm still at provisional BW38.

What do you think? Am I being told porkies or is is possible I can't add spec before the BW is confirmed?

[mcmaddy]

if it's unconfirmed then you should be able to unless you aren't 38 and it's too close to change anything. I'd be asking why not and then what's my actual build week.

[monkeyhanger]

Just wondering what people think about this; I rang my dealer a couple of weeks ago trying to add a bit if spec to my car (I can't get it out of my head that I should have got Keyless).

He said that I couldn't add more spec at this stage. I have no confirmed build week online and I'm still at provisional BW38.

What do you think? Am I being told porkies or is is possible I can't add spec before the BW is confirmed?

I was told by VW UK that the order is locked out from further changes about a week before the tracker goes confirmed, perhaps you are that close to your order going confirmed on the tracker. If you think your dealer is telling porkies then ring VW UK and ask them yourself whether your order is still open to change. I wouldn't lose sleep over keyless. Unless you are a woman with a Mary Poppins style bag full of sh!te that has trouble finding her keys at any given time (but knows they are in there somewhere), then the keyless is a bit of a gimmick. It was on the Demo I was in last week - I could very easily live without it even if it was a £100 option.

[Jimble]

Just wondering what people think about this; I rang my dealer a couple of weeks ago trying to add a bit if spec to my car (I can't get it out of my head that I should have got Keyless).

He said that I couldn't add more spec at this stage. I have no confirmed build week online and I'm still at provisional BW38.

What do you think? Am I being told porkies or is is possible I can't add spec before the BW is confirmed?

Did he actually try and add it? Or just fob you off without checking?? Give VWCS a call and see if you can add it through them.

[OF1]

I rang him 3 weeks ago. I tried to add the climate screen and also keyless.

I got a call back the following day telling me that the order was locked out for changes. I'm still currently at provisional BW38 (Have been for around 2 months now). That's why I tried to add it as we're still quite a way off with no confirmed date.

I have previously added to the order after my intial spec but this was mid May, and the changes were done no problem.

It just seems strange why they wouldn't add it if it was still possible? It's more money for them at the end of the day.

[Gryzor]

I'd go with Jimble and call VW Customer Services to find out where you are regarding the build date.  As already said, if you are more than a week away from confirmed, you should be able to make changes (but understand this could push it back further).  I know people say stuff like keyless is a gimmick, but my take on things is that anything surplus to making the car go forwards, backwards, turn, and be as safe as it can be, is unnecessary to the act of getting from A to B, so if you want it, and it can still be added, go for it.