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Offline andykram

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Re: Have VW restricted production of the GTD/GTI too much this time
« Reply #80 on: 30 July 2013, 20:03 »
None of this changes the fact that you're having to wait 21 weeks for a VW. It's a VW. They sell over 400 000 Golfs a chuffing year in Germany so I bet ze Germans don't have to wait 21 weeks. So they're stringing all us along in this badge obsessed country making us wait because we think for some reason a VW is a premium car.
It's not!
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Re: Have VW restricted production of the GTD/GTI too much this time
« Reply #81 on: 30 July 2013, 20:49 »
"Premium" is a relative term, and compared to some cars, it is, and to others, its not.  Besides, if I wanted a golf quickly, I'd have ordered a normal model and got one comfortably in the 12 - 16 week window they stipulate at the point of ordering. Yes this waiting is a pain, but people can always vote with their pockets and cancel if they are fed up!
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Re: Have VW restricted production of the GTD/GTI too much this time
« Reply #82 on: 30 July 2013, 20:58 »
Anyone know about delivery times around the world?  Are the Germans getting cars quicker.

Then again, if we still had a car industry we'd still want them before the rest of the world.
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Re: Have VW restricted production of the GTD/GTI too much this time
« Reply #83 on: 30 July 2013, 21:22 »
Quote from: mistertee on 30 July 2013, 20:58
Anyone know about delivery times around the world?  Are the Germans getting cars quicker.

Then again, if we still had a car industry we'd still want them before the rest of the world.

There was a link posted a while back which was effectively the German autotrader - there was at least 6 pages of GTI's for sale - so yes, they're getting them a lot quicker!
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Re: Have VW restricted production of the GTD/GTI too much this time
« Reply #84 on: 30 July 2013, 22:45 »
Gryzor, how can the biggest selling car brand in Germany ever be called premium? I lived in Germany for a year and believe me, VWs are absolutely everywhere and are absolutely NOT considered in any way shape or form as premium. Germans consider Mercedes, for example, to be premium, but never VW.
I've said it before but this country is the only one which thinks VW is premium. Which of course is great for us private buyers come sale time. But the downside is the wait time which others in this thread have said they are artificially creating for this unique market.
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Offline Bill_the_Bear

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Re: Have VW restricted production of the GTD/GTI too much this time
« Reply #85 on: 31 July 2013, 04:00 »
Quote from: mistertee on 30 July 2013, 20:58
Anyone know about delivery times around the world?  Are the Germans getting cars quicker.

Then again, if we still had a car industry we'd still want them before the rest of the world.

According to our list of main exports we do have a car industry.... only, it's owned by Nissan. :whistle:
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Re: Have VW restricted production of the GTD/GTI too much this time
« Reply #86 on: 31 July 2013, 07:55 »
Quote from: Bill_the_Bear on 31 July 2013, 04:00
Quote from: mistertee on 30 July 2013, 20:58
Anyone know about delivery times around the world?  Are the Germans getting cars quicker.

Then again, if we still had a car industry we'd still want them before the rest of the world.

According to our list of main exports we do have a car industry.... only, it's owned by Nissan. :whistle:

Yes, lots of Nissans are sold up my neck of the woods - supporting the local Sunderland factory. My neighbour works for the port of Tyne authority, mainly releasing Nissans for export but overseeing arrivals too at times. Far too many Jukes around the Tyne + Wear area.
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Re: Have VW restricted production of the GTD/GTI too much this time
« Reply #87 on: 31 July 2013, 08:58 »
Quote from: mistertee on 30 July 2013, 20:58
Anyone know about delivery times around the world?  Are the Germans getting cars quicker.

Then again, if we still had a car industry we'd still want them before the rest of the world.

I'm from Sweden and ordered my GTD 22/5 (as soon as VW got their ordering system working for the GTD in Sweden more or less) and my expected build date is week 42 with delivery week 45.
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Re: Have VW restricted production of the GTD/GTI too much this time
« Reply #88 on: 31 July 2013, 09:15 »
Quote from: earp on 31 July 2013, 08:58
Quote from: mistertee on 30 July 2013, 20:58
Anyone know about delivery times around the world?  Are the Germans getting cars quicker.

Then again, if we still had a car industry we'd still want them before the rest of the world.

I'm from Sweden and ordered my GTD 22/5 (as soon as VW got their ordering system working for the GTD in Sweden more or less) and my expected build date is week 42 with delivery week 45.

Well based on that, maybe we should all stop moaning  :shocked:
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Re: Have VW restricted production of the GTD/GTI too much this time
« Reply #89 on: 31 July 2013, 11:02 »
Quote from: matchboy on 31 July 2013, 09:15
Quote from: earp on 31 July 2013, 08:58
Quote from: mistertee on 30 July 2013, 20:58
Anyone know about delivery times around the world?  Are the Germans getting cars quicker.

Then again, if we still had a car industry we'd still want them before the rest of the world.

I'm from Sweden and ordered my GTD 22/5 (as soon as VW got their ordering system working for the GTD in Sweden more or less) and my expected build date is week 42 with delivery week 45.

Well based on that, maybe we should all stop moaning  :shocked:

22/5 is week 21 so I guess problems aren't limited to the UK market then!  21 week to delivery sounds par for the course based on what we're seeing here.  3 weeks for delivery is bloody quick though!  VW told me 4-6.

Actually thinking about it 42-45 could be 4 weeks so also normal.
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