Anyone got their GTD yet?

[Misterp]

Out of curiosity, how long after build (stage 4) on the online tracker does it update to transit I'm hearing mixed things.

Mine showed as in build on the Monday it was due, didn't actually start getting built until mid-week, and was in transit by the following Monday. Total time to dealer was just 2.5 weeks from the start of the actual build.

Thanks mate. I'm starting to become annoying now bugging everyone and anyone for info

[Gryzor]

Thanks mate. I'm starting to become annoying now bugging everyone and anyone for info

No worries, I know how how it all feels going through the waiting and unknown!

[p3asa]

I passed a white GTD the other day on the road so only got a quick look at it.
First impressions were, that Golf looks different somehow as it was approaching but I wasn't blown away.
Which is a disappointment as I'm hoping that to be my next car.

For me that's all part of the appeal - it doesn't jump out and scream, "look at me", but it's different enough from the normal Golf.

Totally agree Gryzor but I only knew it was somehow different, my 2 teenagers who are learning my car ways and are always pointing out GTI/GTD's to me didn't even notice anything different. They thought it was a plain Golf.
Now there is understated and understated 

Maybe it wasn't an actual GTD but just had the badge on the front as now I think about it, it definitely didn't have DRL's on or they didn't stand out enough and I missed them.

[Misterp]

Thanks mate. I'm starting to become annoying now bugging everyone and anyone for info

No worries, I know how how it all feels going through the waiting and unknown!

Even the mrs is starting to ask me every other day for news.

[Buddy]

Out of curiosity, how long after build (stage 4) on the online tracker does it update to transit I'm hearing mixed things.

Mine showed as in build on the Monday it was due, didn't actually start getting built until mid-week, and was in transit by the following Monday. Total time to dealer was just 2.5 weeks from the start of the actual build.

Thanks mate. I'm starting to become annoying now bugging everyone and anyone for info

Was confirmed for build week 33
Moved to build in progress on the last sunday of that week 18th aug
Moved to in transit at some point between thur 22rd - fri 23rd

[Gryzor]

Totally agree Gryzor but I only knew it was somehow different, my 2 teenagers who are learning my car ways and are always pointing out GTI/GTD's to me didn't even notice anything different. They thought it was a plain Golf.
Now there is understated and understated 

Maybe it wasn't an actual GTD but just had the badge on the front as now I think about it, it definitely didn't have DRL's on or they didn't stand out enough and I missed them.

I've passed a Mk7 GTD on the motorway and it stood out immediately.  Just the double barrel exhaust and single badge on the left of the car were enough to give it away.  When they hit the brakes, the fantastic LED lights appeared, and when I got in front you could clearly see the DRLs and the very different front grille with its fog lights tucked away.

[monkeyhanger]

Maybe we need a delay poll for cars actually confirmed built (i.e. status is “in transit”) since the shutdown (confirmed BW32 and on) to determine the effect of the 2 week or so delays some of us have been experiencing. So anyone with a confirmed build coming up can get an idea of current delays. Data from people who did get their cars built on time is just as important as that from late cars.

Body colour seems to have an effect on delays or not e.g BW33 white cars seemed to be getting built on time from the posts I have seen, whereas Tornado Red seemed to have most potential for a delay in BW33. We might find though that a higher % of cars get delayed as time goes on if they’re not handling the backlog well.

So maybe we need to ask for:-
Confirmed build week
Day car first tracked as “in transit”
Colour

Then maybe we can get some live graphs plotted of average delay vs car colour etc, with the delay count being number of days since end of confirmed build week. For me that would start the count on 18th Sept (1 week after BW33 started) and end the count Monday (26th) = 8 days.

[peterdoherty]

Just off the phone to VW CS - my unconfirmed BW38 has been pushed back to an unconfirmed BW39. No reason why.

Already knew it had been pushed back as tracker still showing with factory so fingers crossed it changed this weekend.

At least its not BW51 (yet!!!) and only a 1 week slip.

[Misterp]

Just off the phone to VW CS - my unconfirmed BW38 has been pushed back to an unconfirmed BW39. No reason why.

Already knew it had been pushed back as tracker still showing with factory so fingers crossed it changed this weekend.

At least its not BW51 (yet!!!) and only a 1 week slip.

I don't want to p155 on your optimism but I was a confirmed BW 33 only went to being built at the start of bw34 the guy at the dealership emailed me on Tuesday to say its being built and will update by the end of the week to in transit. Spoke to VWCS they suggest that it's in the backlog after the closure of plant and what was estimated a mid sept collection is now more realistic in mid oct. so a 10 day dealt in build translates to a 30 day delivery delay. It's a right mess. The guy at VWCS also said that all dealerships were advised that a new model production in the first year would be a minimum estimated 20 weeks from order to collection. I did tell them in no uncertain terms that this is very dif to what I was told when ordering. I'm so sick of this sh1t.

Vw couldn't organise an orgy in a brothel.

[peterdoherty]

Just off the phone to VW CS - my unconfirmed BW38 has been pushed back to an unconfirmed BW39. No reason why.

Already knew it had been pushed back as tracker still showing with factory so fingers crossed it changed this weekend.

At least its not BW51 (yet!!!) and only a 1 week slip.

I don't want to p155 on your optimism but I was a confirmed BW 33 only went to being built at the start of bw34 the guy at the dealership emailed me on Tuesday to say its being built and will update by the end of the week to in transit. Spoke to VWCS they suggest that it's in the backlog after the closure of plant and what was estimated a mid sept collection is now more realistic in mid oct. so a 10 day dealt in build translates to a 30 day delivery delay. It's a right mess. The guy at VWCS also said that all dealerships were advised that a new model production in the first year would be a minimum estimated 20 weeks from order to collection. I did tell them in no uncertain terms that this is very dif to what I was told when ordering. I'm so sick of this sh1t.

Vw couldn't organise an orgy in a brothel.

TBH I'm just glad its not a BW51 like others - a small delay of a few weeks isnt a major issue for me but agree they cant seem to organise anything properly and the whole thing is a shambles!

Hope they get yours sorted ASAP.