Build Week 36ers

[matchboy]

Obviously all of this is "allegedly" 

Thank you Angus Deayton. 

That made me 

[matchboy]

My VW dealer only found out about the Hail Storm damage when they enquired about my car today.  They had no idea it happened until today.  I suspect all Build Week 36ers will have Build in Progress now and no idea when their cars are actually being built.  I was told it will be sometime this week, but I will not hold my breath until I have some hard facts it has started build.

Mate, they've all known about it since it happened. Internal documents, emails etc. Honestly, it's not worth their job to talk about it to the customer.

[monkeyhanger]

My VW dealer only found out about the Hail Storm damage when they enquired about my car today.  They had no idea it happened until today.  I suspect all Build Week 36ers will have Build in Progress now and no idea when their cars are actually being built.  I was told it will be sometime this week, but I will not hold my breath until I have some hard facts it has started build.

Mate, they've all known about it since it happened. Internal documents, emails etc. Honestly, it's not worth their job to talk about it to the customer.

I think that VW UK forget that we have a little thing called the internet. I do get the impression that dealerships very much have to tow the line to whatever VW UK dictate, so you'll never get the truth out of them, no matter how much your dealer wants to say "i'm sorry, but it really isn't our fault, it's VW's".

[Bill_the_Bear]

I was told by a VW salesman (not mine) that they've known about these delays for ages but have been specifically told by VW UK to fob off the customer. More than their job's worth to tell the truth (the salesmen that is).

This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. I was also told that they're not allowed to tell the customer that their cars were in the hailstorm and to blame it on factory delays instead while they get repaired.

Obviously all of this is "allegedly" 

That's what I consider a scandal.  They are actually trying to swindel their customers.  I'm making a note not to buy any VW with a 13 or 63 plate just in case.

[Dully]

Guys im a BW34er and in my experience and others in BW33 you will most likely update on Saturday night.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news. Mine read Build in progress for 16/17 days before it changed today ( ) to in Transit.

I was told by VW CS that there is a 10 day - 2 week delays for all build weeks at the moment therefore its a Buildfortnight. You could be one of the lucky ones who get a build and in transit in a matter of days.

Mine changed to Build In Progress at the start of BW34 and its still the same 

The dealer says as soon as he can that he will be getting priority shipment, this car was an original order for the dealer way back when the order book opened, I hijacked it end of June and changed the spec, he says third week of Sept latest to be sat in it 

After 26 days being built, today the tracker has changed to In Transit ............. There is a god 

[tommygund]

Exec gave me a ring last night to tell me the reason that it has been delayed for a further 2 weeks was due to a factory shut down. I think this is about the 7th different excuse that forum members have had now. They must have a little lie book that they use for difficult calls.

[mcmaddy]

I think they are only a week behind now as my bw 36 started being built on sunday possibly monday.

[tommygund]

I think they are only a week behind now as my bw 36 started being built on sunday possibly monday.

Is this confirmed with VW? My tracker went to 'Build in Progress' on Sunday as well but when I spoke to them yesterday they still said it was a two week delay. They said they hoped that it would go into build on the 20th. 

[dippy_x]

I think the new tracker auto rolls cars into being built a week after the confirmed date.  A few people have mentioned this change occuring on a sunday morning where it is pretty obvious that there is no work being done.

[mcmaddy]

I think they are only a week behind now as my bw 36 started being built on sunday possibly monday.

Is this confirmed with VW? My tracker went to 'Build in Progress' on Sunday as well but when I spoke to them yesterday they still said it was a two week delay. They said they hoped that it would go into build on the 20th.

this was confirmed by my salesman. it was at stage 3 which is just before paint shop. im expecting mine to be built completely by the weekend at the latest.