Car arriving Early ? Build Week 45

[stiggy786]

The online tracker won't show your extras...just basic info including colour etc.

I've noticed a few other people mentioning that there order said performance pack even though they didn't order it... Might be worth while confirming this with your dealer though as well as getting an estimated build date (if you haven't already).

Called up the dealer to confirm this, he assures me that Perf. Pack has NOT been ordered and I will NOT be getting it. Having said that he can't offer any explanation as to why the tracker would say otherwise, but if it does end up coming with it I won't be paying for it. Fine by me. Confirmed BW is 46, I think the manual cars are being churned out quicker.

Any others whose tracker showed PP who had not ordered, what happened? I don't suppose you ended up getting it else a bigger fuss would have been made on here.

Interestingly ... The dealer emailed me earlier saying I have 50 days to complete the sale as that is when VW require payment for that vehicle so if this car came in early which would be approx the 2nd week of December they wouldnt hold it until March for me.

I have advised that It doesnt work for me Financially also I want a 14 plate so lets see what happens.

Told dealer I wanted to wait till March for the 14 plate. Even though he expects it to arrive in the UK before the new year he says that it's not a problem, they can leave it in a sealed container at the dock and transport it when ready, that way will be saved from the elements during the harshest winter months. What are the downsides to the car sitting there for best part of 3 months?

Also asked specifically if there was a time limit that VW impose from production to sale being finalised, he said no.

[MM087]

Oh right ... Not sure why this dealer is telling me I have 50 days ?

I asked the question on Facebook about this, and within an hour or so I got a called from the Chief Execs office. Stressed to them that I wasn't making a complaint about the dealer as I don't want to piss any dealers off and fundamentally I want the car BUT with the Camera and working to my timescale, unless they give me a cracking deal to help with the financial situation and take the Scirocco off my hands now Im not sure how they can push the matter given my order form States March Delivery.

The Chief Execs office told me they will get back to me on Tuesday with a resolution to both things (Camera & Delivery time)

[MM087]

So, Ive heard back from the dealer and have any of the following 3 options avail:

1). Cancel the order and refund of my deposit - Only Prob struggling to find a dealer to Match the original deal + cost of the Camera at £165

2). Re-Order however it won't be on the same terms - Now the car would be an additional cost of approx £1600

3). Keep the current order BUT have to Pay and collect within 50 days. Now I want a 14 Plate and that is what I was expecting, the car is due to go into production Build week 44 (3/11/13) so I assume it will be the new Updated cycle ?
They are being insistent the car is collected by the end of Jan at the very very latest

[monkeyhanger]

Maybe that 50 day limit is the timeframe in which the dealership have to pay VW UK for the cars they've had delivered. The dealerships work on a credit scheme with VW UK. 50 days to pay up once they've received the car sounds like a reasonable assumption.

If you can't come close to the deal you negotiated to do a reorder then you'd be losing money. You could be getting a 63 plate car less than halfway through the 63 plate's life, rather than literally 2 weeks before it expires. BW44 is now - you could have your mitts on it in a month's time if everything goes smoothly!

If you've already negotiated that big a discount then I doubt any more sweeteners are coming your way to take it "early". You'll have to either take it early (and you might as well get it in Nov rather than Jan to make the most of the current plate - if finances allow) or give it up and order again - potentially getting it end of March/mid April if you have to wait 24 weeks like most here have had to.

[CraigW]

It seems when it comes to these rear view cameras that common sense goes straight out the window. So cancel the order and potentially wait a further 24 weeks for one with a camera that will cost you far in excess of the £165  . The world had truly gone mad

[monkeyhanger]

MM087: If you have a fixed p/x price then you’ll be lucky to be offered the same terms on it – more likely they’ll knock you down a little. On the other hand, if the car was ordered with intent to pick up in March and your p/x is based on handover in March, then to be picking up the car maybe 3 -4 months early, I’d be hoping for a little more money on the p/x.

How much depends on what it is and how old it is. For my Scirocco, it was depreciating at around £230 a month. If the dealership were getting a hold of it 4 months earlier than planned for and valued at then I would have been looking for about £900 more on my p/x.

[Whiteshirt]

It seems when it comes to these rear view cameras that common sense goes straight out the window. So cancel the order and potentially wait a further 24 weeks for one with a camera that will cost you far in excess of the £165  . The world had truly gone mad

What is it with this rear view camera!!!
Had a rear camera on my edition 35. WOULD NOT bother again
Every time it operated I still looked  behind to check

[MM087]

Well, I have spoken to literally about 10 dealers since the camera could be ordered and no-one can come close to the deal. So my only options is to take the car that I ordered as it has everything else other than the camera on it, shame they can't/won't retro-fit for me given companies like Hazzydayz etc. seem to be offering it albeit at just under £700.
 
I am out of the country at the moment and not back until Feb so collecting early isn't an option which is why I am hoping that VW UK who are speaking with the dealer are able to sort something, so I can take the car in March as planned after-all on my Order form it clearly says March and that is the dates I was working on for collection, financial reasons etc.
I noticed when they sent me the PCP quote for the new car with the Camera + new cost of £1600 I noticed the APR is now 5.9% down from 6.3% but the GFV has dropped too.

[Chief1337]

Have you tried going through one of the fleet car buying websites, like DriveTheDeal? They maybe able to get closer to your original discount with the camera included. In addition, lead time when buying through these lines are often higher/low priority to the dealership etc.

Also - look at VW UK's financial year quarter. You may be better off holding out then order again in say December time.

[MM087]

Hi,

Even drive the deal are approx £800 more expensive