New GTD

[the other lebowski]

Hi all. I ordered my new GTD four weeks ago and was told by the dealer the car will probably be ready to pick up in about five months. Seems a long wait for a bog standard GTD, never mind. Haven't had a build date confirmed yet of course. Is the general experience that five months is about right ? How many weeks in will I get the build week confirmed ?

[M1EWK]

Hi, mine was about 5 months. Ordered at the end of September and picked it on 1st march. I had a call from the dealer at the end of December advising a build week of week 5 ie last week in January. Car arrived with the dealer late February and was ready to pick up on 1st march. It's so long time but definitely worth the wait. 

[the other lebowski]

Hi

thanks very much for your reply, sounds like 5 months is par then, just as well I'm not in too much of a hurry. Yes it is a good car and a bit of a bargain compared to, a very similar, 120d Sport or M-Sport. But of course BMW were quoting two months rather than five.
You running yours on standard diesel or Shell V-Power?

[M1EWK]

Hi,
Just running on standard diesel so far. I also considered a BMW 1 series but actually preferred the look of the GTD and you get a lot more 'gadgets' as standard. The build quality is superb too.

[the other lebowski]

We tried a 120d M Sport, very nice but way too expensive, GTD was easily as good, although that handbrake (or lack of) on the GTD will be weird. Running current GTI and previous (R32) on V-Power, I think a small benefit, just about worth it. V- Power diesel is expensive though.

[gazareth]

unless there is a third lebowski then that would make you the small lebowski

[the other lebowski]

Just an update on this, if anyone's got this far. New GTD ordered mid Feb 2014, just had build week confirmed as April 28, so I guess that puts the car in my garage early June. Quicker than expected.

For the last reply, just call me Old Dude or GTI Dude, or soon, GTD Dude.