Sticking with my original order. My salesman saw what stock was out there without a buyer attached, and there was only 1 Lapiz Blue 5DR in the country that had Prets.
He advised that it would be at the new price in force since Nov, the price protection applicable to my order. I couldn't remember exactly how much a 5DR R was before the price rise, but I was positive the 3dr one was £29990 RRP and it is now £30150, and the paint has gone up a fiver. So I was thinking that even if the 5DR premium had crept up by a cheeky £20, i'd be paying around £180-190 more to grab the unallocated one. My salesman said it'd be over double that.
I'd have paid up to £200 to save 10 weeks wait beyond 1st March, but £400 was more than I was prepared to pay for my impatience. I asked if he'd split it as they'd surely get £200 more for my GTD if it sold 10 weeks early, but he wasn't going for it.
He doubted the dealership that has it would be willing to give it up in a transfer anyway. So i'm waiting - gives me a few weeks to hope for the Tombstone factory to go on strike so VW are forced into putting different rubber on.
