31 Weeks lead time for an R

[JB GTI]

Looks stunning, beautiful colour 

The leather trimmed door and centre arm rest (on cloth interior) were a BW45 change I believe.  Disappointing about the Bridgestones   

Thanks 

Out of interest, how long was your wait from order to delivery?

About 12 weeks but I seem to have got lucky compared to Monkeyhanger as I managed to doctor a vanilla 3dr DSG  in the right colour and reconfigure it to my ideal spec without it affecting the build date. When we first looked at it in its basic form it was estimated bw51 and didn't change after the changes were made when it went to confirmed bw51. With Christmas I think it probably slipped a couple of weeks as it left the factory on 9th Jan and arrived at the dealers off site pdi centre/storage site on 21st Jan.

[Booth11]

Out of interest, how long was your wait from order to delivery?

About 12 weeks but I seem to have got lucky compared to Monkeyhanger as I managed to doctor a vanilla 3dr DSG  in the right colour and reconfigure it to my ideal spec without it affecting the build date. When we first looked at it in its basic form it was estimated bw51 and didn't change after the changes were made when it went to confirmed bw51. With Christmas I think it probably slipped a couple of weeks as it left the factory on 9th Jan and arrived at the dealers off site pdi centre/storage site on 21st Jan.

Thanks.  Did you manage to get a cancelled order slot maybe??  When you actually collecting it then?

I'm looking at 25 weeks give or take whatever, who knows?    But I had factored that kind of wait in when deciding when to place order, so ok with me.

[JB GTI]

Out of interest, how long was your wait from order to delivery?

About 12 weeks but I seem to have got lucky compared to Monkeyhanger as I managed to doctor a vanilla 3dr DSG  in the right colour and reconfigure it to my ideal spec without it affecting the build date. When we first looked at it in its basic form it was estimated bw51 and didn't change after the changes were made when it went to confirmed bw51. With Christmas I think it probably slipped a couple of weeks as it left the factory on 9th Jan and arrived at the dealers off site pdi centre/storage site on 21st Jan.

Thanks.  Did you manage to get a cancelled order slot maybe??  When you actually collecting it then?

I'm looking at 25 weeks give or take whatever, who knows?    But I had factored that kind of wait in when deciding when to place order, so ok with me.

It might have been a cancelled order I'm not sure. All I know is when the salesman looked it was in the system as unallocated and had not been confirmed build so he called VW UK to check whether altering the spec would have a detrimental effect on the build date got the good news and bagged it using my details. I believe it was due to go to another branch of my dealer group so that probably helped 
Picking it up start of March. Not long now !!

[monkeyhanger]

About 12 weeks but I seem to have got lucky compared to Monkeyhanger as I managed to doctor a vanilla 3dr DSG  in the right colour and reconfigure it to my ideal spec without it affecting the build date. When we first looked at it in its basic form it was estimated bw51 and didn't change after the changes were made when it went to confirmed bw51. With Christmas I think it probably slipped a couple of weeks as it left the factory on 9th Jan and arrived at the dealers off site pdi centre/storage site on 21st Jan.

This seems very strange...

Your dealer was able to reconfigure an existing order, asking for far more changes than mine and it didn't affect the build date, and my dealer can't do the same?

I'm really starting to think my dealer has kept my old order going as it was (Lapiz vanilla R on Cadiz) for stock and ordered me a whole new car, transferring my tracker code to the new car. That way they get to keep the order for my old car pricelocked at pre-Nov price rise.

Was your car originally ordered after the pricerise (Nov 4th), and so has no potential pricelock isses with changing spec?

[Booth11]

About 12 weeks but I seem to have got lucky compared to Monkeyhanger as I managed to doctor a vanilla 3dr DSG  in the right colour and reconfigure it to my ideal spec without it affecting the build date. When we first looked at it in its basic form it was estimated bw51 and didn't change after the changes were made when it went to confirmed bw51. With Christmas I think it probably slipped a couple of weeks as it left the factory on 9th Jan and arrived at the dealers off site pdi centre/storage site on 21st Jan.

This seems very strange...

Your dealer was able to reconfigure an existing order, asking for far more changes than mine and it didn't affect the build date, and my dealer can't do the same?

I'm really starting to think my dealer has kept my old order going as it was (Lapiz vanilla R on Cadiz) for stock and ordered me a whole new car, transferring my tracker code to the new car. That way they get to keep the order for my old car pricelocked at pre-Nov price rise.

Was your car originally ordered after the pricerise (Nov 4th), and so has no potential pricelock isses with changing spec?

Monkeyhanger, you must be less than impressed if that is the case with your order    Have you asked your dealer why your order went through as a whole new order in Dec or are they likely to plead ignorance?

[monkeyhanger]

About 12 weeks but I seem to have got lucky compared to Monkeyhanger as I managed to doctor a vanilla 3dr DSG  in the right colour and reconfigure it to my ideal spec without it affecting the build date. When we first looked at it in its basic form it was estimated bw51 and didn't change after the changes were made when it went to confirmed bw51. With Christmas I think it probably slipped a couple of weeks as it left the factory on 9th Jan and arrived at the dealers off site pdi centre/storage site on 21st Jan.

This seems very strange...

Your dealer was able to reconfigure an existing order, asking for far more changes than mine and it didn't affect the build date, and my dealer can't do the same?

I'm really starting to think my dealer has kept my old order going as it was (Lapiz vanilla R on Cadiz) for stock and ordered me a whole new car, transferring my tracker code to the new car. That way they get to keep the order for my old car pricelocked at pre-Nov price rise.

Was your car originally ordered after the pricerise (Nov 4th), and so has no potential pricelock isses with changing spec?

Monkeyhanger, you must be less than impressed if that is the case with your order    Have you asked your dealer why your order went through as a whole new order in Dec or are they likely to plead ignorance?

I haven't asked them yet, but chances are I will be told "that's how VW UK handle modified orders, honest guv..."  .

At the end of the day they're getting no more money out of me than already agreed and my GTD with the fixed p/x will be worth £500-600 less to them when they get their hands on it to sell  . Might pop down a few days before March 1st and see if they have a Vanilla Manual Lapiz R in. I could've been tempted to take the Cadiz equipped Lapiz R if they do actually have one, but for now being in the GTD isn't exactly slumming it. If they'd been prolonging the agony while driving in an old crap box I might've felt differently.

[Booth11]

Monkeyhanger, you must be less than impressed if that is the case with your order    Have you asked your dealer why your order went through as a whole new order in Dec or are they likely to plead ignorance?

I haven't asked them yet, but chances are I will be told "that's how VW UK handle modified orders, honest guv..."  .

At the end of the day they're getting no more money out of me than already agreed and my GTD with the fixed p/x will be worth £500-600 less to them when they get their hands on it to sell  . Might pop down a few days before March 1st and see if they have a Vanilla Manual Lapiz R in. I could've been tempted to take the Cadiz equipped Lapiz R if they do actually have one, but for now being in the GTD isn't exactly slumming it. If they'd been prolonging the agony while driving in an old crap box I might've felt differently.

Yeah a few extra weeks in a GTD is no great hardship, and the wait might make finally getting the R all the sweeter

...until you see it shod with Bridgestones  

[JB GTI]

About 12 weeks but I seem to have got lucky compared to Monkeyhanger as I managed to doctor a vanilla 3dr DSG  in the right colour and reconfigure it to my ideal spec without it affecting the build date. When we first looked at it in its basic form it was estimated bw51 and didn't change after the changes were made when it went to confirmed bw51. With Christmas I think it probably slipped a couple of weeks as it left the factory on 9th Jan and arrived at the dealers off site pdi centre/storage site on 21st Jan.

This seems very strange...

Your dealer was able to reconfigure an existing order, asking for far more changes than mine and it didn't affect the build date, and my dealer can't do the same?

I'm really starting to think my dealer has kept my old order going as it was (Lapiz vanilla R on Cadiz) for stock and ordered me a whole new car, transferring my tracker code to the new car. That way they get to keep the order for my old car pricelocked at pre-Nov price rise.

Was your car originally ordered after the pricerise (Nov 4th), and so has no potential pricelock isses with changing spec?

Not sure on that one. Personally, I would have thought it was before the price rise as I took over the order about the third week of Nov.
It does seem strange how your order has been spannered so badly just by changing the wheels.

[C3PO]

...until you see it shod with Bridgestones  
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Just been for a sneaky peak of mine today, and guess what? Shod in bridgestones

[Booth11]

Just been for a sneaky peak of mine today, and guess what? Shod in bridgestones

Oh well    Are you going to stick with them?  It'd be a bit of a knee jerk reaction to get rid without giving them a chance, see how they perform with 4WD.  Wigit seems to think they're ok on the R and he usually talks sense.  If you do stick with them, let us know your thoughts once you got the car and put some miles on it.