Build Date Confirmed!!

[Booth11]

Great news Booth... I will follow your progress with great interest as my R (like yours) went to 5b this very morning.

Dealer was expecting mid October delivery so it seems like everything is on track.

Ah, great news for you too Gung-Ho.  Which port will yours come into?

I've just emailed my dealer with the pre-collection instructions.

•   Carefully emove transport stickers ONLY.  No abrasive removal of glue.
•   Car to be left unwashed and not prepared in any way (PDI aside)

He already thinks I'm a nutter and this is not going to help.   

[Gung-Ho]

Not sure which Port this time roundt? But when I tracked my GTi a couple of years ago it came into Sheerness on the  'Autorunner'.

Don't blame you at all for giving your dealer strict pre-delivery instructions. My GTi was delivered to me with the transportation pucks still in-situ... I was driving around for a month with them left in!!! They didn't do a very good job with the sticker glue residue marks as well. I'm still finding marks now that I can't shift. The rear window cup suction marks are the worse lol!

[Booth11]

Not sure which Port this time roundt? But when I tracked my GTi a couple of years ago it came into Sheerness on the  'Autorunner'.

Don't blame you at all for giving your dealer strict pre-delivery instructions. My GTi was delivered to me with the transportation pucks still in-situ... I was driving around for a month with them left in!!! They didn't do a very good job with the sticker glue residue marks as well. I'm still finding marks now that I can't shift. The rear window cup suction marks are the worse lol!

Yes I remember Transport Puck-gate.  Thanks for reminding me, I'll mention that to the dealer, just to cover all bases.

They can leave all the glue on, I have a massive can of Tardis at the ready. 

[Booth11]

Ooh, my car has been released from the Twilight Zone, and made it to port...

... leaving 4 black rubber streaks as it's drifted between shipping containers, splashing through salty water puddles en-route to the boat.

  

I missed this acerbic little gem earlier.  Not nice Simon!

It'll probably break loose from it's container and glug, glug, glug to the depths of the ocean floor!   

[Booth11]

Ooh, my car has been released from the Twilight Zone, and made it to port.  5b today.

God I bet you're relieved and excited! Not long now 

Looking forward to getting it, H5O

Don't get 'excited' as such with new cars, certainly not a fan of that "I'm ready to go home now" car unveiling palava.  Low key back of car park handover do me fine.  As long as it's not raining, not dark so I can see the car properly to check it over, that's all good.  Initial detail aside, I just want to drive it!  Let's just say the Audi A3 hire car and I are not soulmates!       

[Booth11]

Had an email from the dealer this evening saying my R has been assigned to a boat today, and should arrive in UK early next week, so he's hoping it will be here and ready to collect before the end of this month.  Sounds optimistic, but I'm not complaining.

[Cossieian]

Had an email from the dealer this evening saying my R has been assigned to a boat today, and should arrive in UK early next week, so he's hoping it will be here and ready to collect before the end of this month.  Sounds optimistic, but I'm not complaining.

That's great news, fingers crossed for ya

[Booth11]

Had an email from the dealer this evening saying my R has been assigned to a boat today, and should arrive in UK early next week, so he's hoping it will be here and ready to collect before the end of this month.  Sounds optimistic, but I'm not complaining.

That's great news, fingers crossed for ya

Cheers mate.  Sounds too good to be true, but will be thrilled if it is. 

[Gung-Ho]

Hey Booth! If what your dealer is telling you is true that's Brilliant News... Can't see any Vehicle Carriers currently in port (Emden) but the vehicle carrier vessel  "Emden" is expected to arrive next week on the 22nd.  Just wondering if this is the boat your vehicle has been assigned to.

I'm hoping mines gonna be on there as well (although I've heard nothing from my dealer to confirm this).

[Bungleaio]

I thought it went 5a left factory, 5b on the boat, 5c nearly at the UK, 6 in the UK, 7 at the dealer?