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JuliaPad

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As long as you have a contract and placed a deposit, it would be unwise to cancel as your vehicle is increasing in value, month by month
Yes I’m aware of that. My own car is depreciating though, I’ve already had to have the timing belt done and I’m now probably going to have to do the brakes and shock absorbers. I’m a cash buyer and there is only so much money in the pot.
 

DenverPete

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Well, we are now at the 20 month mark and no sign of a firm build date or any other date having regularly been in contact with the dealer without receiving a response.
I have just spoken to my dealership about my GTE and they have given me a provisional build date of week 20. However, it is not a firm date until I move from status 10 to status 20. It was also suggested that some of the delay may be down to leather interior and the head-up display. Overall it is a little encourage! but not a lot! I have been waiting so far, 21 months and counting. The positive is that over this period it has significantly increased in value.
 

Grace11

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Anyone from the UK got a GTD on order and received a confirmed build date yet? My order was placed December 21 with the expected delivery September 22. I currently have an unconfirmed build date of June 23. Just wondering how close to the actual build do they confirm it. I almost cancelled my order last week, but have decided to give it a couple more months and see what happens
Ordered my GTD August 2021, build week got confirmed in January 2023 for first week in march (previous update was expected build in July 2023, so was chuffed with the news!) Car is now built and in the port waiting!
 
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Grace11

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Anyone from UK who have their car now- how long did it take for the car to be assigned to a shipment once it was dispatched from factory and once assigned how long until you picked up the car/car got delivered?
 

rayaans

Ready to race!
December 2021 - Order confirmed
January 2022 - Week 23
February 2022 - Week 38
March 2022 - Week 45
April 2022 - Week 39
May 2022 - Week 00 (Preparation for MY23 factory changes)
6th June 2022 - Week 46
22nd June 2022 - Week 40
July 2022 - Week 49
August 2022 - Week 45
September 2022 - Week 48
October 2022 - Week 51
6th November 2022 - Week 51
25th November 2022 - January 2023
12th December 2022 - February 2023
28th December 2022 - Week 9 2023
January 2023 - Week 11 unconfirmed
February 2023 - Week 12 CONFIRMED

March 2023 - Currently we are on Week 13. Not made due to factory delays (approx 4-7 weeks)
 

Grace11

New member
December 2021 - Order confirmed
January 2022 - Week 23
February 2022 - Week 38
March 2022 - Week 45
April 2022 - Week 39
May 2022 - Week 00 (Preparation for MY23 factory changes)
6th June 2022 - Week 46
22nd June 2022 - Week 40
July 2022 - Week 49
August 2022 - Week 45
September 2022 - Week 48
October 2022 - Week 51
6th November 2022 - Week 51
25th November 2022 - January 2023
12th December 2022 - February 2023
28th December 2022 - Week 9 2023
January 2023 - Week 11 unconfirmed
February 2023 - Week 12 CONFIRMED

March 2023 - Currently we are on Week 13. Not made due to factory delays (approx 4-7 weeks)
My car was confirmed build week 10- it went into construction and i had the call Monday that it was completed and on its way to Emden port! Fingers crossed yours will be built soon 🤞
 

rayaans

Ready to race!
My car was confirmed build week 10- it went into construction and i had the call Monday that it was completed and on its way to Emden port! Fingers crossed yours will be built soon 🤞

Hopefully will be although its academic more than anything as I cant pick up the car until June as going on an extended holiday in May!

Sods law isnt it!
 

Grace11

New member
Hopefully will be although its academic more than anything as I cant pick up the car until June as going on an extended holiday in May!

Sods law isnt it!
Always the way! I'm away from start of may for 3 weeks! Just hoping my car makes its way over sooner rather than later and doesn't get delayed!
 

Foogow

New member
December 2021 - Order confirmed
January 2022 - Week 23
February 2022 - Week 38
March 2022 - Week 45
April 2022 - Week 39
May 2022 - Week 00 (Preparation for MY23 factory changes)
6th June 2022 - Week 46
22nd June 2022 - Week 40
July 2022 - Week 49
August 2022 - Week 45
September 2022 - Week 48
October 2022 - Week 51
6th November 2022 - Week 51
25th November 2022 - January 2023
12th December 2022 - February 2023
28th December 2022 - Week 9 2023
January 2023 - Week 11 unconfirmed
February 2023 - Week 12 CONFIRMED

March 2023 - Currently we are on Week 13. Not made due to factory delays (approx 4-7 weeks)
o_Oo_Oo_O
 

SRGTD

Autocross Newbie
December 2021 - Order confirmed
January 2022 - Week 23
February 2022 - Week 38
March 2022 - Week 45
April 2022 - Week 39
May 2022 - Week 00 (Preparation for MY23 factory changes)
6th June 2022 - Week 46
22nd June 2022 - Week 40
July 2022 - Week 49
August 2022 - Week 45
September 2022 - Week 48
October 2022 - Week 51
6th November 2022 - Week 51
25th November 2022 - January 2023
12th December 2022 - February 2023
28th December 2022 - Week 9 2023
January 2023 - Week 11 unconfirmed
February 2023 - Week 12 CONFIRMED

March 2023 - Currently we are on Week 13. Not made due to factory delays (approx 4-7 weeks)
Seems it’s the new norm with VW ‘built to order’ cars. There’s a forum member over on golfgtiforum.co.uk forum who used to work in sales at a large VW dealership group - now works for a vehicle leasing company. They recently quoted the following minimum lead times for a factory order for a performance model Golf;
GTD 40+ weeks
GTI 60+ weeks
R 50+ weeks

Could be longer, depending on the car’s spec. The higher a car’s spec, the greater the dependency on suppliers to deliver those high spec parts / components, and if the suppliers have their own supply chain issues (e.g. semiconductor supplies are still an issue within the motor industry), that potentially increases those minimum lead times.

When I had my car serviced last year, I had a chat with the salesperson I dealt with when I bought it. They said that if I was thinking of changing my current car (I’m not), then currently, I needed to consider a lead time of up to two years from time of ordering to taking delivery! 😮. That’s crazy for a mass produced car IMHO.
 

DenverPete

New member
Ordered my GTD August 2021, build week got confirmed in January 2023 for first week in march (previous update was expected build in July 2023, so was chuffed with the news!) Car is now built and in the port waiting!
As you may of seen from my 'rants' I have had date after date for my GTE. I am interested if you had any extras on your car, eg leather seats, head-up display etc. However I believe my delay is base on the Hybrid design? who knows?
 

toejamtam

New member
Ordered a GTD in Nov 2021, currently only an unconfirmed build for May 23. Not holding out much hope!!
Ordered mines in Oct. 21, Cofirmed BW mid Dec. It arrived end of Jan. There is hope.
 
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Kops

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I have just spoken to my dealership about my GTE and they have given me a provisional build date of week 20. However, it is not a firm date until I move from status 10 to status 20. It was also suggested that some of the delay may be down to leather interior and the head-up display. Overall it is a little encourage! but not a lot! I have been waiting so far, 21 months and counting. The positive is that over this period it has significantly increased in value.

Discovered and been following this page for 2 months now but only posted today. (problem with email confirmation)

I ordered a GTE in mid July 21

without much equipament. Almost the basic version.

and still don´t have a confirmed date.

Was thinking the car was never gona arrive until i saw that i was not the only one. That made me feel a bit better.


I only ask my salesman near the provisional built date he said.

He gave me a provisional built date of week 17 of 2023 on Setember of 2022


Still, 20 months waiting is too much time.
 
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