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The up to date lead time from VW head office was 44 weeks for GTI +


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joeknight94 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 23, 2018 11:24 am The up to date lead time from VW head office was 44 weeks for GTI +


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Brilliant... I’m sure the wait will be worth it. Hopefully build up a small stash of subtle bits to go on when it arrives.

joeknight94 wrote:The up to date lead time from VW head office was 44 weeks for GTI +


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Quite pathetic really.
Certainly doesn't induce any kind of excitement for me.

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roywolfey wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:36 pm

roywolfey wrote: ↑Mon Jun 18, 2018 7:21 am

roywolfey wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 1:12 pm Polo GTI Plus ordered 7th February
Limestone Grey + Blind Spot Detection + Rear Camera + Pre-Crash Protection. (Standard 17" Parker wheels)
Order number confirmed within 24hrs
Updated with the build week on 29th March
Build Week Confirmed as W/C 21/05

Departed Port Elizabeth 01/06/18
Arrived Vigo 18/06/18

Zeebrugge 21/06/18
Emden 22/06/18

Sheerness 01/07/2018 A Month to the day from leaving Port Elizabeth...

Mine is on the Green Ridge currently sailing to Southampton, ETA 7.7.18. Will it offload cars there or does have to go via Emden?

Interesting question.
I thought all cars had to go to Emden first for inspection and then shipped on but transporters seem to be heading for uk ports direct. Maybe they only have uk cars left on board?
Does anyone know what they do at Emden, do they actually perform any checks?

roywolfey wrote: ↑Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:57 am

roywolfey wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:36 pm

roywolfey wrote: ↑Mon Jun 18, 2018 7:21 am
Departed Port Elizabeth 01/06/18
Arrived Vigo 18/06/18

Zeebrugge 21/06/18
Emden 22/06/18

Sheerness 01/07/2018 A Month to the day from leaving Port Elizabeth...

Still.. In.. Sheerness..

can take up to 10 days to get to the dealer, then a week to collect after that. so 1st july in sheerness would be about the 17th for collection. mine was about 17 days from sheerness to collection.

mike sel wrote: ↑Sat Jul 07, 2018 11:41 pm can take up to 10 days to get to the dealer, then a week to collect after that. so 1st july in sheerness would be about the 17th for collection. mine was about 17 days from sheerness to collection.

Thanks for the tip..

I just received a teaser video from the Dealer showing my car with him signing off by saying he’ll be contacting me to arrange a collection later this week.

Have been to see my dealer today regarding our build week 23 Polo GTI plus. I know the Grand Orion is the ship it is on now heading for Vigo early 13 th July. Next stop is Zeebrugge on the 16 th and Emden on the 17 th. The ship goes on to Bremerhaven, Killinghome , Sheerness and then heads South. Our car will be taken off at Emden and the dealer reckons should be ready for pick up at the garage around the 8 th August allowing for checks at Emden, shipping to Grimsby or Newcastle( he reckons) and pdi at the garage. PDI takes about three days but could be done quicker if the car arrives early in the day. He said there will not be the normal pile of pdis to do before Sept 1st as not many cars will be coming through until after that date.
I asked him what happens if they miss the 15 th August deadline and he said that would not happen as VW will prioritise cars which need to be in the UK by the 15 th. We will see!
The guy I normally talk to is on leave until late next week so I could not clarify the discount scenario, but the man I spoke to said my salesman was very good at sorting stuff, so hopefully more news on the discount front a week next Sunday. Again we will see.
Back to the football to distract me . Fingers crossed.

Just to complete my chronology.

roywolfey wrote: ↑Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:57 am Polo GTI Plus ordered 7/02/2018
Limestone Grey + Blind Spot Detection + Rear Camera + Pre-Crash Protection. (Standard 17" Parker wheels)
Order number confirmed within 24hrs
Updated with the build week on 29/03/2018 Tracker changed to stage 3 of 7 build week confirmed.
Build Week Confirmed as Week 21, W/C 21/05
Ship Departed Port Elizabeth 01/06/18 Tracker changed to 5 of 7 In Transit.
Stopped at Vigo 18/06/18
Stopped at Zeebrugge 21/06/18
Arrived Emden 22/06/18
Sheerness 01/07/2018 A Month to the day from leaving Port Elizabeth...
06/07/2018 Tacker changed to stage 6 of 7 Arrived in UK

Arrived Dealership 10/07/2018
Delivery 13/07/2018

roywolfey wrote:Just to complete my chronology.

roywolfey wrote: ↑Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:57 am Polo GTI Plus ordered 7/02/2018
Limestone Grey + Blind Spot Detection + Rear Camera + Pre-Crash Protection. (Standard 17" Parker wheels)
Order number confirmed within 24hrs
Updated with the build week on 29/03/2018 Tracker changed to stage 3 of 7 build week confirmed.
Build Week Confirmed as Week 21, W/C 21/05
Ship Departed Port Elizabeth 01/06/18 Tracker changed to 5 of 7 In Transit.
Stopped at Vigo 18/06/18
Stopped at Zeebrugge 21/06/18
Arrived Emden 22/06/18
Sheerness 01/07/2018 A Month to the day from leaving Port Elizabeth...
06/07/2018 Tacker changed to stage 6 of 7 Arrived in UK

Arrived Dealership 10/07/2018
Delivery 13/07/2018

Thank you for the chronology of your cars journey to being delivered.

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Thank you indeed roywolfey, I like these guideline posts it feels reassuring to see dates and gauge builds.

Thanks again, looking forward to seeing some photos of your new car.


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This time next year, these types of posts will be irrelevant, as most of the posters will have their Polo on their drive