The official I have ordered/received my new MKVI thread

**Angryman** · 20-12-2010, 05:31 PM

My wife thinks I'm mad cause I want to see the topeka get unloaded in Brisbane tomorrow and watch my golf r get driven off. I'm lucky having only had a 4 month wait..

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**sek** · 20-12-2010, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by aVex

Have you received a build date with yours yet? Seems like you ordered at about the same time

I'm in the same boat as you guys. I ordered my GTI late October with an ETA of Februaru listed (was realistically expecting april/may). I just heard back from my VW dealer (who followed up with stock control) saying expected delivery time is June / July...

**markwid** · 20-12-2010, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by sek

I'm in the same boat as you guys. I ordered my GTI late October with an ETA of Februaru listed (was realistically expecting april/may). I just heard back from my VW dealer (who followed up with stock control) saying expected delivery time is June / July...

Ouch, that is BS man. If it makes you feel any better, it's all stab in the dark until they can lock in a build date for your order.

**SuperHans** · 20-12-2010, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by sek

I'm in the same boat as you guys. I ordered my GTI late October with an ETA of Februaru listed (was realistically expecting april/may). I just heard back from my VW dealer (who followed up with stock control) saying expected delivery time is June / July...

surely it wouldn't arrive 6 months after the ETA? thats just scarey

**G TEE I** · 20-12-2010, 10:32 PM

Well I got a call from my dealer on Friday. It was bad news. The VW factory delivered the wrong car. It didn't have all the options I requested. It was missing the Bi Xenon lights, Park Assist and Bluetooth. So here I was all excited, ordered back in July and was tracking the car expecting a Jan pickup only to receive a call detailing this ridiculous stuff-up. Dealer advised me that everything was fine from their end, but the factory just didn't do their job.

So I was left with a couple of options:
1. Get the dealer to re-order the car and wait till Jun 11 for delivery (In other words wait a year to get my hands on this car)
2. Select from a range of other cars that are is Aust with the options requested and get delivery sooner.

So from this I did select one from the range, but it was Carbon Grey, not Deep Black and it had a sun roof, something I did not want. Dealer came back to me today and said that VW said that they would take $550 off the sunroof, so at the end of that I was expected to pay extra for my car even though it wasn't my mistake.

Told him I would call back in 15min. Went away and let off some steam, then called back and just let loose. A bit of an insult to say "Here we found a replacement, different colour, but we'll do you a favour and only charge you $1,350 for the sun-roof." To cut a long story short the venting of anger worked somewhat and they agreed to charge me the same price as my origianl purchase and not charge me for the sunroof. So only change to my original order is the colour, and quite happy with this in fact plus now I get a free sunroof. But still a little peeved that they would think dropping off a few $$ would keep me happy.

Only issue now the car is in Melbourne, waiting for compliance in the new year, and then it has to be shipped over the Perth. So to all the others out there waiting, maybe just check in with your dealer to see if all is fine. Not the Xmas surprise I was after.

**DDTW** · 20-12-2010, 11:38 PM

Originally Posted by G TEE I

To cut a long story short the venting of anger worked somewhat and they agreed to charge me the same price as my origianl purchase and not charge me for the sunroof. So only change to my original order is the colour, and quite happy with this in fact plus now I get a free sunroof. But still a little peeved that they would think dropping off a few $$ would keep me happy.

I assume you bought a GTI? I reckon the Carbon Grey looks awesome too!

Hopefully the sunroof will assist you during resale.

In any case, enjoy the sunshine & breeze with the sunroof when you get it. I'm sure you'll grow to love it. I'd never get a car without one. Everything happens for a reason

**Prodigy** · 20-12-2010, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by DDTW

Hopefully the sunroof will assist you during resale.

In any case, enjoy the sunshine & breeze with the sunroof when you get it. I'm sure you'll grow to love it. I'd never get a car without one. Everything happens for a reason

I agree, i absolutely love my sunroof, i'm sure you will also G TEE I.

**REXman** · 21-12-2010, 02:59 AM

Originally Posted by DDTW

I assume you bought a GTI? I reckon the Carbon Grey looks awesome too!

Yep, "GTI only" colours are Tornado RED, and CSG. So yep its a GTI for sure.

And hey, +1 CSG looks awesome.

Good to see the dealer did the right thing in the end.. but yeah agreed, after the wait some $off would have done the trick or some free servcing.. The same passion that lets someone wait 7 months for a car, has to rewarded more so than normal I reckon.

But your resolution was a pretty fair one at least.

**Danny** · 21-12-2010, 07:01 AM

I too had some bad news on Friday. My Golf is not expected to arrive until June 2011 now. Still sitting on dealer spec. I'm rapidly losing interest and excitement over this car.

The contract I signed said March 11'