Delivery blow out

[blutopless2]

i would not wait 2 years for a polo GTI either. But a wait of 6 months is certainly becoming the norm for VW if you dont want what they have here already (assuming they have spare cars of course).
Those that cancel a purchase etc should probably contact VWA and let them know. If they get 500 people a year pulling out of deals because the wait is too long then they may start to take notice. Just a thought.

[burned]

Hey all - so after being told to expect 2012 delivery despite ordering in mid Dec 2010, i went out and test drove an A1 ambition today. I must say i was pleasantly surprised! It has more options and is more customisable than the gti, which is important for me, and on road with a similar spec as the gti I ordered was about $8k more (it included a couple of extra options like wheel upgrade, speaker upgrade and metallic paint) which was better than expected. The Audi dealers are much nicer when it comes to negotiating as well! Plus if I order in the next 2 weeks, i'm guaranteed mid June delivery (which is fine b/c i'll be away for 2 months in May/June).

I'm seriously contemplating switching teams - $8k more for better spec, better badge and saving 7+ months is hard to say no too.

What do you guys reckon?

[Gladiator]

I'm seriously contemplating switching teams - $8k more for better spec, better badge and saving 7+ months is hard to say no too.

What do you guys reckon?

Lol well you wouldn't really be changing teams since VW owns Audi.

Btw, does anyone know the deal with cancelling orders? Do you forfeit your 2K desposit? Also who gets these cancelled orders? The person who ordered after you with the exact same specs?

Hmm I wonder...

[gavs]

You get your deposit bak, they cannot hold onto it because you haven't actually bought anything. Re the cancelled car, it still stays in the system, the next person who walks into the dealer wanting that spec will get the car,it's not like VGA can't sell polo gti's!

[Corey_R]

The Audi dealers are much nicer when it comes to negotiating as well!

Of course they are... that's because they are often shared platforms with VW models and yet they're so much more expensive to start with... so there is more margin!

The A1 is nice though. If you have the money and like it, then why not switch

[William_Foster]

I am not a lawyer, but I would suggest you read the contract you signed for the order; I know mine had a clause covering this issue which I asked for an explanation of prior to signing; basically if I cancelled the order for whatever reason I had to pay 5% of the order [This didn't include stamp duty or on-road costs]. I am not sure if all VW dealers use the same contract so I can't say for sure you will have the same clause.

Be nice to the dealer as I know mine said we could come to an arrangement if I did need to cancel given the wait; but I left thinking that it was a comment based on the fact I hadn't signed the contract yet; post signing I am pretty sure the answer may have been different.

[burned]

My Gti deposit was $1000

William - my contract says something along those lines, but when the dealer gave me a yell to say 2012 he said they would understand if i cancelled and refund my deposit 100%. I've got nothing against the dealer so it should be an amicable split.

VGA must be losing so many sales out of this (and I know that vw owns audi lol)

Cheers!

[triode12]

this is all assuming that mistakes on options are made by the factory (and not the dealer entering the car config into the systems) and that the handling of options does cause any delay.

the biggest delay in the first batch of R's was the DSG gearbox, not any of the options...

If they had preconfigured cars, apart from the fact that it would less opportunties for mistakes to be made either by the dealer or factory, They wouldn't have to wait for orders to come in before building the cars. They could build the cars before hand and have them landed in the country (in significant numbers) ready for sale on model launch.

[Frostee]

I'm seriously contemplating switching teams - $8k more for better spec, better badge and saving 7+ months is hard to say no too.

What do you guys reckon?

Have you ever tried selling a second hand Audi?

[William_Foster]

Although Australia did not appear to be widely affected by the Global Financial Crisis it happened, and is still happening. These issues are being experienced by most buyers of most marquees as the manufacturers limit their exposure to costs, such as financing hundreds if not thousands of cars sitting on the docks waiting for new owners. Unfortunately it appears that ordering and waiting is going to become the norm for most marquees if you want something out of the ordinary [i.e. options].

On the subject of second hand Audi's; I haven't heard too many happy stories from sellers; but they are much happier than sellers of BMW 5 series and above.