Tracking Progress on your Polo and Polo GTI

[zoomda]

My Mrs has her heart set on a GTI. Today a dealer said he could get one here by July as they have one allocated. However, he also claimed that if she let him know in the next few days he could pick the colour and add options etc.

This sounds like hogwash to me. Or is this actually possible?

[gavs]

Ha ha, I'm msure the dealer can get your signature by july but one built to her own spec? Tell him to pull his hand out of his pants when he's lying to you!

[Serge]

My Mrs has her heart set on a GTI. Today a dealer said he could get one here by July as they have one allocated. However, he also claimed that if she let him know in the next few days he could pick the colour and add options etc.

This sounds like hogwash to me. Or is this actually possible?

Order intake has been finalised for the 3rd quater on friday 10th of feb.
On the other hand. i have 3 polo gtis arriving in march and 4 in july if you are interested.

[brissy]

My Mrs has her heart set on a GTI. Today a dealer said he could get one here by July as they have one allocated. However, he also claimed that if she let him know in the next few days he could pick the colour and add options etc.

This sounds like hogwash to me. Or is this actually possible?

A "Brisbane dealer" told me a similar thing last year. Of course when the car came 10 MONTHS later it didn't have the options I ordered.

[NRD80Y]

Order intake has been finalised for the 3rd quater on friday 10th of feb.
On the other hand. i have 3 polo gtis arriving in march and 4 in july if you are interested.

Any with Xenons, Leather and the Audio upgrade?

BTW, why do you have seven "spare" GTIs when there are customers that have placed orders last year. Shouldn't VW HQ only assign the cars to dealers that have customers that placed orders?

[Serge]

Any with Xenons, Leather and the Audio upgrade?

BTW, why do you have seven "spare" GTIs when there are customers that have placed orders last year. Shouldn't VW HQ only assign the cars to dealers that have customers that placed orders?

Unfortunately i have nothing that will be coming in with Leather and Xenons. The only one i have is a white one with xenons and roof. Audio pack and comfort pack is standard in these car now.

That would not make sense if VGA only allocates cars to the dealers that have clients who placed orders. Lets say in australia 20 people ordered polo gtis and VGA can allocate 80 cars to dealers. How would they get rid of the rest 60? by giving it as free stock to the rest of the dealers.

[NRD80Y]

Unfortunately i have nothing that will be coming in with Leather and Xenons. The only one i have is a white one with xenons and roof. Audio pack and comfort pack is standard in these car now.

Knew it was a long shot. Thanks anyway

That would not make sense if VGA only allocates cars to the dealers that have clients who placed orders. Lets say in australia 20 people ordered polo gtis and VGA can allocate 80 cars to dealers. How would they get rid of the rest 60? by giving it as free stock to the rest of the dealers.

Unfortunately what seems to happen (to continue with your example), after these 20 customer and 60 dealer orders are placed, before the GTIs are even scheduled to be built, another 40 customers came along and placed orders. Instead of VW reassigning the dealer orders and giving them to the customers, they made the customers wait another 3-6months until another VGA allocation.

Not your fault by any means, just could be managed better from VW HQ to avoid the walk-in buyers getting the cars before the customers who placed orders.

[NRD80Y]

Just received the following email from VWGA.

Thank you for your recent order of a Polo GTI. We are delighted that you have chosen Volkswagen, and we're sure it will all be worth the wait.

As your dealer mentioned, the Polo GTI is a very popular car. Subsequently, global demand has been high and Volkswagen is working around the clock to fulfil current orders. Unfortunately, this popularity has translated into a longer waiting period than usual.

To make this wait as bearable as possible, Volkswagen Australia has set up a dedicated program to keep you up-to-date with the status of your vehicle, notifying you at various stages until arrival.

We have also arranged a dedicated line you can phone with any queries. This could be anything from when or where will my vehicle be built to how does it get to Australia. The Volkswagen call centre receives status updates every week, so is the most up-to-date source on information about your vehicle.

To check on your order, all you have to do is call the number below and provide your Commission Number:

1800 504 076
Commission Number: ######

Please keep in mind there is currently no confirmed delivery date for your vehicle.

Best regards,
Your Volkswagen Team

Considering the email says “Thank you for your recent order of a Polo GTI” I’m just disappointed that I didn’t received this email back in August when I actually placed the order, hence why I feel like the last 7 months may have been wasted by the dealership not really having an order in the system and could have potentially already had my vehicle delivered.

[readerr0r]

Just received the following email from VWGA.



Considering the email says “Thank you for your recent order of a Polo GTI” I’m just disappointed that I didn’t received this email back in August when I actually placed the order, hence why I feel like the last 7 months may have been wasted by the dealership not really having an order in the system and could have potentially already had my vehicle delivered.

While I got my email bang on time, I doubt your order has been sitting there doing nothing. I think it just has something to do with that issue of them assigning you the wrong commission number.

If you are worried about your order though, ask your dealer to send a screenshot of the order on NADCON. It should look something like this...

It shows when your order was placed by the dealer and how it's progressing.


On a side note. Mine has been built and is awaiting transport. About 5 boats are leaving this week from Bremerhaven to Brisbane, arriving early april, my polo better be on one of them!

Edit: My bad, 3 are leaving this week... TOLEDO, ANIARA and QUEEN SAPPHIRE.

[GTI mk6]

Just got the long awaited email from VGA to say Polo now built and here's your vin number. (week 7 build)
FINALLY after 8.5 mths of much to deal with along the way, it's conceived and a reality.
Looking forward to tracking this car.
Also got the generic letters from VGA months after placing the order
Advised mid-end May delivery, so will be a matter of either days or maybe a week or two short of 12 mths from placing order.
What a hell of a ride it's been