Amarok delivery delays??????

[Bloodman]

Can anyone give me a answer as to why the amarok is having delivery issues? We have a management stock number supplied to us by the dealer because they were hitting walls about our car and we are getting irate. We have contacted VAG in Sydney and they said it was on the dock and was held up by quarantine. The vehicle was delivered in February to Brisbane, went to quarantine, out of quarantine in April and has been held up on the docks by Patrick Stevedores since.
Why has our Amarok been held up by a company that is paid to deliver VAG vehicles?
Has VAG not paid their bills???
Apparently there is 2000 vehicles being held up ( quote from "customer care" in Sydney)...is this correct????
Delivery, we have been told could be August... But not sure...
I live 75 km from the dock, I will go and get the bloody thing but will probably just cancel the order and go with the Nissan Navara 550 like I was going to do in the first place.
Love my R36 though

[Transporter]

Hmm, in the country in February and promised to deliver to customer in August? I guess that would annoy everybody.

[Umai Naa!!]

Aren't there issues with Patrick's warfies striking at the moment?

I'd go and ring around, or go through a broker, and see if there's an Amarok the same as the one you're planning to purchase, and buy that.

[phaeton]

Moth eggs were found in an Amarok and as such quarantine had to do there duty - atm I think its all cleared up Amaroks are now being delivered.

[Kiwi]

Thats what they said about three weeks ago to me, that they are now all moving! Volkswagen are going to have kick patricks up the ass because I need this Before the end of June, or the Tax man will want more tax off me. i am thinking of pulling the pin on it in the last week of June and going with a Nissan, if it's not here.

[ben_from_watson]

Kiwi, I was nearly at the point of handing over a deposit for a Navara St-X. Then I started to run into a lot of online discussions about reliability and Nissan funny buggers on warranty. Try typing Nissan and clutch into google....if you plan to use it for work (like towing or a few hundred kg in the back) I'd be wary....just a pers opinion (not had a navara)

[Kiwi]

But will I get it before the end of June? **** I hope so!

[The_Hawk]

But will I get it before the end of June? **** I hope so!

While it might now be ideal... especially if your without a vehicle, but any chance you can "finalise" the paper work in June for your tax implications? Maybe the dealer can come up with something half way acceptable to help you out??

[Bloodman]

The dealer suggested that I pay now and get the car when it eventually turns up....I must look like a real idiot. Where is the incentive for the dealer to push VW Aust. to get their sh@t together and why would I consider paying a lease for a vehicle that I don't have????
I bought my R36 in melbourne after the Brisbane salesman told me he was to busy to see me even though I made a appointment. It would have been the easiest sale of his carreer, I walked out called my wife and by the time it took me to drive home she had three to choose from on the net, I called two dealers and bought it over the phone / Email (Friday afternoon) and picked the new car up on Monday morning (well done ease done VW) and drove it home with my two children (great road trip).
We live in country Queensland so I want to keep a 4 wheel drive in the family and was happy with VW in the past and didn't want a Toyota but now only have the Nissan / Toyota really to choose from. It wasn't a particularly hard order, highline in blue, reverse sensors and running rails, a tow bar would have been great but I thought it might have been too hard so early on.
We were going to give "them" until Thursday but will cancel today!

[flyingfridge]

TBH it isn't your dealer's fault. Amarok supply is tricky to say the least and VGA aren't being 100% forthcoming with us with all the information. As dealer's we're on a 'need to know' basis and apparrently in this case, we don't need to know.

Wait for your Amarok, it'll be worth your while. Worst case if you need to make sure the paperwork is done b4 EOFY go in on the 30th and take care of it then.

It's not a matter of us getting our sh@t together and chasing VGA for cars, trust me we as a dealer group are doing that (poor Adrian at VWCV hates me by now) it's just waiting for whatever is holding them up - I know it sucks but it'll be worth it.