I could cry!

[spaz74]

I was hoping my week 35 build car was going to be on the ship that just left or the one at the end of September so I rang the dealer today to confirm. I just got an email back from the dealer saying production has now been put back to week 49!!!!

I know there is possibly nothing I can do but I now have to seriously think can I be bothered to wait another 3 and 1/2 months.This will push back delivery to around Feb next year if my calculations are correct. That will equate to an 8 month wait.

Does anyone have any suggestions????

[RhysQ]

Re-negotiate your contract. Get a few options put on at no extra charge. They're on the back foot now, make the most of it.

[K1W1]

A 14 week delay at the factory sounds odd. Where did you get the week 35 build from in the first place?

[K1W1]

Re-negotiate your contract. Get a few options put on at no extra charge. They're on the back foot now, make the most of it.

Depends on the sales contract. If there is nothing in it about delivery times then nothing has changed as far as the contract is concerned and more than one dealer I could name would give the buyer a hard time if the buyer tried to renegotiate or back out.

[spaz74]

I have an estimated delivery date on November 1st! Not sure what extras I could ask for I have already loaded the car up as much as it could

[spaz74]

The dealer called me on the 16th of August to give me the build date.
Directly from the email today from the dealer but not the sales person- " From the latest update from Skoda distribution the build is scheduled as week 49 of this year. There has been some production delay but I have Skoda coming on a dealership visit next week and will have more information on all our outstanding orders."

[CanberravRS]

The dealer called me on the 16th of August to give me the build date.
Directly from the email today from the dealer but not the sales person- " From the latest update from Skoda distribution the build is scheduled as week 49 of this year. There has been some production delay but I have Skoda coming on a dealership visit next week and will have more information on all our outstanding orders."

When did you order the car?? as mine was ordered in the last week of APR knowing it would be a 6-7 month wait for a V6 Superb Wagon, as the dealer was on the ball with head office and knew the delivery times well.
All the dealers i spoke with around the country all stated much the same thing.. order in Apr and delivery Late Oct or mid Nov.

Sorry to hear that things have fallen over for your order, sounds like the dealer might have pooched the order?

[spaz74]

I ordered either at the end of June or beginning of July. There was a cut off date that dealers had then (Dealers had a letter from Skoda Australia saying that orders by such and such a date only could be confirmed for November delivery) I had the dealer call me before that date to get the colour I wanted to ensure the order went in by the cut off date. I thought all was well...... until now.....

There was talk on the Briskoda site about the colour, kessy and panoramic roof but I just put that down to being BS. I will nee dto call the dealer tomorrow to sort things out.

[CanberravRS]

Well, hoping things change mate...
Best of luck though.

[dArK5HaD0w]

oh man.....so sorry to hear that

get the dealer to compensate u by giving u a free upgrade to the v6 version!!! hehehehe.
i know i know - "i wish"

hope skoda can somehow expedite ur order.