New Octavia ....when? How Much?

[tqld]

Hi GTR,

I'm kind of new here but I've been following this thread for many months. I'm hopefully picking up my RS soon as it came off a boat a few weeks ago. My delivery got held up for the aforementioned reason. I was told of that news earlier this week, but a quick Google search shows BB has been in administration since Nov 5. I'd suggest to check with the dealer whether your car has any encumbrance on it by VW (confirmable by a PPSR search, which I was unfamiliar of until now). This was the main issue that delayed my delivery. As far as I understand, they cannot legally sell you the car, whether you ordered it 6 months ago or not, if it is in the financial interest of someone else, especially if it is VW. I *think* VW became the "owners" (not sure if that is the right term)/declared financial interest in all of their stock after BB went into administration. Apparently this issue has cleared up now so hopefully you should be okay, I think my timing was worse as the delivery happened to fall in this bad time for them...

[GTR27]

Thanks for the info. Ppsr prob won't work until the car gets complied as it won't be on Australian registers. I'll def be speaking to a lawyer and will probably speak to Skoda direct as well.

Awful news for you, I gather you have been waiting a while? Or were you a lucky one and got one on the way or just into the country? It's a pretty ****ty end to a very ****ty wait. I just want my car, without all this bull**** hassle.

[Dzl_Dubba]

Wow GTR, when it rains it pours huh? Hopefully no more delays for you.

[GTR27]

Yeah. As if waiting near 7 months for the car isn't enough, now I've got this crap to deal with. I'll speak personally with the dealer Saturday (assuming they are open) and call Skoda and speak to them and find out what the go is. If vw has frozen the car, I'll talk to a lawyer about how to go about not getting screwed.

[brad]

Also from reading the forum I see that there is a good wait ahead of me till delivery. Dealer said February but I'm guessing more likely April? Can anyone give me a guesstimate? Also will I likely get a 2014 or a 2015 build week?

unless the dealer has managed to get you a car that already has a build week allocated then I can't see how you could slip into a 2014 production slot.

Dealer is having a lend of you if he thinks an unallocated build will be here in 3.5 months, so yes, your April estimate is more realistic.

GL with it. You got a great deal! Which dealer?

[Jlo2014]

unless the dealer has managed to get you a car that already has a build week allocated then I can't see how you could slip into a 2014 production slot.

Dealer is having a lend of you if he thinks an unallocated build will be here in 3.5 months, so yes, your April estimate is more realistic.

GL with it. You got a great deal! Which dealer?

Thanks Brad, I suspected as much about delivery. I dealt with Yuqi at Peter Warren Automotive, Warwick Farm, NSW. It took a bit of negotiation but he was polite and was able to offer me what I thought was a good price in the end.

[GTR27]

Well I tried to call skoda today, but couldnt be put through. I spoke to someone from VW, who appears to be handling the cases now anyway. Have a case lodged, with an escalation put on it. Apparently car should still be delivered, through dealer, but with a 2-3 week delay.....if thats 2-3 weeks on top of the "normal" delay coming from boat to dealer, that will mean ill JUST get it before xmas.......

They are sending details through now (apparently)......*sigh*. Will go into the dealer tomorrow and confirm what is going to happen, and ask to be given updates on where the car is, and what their expected delivery to me is. Glad I held off on finance, otherwise I would likely have had to re-apply due to delays.....

[OilBurna]

Good luck hope it all works out

[Polo GTEye N9]

Well I wondered why the salesman at BB Skoda was so keen to sell me a RS. What's the go for existing stock BB hold, can they sell them as per normal? Or what should a buyer beware of?
Cheers Al

[MJKooLio]

Polo GTEye N9...... does it have a flat bottom steering wheel and the vRS Mode button near the gear box? If not then it's one of the first RS's to come to Aus and they'd most likely want to get rid of it due to newer ones!