Passat Alltrack availability in Australia?

[Marakai]

Cool. Well the ship just docked at port of brisbane about 50 minutes ago!!!! Maybe I will get my new toy by end of week

Booba! FFS, mate! Go home! You don't have to sleep at the grotty dockside!

[Marakai]

Oh, and...

Wife today asked about features and options and whether we can look at one yet.

I need to bring that curiosity to a boil and then head to the dealer!

[booba]

Haha, I joked to the wife that i should go meet the boat and she was all weirded out then i my breakfast started repeating on me from the wrong end and she's all like "yeah that's a great idea, go and see the boat, you won't be able to do it again and it will be a special moment" to get me and my stinky butt out of the house.

I didn't actually go to the dock, aprs ftw

Booba! FFS, mate! Go home! You don't have to sleep at the grotty dockside!

[iamthestig]

Having done 120k in both a Adventra LX6 (2005-0 and a Volvo XC70 D5 (2008-12), I am in the target market for one of these. They look good, although I am enjoying the downsizing of a Tiguan at present. This is all a lot of people who buy things like Prado's need…

[Marakai]

Booba, I can't possibly over-emphasise just how TMI that was!

Haha, I joked to the wife that i should go meet the boat and she was all weirded out then i my breakfast started repeating on me from the wrong end and she's all like "yeah that's a great idea, go and see the boat, you won't be able to do it again and it will be a special moment" to get me and my stinky butt out of the house.

[booba]

hehe, i aim to shock

Booba, I can't possibly over-emphasise just how TMI that was!

[VAG newbie]

The Alltrack is available in the showroom now! Went to my local dealer and there is one grey one sitting there. I asked a few more infos. So here it is:

- The color options for the alltrack will be the same as standard Passt, but there will be a new color called "Tungstun Silver" (No! Not another silver ). Red will not be available as "it is not very popular in Australia".
- Beige interior is available. He even said woodgrain is available, but it is not on the option list. Either it is a no cost option, or simply his mistake, I don't know.
- All options (except wood grain) is the same as standard wagon. That means a gouging $3300 for anyone who wants Bixenon (that's me ). You also have the option of the sport's pack which costs $2800.
- None of the first shipments came with options. So if you want one now, you have to take the standard one. 6 months wait if you want options.

This is basically what I gathered from the dealer. However, most of them are not as well informed as us, so i would take it with a grain of salt. let's wait until the brochure is available on-line.

[Marakai]

Thanks for that!

Not surprised about 6 months, that's kind of what I expected.

As for the gouging, yeah, that's the impression I got when I first read how extras will be bundled. Guess that's why they have the aggressive low basic price: they make up for it by forcing you to grab huge expensive packages even if you only want one feature from that bundle. I call it the Foxtel approach to selling.

I've mentally added about $8K for the extras I want, which still leaves the car cheaper than I originally feared, but I'm still ticked off that I'm having to get more options just for that single feature I want.

Grrr!

The Alltrack is available in the showroom now! Went to my local dealer and there is one grey one sitting there. I asked a few more infos. So here it is:

- The color options for the alltrack will be the same as standard Passt, but there will be a new color called "Tungstun Silver" (No! Not another silver ). Red will not be available as "it is not very popular in Australia".
- Beige interior is available. He even said woodgrain is available, but it is not on the option list. Either it is a no cost option, or simply his mistake, I don't know.
- All options (except wood grain) is the same as standard wagon. That means a gouging $3300 for anyone who wants Bixenon (that's me ). You also have the option of the sport's pack which costs $2800.
- None of the first shipments came with options. So if you want one now, you have to take the standard one. 6 months wait if you want options.

This is basically what I gathered from the dealer. However, most of them are not as well informed as us, so i would take it with a grain of salt. let's wait until the brochure is available on-line.

[drad81]

Just spoke to my dealer who also confirmed that if I wanted the Alltrack with Park Assist 2, Sunroof and seat memory, it won't be delivered until May. Not good for me because the wife goes on Maternity leave in March and we need a second car for then.

[Guest001]

The Alltrack is available in the showroom now! Went to my local dealer and there is one grey one sitting there. I asked a few more infos. So here it is:

- The color options for the alltrack will be the same as standard Passt, but there will be a new color called "Tungstun Silver" (No! Not another silver ). Red will not be available as "it is not very popular in Australia".
- Beige interior is available. He even said woodgrain is available, but it is not on the option list. Either it is a no cost option, or simply his mistake, I don't know.
- All options (except wood grain) is the same as standard wagon. That means a gouging $3300 for anyone who wants Bixenon (that's me ). You also have the option of the sport's pack which costs $2800.
- None of the first shipments came with options. So if you want one now, you have to take the standard one. 6 months wait if you want options.

This is basically what I gathered from the dealer. However, most of them are not as well informed as us, so i would take it with a grain of salt. let's wait until the brochure is available on-line.

My " Ordinary" Passat has

Walnut Woodgrain was $300 on mine. It looks much nicer than aluminum

Driver assist and visibility (Xenons etc) was $2600

Sat nav and Park assist 2 and RVC was $3600, now mostly included

Adaptive cruise was $2000

Memory seats $1500

Electric tailgate $700

Mine has Desert Beige Nappa upholstery with black floor carpets

Save up it looks nice