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derekm
20-02-2012, 01:19 PM
What are the estimated delivery times from when an order has been plaed for the new face lifted 2012 model?

Have many people placed orders yet and when are they expecting delivery?

ScottyUK
20-02-2012, 09:25 PM
It all depends if your dealer has a build slot. Ask them what date the build slot will be before you sign or they're likely to play you. e.g. some one else comes in who's pushing hard for a date and they'll bump you down the list if you're not careful.

sparker3000
20-02-2012, 11:31 PM
I placed my order on January 6th for an A4 Avant and was initially told a build week 9 and I should receive the car around mid-march with a 12 plate. Then after a few comments on here about delays I chased them and was told it had been brought forward to a build week 6 :D

I got an email today saying:

"The car is now built and on the other side of the channel ‘awaiting ship’ so should be with us in time for an early March delivery"

So looking good. But going off other peoples experiences I've been lucky.

sparker3000
02-03-2012, 10:32 AM
Got a phone call on Tuesday, its still 'awaiting 'shipping' :zx11:

Audi apparently didn't want the new version A4's coming in before March so they're all queued up at the port.

James k
14-03-2012, 11:22 PM
Ordered 163 bhp Technik in mid feb with additional options of tech pack high, B&O, sport seats, heated seats, midnight blue and various other bits.

Estimated delivery is 6th August!!

24 week lead-time versus 12 weeks for the brand new 3 series. Come on Audi, sort it out!!!

UPDATE.

Got a call from Listers Coventry today! Unfortunately, due to 'demand' my delivery date has 'slipped slightly'. Vehicle now expected mid
September but could 'slip further.' 30 week lead time! I think I will cancel tomorrow which is a real shame as the car and spec are top notch.

porty
16-03-2012, 07:34 AM
I can't believe you've been given a 30-week delivery time. I ordered mine last month on the understanding that it would be delivered around the end of May, a 14-week build time. I'll be contacting my dealer later today!

sparker3000
16-03-2012, 11:14 AM
Still waiting here.... still in transport apparently :zx11:

porty
16-03-2012, 01:52 PM
I have checked with my dealer today and mine is due for build in week 16 (mid-April) with delivery before the end of May. I ordered it towards the end of February, so that seems fine to me. I understand that there are delays in respect of S-tronic gearboxes, but mine is a manual and so is not affected.

warrenm14
17-03-2012, 11:51 PM
Order mine on Thursday - was originally quoted Sept/October.......... SEPT/OCTOBER?!

I did say I wouldn't mind TOO much but I'd like it quicker, fortunately, I know the manager and I should have mine by the end of June.

A4 1.8T Black Edition is the order. Luckily I didn't really want any of the other extras, except the Advanced Key, but meh couldn't justify £505 IMHO.

James k
18-03-2012, 01:03 PM
Cancelled it on Friday and ordered the new 3 series Luxury instead. Real shame but not prepared to wait 30 weeks! BM is due early May!

moptisam2
02-04-2012, 01:36 PM
I placed my order at the end of February and latest build date I have been given is the last week of August, so collection by the end of September.

Seems a long wait but it may just reflect that Audi are doing well for sales at the moment.

porty
02-04-2012, 06:20 PM
Have you ordered an S-tronic? - my dealer says that they are taking longer. I ordered a manual A4 at the same time as you and have been told that it will be built this month and with me next month.

moptisam2
03-04-2012, 09:35 AM
Porty

Thanks for the info. No, I have ordered a 2.0 TDi 163 bhp Technik, with a load of goodies (heated seats, high beam, technology high, metallic blue, etc etc) so that is probably why the lead time is long. I have had one notification from the dealer bringing forward the build time, so I may get more. Here's hoping!

derekm
10-05-2012, 09:17 AM
Placed my order at the end of April and have been told that expected delivery is early/mid Oct. Thats nearly 6 months lead time, not very impressed :-(

Longdog
10-05-2012, 12:01 PM
I ordered mine on December 6th last year and had it delivered on May 1st, long lead times with Audi seems normal.

YawnGumbo
10-05-2012, 01:54 PM
Order placed last week of January and it got delivered last week, so not too bad at all. Original ETA for delivery was 21 May so they were 3 weeks early (had a build week of wk 15) :) My order was pretty straightforward though - Avant TDIe 136 Technik with not many options (heated seats, tech pack high, foldy mirrors, hill hold, tpm) - so perhaps that made a difference.

porty
13-05-2012, 11:26 PM
I ordered mine on 25 February - got a call from the dealer last Thursday (10 May) to say that it's in the UK and that I should get it this coming week.

derekm
21-05-2012, 03:25 PM
I ordered mine on 25 February - got a call from the dealer last Thursday (10 May) to say that it's in the UK and that I should get it this coming week.

That is pretty quick. What was the expected deliver when u ordered?

boon752003
21-05-2012, 08:04 PM
I've just ordered a 3.0 TDI S-Tronic Black Edition with tech pack high, drive select, sport diff, intelligent key, adaptive lights, high beam assist, folding mirrors, light pack and storage pack. Been told the build week is w/c 13th of August with me actually getting it mid September.

porty
24-05-2012, 12:29 AM
derekm, Sorry for the delay in my reply, but I've had a new car to enjoy!! The delivery time was exactly what I was told when I ordered - I was getting worried when some users of this forum were having their delivery times extended (with at least one cancelling their order), but thankfully mine arrived on time.

Ecosse Lynx
24-05-2012, 10:40 PM
Hi

Ordered my car on the 28th March, originally told end of June, then told early June, arrive 21st May.

Happy

John

A4 Avant Ambition luxe 3.0l TDI quattro S tronic

boon752003
25-05-2012, 07:03 AM
Ecosse, you must be one of the few lucky ones, from what ive heard the majority of cars are late on early! Although I hope I get mine early too!

boon752003
06-07-2012, 02:54 PM
Great! My new chariot has been delayed another 2 weeks! Week 35 build now so that means the end of September at the earlest before I get my new toy!

Longdog
06-07-2012, 08:29 PM
Great! My new chariot has been delayed another 2 weeks! Week 35 build now so that means the end of September at the earlest before I get my new toy!

It'll be worth the wait, they're a great car.

boon752003
07-07-2012, 09:46 AM
And so a new twist to the saga! Just had a call from Audi to say my car is intact in build now and I can get it in 3 weeks or wait off till the 1st of September!

derekm
10-07-2012, 01:00 PM
My Car was ordered at the end of April and I have been told to expect delivery 21st Sept. Originally told not to expect it till Oct so its a little bit better but still thats a long time to wait on a new car. It might be cause I've ordered the new Moonlight Blue colour. I haven't seen any of them on the road yet....or in a search online...!

deebr
11-07-2012, 12:30 PM
I ordered my A4 Avant SE Technik Multitronic in Brilliant Black with folding mirrors, DAB radio, Hill Hold and a boot mat on 3rd July. Current stock date is 15th October.

moptisam2
19-07-2012, 11:22 AM
The latest build time I've had on my TDIe Technik - with lots of extras - is the week of the 10th of September. It seems a long time since I ordered it on 29th February, but it should be worth the wait.

c.grex
24-07-2012, 12:37 PM
Ordered today, take delivery a week today on last day of the month!

A4 avant 2.0 TDI 143 S Line.

(I did push hard for a really good deal, and ended up with a 16% discount on RRP, and didn't have a choice of colour - brilliant black)

rizo9
25-07-2012, 08:09 PM
ordered mine on 20th june and being delivered first week in september.

A4 Black Edition 177 2.0tdi with Tech Pack High

rhc21
31-07-2012, 03:41 PM
Ordered on 16th December 2011 arrived 5th July 2012, seems like deliveries are getting better!!

A4 Black Edition 143 Multi various nik naks

derekm
07-08-2012, 01:35 PM
Ordered April originally told to expect mid Oct then moved forward to mid Sept now moved forward again to mid Aug so should have it next week.;)

2012 A4 Avant TDIe 136 SE -Moonlight Blue, Sports steering wheel, and Privacy glass.

rizo9
07-08-2012, 10:17 PM
where do the cars come into the uk? mines coming from macclesfield/bolton audi

rhc21
08-08-2012, 08:36 AM
Mine was the same.

ColCol
08-08-2012, 09:49 AM
Ordered mid Feb, landed last Friday, A4 S line Black 177 Quattro in Ibis white.

Niko
08-08-2012, 07:03 PM
Ordered 28 May due in 2 weeks but will hold until Sep!

mcmoody
10-08-2012, 10:44 AM
Ordered 30th July - due end of Oct/Nov. Hoping to get a better idea soon.

rizo9
11-08-2012, 08:26 PM
mines been delayed from 31st August to 10th September due to factory delays, what ever that means.

mcmoody
11-08-2012, 09:00 PM
mines been delayed from 31st August to 10th September due to factory delays, what ever that means.

Someone went on holiday and didn't have any cover?

When did you order yours and what spec?

rizo9
11-08-2012, 09:03 PM
was supposed to be build week 31 which was last week.

177bhp black edition with Tech Pack high and heated seats in ibis white and sline suspension. order went through on 20th June

mcmoody
22-08-2012, 05:06 PM
was supposed to be build week 31 which was last week.

177bhp black edition with Tech Pack high and heated seats in ibis white and sline suspension. order went through on 20th June

Just received a call to say mine won't be built until early 2013. Not great news at all :(

Guest 2
22-08-2012, 05:11 PM
Just received a call to say mine won't be built until early 2013. Not great news at all :(

Did they say why?


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mcmoody
22-08-2012, 05:26 PM
Just that they arent scheduled to build any 1.8 auto saloons until early next year. I guess that audi build cars in batches? If i'd have ordered a 3.0tdi it may be a different story..

Longdog
23-08-2012, 08:57 AM
Just received a call to say mine won't be built until early 2013. Not great news at all :(

Sorry to hear that, are you not tempted to see if any demonstrators are available?

c.grex
23-08-2012, 09:21 AM
Sorry to hear that, are you not tempted to see if any demonstrators are available?

Not even a demo car, when I got my car there was a few cars reserved by the dealership that where going in to build or even expected delivery with in a month. None of which where sold to anyone. You just wouldn't be able to exact on you colour choice or options.

Even better still if they have one stock somewhere you should be able to get it quick and a good deal (I did this and got the car in two weeks, with a discount better than all the on line brokers)

mcmoody
23-08-2012, 04:46 PM
Not even a demo car, when I got my car there was a few cars reserved by the dealership that where going in to build or even expected delivery with in a month. None of which where sold to anyone. You just wouldn't be able to exact on you colour choice or options.

Even better still if they have one stock somewhere you should be able to get it quick and a good deal (I did this and got the car in two weeks, with a discount better than all the on line brokers)


My dealer has found me a car that's already built so I've decided to go with that. It's monsoon grey and a standard black edition spec. I had ordered ice silver with the interior light pack but i'm not fussed enough to wait a further 5 months after having already wait 3 weeks. The deal I've got is excellent so there was no bettering it just reduced the wait time. As the car's already built they have agreed to switch the wheels for me to the 5 segment 19's which I prefer.

Looking forward to it now seeing as I only have to wait a 11/12 days for delivery.

Longdog
23-08-2012, 04:57 PM
My dealer had a monsoon S4 with the wheels that you're getting on, looked great.

c.grex
23-08-2012, 05:33 PM
My dealer has found me a car that's already built so I've decided to go with that. It's monsoon grey and a standard black edition spec. I had ordered ice silver with the interior light pack but i'm not fussed enough to wait a further 5 months after having already wait 3 weeks. The deal I've got is excellent so there was no bettering it just reduced the wait time. As the car's already built they have agreed to switch the wheels for me to the 5 segment 19's which I prefer.

Looking forward to it now seeing as I only have to wait a 11/12 days for delivery.

Thats good news. Would have loved to go for the black edition myself, but it just pushed it above my budget. Id be interested to see how you find the ride with the 19's as its hard enough with the 18's on the s line.

rizo9
26-08-2012, 10:56 PM
update on Friday, all still looks good for stock date of 10th Sept :)

mcmoody
28-08-2012, 10:42 AM
Thats good news. Would have loved to go for the black edition myself, but it just pushed it above my budget. Id be interested to see how you find the ride with the 19's as its hard enough with the 18's on the s line.

I test drove a black edition before ordering and was pleasantly surprised with the ride. It is firm but certainly more forgiving than the ride in my TT which is also on 19's. Maybe the suspension is not quite so firm in the A4.

Getting excited now as will be getting it next week. Haven't had a day confirmed yet though.

DrNorthy
13-09-2012, 05:20 PM
At the start of June I ordered a 2.0 Tdie technick in red and was told 18 weeks to wait. This is through a lease scheme (company car) two days after the order went in I got a call from audi saying if I would like white instead I could have it in two weeks. So I accepted white. I now think that the white looks better than the red.

selclare
10-10-2012, 03:58 PM
I ordered a red Black Edition A4 2.0 TDI in May 2012 requesting it by September 2012. 2 months after the order i was given a date of December 2012. This was then bought forward to November 2012 and has just this week been put back to January 2013. So who knows when it's coming. I did have another couple of cars i was interested in, but the new versions i wanted were not due out until after i wanted the car. Probably could have ordered one of them it's taking that long!

rizo9
13-10-2012, 06:18 PM
I ordered a red Black Edition A4 2.0 TDI in May 2012 requesting it by September 2012. 2 months after the order i was given a date of December 2012. This was then bought forward to November 2012 and has just this week been put back to January 2013. So who knows when it's coming. I did have another couple of cars i was interested in, but the new versions i wanted were not due out until after i wanted the car. Probably could have ordered one of them it's taking that long!


thats really odd, i ordered mine on 20th June and got it on 15th September.

selclare
13-10-2012, 07:46 PM
thats really odd, i ordered mine on 20th June and got it on 15th September.

I contacted my dealership again just after posting on here. They've confirmed i've now got a build slot of week 47 and it will be with me approx 4 weeks later, so Jan 13. I might have to complain a bit. Sounds like it's the way forward...

jyo1978
13-01-2014, 02:11 AM
Placed order for Audi A4 mid october 2013 ,yesterday i got the email from the lease company saying expected delivery date is end of july 2014 dose taht take such longer ?????????????????

jujitsuka
13-01-2014, 02:24 PM
Maybe I'm lucky - I placed an order for a new A4 Avant 2.0 TDI Black Ediition (leather seats, high tech pack etc) last week at Dundee Audi and they said they could fit it into their build 'slots'. The current estimate is mid-March :-)