Build week 4

[Necroscope]

Afternoon guys,

My car is confirmed for build week 4, do you recon it will land in the UK ready for collection on the 1st March?

Phil.

[dmcconachie]

Mine is estimated at BW4 too. Sales guy has advised it is usually between 4-6 weeks for delivery. You certainly wouldn't want it before 1st March!

[Necroscope]

Good, I've been told similar, just wondered if it was sales banter as much as anything else.

I assume you're waiting for the 1st as well then? ;-) What do you have nice coming?

[dmcconachie]

Just the S-Line, couldn't stretch to the BE with the toys I wanted inside! ;'(

[hopgop]

Mines build week three I think... Wc 13-1-14 I've been told delivery to dealer mid fen then collect 1st march. Just realised - that's only two weeks till build now. Properly getting excited!


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[Necroscope]

Hopgop, whats your spec, where have you ordered from?

[Malpas1973]

Mine was the last build week in 2013. It's already in the UK and I'm picking it up on 20th Jan.

It's been a long wait since mid September. Almost over now though.


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[hopgop]

Hopgop, whats your spec, where have you ordered from?

Orange wheels did an amazing discount allowing a few, I hope, tasty extras.

2.0 diesel Sline saloon multitronic Daytona grey.
Advanced tech pack with 4zone air con and 4heated seats, two parking systems because I couldn't decide! Storage and lighting packs. Because I intend to keep this for ages I tried to leave as little room for years of regret over an omission or two as I did have with my Eclass! So much help from forum members here on spec. Long wait for delivery it seems, but not long now!

Malpas, isn't it worth just another month delay for a 14 plate car, if it's possible to hold registration? That's pretty much what I've said from the outset of my order when I knew it wasn't landing until late January/ February time.
As it happens, mine now will only arrive mid February and so after prep, march first madness it is for me! Just a thought Malpas.


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[Malpas1973]

No. Not waiting any longer. A few reasons.

Replacing a company car which needs to go back in February.

It'll have a personal number plate so no difference there.

And I really don't have the patience to wait any longer!


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[hopgop]

Good call then. Private plate etc Would totally change my mind about the wait.
What are you so impatient to receive?? Something nice I hope!


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[Malpas1973]

Avant multi 2l black edition.

Colour dis
Heated seats
Lighting pack
5 segment alloys
Storage pack
Hi beam assist
Rear sun blinds
Ice silver


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[hopgop]

Nice! When you get it I'd love to know how you get on. Especially the high beam assist. Forgot I've selected that too.


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[Necroscope]

Anyone had any update on their January build cars? Not that i'm getting impatient or anything ;-)

Spotted a 13 plate Daytona A6 BE Avant parked out side the pub last night. It was sat on the segment alloys and looked great.

[hopgop]

Mine was built Wc 13 .1.14 about a week ago I received this email from my dealer......




Your car has now been built and has left the factory, it is now en-route to the port of Emden, Germany to await shipment to the UK.

I will be in touch soon with a further update once your car arrives in the UK........
Expect it at the dealer mid February for very early march delivery! Can't come quick enough for me!!


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[dmcconachie]

My car is apparently halfway through the factory. Wait is killing me. As an interesting aside though, the dealer has confirmed they'll be happy to process any VCDS requests prior to handover.

[Necroscope]

I emailed my dealer on the back of hopgops post. Happy to say my car is complete and awaiting shipment also. I think I beat him to it, as he has emailed previously.

What VCDS tweaks are you considering?

I'm currently driving a T reg Hyundai, after letting the BMW go early December for 1K better trade in. Needless to say, the wait is killing me.

[dmcconachie]

Haven't thought that hard yet but passenger mirror dip on reverse select and needle sweep to name two.
Looking for a buyer for my C6 now!

[Necroscope]

Well she is in the UK at Stratford's PDI centre, I have the reg VX14___ and the dealer code to get the 7 days free insurance. Roll on 1 oclock on the 1st.

[ukgroucho]

You bought from Stratford Audi (Listers)? Who did you deal with ... Matt took care of my order there.

[Necroscope]

Phil Smith is my salesman (very nice guy). I think Matt is one of the finance guys, or I should say I've dealt with a Matt in finance.

[ukgroucho]

I think they may rotate through different roles... A good customer experience though.

[Necroscope]

Am I right in thinking that you brought via DTD? (sorry my memory is terrible).

[ukgroucho]

Nope,

I got DTD and OW quotes and went and sat down with the sales guys there... was very open about wanting to buy from them but £ was an issue.

Have bought 3 other cars from them plus goodness knows how much servicing (my company cars used to go there before I opted out)

[hopgop]

Well she is in the UK at Stratford's PDI centre, I have the reg VX14___ and the dealer code to get the 7 days free insurance. Roll on 1 oclock on the 1st.

Got you beaten at the final dip to the tape I'm afraid......

Roll on eight thirty on the first! Not long now.. I'm seriously excited about it now!!


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[dmcconachie]

Wish my sales guy would have any update for me whatsoever! :(

[hopgop]

Wish my sales guy would have any update for me whatsoever! :(

What build week were you DM? Mine was three - necroscope was week four I believe?? Mine has been in the dealers compound for a couple of weeks already.


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[dmcconachie]

Week 4. Last update I had was the middle of that week and that the build had started. Very frustrating.

[hopgop]

That doesn't sound right. I got the update that it was in build. Then the same week, I believe, or certainly early the next week, received the message that it was enroute to the UK waiting at the port. Seemed very quick - typical German efficiency! Yours must be here by now - unless you opted for some weird custom paint job?? Hope it hasn't fallen overboard!!


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[fest0r]

Ages to wait for me :( Build week 15 (April 7th) and an estimate of 9th of May for delivery so roughly four weeks.

[hopgop]

Four weeks is about standard it seems right now. However that includes build shipping and pdi. DM should still have heard that it's here or at the very least inbound to the Uk. I'd be disappointed if it wasn't ready to be picked up by first week in march.


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[dmcconachie]

I'm still hopeful. Sales guy has been this bad throughout the process. If it hadn't been for the deal I got I'd have walked away long ago and got very close to transferring to another guy in the same dealership at one point.

[Necroscope]

Call them DM, I know its against principle, but it would be killing me not knowing. I'm sure it already here TBH.

[dmcconachie]

Ha, called him yesterday, not available so he'd call back. Called back without any info so said he'd dig it out and phone back. Haven't heard anything more. Constantly chasing him.

[Necroscope]

That sucks! A call to the sales manager is needed IMO.

[dmcconachie]

I hate escalating but yes, I have his number in front of me.

[Passatier3]

I had trouble with a sales guy not returning calls (even when I knew he was there) and ignoring e-mails etc.

I was pretty laid back as it was only about the leads for the AMI but when I eventually got fed up and went to someone higher I found out he had been dismissed.

Obviously he had been p***ing off other customers who weren't as patient as me!

[Necroscope]

So is anyone going to see their new car prior to the 1st? Anyone getting the new motor detailed at all? Are all the new cars going to have their own thread or shall we start a single post and put them all in one, so as best to compare our *****, sorry cars? ;-)

For a bit of fun, whats the first song that will be blasted out? :-D (sorry getting excited and carried away, this car has been a long time coming)

[hopgop]

I agree. It must be here. It's the Audi system - your dealership no matter how bad, can't mess that up!


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[hopgop]

So is anyone going to see their new car prior to the 1st? Anyone getting the new motor detailed at all? Are all the new cars going to have their own thread or shall we start a single post and put them all in one, so as best to compare our *****, sorry cars? ;-)

For a bit of fun, whats the first song that will be blasted out? :-D (sorry getting excited and carried away, this car has been a long time coming)

Do you know what. I was thinking exactly the same thing. What track to play! Glad to hear I'm not the only one necro!

As for detailing. I've been busy spending online in preparation for my new arrival. After a recommendation on here, sorry, can't remember the thread. I've recently received loads of new cleaning products. Two mesh buckets..... Specialist wheel cleaners and brushes ... Etc etc.

Main purchase was a product called Cquartz pro. It's supposed to be better than the showroom applied Lifeshine. Mainly I hope, because I'm going to do it myself!! Think I could start another thread completely disappearing up my own backside about the car care products I'm going to try!!


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[dmcconachie]

Bit the bullet and phoned the Sales Manager. High level updates that the Sales Exec has failed to notify me of: Your spec has been confirmed; Your build has started; Your build has finished; Your car has left the factory; Your car is on a ship; Your car is in the UK; YOUR CAR HAS ARRIVED; Your car has been sent to storage pending handover confirmation.

Not sure whether to laugh or cry at the ineptitude!

[Whippy53]

LOL! glad to hear that it's here at last. Please can we have a new thread for pics and specs from all you guys out there picking up your new cars. Lovely, enjoy the day ( I did)

[hopgop]

Laugh I guess..... Thought it had to be here! My guess is, they're already snowed under for early march 14 plate handovers and wanted your delivery held back. Now all you need is to push for an early pick up! Good news DM


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