Delivery Times...........

After chasing the dealer again today I am told the car arrives with their PDI centre next wednesday, they are going to do a priority PDI (usually takes 5 days!?) and will be delivered on Friday 30th, that's 14 weeks since the dealer received the order from the contract hire company.

I have never waited so long for a new car and it has not been a good experience so far, I also was originally told it would be delivered last week in December then told that it wouldn't be built until week 3, 2009 I wonder if they don't push through the lease company orders because they buy so cheap?
A colleague at work had to wait 16 weeks for his A6 although he ordered right at the end of the old model and I think has car was a bit of both! BMW's ordered by the company have arrived between 4 and 6 weeks with no hasstle....

I was excited about getting my new car but now I just feel a bit deflated, I hope the car is better than the wait!

If its offered mid Feb I'll take it then. I'd be scared it would get reallocated to another purchaser....

(But now it has been offered around Mid Feb I am wondering whether I should wait !)

I put my order in via a lease company in October, they have online tracking so you can see where your order is in relation to you getting it. For the last 2 months it been noted as in the 'dealer pipe' delviery forcast 12th Feb.

I guess at some point it will turn up! though losing faith quickly.

For into its a company car.

I have spoken to my dealer today, build has moved from week 5 to 6, this should give a delivery week commencing 23rd February ready for delivery March 1st on a 09 plate. :biglaugh:

On Order
Audi A4, Lava Grey, Piano black inserts, S Line Executive, Heated front seats, Bang & Olufsen, Telephone prep low, Parking Plus, Hill hold assist, Cruise control, Interior light package, Folding mirrors.

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Originally Posted by drmartin

I put my order in via a lease company in October, they have online tracking so you can see where your order is in relation to you getting it. For the last 2 months it been noted as in the 'dealer pipe' delviery forcast 12th Feb.

I guess at some point it will turn up! though losing faith quickly.

For into its a company car.

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I think that maybe your leasing company and not Audi. As most leasing companies are terrible at placing orders. You can check when order was placed with the Audi Centre. I bet November which would be a February delivery taking into account the December shutdown

I locked my order for an 2.0TFSI Avant in early January (dealer mix up on spec. meant order was not locked in December) and was told car would be built in week 7 (Feb) and available for March delivery - this is a private buy so relatively quick timelines is consistent with other posts




On order: A4 Avant 2.0TFSI S line, metallic, Nav + AMI + cruise (= new tech pack) B&O, DAB, Parking Plus, Leather, Phone prep low, interior light pack

Within a couple of hours of my last update, I was then told I could have the car delivered to me next Wednesday (28th Jan) - I'm not around, so it's going to be Thursday.

I'm pleased that in the space of a couple of days we went from end of Feb to 4th Feb to next week, but the whole process does seem a bit chaotic, and if like me you're ordering a "simple" build, then who gets it is a bit of a lottery.

BTW, just seen in the press this morning an Audi advert offering the SE with a "free" Executive upgrade - typical!

DaveT

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Originally Posted by AZO1

I locked my order for an 2.0TFSI Avant in early January (dealer mix up on spec. meant order was not locked in December) and was told car would be built in week 7 (Feb) and available for March delivery - this is a private buy so relatively quick timelines is consistent with other posts




On order: A4 Avant 2.0TFSI S line, metallic, Nav + AMI + cruise (= new tech pack) B&O, DAB, Parking Plus, Leather, Phone prep low, interior light pack

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Wouldn't your spec make selecting Executive S-Line more cost effective and also give you multi CD ?

A good question.
Apparently, Nav comes with the multi (6) CD changer & having spec'd full (valcona) leather would mean the leather/alcanatara in the exec pack would be 'redundant'
Audi has recently introduced various packs including technology pack, leading to some curious pricing
For example, Dealer told me that Audi realises Sat Nav is very high cost and therefore has introduced the technology pack. I originally just ordered Sat Nav Plus (at a discount) which is shown as £1935 in the Jan-09 brochure whereas the technology pack which also has cruise and AMI costs £1955, just £20 more.

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Originally Posted by onemanparty

I think that maybe your leasing company and not Audi. As most leasing companies are terrible at placing orders. You can check when order was placed with the Audi Centre. I bet November which would be a February delivery taking into account the December shutdown

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Just bypassed everybody and got hold of the order from Audi, it was ordered 10th November! poo :mad: