Delays with Skoda!!

[dArK5HaD0w]

apparently due to flooding affecting one of Skoda's parts supplier, the factory is halting production until next monday atleast!!

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100811/ANE/308119967

fark me......i wonder how much this will delay my factory order!!!

[CanberravRS]

Have you received a VIN from Colin yet? This should only slow things by a week or two all up.
Consider that Skoda is pretty much what keeps the Czech republic's economy alive, they will make sure its sorted quick smart.

[dArK5HaD0w]

Have you received a VIN from Colin yet? This should only slow things by a week or two all up.
Consider that Skoda is pretty much what keeps the Czech republic's economy alive, they will make sure its sorted quick smart.

not yet. i'm dealing with natalie. colin was on holiday when i went in.
she has given me a planned production build week sofar - wk35.
i have asked for a VIN and/or COM order number, but she hasn't been able to provide that yet.

as long as it doesn't miss the ship (whenever that sails off monthly) to get here by end of october!!!

[K1W1]

Doesn't look good for people with cars in the pipeline. Just do the maths.
If they make 2500 vehicles per day and they are shut 3 days that's 7500 vehicles they are behind. If they can add 200 to a days production every day that's 38 days just to catch up. I suspect that adding 200 vehicles a day would be a big ask especially when the component suppliers are the ones who are having the production problems not the factory itself. The thing to hope for is that they prioritise sold vehicle production over those ones that are just being made for dealer or distributor stock.

[CanberravRS]

You and I are likely to both get our cars around the same time i think...

Hopefully they are on time.

[dArK5HaD0w]

Doesn't look good for people with cars in the pipeline. Just do the maths.
If they make 2500 vehicles per day and they are shut 3 days that's 7500 vehicles they are behind. If they can add 200 to a days production every day that's 38 days just to catch up. I suspect that adding 200 vehicles a day would be a big ask especially when the component suppliers are the ones who are having the production problems not the factory itself. The thing to hope for is that they prioritise sold vehicle production over those ones that are just being made for dealer or distributor stock.

don't put it that way.....it sounds very depressing!!!

i'm looking at this way (positive) - 3 days halt = 3 days behind. Give an additional day or two for the factory to reach its normal operating capacity. so a total of 5 days...make that a week....in delays.

fingers....legs......eyes.....hands......all crossed!!!

You and I are likely to both get our cars around the same time i think...
Hopefully they are on time.

please don't tell me ur expecting ur superb in december or something!!!
i don't want that for me!!

[K1W1]

i'm looking at this way (positive) - 3 days halt = 3 days behind. Give an additional day or two for the factory to reach its normal operating capacity. so a total of 5 days...make that a week....in delays.

I feel for you and I hope that your maths are correct but who knows how they work. I guess theoretically everything is only at most three days behind in the day that it's actually produced at most until they catch up. Maybe that's a more positive way to put things.

We had a BMW on order in 1984 when there was a big union strike in Germany (they actually made BMW's in Germany then) and in the end it took over 6 months from order till delivery so you sort of get used to waiting for European cars after a while.

[SKODA vRS147]

Not good news - another delay on delivery.
I have been given a Comm no as being week 34 but no definate date on delivery from my on the ball supplier.
Although the lease company is saying December - but like everyone else i hate it when they are talking that long before delivery.

With the weather on our side maybe they can pull the stops out to make a recovery back to programme, I live in hope

[ozczecho]

....Consider that Skoda is pretty much what keeps the Czech republic's economy alive, they will make sure its sorted quick smart.

...you haven't heard of Czech Beer :-;

My skoda is (was) due in December. I hope it still is....

[CanberravRS]

I ordered my Superb V6 back in Apr.. giving enough time to maximise my current lease so a Nov delivery would be awesome.. but I could so have done with the new car now.. I've never had such a long wait for a car!!

[Antiplastix]

I guess I was just lucky, the one I wanted was in stock on the dealers floor.

[Sarge]

Hmm.Not good news.My VRS is due at the end of Sept.After reading this thread I have called the dealer and am waiting for them to get back to me with confirmation,I hope it's not bad news.

[dArK5HaD0w]

Hmm.Not good news.My VRS is due at the end of Sept.After reading this thread I have called the dealer and am waiting for them to get back to me with confirmation,I hope it's not bad news.

end of sept - if that's the case, then ur car should've been built and enroute on a ship?!?!
or atleast on its way to a ship, due to leave very soon!!

fingers crossed u get good news from the dealer.

i'm going to wait till the end of this week before checking with my dealer to see if its still on schedule for build week 35.

[Sarge]

Just spoke with the dealer.Good news.Although it is going to be a another two weeks to wait it has been made and is on the water.

[K1W1]

Just spoke with the dealer.Good news.Although it is going to be a another two weeks to wait it has been made and is on the water.

Get the dealer to give you the VIN then you will be able to track the progress via the shipping companies web site.