Got your R36 vin # yet ? Possibly BAD news if not

[vossy]

Benem I got my Vin the other day it hasn't showed up on the track yet, wondering just because I got the Vin does that mean that it is built. They could alocate the Vin before its built I know that they do that with Kenworth trucks here in OZ. Hopefully its built.

[Bobby_Boy]

I have been told by the dealer that my car is being built a couple of weeks ago.

Would it be a correct assumption that when the car is currently being built that the VIN would be known to the dealer??

I've already asked him to provide the VIN but still no response. Est delivery is 29/10.

[Benem]

Vossy, at least with vin in hand you can lay claim to your car...eventually.

Bobby Boy, with your etd being end of Oct. and it being built already, you should have your vin by now. Give the salesman a gentle prod, some of them seem to be clueless so urge him/her to ask someone who has a clue.

[vossy]

Hey Booby Boy mine was also estimated end of oct so you should have your VIN anyday as I only got mine mid last week. Maybe we can go down together look through the fence and spank the monkey together as they come off the boat. (joking)

I also got told that it could be mid Nov but is hard to tell until its on the boat.

[FJ Steve]

Today my dealer rang me (2 weeks after his last update) and gave me some bad news

I ordered the car in the first week of July and was told October delivery. Initially I was told a week 34 build but the next call blew it out to week 40 !!! The latest update is week 42 with earliest expected delivery mid December.

The reason (supposedly) is due to the backlog. Has anyone else been told a similar tale of woe ? GFC ? Obviously not for VW

I reckon I could order a Bentley faster !!!

Must be the fitting of the supercharger that has held it up.

[DJC]

Nope, cant be the supercharger fitting as mines on its way

[Benem]

Well I was going to call my sales guy today, to see if my vin was available yet, but he beat me to it. I take it all back...

My car was originaly due early Dec. but now likely to be in Nov

[2muchcoffeeman]

Well I was going to call my sales guy today, to see if my vin was available yet, but he beat me to it. I take it all back...

My car was originaly due early Dec. but now likely to be in Nov

Great news Ben...You and me too!

[apom]

Must be the fitting of the supercharger that has held it up.

or the matching interior door handles!

[vossy]

Benem, did you pug your vin in the tracker if so did anything come up ?

[Benem]

Benem, did you pug your vin in the tracker if so did anything come up ?

I'm having difficulty getting into the tracker, the link in the sticky is not working for me

[2muchcoffeeman]

I'm having difficulty getting into the tracker, the link in the sticky is not working for me

It's not Safari friendly

[Greggles]

Zaino or bust.....

I would read the thread about paint protection before spending my money it. I did the Zaino thing and WOW what a difference.

After reading/researching I'm still struggling with the whole paint protection thing. I park under trees complete with bird do., sap/leaf oils etc I have waxed with Meguires Gold wax to protect the finish on my previous drives. Will Zaino protect the paint? Will a regular annual detail give my car the protection I appear to need? That said, I am concerned with swirl marks in the car pre-delivered but I guess that is a concern with any detail. Any feedback on ways to move will be well received!

[victorwhisky]

I just used the link provided elsewhere (using Firefox as Safari did not like it...)

https://att.2wglobal.com/gstattweb/ocean.do?method=getDefaultOceanQuickSearchPage

Found that my car is currently in Southhampton (on TOREADOR) and due in Port Kembla on 4 October... It is stopping in on MEL on 2 Oct so guess that a few of us waiting have cars that are already friends.

I just got my VIN from the dealer and after Mr Google decoded it for me, I was pleased that it is a MY10... Given that it was already consigned when I ordered it, I was expecting it to be a MY09 - gotta have one small victory in this tedious process...

I too am getting all sorts of pressure from the dealer for after market protections/treatments... Given how hard they are selling it, I am concerned that it is just a way to build their margin...

[Radius]

Missing Digits in VIN

Hi everyone,
like many who've already posted this thread i'm still waaaaaaiting for my R36.

I'm hoping someone could help me out with my VIN issues. The one I was supplied with by me dealer is apparently missing some digits. I've got the full 17, BUT there's a few Z's in the first 9 digits. Google seems to suggest that these Z's are filler characters rather than true code. It also seems that these first 9 digits just code generic information such as model, body shape, build year etc, with the last 6 digits being the "unique" identifiers.

Sooo... if that's indeed the case then I was wondering if someone could help me out with the first 9 digits of the R36 general VIN code as my dealer is clueless. Clearly I don't want anyone publishing unique identifiers to their VIN in an open forum so if I'm mistaken about the "generic" nature of the first 9 digits please let me know. Happy to be PM'd if that would be more appropriate too. For what it's worth, the first 9 digits I was given are WVWZZZ3CZ, so I'm hoping to fill in the Z's.

Any help would be fantastic! Not getting envious of those already tracking theirs of course