R36 Arrival

[Vene]

What plot? Its already been clarified......VWA is not holding back preordered cars.

[OPVW]

How long does it normally take a dealer to get a VIN?

Depends on a few variables...mostly the factories logistic team. I'd say that within a fortnight at absolute most!

[Vene]

Just a minor point which I'm sure you guys are already aware of......I'd hold off on any dealer fitted accessories until after the car is delivered (ie bluetooth, tinting, etc). No point paying more LCT if we don't have to.....!!!

[Steve]

Hm... the WW tracking website says my car is destined for Melbourne, and that the Trinidad left Melbourne some time today on its way to Port Kembla.

It doesn't mention anything about my car being off loaded, though. Does it sometimes take a while for that to be updated? I can't remember what happened when the GTI was on the ship. I hope they haven't left it on board

[R36 Dreamer]

Hm... the WW tracking website says my car is destined for Melbourne, and that the Trinidad left Melbourne some time today on its way to Port Kembla.

It doesn't mention anything about my car being off loaded, though. Does it sometimes take a while for that to be updated? I can't remember what happened when the GTI was on the ship. I hope they haven't left it on board

When I ran my VIN through with the GTI, it came up pretty much straight away, with the time and date it was scanned off the ship....

[gregozedobe]

Just a minor point which I'm sure you guys are already aware of......I'd hold off on any dealer fitted accessories until after the car is delivered (ie bluetooth, tinting, etc). No point paying more LCT if we don't have to.....!!!

Also saves paying state stamp duty on those extras

[Steve]

When I ran my VIN through with the GTI, it came up pretty much straight away, with the time and date it was scanned off the ship....

Here we go. It took ~24 hours to show up on the tracking page...

DISCHARGED MELBOURNE 25/05/2008 07:40

[Vene]

Looking forward to first drive impressions......my dealer should have a demo car around mid June so I'll post my thoughts once I've had a chance to test drive.

[OilBurna]

good luck vene - enjoy - need a passenger hehehehe

[OPVW]

To me this means that it was sent from the wharf to the holding yard. It will stay there until Volkswagen say it can be released to your dealer. I'll keep an eye on what updates you post and see if I can make sense of it for you.

Here we go. It took ~24 hours to show up on the tracking page...

DISCHARGED MELBOURNE 25/05/2008 07:40

[Steve]

Yeah, that's how I read it, too. I'm guessing it's now with or has passed through Patrick Autocare - but I can't find a way to track it with them using the information I have (VIN and WW booking/bill numbers).

I haven't heard anything more from my dealer, but she's promised to let me know any updates. She's said to expect it in my driveway three weeks or so after it arrives in Australia unless I hear otherwise...!

[OPVW]

Again...as I don't want to see you get your hopes up. I too would say around 3 weeks to be processed and sent to the dealership by Patricks. The problem is that unless Volkswagen tell Patricks it's ok to release them to the dealership they wont. So...for any car thats on the market....3 weeks is a good figure to use. In this instance I don't think it's the case. Particularly since I know of a few R36's that have been in the country for more than 3 weeks already...

[Steve]

Yeah, we'll see what happens I guess.

If you think I'm being optimistic, I am... you should see me on the golf course! "At least my divot is pointing in the right direction!"

[Wolves1877]

Latest update from my dealer:

"...people are speculating the launch based on previous experience. R36 is not a new product line up like Tiguan. Therefore there are no plans to have these cars held with VWA for 4 months. I have forwarded your email to Dean Evangelista from VWA to re-iterate this. I’ll inform you of his reply shortly.

I have 6 cars arriving in Australia on the 29th of this month but I don’t expect them to be released until late July at this stage. I’ll keep you informed as I get the information myself."

So it seems that VWA aren't giving the dealerships any kind of guidance as to what is going on, meaning that everyone is simply their own assumptions and drawing their own conclusions. Seems strange how they managed to determine the price of the car so quickly, yet can't even work out when they are going to make it available to us.

[Vene]

It doesn't make sense.....on one hand they're saying its not a new model and should not experience any hold up......and on the other they're saying its going to be held back till end of July. WTF.