Register of unhappy Polo purchasers awaiting delivery...

[gavs]

Ok, a mini update:
Another prospective Polo owner has spoken to me about his (limited) success with getting answers from head office. From the logistics department who are responsible for vehicles coming in and being distributed to dealers etc, they have basically said "...we simply do not know when they are coming..." which, although it's not the answer we would all like to hear, at least the guy was upfront and not giving out the current crop of BS dates for arrivals.

What has also been highlighted is the underhanded tactics from some dealers, putting promised delivery dates onto sale contracts, knowing full well that the vehicles will not be ready, but this is then forcing the factory to send these cars as a priority, something VWA head office is now allerted to and is stopping.

[pologti18t]

What has also been highlighted is the underhanded tactics from some dealers, putting promised delivery dates onto sale contracts, knowing full well that the vehicles will not be ready, but this is then forcing the factory to send these cars as a priority, something VWA head office is now allerted to and is stopping.

Buy the time any of you get your cars the 1.4TSFI engine will have been phased out

[JaneAusten]

Buy the time any of you get your cars the 1.4TSFI engine will have been phased out

You are such a party pooper

[gavs]

Buy the time any of you get your cars the 1.4TSFI engine will have been phased out

Low blow mate, very low blow.....

[Hail22]

HAHAHA and i was the one being bashed at on the first week i posted saying i have a feeling the 1.4 TSI motor will be replaced/stopped due to high costs in repairs and also major reliability issues.

Oh well its a collectors car now!

[pologti18t]

HAHAHA and i was the one being bashed at on the first week i posted saying i have a feeling the 1.4 TSI motor will be replaced/stopped due to high costs in repairs and also major reliability issues.

Oh well its a collectors car now!

Now thats a low blow! The rumour is its being phased out on costs reasons.

Though when you think about it ... the sports equivalents from Ford/GM etc hhave/will have 1.6L turbo engines.
And the other rumour is that the S1 will have a 1.6l Turbo with upto 220hp. So it would be easier for VW to settle on a range of turbo only engines. 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6.

[GTI JOE]

I agree with JaneAusten, except for dropping the word party. There should be more "Sense and Sensibility" on this thread and less "Pride and Prejudice"

On the engine replacement, well, if delivery times are anything to go by, may happen in another 5 years. Hopefully my GTI will still have the twincharger.

[Frostee]

I just called Melbourne Radio 3AW this morning for their "Grouse and Shouse" segment and went to air just after the 7.30am news where one of the stories was VW Polo winning Wheels Car of the Year"

I said that what was "shouse" was after ordeing the car on Dec 2nd paying a $1000 deposit and being told an ETA of April, I received a call last week advising that I MIGHT see it in July or August.

Nice to see a little balance in the Media Monitor Reports that Volkswagen Australia will be receiving today.

[Transporter]

I just called Melbourne Radio 3AW this morning for their "Grouse and Shouse" segment and went to air just after the 7.30am news where one of the stories was VW Polo winning Wheels Car of the Year"

I said that what was "shouse" was after ordeing the car on Dec 2nd paying a $1000 deposit and being told an ETA of April, I received a call last week advising that I MIGHT see it in July or August.

Nice to see a little balance in the Media Monitor Reports that Volkswagen Australia will be receiving today.

LOL, that's just showing how in demand the Polo is.

[gavs]

Be prepared all fellow Polo orderers, now we definately won't see our cars this year because VWA will give us all the finger and only bring in base models of everything because they have a new marketing wave to ride for sales!

[Kane-St-Kane]

I cancelled my order on Friday because VGA told me I should 'take off options'. Exact words were 'If you didn't pick all the options then you'd get a car quicker'. FUFYI VGA - If you offer them, expect people to order them.

Now I'm on a desperate hunt for a fully optioned 77TSI DSG

[pologti18t]

I cancelled my order on Friday because VGA told me I should 'take off options'. Exact words were 'If you didn't pick all the options then you'd get a car quicker'. FUFYI VGA - If you offer them, expect people to order them.

Now I'm on a desperate hunt for a fully optioned 77TSI DSG

And so you REPEAT the mistake you made with the GTI?

[blutopless2]

In my experience with VW i haven't really had a problem with the time taken for delivery.
Our new beetle cabrio took 6 months as they had none in the country in the colour and interior we wanted.
Our polo GTI (07) took 3 weeks as there was already one in sydney in the colour and specs we wanted.. just had to wait for the wheels to arrive.
Our Jetta (0 took about 6 months as they had to wait for one to be built in the colour and specs we wanted.
Our Tiguan (10) took about 4 months as they had to wait for one to built in the colour and specs we wanted.
In all cases we found the dealerships to be up front about the time it would take etc... they all kept in contact with us regarding delivery dates etc... not once did i have to ring them to ask for updates etc.. (and they were all bought from different dealers) and in all cases they were pretty accurate with the delivery times to within a few weeks... all of them arrived earlier than predicted.
I agree that in some cases the wait can be really long.. and i agree its annoying. I support the OP in his quest to find out if there is a problem here or OS.... as it does appear like we get a rough deal. Good luck with it.
as a side comment.....
When we bought the polo we knew the owner of the dealership and was talking with him about how he knows what to order for the showroom etc... he said it was really hard to get extra cars (and that was in 07) as 90-95% of the cars coming on the boats were for customers waiting. He stated that several dealerships were hassling VWA about not having stock etc and were requesting through VWA for an increase in ship arrivals to try and cope with demand.
dont know if anything happened out of this.......

[GTI mk6]

I cancelled my order on Friday because VGA told me I should 'take off options'. Exact words were 'If you didn't pick all the options then you'd get a car quicker'. FUFYI VGA - If you offer them, expect people to order them.

Now I'm on a desperate hunt for a fully optioned 77TSI DSG

More like if you didn't pick any options.....THEN you'd get your car quicker.
So, have you actually placed an order for the 77TSI?
Assuming you have due to wanting it fully optioned?
I have been told by 2 dealerships it's only the GTI that has no production date for at
least the first quarter of this year, also confirmed from VWA.
Will you be looking at an APR stage 1 to compensate for the drop in power?
Sorry to hear you cancelled, but good luck with getting a 77TSI with a more
favorable ETA

[payno]

Been reading for a while and thought it was time I added my whinge too
Ordered a 5 door GTI on day 1 too and obviously have no idea when I will have it.
Dealer said maybe late July but I'm sure that's a guess.

Can anyone explain the whole delay thing to me? It's not like there's a waiting list and we just have to wait our turn. There are just literally none coming to Australia at the moment. People keep saying no production for the first quarter. What does this even mean? and why?