Tracking Progress on your Polo and Polo GTI

[prcurrie]

I received my VIN number from the dealer today, however I am having no luck on the W&W shipping/tracking site. It just says "No records found".

Anyone else experience this?

Expect about 3 weeks from the time you receive the VIN to it showing up on the Tracking website. Cars get transported back to Germany and then loaded in Bremerhaven. Just keep checking the Tracking website and it will show up one day.

[iigx]

Thanks!

[iigx]

An early Christmas present from VW

Voyage Details

DEBRB975786 TOMAR CO134-TMR BREMERHAVEN 22-12-2011 FREMANTLE 27-01-2012
Status Details

RECEIVED AT TERMINAL BREMERHAVEN 21-12-2011 06:00:00 1
BOOKED BREMEN 14-12-2011 15:09:22

ETA of 27th of January in Fremantle.

Oh so excited

[NRD80Y]

Order placed in September 2011 (GTI), current expected delivery May or June.

[c0ldaussie]

Anyone around here know the ETD if you order a car today? e.g. the non-bs dealer '6 months' crap?

Just curious I might need to order mine soon (since i'll have finished paying off the 77tsi by the time it arrives!).

[readerr0r]

Order placed in September 2011 (GTI), current expected delivery May or June.

What build date did you get? I got 4th week of Jan

[Dazza]

I dont think the orders are processed by VWA in contract date order. It seems that it all depends on when the dealer gets an allocation of cars. They then assign the allocated cars to their contracts. I ordered a GTI in April 2011 and my dealer just got an allocation of GTI's for Q1 2012 which resulted in me getting a week 6 2012 build date and estimated April 2012 delivery.

I think that is why there are such wide discrepancies between contract dates and build date delays between people on the forum. If you can crack how cars are allocated to dealers and then you might be able to minimise the delay.

[First_GTI]

Hi Dazza, do you mind me asking when exactly did you order your GTI? I ordered mine on the 14th April 2011 and i have not even receive any eta or any allocation at this point of time. Is everyone facing the same issue here?

[Dazza]

I signed my contract on 21/04 but according to VWA my contract date is 27/04 or thereabouts (i.e. after Easter). VWA seems to have given up on email updates and started referring people back to their dealer. All I can suggest is that you ask your dealer where your order is at, when they are expecting another allocation of cars and whether yours is their oldest contract.

Good luck!

[mr_bzr]

Sounds about right, the contract you signed must've done the typical sit on the sales person's desk for a week (while your payment cleared if it wasn't by cash/bank deposit).

Sometimes they'll wait 7 days before they put it through due to the cooling off period where you can cancel your order and get your money back.

Fairly typical and standard but annoying business practise.

[readerr0r]

I signed my contract on 21/04 but according to VWA my contract date is 27/04 or thereabouts (i.e. after Easter). VWA seems to have given up on email updates and started referring people back to their dealer. All I can suggest is that you ask your dealer where your order is at, when they are expecting another allocation of cars and whether yours is their oldest contract.

Good luck!

He's right, I ordered my Polo GTI early September and I've got the same build date as you (Week 6). I remember my dealer (Gold Coast VW) briefly mentioning he was over allocated through to Jan though...

[Dazza]

Curiously, they never asked me for a deposit and I never offered one - so none paid!

[First_GTI]

I'm so confuse right now, i called my dealer and they ask me to call vw instead because they are the ones with the latest update. Both side just kept pushing me around. Any advise guys?

[Molotov]

I'm so confuse right now, i called my dealer and they ask me to call vw instead because they are the ones with the latest update. Both side just kept pushing me around. Any advise guys?

Cancel the order and buy a Hachi-Roku! ;P

It amazes me that people were still placing orders beyond June last year. I was absolutely keen on one but was quoted 18-24 months wait. The dealers absolutely did not want the hassles.

[mutare 23]

Like many others, we have had a long and frustrating time trying to buy a Polo GTI. We were even within a shove of signing up for a Fabia RS, due for release in March, but, today we walked into our local VW dealer and there was a newly delivered, yesterday, brand spanking silver GTI. We pick it up tomorrow. Also bought a 132 Tiguan. One hell of a Christmas!!!