New car delays.

[jpaul]

hadn't thought of new car price rises as being a function of long delivery time, so manufacturers anticipation of future inflation rises and what car will then cost to build -
if they want to give the customer a guaranteed price

The REAL reason Tesla is increasing prices (Ep. 616)​

 

[Jonnycoupe]

Theres lots of that 'didn't think' isn't there jpaul? ...

 

[Simon]

Just reading this thread out of interest and wow, it sounds like a nightmare to get a decent new car at the moment.

I hope I'm happy with my 18 plates until this madness subsides in like ten years.

Just join the queue and be patient

 

[MrMagoo]

My wife collected her car yesterday, came in at the faster end of the expected timeline.

Ordered the start of Jan, and collected 20th June - she's happy

 

[gailjon]

My wife collected her car yesterday, came in at the faster end of the expected timeline.

Ordered the start of Jan, and collected 20th June - she's happy

Wow, good delivery time for a new car with everything going on at the moment. How is she enjoying her bright pink 7.2 litre V8?

 

[MrMagoo]

Wow, good delivery time for a new car with everything going on at the moment. How is she enjoying her bright pink 7.2 litre V8?

Not too far off with the colour, but the engine is a bit smaller She does have a different plate due to go on next month but she is very happy with the car!

 

[gailjon]

Not too far off with the colour, but the engine is a bit smaller She does have a different plate due to go on next month but she is very happy with the car!

Lovely looking car in that colour. It is nice to see some actual colours being specced rather than the range of black/grey/silver/white.

 

[chroniclard]

Not too far off with the colour, but the engine is a bit smaller She does have a different plate due to go on next month but she is very happy with the car!

Do Polo's also get the bloody awful touch screen/sliders/haptic buttons. (Looks like a nice motor, quite literally a mini golf)

 

[mikeo]

Just spoken to my dealer and my new Polo GTI has now been built and is on the way to the port of exit. So that's four months from ordering.

The Polo does not get the new infotainment system that the Golf gets. I believe it has the previous gen system and is all the better for it (someone can correct me if this is wrong).
But "yes" it gets the haptic controls for the Climate control and on the steering wheel unluckily.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Just spoken to my dealer and my new Polo GTI has now been built and is on the way to the port of exit. So that's four months from ordering.

The Polo does not get the new infotainment system that the Golf gets. I believe it has the previous gen system and is all the better for it (someone can correct me if this is wrong).
But "yes" it gets the haptic controls for the Climate control and on the steering wheel unluckily.

My eldest just got quoted 6 months lead time for a new base spec Polo.

 

[Greebo]

My eldest just got quoted 6 months lead time for a new base spec Polo.

Plenty new still around at dealers. Lady at work managed to grab a brand new one in the colour and spec she wanted for her daughters 18th birthday at a local main dealer. Just a week to wait for pdi and number plates.

 

[mikeo]

My eldest just got quoted 6 months lead time for a new base spec Polo.

That sounds about right. All right hand drive Polo's are built in South Africa. And from what I can see, production is no where near as badly effected (if at all) compared to VW's build in Europe.

 

[Lmg80]

Not too far off with the colour, but the engine is a bit smaller She does have a different plate due to go on next month but she is very happy with the car!

Just googled as I was intrigued by the R. But assumption it's a sheep dressed in wolfs clothing with a 999cc engine or am I missing something?

 

[mikeo]

Just googled as I was intrigued by the R. But assumption it's a sheep dressed in wolfs clothing with a 999cc engine or am I missing something?

VW use R-line in a similar way that Ford use ST-line, Audi S-line etc. (IE. just another trim level).

 

[MrMagoo]

VW use R-line in a similar way that Ford use ST-line, Audi S-line etc. (IE. just another trim level).

Indeed, she didn't want the GTI but liked the interior and exterior of the R-Line, it isn't possible to buy a Polo R.

 

[Greebo]

VW use R-line in a similar way that Ford use ST-line, Audi S-line etc. (IE. just another trim level).

Confusingly R-Line is the trim level and R is the performance level. The two are seperate.

 

[chanjy]

Confusingly R-Line is the trim level and R is the performance level. The two are seperate.

So exactly the same as ST and ST-line, S and S-line in the post you are quoting then

 

[peige]

I have a new Tesla M3P on order through lease, placed at the beginning of this month. Started off October 1st, revised to October 31st. We shall see, not selling my current M3LR till it arrives.

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Silly question, but why sell a Tesla you own (which costs next to nothing in depreciation) to spend tens of thousands to rent one?

 

[peige]

Silly question, but why sell a Tesla you own (which costs next to nothing in depreciation) to spend tens of thousands to rent one?

Its a company tax thing. My accountant has been going on for a while about it but in broad terms its the same as giving myself salary increase by however much it costs per month but only paying 2% tax on the value instead of being taxed 40% on the wages I draw to pay for my personally pcp'd one.
Your right, my own M3LR is now 1 year old and worth pretty much the same as its purchase price at the moment so I can duck out of my PCP with a few quid in the bank and then swap to this when it arrives.

Long term I will need to buy again but this makes sense while the rate is 2%