Useless Ford

smelf1 · 3 Jan 2007 at 14:03

Hi,

I ordered a Focus ST3 for Jan over 11 Weeks ago and was expecting delivery on the 6th i have now been informed it will not be ready until the 20th Jan. I am very p***** off and might even cancel the order as i have paid €43000 for this bloody car and the year will be nearly a month on when i get it. How long do you in the UK normally have to wait for an ST.

James_N · 3 Jan 2007 at 14:04

Thats nearly £29k for a Focus ST-3 :eek:

Where do you live?!!!?

Stellios · 3 Jan 2007 at 14:05

Its only 2 weeks, sit back and wait, itll be worth it.

smelf1 · 3 Jan 2007 at 14:07

Ireland remember our great government add 45% VRT onto the value of our cars

spaz · 3 Jan 2007 at 14:24

It's only a few weeks, if you cancelled the order then you'll be in for an even longer wait.

merlin · 3 Jan 2007 at 14:28

smelf1 said:
Hi,

I ordered a Focus ST3 for Jan over 11 Weeks ago and was expecting delivery on the 6th i have now been informed it will not be ready until the 20th Jan. I am very ****** off and might even cancel the order as i have paid €43000 for this bloody car and the year will be nearly a month on when i get it. How long do you in the UK normally have to wait for an ST.

Chill out winston.

A month is about the standard wait time for a new car, generally.

Hilly · 3 Jan 2007 at 15:26

You're lucky, if you ordered this car last year, waiting times were up to 4 months

Scarfacé · 3 Jan 2007 at 15:34

I know people who've ordered them via brokers, 9 months ago, and still haven't received them.

Count yourself lucky.

It'll be well worth the wait by the way.

Serj · 3 Jan 2007 at 15:36

Ok, so, buy Focus ST in England. Take it to Ireland and register is there. Sell it on and make uber-profit. Or would the government still want 45%? :confused:

Reality Bites · 3 Jan 2007 at 15:47

smelf1 said:
Hi,

I ordered a Focus ST3 for Jan over 11 Weeks ago and was expecting delivery on the 6th i have now been informed it will not be ready until the 20th Jan. I am very ****** off and might even cancel the order as i have paid €43000 for this bloody car and the year will be nearly a month on when i get it. How long do you in the UK normally have to wait for an ST.

if you don't edit the sweary your membership here will be considerably shorter than the delivery time

some people have had to wait 6 months for their ST's. Thing is, if you don't want 'options' there are plenty of places with them in stock.

smelf1 · 3 Jan 2007 at 15:56

Serj said:
Ok, so, buy Focus ST in England. Take it to Ireland and register is there. Sell it on and make uber-profit. Or would the government still want 45%?

The second i bring it into ireland customs demand the vrt there and then or confiscate the car until you pay it. Only way i think you can do that is if i lived in the uk for a year with the car bought on my first day then bring it home after the year i dont pay vrt.

tonyyeb · 3 Jan 2007 at 16:49

merlin said:
Chill out winston.

A month is about the standard wait time for a new car, generally.

Eh??!! How is 11 weeks a month?

smelf1 said:
I ordered a Focus ST3 for Jan over 11 Weeks ago and was expecting delivery on the 6th i have now been informed it will not be ready until the 20th

I make it 13 weeks! Over three months!