2015 Touareg 262 R line

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anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 15th May 2015
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dhalv said:
Good Eve chaps,

Quick question, I ordered my car about 8 weeks ago, still at stage 3 - build week confirmed - the question is: how long did your cars stay at Stage 3, and did the car get delivered within the 12 week time?
I got mine from the factory in just under 8 weeks, although I only had paint and a tow bar as options.

I didn't register for updates until about 4 weeks after the order was made, I got a text to say it was at stage 5C of 7 on 15th April and stage 7 of 7 on 23rd April.

Drmsa

20 posts

106 months

Friday 15th May 2015
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Hi guys, new member here. Have spoken to my dealer today. They have not given me a good news at all. According to him, VW have put the Touareg building on hold for the time being. All the updates on the Order trackers we have access to is only being managed 'offline'. Updates should happen sometime next week or the week after.

According to him, my provisional build date was Week 22, but now it could be around Week 26!!! But he is not willing to confirm even that, he mentioned he will be able to give me a more accurate picture sometime next week/week after.

FYI I placed my order on the 1st of April.

andrewparker

7,900 posts

186 months

Friday 15th May 2015
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Did he give a reason as to why they had put it on hold?

VW seem to be a shambles at the moment. I'm seriously considering whether I want to order my next car from them.

Drmsa

20 posts

106 months

Friday 15th May 2015
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He mentioned something about twice yearly updates that tends to happen at VW - once at 7 week and second around 22 week. Although no major updates are happening with the Touareg, it has still affected it.


anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 16th May 2015
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Dealers are full of bs, I wouldn't trust a word any of them say.

More likely he has given your slot to another customer or another (bigger) dealer has nicked his slot.

akeithj

Original Poster:

320 posts

209 months

Saturday 16th May 2015
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Drsma please keep me updated on this, I am out of the country at the moment, so it's not easy to contact my dealer to find out what's happening.

Drmsa

20 posts

106 months

Saturday 16th May 2015
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akeithj said:
Drsma please keep me updated on this, I am out of the country at the moment, so it's not easy to contact my dealer to find out what's happening.
No probs mate. Will keep you updated.

dhalv

186 posts

149 months

Sunday 17th May 2015
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I'll be speaking to my dealer tomorrow and will provide an update - fingers crossed I am ok for my 12 week delivery as my current car is gone in 2.

russy01

4,693 posts

180 months

Monday 18th May 2015
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Currently negotiating with my dealer for one of these. Any chance any of you chaps want to share with me what you're paying? As my dealer is struggling to get anywhere near some of the deals I have seen on the web etc.

Im looking for a basic car, just Met paint. 24months, 10k, not much of a deposit.

Feel free to PM anything through to me....

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 18th May 2015
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russy01 said:
Currently negotiating with my dealer for one of these. Any chance any of you chaps want to share with me what you're paying? As my dealer is struggling to get anywhere near some of the deals I have seen on the web etc.

Im looking for a basic car, just Met paint. 24months, 10k, not much of a deposit.

Feel free to PM anything through to me....
http://www.addcontracts.co.uk/business-lease-cars/volkswagen/touareg-4x4


russy01

4,693 posts

180 months

Monday 18th May 2015
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CoinSl0t said:
russy01 said:
Currently negotiating with my dealer for one of these. Any chance any of you chaps want to share with me what you're paying? As my dealer is struggling to get anywhere near some of the deals I have seen on the web etc.

Im looking for a basic car, just Met paint. 24months, 10k, not much of a deposit.

Feel free to PM anything through to me....
http://www.addcontracts.co.uk/business-lease-cars/volkswagen/touareg-4x4
Thanks, seems a decent deal. The only thing starting to put me off is the BIK, the deal might be cheap but the tax is starting to get silly due to the high list price and mediocre emissions due to engine size...

Decisions...

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 18th May 2015
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They've got an E63 for £489+vat, but the BIK is the best part of a grand on top, makes the Treg seem quite reasonable.

russy01

4,693 posts

180 months

Monday 18th May 2015
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CoinSl0t said:
They've got an E63 for £489+vat, but the BIK is the best part of a grand on top, makes the Treg seem quite reasonable.
They'd probably sell me a 458 at £3k a month, with £2.8k BIK a month on top - but it still doesn't make the Touareg any more affordable to me I am afraid.

I'll look at some personal deals or try getting something with a lower P11d and BIK rate. Cheers.

HarryW

15,150 posts

268 months

Monday 18th May 2015
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russy01 said:
CoinSl0t said:
They've got an E63 for £489+vat, but the BIK is the best part of a grand on top, makes the Treg seem quite reasonable.
They'd probably sell me a 458 at £3k a month, with £2.8k BIK a month on top - but it still doesn't make the Touareg any more affordable to me I am afraid.

I'll look at some personal deals or try getting something with a lower P11d and BIK rate. Cheers.
Agree going via your company and paying bik makes most decent cars almost not worth going for as a 40% tax payer. I take the money in lieu and fund my own, when you do the man math it works out much cheaper and opens up a whole new raft of motors Imhe.
At the end of the day the only cars bik makes financial sense for me are silly city cars or EV vehicles. The PHEV was the nearest I got to pulling the trigger on a company 4x4, but it is a low rent donkey compared to the Touareg IMHO. The decision is yours.....

akeithj

Original Poster:

320 posts

209 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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Just had call from my dealer. Despite the fact that the track my car app is showing "With the Factory", he informs me that they expect delivery the first week in August

Drmsa

20 posts

106 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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Did you try to get any explanations to that?

I spoke to VW customer services directly today and they gave me the exact same explanation which my dealer explained. Basically my car which was given a tentative build week of week 22, got postponed to week 26 because of the biannual upgrade VW do around week 22 and week 7!

According to them in the next 2 weeks I should be seeing a change in the tracker.

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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I can't believe how torquey this engine is and how early it kicks in, it even makes a half decent noise under acceleration, and that's from someone that has come from a V8 diesel.

I spotted a possible glitch in the audio system, my iPod artwork doesn't show up, but artwork does show if you use the SD card slot?


HarryW

15,150 posts

268 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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CoinSl0t said:
I can't believe how torquey this engine is and how early it kicks in, it even makes a half decent noise under acceleration, and that's from someone that has come from a V8 diesel.

I spotted a possible glitch in the audio system, my iPod artwork doesn't show up, but artwork does show if you use the SD card slot?
Got to agree the engine is sweet with lots of grunt, quite surrpising how quick it can hustle it along given the weight of the thing, even with just half throttle. The ZF 8 speed is smooth and really well matched too.

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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That's the other thing, it doesn't wallow, or at least for it's size it doesn't (I've only got springs).

My old Landcruiser had air and it rolled all over the place no mater what setting you used.

akeithj

Original Poster:

320 posts

209 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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Drmsa, the explanation I was given was the same as yours, so as its come from three separate sources I guess it must be true. Harry and Coin, glad you are still liking the cars and finding positive aspects. Coin, will any SD card do, or does it have to be a particular size?