Well I got an email from my dealer this morning. Car is complete and at the docks waiting for the ferry. Not long now.
Mines been sitting at the docks for nearly two weeks now! Hopefully they start getting them across to the uk soon!
There are two of the car carrying ships that Audi and VW use in the port of Emden at the moment so hopefully one will be it's way to Tyne very soon.
The Viking Costanza docked at Sheerness a few hours ago from Emden. Not sure of it's carrying VAG cars as it doesn't have 'Highway' in the name but it is listed as a vehicle carrier.
The Viking Costanza docked at Sheerness a few hours ago from Emden. Not sure of it's carrying VAG cars as it doesn't have 'Highway' in the name but it is listed as a vehicle carrier.
It may be that there are so many new cars coming from Emden to the UK that VAG are using other companies as well as the KESS line ships.
This ship delivered my Audi to Sheerness last week....
Rich
are all cars that are ordered from the uk delivered to the same port, if not anyone know what port cars going to plymouth would be?
My S3 is build week 5 - next week. I was hoping for a 1st March pick up - but salesman will only commit to "early March". Not a great issue for me either way but it would be nice.
So quite an eventful day for me. I popped over to the dealership and they took me to the storage compound to see my new car. Started it up, checked that all the options I ordered were present and correct and generally had a bit of a fiddle with the various bits and bobs. The protective wrappings were still on the car so I asked them to leave them on until the last possible moment. I was given the owners manual to take home with me and then on returning to the dealership allowed to take an R8 out for a spin. Jeez, what a monster of a motor!
When I originally made the appointment for a test drive, I rocked up in a beaten up 1996 Nissan Micra sporting a week's worth of facial hair with my 4 year old in tow. They didn't bat an eyelid. The girls on the reception desk clucked around my boy like mother hens and furnished him with a hot-chocolate and some biscuits while we waited for the car to be bought around front. Given that in Audi terms, the value of my order is small-fry, I can't help feeling very impressed by the efforts that this particular dealership has made to look after me from the get-go.
Which dealer are you talking about. Good to know about dealers who care about their customers.
That's looks an impressive car, I'm excited for you! Got confirmation today mine will be built next week and the beginig of the end of my wait is within sightJust heard my S3 was born at end of last week and has passed inspection and is at Emden awaiting shipping
I not sure it will be here in time for 1st March collection but am happy to go with the flow!
Went to view mine tonight... Build week 5 arrived @ dealers today. It's so difficult to stick by my decision to wait until 1st March!!! There was 4 in total in derby Audi car lot... I know that one of the others is Itguy's, anyone else wanna claim them? One grey and one red... Couple of photos of mine anyway...
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Weather wasn't great and had only just been PDI'd... Will be visiting again soon I think... Will be hard to stay away now!!!
23 days and counting...!!!
Went to view mine tonight... Build week 5 arrived @ dealers today. It's so difficult to stick by my decision to wait until 1st March!!! There was 4 in total in derby Audi car lot... I know that one of the others is Itguy's, anyone else wanna claim them? One grey and one red... Couple of photos of mine anyway...
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Weather wasn't great and had only just been PDI'd... Will be visiting again soon I think... Will be hard to stay away now!!!
23 days and counting...!!!
Build week 5 and at dealers already! That must be some sort of record - Or had it come forward a build week or two?
Either way it is good news - bet you cannot wait - of all the patient waiting a lot of us have endured - the last few weeks will probably seem the hardest!
Picked my new Saloon up this morning. Absolutely delighted with it, it's a really beautiful car. Can't post pics using my phone so will upload later.