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RS3 Build Tracker Spreadsheet
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Both of these two ships are still in Emden, I cant help thinking it will be something to do with the vehicle fire on the Felicity Ace, for the VW group to lose £200,000,000 worth of cars (estimate 4000 cars @£50k average) and somebody else's ship is 'unlucky'', but, if they were to lose another ship full of cars the following week that would be a little reckless/careless to say the least.
I imagine there will be a complete overload of Risk assessments and method statements being both looked at very criticaly and re written for future sailings
From what I have read the Steveadors load the cars and disconnect the batteries, I cant help thinking the fire 'probably' started with an EV battery pack
^ There will probably be a stop on all future sailings until the VW Group knows how the fire started and how they can prevent it going forward, it's just Health and Safety in modern times.
Also I imagine from the Ships owners and their insurance company something like ''No more VW group cars will be transported until we have assurances it will not happen again and investigations carried out as to what happened''
it's not going to help the wait times in the UK though
Also I imagine from the Ships owners and their insurance company something like ''No more VW group cars will be transported until we have assurances it will not happen again and investigations carried out as to what happened''
it's not going to help the wait times in the UK though
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I have an Anker Roav C1 I bought about 3-4 years ago (from Amazon). Very happy with it, does the job. Some of the new Blackvue ones look good but this one works just fine so I moved it over from the Golf. Got it installed yesterday afternoon, wriring runs across the top of the windscreen (tucked in to headliner), then down the A pillar, across the bottom of the glovebox, down the centre console, and to a 12V-to-USB thing in the rear seat's socket to keep it out of the way.
I also have a Mini 0805 of similar age which I'll probably install in the back window (it was in the back of the Golf), but I first need to work out the wiring route and then buy a suitable length USB cable, since I didn't bother unpicking the wiring from the Golf before trading it in (cost of new USB cable is less than the value of my time, I reasoned
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That's my car (Vorsprung SB) now ready for pick up first few days in March. I wouldn't read into the time it took for me to get mine from ordering to delivery as it was a cancelled order. It does show that orders that are cancelled can be reassigned to new buyers. I was worried after reading some comments on here my order would then get cancelled!
Holy cow! When did that happen?^ There will probably be a stop on all future sailings until the VW Group knows how the fire started and how they can prevent it going forward, it's just Health and Safety in modern times.
Also I imagine from the Ships owners and their insurance company something like ''No more VW group cars will be transported until we have assurances it will not happen again and investigations carried out as to what happened''
it's not going to help the wait times in the UK though
Wednesday Morning I believe, they are thinking the fire probably started in an EV, I think I picked up ID4 from various reports.
I wonder how the insurance works out?
The ship owners obviously insure the 'load' against damage caused by the ship sinking (as and eg
but it appears in this case the ship is written off by faulty cargoWhatever, I feel there will be 'knock on' effect, at least until the root cause has been investigated and things put in place to mitigate against it happening again
What Captain and crew would be prepared to set sail with a similar batch of cars now?
PS: I'll just add that the two vehicle carriers that were held at Emden have now sailed, one for Grimsby and one for Sheerness
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Cheers Mike! What a nightmare. On another note, how on earth are you able to track ships leaving Emden? Is that the port that Audi sends its cars to the UK from?Wednesday Morning I believe, they are thinking the fire probably started in an EV, I think I picked up ID4 from various reports.
I wonder how the insurance works out?
The ship owners obviously insure the 'load' against damage caused by the ship sinking (as and eg
Whatever, I feel there will be 'knock on' effect, at least until the root cause has been investigated and things put in place to mitigate against it happening again
What Captain and crew would be prepared to set sail with a similar batch of cars now?
PS: I'll just add that the two vehicle carriers that were held at Emden have now sailed, one for Grimsby and one for Sheerness
Just do a search for 'Emden Port departures' and 'vessel finder' or 'Marine Traffic' web sites will pop up and go from there. You can list the ships in Port with a description of what they are, most ships with Highway (Neckar/Siene Highway (all Rivers)) and some other Ships as well are commonly used by the VW Group
I think a lot of manufacturers use Emden to ship to the UK, the 'City of StPetersburg' has just left and is on route to Grimsby, although that ship was made for Nissan, but who knows whats on it
If you Google Earth Emden you will be shocked by the mass of car parks around the Port
Another nail!.Wednesday Morning I believe, they are thinking the fire probably started in an EV, I think I picked up ID4 from various reports.
I wonder how the insurance works out?
The ship owners obviously insure the 'load' against damage caused by the ship sinking (as and eg
Whatever, I feel there will be 'knock on' effect, at least until the root cause has been investigated and things put in place to mitigate against it happening again
What Captain and crew would be prepared to set sail with a similar batch of cars now?
PS: I'll just add that the two vehicle carriers that were held at Emden have now sailed, one for Grimsby and one for Sheerness
Good morning all, Sunday Update. (bit late today)
Summary of what has been delivered on the obs tab on the spreadsheet.
Advised of Tango Red (Carbon) end of last week, may be a hint of next batch run, lets wait this week, for more confirmation of build to our members.
Congratulations: 1st Vorsprung picked up by @JamesOff, @Bigtastey picking up his TangoRed next Tuesday. Please continue to advise when the car is collected, to give an indication of order to collect duration.
Hope the remains of the 1st batch and the 2nd batch are on UK soil.
If any members wish to be added and be visible to the RS3 order spreadsheet below, please advise me with Date of order, Body Type, Colour of car, Estimated Build week and Factory Order number.
Estimated build week, is normally given, once the order has been accepted by the factory order system, usually a week after, if allocated.
Factory Order number: will begin with 32 for orders placed in 2022. (Just need the first 5 digits of the order) to keep it anonymous. eg.. 32037
Summary of what has been delivered on the obs tab on the spreadsheet.
Advised of Tango Red (Carbon) end of last week, may be a hint of next batch run, lets wait this week, for more confirmation of build to our members.
Congratulations: 1st Vorsprung picked up by @JamesOff, @Bigtastey picking up his TangoRed next Tuesday. Please continue to advise when the car is collected, to give an indication of order to collect duration.
Hope the remains of the 1st batch and the 2nd batch are on UK soil.
If any members wish to be added and be visible to the RS3 order spreadsheet below, please advise me with Date of order, Body Type, Colour of car, Estimated Build week and Factory Order number.
Estimated build week, is normally given, once the order has been accepted by the factory order system, usually a week after, if allocated.
Factory Order number: will begin with 32 for orders placed in 2022. (Just need the first 5 digits of the order) to keep it anonymous. eg.. 32037
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Could be wrong but I don’t recall seeing a Vorsprung Daytona Sportback so far??
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I be going out soon but when I come back I check as i think I saw it
Just had a look but only found a Carbon Daytona or Kemora cars. Let me know if you find one though!
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I do have a peek once in a while, Sportsback versions of the colour are quite limited. Tango Red was missing when Carbon batch was being made, luckily appeared on Vorsprung.
Similarly, Daytona Grey appeared in Carbon and not at all during Vorsprung batch run.
In both batches, its quite rare for sportsback bodies. Lets see over then next few weeks.
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CARBON BLACK | DELIVERY MILEAGE; BRAND NEW
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And a Daytona Vorsprung SB at Crewe Audi
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Vorsprung 400 PS S tronic, Petrol 294kW (400 PS) £ 74,950 , 15 miles, Year: 05.02.2022, Fuel Consumption (comb.): 34.0 mpg, CO₂-Emission (comb.): 190 g/km,
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I'm taking that one at Crewe with a pinch of salt until I see pictures. Not that I don't believe that it exists but wondering how long it'll be until it actually there in case they've put it up for sale before it's even landed.Automotive Addiction have a Tango Carbon SB
2022/71 AUDI RS3 8Y SPORTBACK 2.5 TFSI QUATTRO S-TRONIC 400PS
CARBON BLACK | DELIVERY MILEAGE; BRAND NEW
And a Daytona Vorsprung SB at Crewe Audi
Audi RS3 Sportback
Vorsprung 400 PS S tronic, Petrol 294kW (400 PS) £ 74,950 , 15 miles, Year: 05.02.2022, Fuel Consumption (comb.): 34.0 mpg, CO₂-Emission (comb.): 190 g/km,
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29 miles on the clock and you'd be the 2nd owner and £73k! Will be sat there a while imho.Automotive Addiction have a Tango Carbon SB
2022/71 AUDI RS3 8Y SPORTBACK 2.5 TFSI QUATTRO S-TRONIC 400PS
CARBON BLACK | DELIVERY MILEAGE; BRAND NEW
And a Daytona Vorsprung SB at Crewe Audi
Audi RS3 Sportback
Vorsprung 400 PS S tronic, Petrol 294kW (400 PS) £ 74,950 , 15 miles, Year: 05.02.2022, Fuel Consumption (comb.): 34.0 mpg, CO₂-Emission (comb.): 190 g/km,
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I have a feeling mine should be 'on ship' as well, unfortunately all the ships UK bound are messing about 'sheltering' from the storm going up and down the East coast
There are 3 doing this a the moment, 2 Grimsby bound and 1 for Sheerness
It certainly looks like the spreadsheet is starting to move towards quite a few more cars being either in transit or due to be collected. In fairness though they all seem to be Aug/Sept orders so approx wait time is 6-7 months which seems normal at the moment. Land Rover are quoting 12-14 months and BMW well that is all over the place.
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Various sources say 12m+ for RS3 if you order now too. Will be interesting to see if the average duration for older orders is as you say.
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Dealer update this morning confirmed car still showing as On Ship. All of their cars come in through Grimsby, so the only ship to leave Emden over the weekend for Grimsby was the 'Main Highway'. It's been up and down the coast of Norfolk all night presumably waiting for better weather to dock but it's heading back now and due to dock for 6pm tonight.
The City of StPetersburgh also left around the same time, also Emden-Grimsby, that has been going up and down the coast above GRimsby
Just found my order number 31582 hope that helps with the spreadsheet? Is there a way to login to Audi and see which stage my order is at? I had one when i ordered my Golf R.
No. Tracking updates can only come from your Audi Center/Salesman
thought I would keep everyone updated regarding mine, currently at the PDI centre, don't even know when it arrived or what ship it was on but it's here, probably collect it next week on the 1st if I can get a day off work!!!!
