On a good note mine has been confirmed today STATUS 20 WEEK 38.........at last 
@StudleyGlass Pleased for you mate, long time coming. Mines being built next week, happy days.On a good note mine has been confirmed today STATUS 20 WEEK 38.........at last
On a good note mine has been confirmed today STATUS 20 WEEK 38.........at last
Wha-hey...... Nice one @StudleyGlass...... Not long now!!!
Oh boy there's gonna be a big party when it arrives, VW ought to buy you some champagne and cheesy nibbles at the very least, maybe fanfare, fireworks and dancing girls too?On a good note mine has been confirmed today STATUS 20 WEEK 38.........at last
Thanks guys , i was staring to think i had been forgot ( i get that a lot ) my rep was more excited than me i think, just shock for me i think. will be 7 months by the time i get my hands on it !
Paul Milham
Member
Interesting to read the above. My dealer is fairly laid back which I find frustrating having ordered my Highline Kombi 180 (bear with me on that one) DSG with loads of extras on January 9th.
I am now in a loan Startline panel van (sorry if that sounds ungrateful but it doesn't have a hands free kit and I sort of need to run my business from my vehicle) and have been told lately that I've moved again to a Week 40 build. Fingers crossed that I also see some improvement.
Customer Care have been anything but! Unable now to tell me anything other than, "we've got it pencilled in as week 40 at the moment". Utterly pathetic and doing more damage to my love of the brand than any other part of the business.
Interested to know if anyone else ordered a 180 at the beginning of the year, only to be told around May (when I'd been guaranteed that the build week would definitely not move again) that the 180 had been discontinued and that the good news was: I'd be upgraded to the 204 free of charge, but the bad news: I'd be looking at a September delivery as a consequence (Ha! I actually believed that).
The reason I ask, is that, seeing the announcement of the new Sportline last week (not impressed and wouldn't go for now if it was an option) and that the lump in that is going to be the 180! I was left a bit non plussed and wondering what the truth is.
I'm more than happy to now be moving into a 204 eventually, but what is going on?
Would love to hear your thoughts/experiences . . .
Right I'll leave it there for now as I really shouldn't be getting this wound up on a bank holiday weekend.
Might take the old Startline for a burn. ;0)
I am now in a loan Startline panel van (sorry if that sounds ungrateful but it doesn't have a hands free kit and I sort of need to run my business from my vehicle) and have been told lately that I've moved again to a Week 40 build. Fingers crossed that I also see some improvement.
Customer Care have been anything but! Unable now to tell me anything other than, "we've got it pencilled in as week 40 at the moment". Utterly pathetic and doing more damage to my love of the brand than any other part of the business.
Interested to know if anyone else ordered a 180 at the beginning of the year, only to be told around May (when I'd been guaranteed that the build week would definitely not move again) that the 180 had been discontinued and that the good news was: I'd be upgraded to the 204 free of charge, but the bad news: I'd be looking at a September delivery as a consequence (Ha! I actually believed that).
The reason I ask, is that, seeing the announcement of the new Sportline last week (not impressed and wouldn't go for now if it was an option) and that the lump in that is going to be the 180! I was left a bit non plussed and wondering what the truth is.
I'm more than happy to now be moving into a 204 eventually, but what is going on?
Would love to hear your thoughts/experiences . . .
Right I'll leave it there for now as I really shouldn't be getting this wound up on a bank holiday weekend.
Might take the old Startline for a burn. ;0)
180=euro 5 engine
204=euro 6 engine
The rules are domestic vehicles (in this case californias & caravelles) had to be euro 6 compliant last year so T6 calis & velles launched with euro 6 engines 150/204
Commercial vehicles had to be euro 6 compliant a couple months ago (cant remember the exact date but early summer 2016) so VW launched the T6 range with euro 5 engines then changed to euro 6 around this date, i was a little surprised when i saw the sportline had a euro 5 engine (180) but it is only a limited run around 170-180 vehicles so my assumption is that these were already produced earlier in the year and are being sold off, my expectation would be euro 6 sportlines 204 will be released shortly after these have sold probably early next year before 17 plates come around
204=euro 6 engine
The rules are domestic vehicles (in this case californias & caravelles) had to be euro 6 compliant last year so T6 calis & velles launched with euro 6 engines 150/204
Commercial vehicles had to be euro 6 compliant a couple months ago (cant remember the exact date but early summer 2016) so VW launched the T6 range with euro 5 engines then changed to euro 6 around this date, i was a little surprised when i saw the sportline had a euro 5 engine (180) but it is only a limited run around 170-180 vehicles so my assumption is that these were already produced earlier in the year and are being sold off, my expectation would be euro 6 sportlines 204 will be released shortly after these have sold probably early next year before 17 plates come around
Paul Milham
Member
Cheers Pauly!
I understood the Euro classifications and would have gone with the 204 originally if it had been an option.
The limited run makes sense in terms of how they have the engines and also the delivery times they seem to be suggesting.
Thanks for the reply - have a good day!
Its a similar story on this thread @Paul Milham although i cant see what the hold up is on your build have your ordered it gold plated!!
I agree with the customer service they no nothing more than the dealers get from there so called support line which is properly the same people!
As for your loan t6, i have the closest to the spec i ordered from my dealer, its no ungrateful your the one being inconvenienced as its there doing not yours .
What there build/supply structure is this year is beyond me, dont seem any logic to it.
I wont believe mine is build until i see it
Hope you good some good news soon
I agree with the customer service they no nothing more than the dealers get from there so called support line which is properly the same people!
As for your loan t6, i have the closest to the spec i ordered from my dealer, its no ungrateful your the one being inconvenienced as its there doing not yours .
What there build/supply structure is this year is beyond me, dont seem any logic to it.
I wont believe mine is build until i see it
Hope you good some good news soon
Good news @StudleyGlass ,it will soon be here ,least it's only been 7 months ,not the 9 months I have waited.On a good note mine has been confirmed today STATUS 20 WEEK 38.........at last
@Paul Milham ,I ordered a 180 dsg kombi 2 nd Feb ,I got week 16 and told may delivery .I think it was the end off April when I phoned up to get up date and was told it could be July /August ,so I posted on vw face book page how pissed off I was .
They came back and said I would now get euro 6 free of charge .But I didn't get a new date till late July ,it is getting built this week .
andrew smith
Member
Just got confirmed build date of week 38
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Mine is provisional 38, must chase my dealer see if it's now confirmed..
Mines still showing in transit the wait is killing me lol.
the wait is killing me lol.
Mines still showing in transit
i would keep it away from them transits if i was you mate
