Weeks? WTF?
Now.......nobody is going to like this. My mate, runs a ski transfer company on the French/Swiss border and mountain biking tours in the summer (yep, Swine). He has had a number of mini buses/ vans over the years but now has settled on a VW fleet, having had a couple of T5 Kombis and Shuttles. He's had 4 T6 Shuttles since they came out a few years ago (and two Vitos, which were lovely, but I've since been told he had a lot of problems with, including rust!) and a few Crafters. Now then, new season coming,and a big new client! He ordered 4 Kombis,and 6 Shuttles, all 4WD DSG, and lots of other bells and whistles. What I'm saying is factory order. I was sat next to him when he ordered them......end of July. He sent me a picture of them this morning with the sign writer and roof rack guy working on them in his yard! French dealership, all on a lease but......... bloody hell!
His sister company has some more on order, but not many, c'mon he's not Hertz. And the Kombis are much better spec than here.
Some days do you want to bang your head against a wall? Or maybe someone at VW?
His sister company has some more on order, but not many, c'mon he's not Hertz. And the Kombis are much better spec than here.
Some days do you want to bang your head against a wall? Or maybe someone at VW?
I suspect that they make more & have quicker turnaround for continental spec vehicles ie left hand drive...
Ryan farrier
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Been up to the dealer today and will hopefully pick it up next week. Will be like a big kid at Christmas
Both left and right hand are made at the same time on the same line .I don't no why we seem to get delays .
Latest update its at UK port just waiting to be delivered to the dealers, then spoiler painted and fitted along with the roof bars and side bars 
Cheers pal I'm literally grinning from ear to ear lol!How exciting @Roca . It's all going on soon be with you
I bet you won't sleep tonight. Weather looks good for tomorrow too. Happy days.Due to collect mine in the morning.
I repaired a bumper scuff on a new vivaro van today. We got chatting about waiting times for my T6. You lot thought we had it rough. My customer waited 9 months for his Vivaro Sportive Van.
Would not have bothered
Same. But they are cheap vans and excellent leese deals. Shame they are such turds with a tiny gutless 1.6 engine.
There is a ship coming into to port of grimsby called nekcar highway due in tomorrow at 7-45. Sailed from emden Germany ,it might be on this one
We have a Vivaro 1.6TTDi 120hp Sportive in our works fleet and it is really quite a good wee van. Doesn't feel gutless at all unless you press the 'Eco' button then the engine map changes and it drops to about 90hp I think. We got it new for 12k + vat which is good value imo. I took it a run from Guildford to Glasgow, approx 460 miles, sitting at 80/85mph most of the way and averaged 46mpg according to OBC so not too bad at all.
