VRS Hatch TDI, race blue anthracite gemini wheels. Only options were Cruise (Std), colour Maxi Dot and heated nozzles.

Just called suk they just said sitting at the port...

I ordered same hatch as yours but with sunroof and sunset glass

Just called suk they just said sitting at the port...

I ordered same hatch as yours but with sunroof and sunset glass

 

How do you get that information from SUK direct? My order form doesn't appear to have any unique reference number on it at all!

How do you get that information from SUK direct? My order form doesn't appear to have any unique reference number on it at all!

months ago when i called them they gave me an order No

call them on 08457 745 745 .. tell them your name and where and what dealer you  ordered it from they will give you your order No and tell you where the car is..

VRS Hatch TDI, race blue anthracite gemini wheels. Only options were Cruise (Std), colour Maxi Dot and heated nozzles.

 

Makes it even funnier. Mines the same without the heated nozzles and with black pack and sat nav - hardly ground breaking options...

I'm tracking the ship now...

Thames Highway docks at 8am tomorrow..!!

It may be on it...with any luck

Edited 6 January, 201412 yr by baz555

Makes it even funnier. Mines the same without the heated nozzles and with black pack and sat nav - hardly ground breaking options...

 

Makes it even funnier. Mines the same without the heated nozzles and with black pack and sat nav - hardly ground breaking options...

I should have ordered a hovercraft with all the flooding around   

Ships dock, not land :P 

 

As far as I know, all VAG cars are imported through Grimsby. They have built a new terminal there this year to facilitate more cars coming in there. 

Makes it even funnier. Mines the same without the heated nozzles and with black pack and sat nav - hardly ground breaking options...

 

No and not any of the ones like front assist/acc etc which the dealers have been offering as excuses for delays due to parts shortages.

 

There is no rhyme nor reason and thats what makes it all the more shambolic really.

No and not any of the ones like front assist/acc etc which the dealers have been offering as excuses for delays due to parts shortages.

 

There is no rhyme nor reason and thats what makes it all the more shambolic really.

Don't get caught saying that on here mate - you'll be shot down in flames

 

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But I totally agree lol

Edited 6 January, 201412 yr by thebigred

Don't get caught saying that on here mate - you'll be shot down in flames

 

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But I totally agree lol

 

I'm lucky Ill have only waited 9 or 10 weeks. I don't actually see a problem with people waiting far longer than that for a new car, as long as theyre told what the wait is with a reasonable degree of accuracy.

 

I think it's pretty obvious to anyone with a reasonable and dispassionate standpoint though that if 2 people can order basically the same vehicle 2 months apart, and one be quoted 3 months and then waits 5 and another gets quoted 3 months and waits 2 that the stystem isn't working very well!

Don't forget dealer quotas come in to play as well, if the dealer has already hit their quota then it may be a few weeks before they can place your order on the system ......

Sent from my phone so please excuse brevity and spelling

Don't forget dealer quotas come in to play as well, if the dealer has already hit their quota then it may be a few weeks before they can place your order on the system ......

Sent from my phone so please excuse brevity and spelling

 

This is I suspect what causes a lot of the slippage for some people.

 

In which case the dealers themselves stand accused of playing it a little bit fast and loose - which doesn't sound to me like the sort of thing a car salesman would do........

Car-carrier ships are huge slab-sided things, with these very strong southerlies I'm wondering if they'll stay tied up in port until the wind abates; trying to navigate a big boxy thing through a slippery substance in a very strong crosswind.....it's probably the un-docking and docking at the other side that's the most hazardous bit.  Watched one slipping very quietly down the Tyne in Dec 12, guess laden with Nissans, like a multi-storey carpark moving at 5mph and showing just one red, one green and one white light to the front, yikes, trust the Shields Ferry crew keep their eyes peeled and VHF on loud.

Richard

PS, serves you all right for buying new toys, I've only ever bought used cars, but then that's a whole fresh can of worms....!

PPS only joking!

@ Skodanorman. A lot of VAG cars come through Sheerness. Certainly those for us Southern Softies! Im guessing Grimsby is for the even softer Northerners?!!!

SUK confirmed the order date, it was about a day after I physically signed the paperwork in the dealership.

 

Maybe they all cover for each other, right now I can't be arsed to dig too deeply into it all - the whole experience has been annoying and not something I plan to repeat if I can at all help it...

@ RichardatWakefield. Once at sea the wind is less of a problem. Its the movement caused by the sea/ swell. Southerlies down where they are will cause little problem as the fetch is quite short. If they are able to depart the berth safely, then they will (its not like they are entering extreme winds out at sea). Whether they can berth in Sheerness is another problem, but not one that will effect whether they depart from Emden. I cant see much of a problem though. Winds arent that bad here, and there are a few tugs available at Sheerness.

The Thames Highway has left Emden................................... Is it full of VAG vehicles, and if so, who's the lucky ones?????????????

Called Skoda moments ago. week 51, car still at port, when asked whether it is on the Thames Highway was told it isn't.

The City of Rome has also left, but is says destination "TYNE" so no dice.

The Thames Highway has left Emden................................... Is it full of VAG vehicles, and if so, who's the lucky ones?????????????

Me...

just had a call from my dealer it's left Emden today 

boat will dock at 8am tomorrow 

Me...

just had a call from my dealer it's left Emden today 

boat will dock at 8am tomorrow 

 

Wahey! 

Called Skoda moments ago. week 51, car still at port, when asked whether it is on the Thames Highway was told it isn't.

my car was bw51 

spoke to suk at noon they said at port still

dealer just called its on the boat..!!

So thats one persons car onboard and one whos isnt. Just another 2 people here who are possiblities.

Now, how can I close Sheerness Port!!!

Apparently VAG have so many cars coming over here, they usually take up a whole ship. I take it they have a deal with a shipping company to charter the whole ship for a single crossing.

Not the same ship though i dont think. The Thames Highway's last port before Emden was somewhere in the Baltic.

Anyone know how frequently VAG have sailings?

my car was bw51 

spoke to suk at noon they said at port still

dealer just called its on the boat..!!

lucky chap! I fear to call dealer, I better not know  I am London based... you?

lucky chap! I fear to call dealer, I better not know  I am London based... you?

I live in Surrey but the dealership i used is in Tunbridge Wells Kent