So provisional bw of 29 plus shipping etc. So it may arrive sometime in August. I mentioned to my dealer that depending on when it was reading i may hold off for a 64. I was told once its ready it has to go. Theyd allow a week pushing to 10 days max to arrange collection. If i didn't or couldnt then it would be sold! Bit harsh i thought! Although i want the car, be pretty ****'d if i had a brand new car for a week, then new plates come out. Other option is to negotiate a discount to cover £399 of private plate. Cheeky but worth a go.

I got told about the max 10 days thing. Odd as VW have max 30 days and Audi 90...

 

I have B/W 27 so same position - I am going to be on honeymoon middle 2 weeks of Aug and my sales guy is on holiday the last two, he made the point he would not register it until he was back despite the 10 day limit.

So this tells me it's not a hard limit, it's just dealers don't want car knocking about on the forecourt - which is fair enough. I know my local Audi dealership ends up doing 30+ handovers on Sept 1st as they allow the practice for weeks leading up to 1st Sept/March.

When I ordered mine, I told the dealer I wanted it on 1st September at the absolute earliest, and didn't actually need it until 1st October (when my company car lease runs out).

 

It's due to be built b/w 25 - so will be with the dealer mid-July.  Given I was upfront with my requirement, he can swing if he thinks I'm picking it up before 1st September.  Can't see it makes any difference to them, it's in the same financial quarter.  And it's hardly my fault it will have taken considerably less than the 20 weeks lead time quoted on order.

Dealers usually have 90 days to pay big daddy for the car, on he basis that any stock they get it would be unfair to pay for it before they sold it... So beyond 3 months I expect the dealer would be pushing you hard, but up to that I see no reason aside from space on the forecourt being taken up by a sold car.

Reason i was given, sales dont count till you drive away and their being pushed go meet targets. Dealer did say they werent happy as skoda push them to meet targets but skoda cant deliver the cars to meet the targets.

Pretty sure just a firm word from you will sort that then... Their targets are not your problem.

Dealerships pay SUK by the quarter in arrears, deallership targets are measured by the quarter, dealership quotas are set by the month, Salesmen are paid by the month by cars have been handed over.

 

So, whom told you what and whos got most to gain or loose ? If a salesman's mouth is moving, its bull**** coming out 99 times outta 100

 

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