just been told my vrs was finished on the 24th. How long will it take to get here?

Mine arrived within three weeks, depends upon when they are dispatched from the Factory. Then they just need to get through Customs our end and delivery to your dealer.

Hope they have built the right one

just been told my vrs was finished on the 24th. How long will it take to get here?

The 24th? That's a Friday. Do hope its not a Friday afternoon car :eek:

how come?

how come?

When oi were a lad and for a good few years after new cars that were a bundle of trouble were commonly known as Friday afternoon cars because the last production shift of the week was Friday afternoon when production workers minds were likely to be too much on the weekend activities ahead and not enough on the job in hand.

There were probably a few Monday morning cars as well, produced while hangovers were diminishing and happy memories fading.

I thnk there are are far, far fewer examples of Friday afternoon cars these days but I do see the term still used occasionally.

is it not all done by machines now?

is it not all done by machines now?

Don't think so. I'm sure Skoda et al don't pay their production line workers to stand and stare. And as many such workers in eastern European companies are educated to degree level I'm equally sure they wouldn't want that.

Its undoubtedly true there is a high degree of robotisation on production lines and while robots are undoubtedly good at moving and positioning assemblies I don't think they can yet do everything. Think about positioning brake pipes, for example.

If every car was being built perfectly there would be no need for end of production line quality checks or test track drives and warranties would never be claimed on.

Been to the factory and seen how they put them together. There is a huge amount of human labour involved in the likes of fitting out the interior and all of the pipes and cables etc. The workforce are all young and appear to be very enthusiastic. but there is always the chance of human error, although,, I would rather rely on a "friday" afternoon Octy2 before I would put faith in an "after the 2 hour lunch" french car!!!

I would rather rely on a "friday" afternoon Octy2 before I would put faith in an "after the 2 hour lunch" french car!!!

Agree with the general sentiment but think you'll find the two hour lunch in France is but a happy memory for office and factory workers these days, especially in companies competing in world markets. Carlos Ghosn, the biggest cheese at Renault and Nissan, is known as "le cost-cutter" in France. Nissan factories bid for the right to build new models on the basis of their cost efficiency and productivity. It can't be too long before Renault heads down that track; they may already have begun.

I suspect the factory isn't quite like this one.......

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