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Delays delays delays
For those of you waiting for an order (at least coming through Houston) I've been bumped now for 2 ships past the original estimate and they are now predicting a 2 week slip to final delivery times.
My salesman doesn't know why, but speculated it had to do with volume they're dealing with at Emden so it will probably apply to everyone if that's the case.
My salesman doesn't know why, but speculated it had to do with volume they're dealing with at Emden so it will probably apply to everyone if that's the case.
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Another boat has come and gone. All I get is an updated load date that maps to the next ship. Does Audi not have a plan of what cars will be loaded and how many will fit on the next ship? Starting to get upset with now the 5th shipping delay. Anyone else getting this runaround?
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Another boat has come and gone. All I get is an updated load date that maps to the next ship. Does Audi not have a plan of what cars will be loaded and how many will fit on the next ship? Starting to get upset with now the 5th shipping delay. Anyone else getting this runaround?
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I guess (I hope) that I'm the lucky one.
My dealer advised that they now expect my car the week of September 1, instead of the week of the 8th.
Either way, so close!
My dealer advised that they now expect my car the week of September 1, instead of the week of the 8th.
Either way, so close!
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"Good things come to those who wait", they used to say. FWIW, my dealer told me Audi puts priority on shipping "stock" cars to dealers over customer ordered cars to ensure the dealers have vehicles in their lot and on showroom floors. Most folks ordering a car have their current car to drive until the new one comes in. Could this be a factor in the delays mentioned?
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Salesmen lie
Sadly you are learning that car salesmen lie to make a sale. It is how they eat. I ordered a TT 2 years ago this Oct. I never received a delivery date and cancelled in January of the following year.
Hard lesson learned when you are buying something in which so much emotion and money is invested
Hard lesson learned when you are buying something in which so much emotion and money is invested
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Another boat has come and gone. All I get is an updated load date that maps to the next ship. Does Audi not have a plan of what cars will be loaded and how many will fit on the next ship? Starting to get upset with now the 5th shipping delay. Anyone else getting this runaround?
Note that it's vaguely possible the car is in motion but the system lost track of it, but that's very unlikely for a factory direct car. (My ED had big gaps in it but that's typical of ED tracking.)
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And I agree - I can not think of a good reason for this many changes. If the line was just that long and they knew it would be 5 ships (or more) it would be a little easier to take. It's the appearance that I keep getting bumped that is the part that needs explained and fixed.