New vehicle delivery times
New vehicle delivery times
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cjs racing.

Original Poster:

2,508 posts

157 months

Friday 10th June 2022
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I know new car deliveries are currently impacted by various global events, but just how bad are some delivery times.

My wife ordered a Bayon in February, and it's currently at sea, for delivery next month, for a factory order I don't think thats bad, even in normal times.

But a friend looked at ordering a Transit custom last week, and told there is potentially a 30 month wait, thats pretty much just into 2025.

Are some brands/models really that bad?

vikingaero

13,002 posts

197 months

Friday 10th June 2022
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Absolutely. There's huge demand for small commercials (and cars). Gone are the days of renting a Transit for £60-70. The pricing is now £110+ for a one day hire.

Most of the stock you see on Ford forecourts are used vans at eyewatering prices.

Mark V GTD

3,132 posts

152 months

Saturday 11th June 2022
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I order a VW Tiguan mid August last year - still waiting.

timbo999

1,534 posts

283 months

Saturday 11th June 2022
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No disrespect intended, but why would you wait for a new Tiguan when there are 84 new ones on Autotrader, most sat in showrooms or with short delivery times?

twing

5,757 posts

159 months

Saturday 11th June 2022
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cjs racing. said:
But a friend looked at ordering a Transit custom last week, and told there is potentially a 30 month wait, thats pretty much just into 2025.
Don't really understand this unless they're dead set on a really particular spec/colour. Should be able to get L1/L2 Limiteds within a few months tops now. He should speak to someone else who can be bothered to keep looking for a physical unit

Norton850

852 posts

65 months

Saturday 11th June 2022
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I bought my wife a new car that was advertised ready to go in the colour and spec she wanted sitting at a dealership not too far away after being told by another dealer there is a 8 month wait.



No waiting with 1 mile on the clock and i got a little off the price.

Certainly worth looking to see what is out there

cjs racing.

Original Poster:

2,508 posts

157 months

Saturday 11th June 2022
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twing said:
Don't really understand this unless they're dead set on a really particular spec/colour. Should be able to get L1/L2 Limiteds within a few months tops now. He should speak to someone else who can be bothered to keep looking for a physical unit
He's a self employed courier, who also subs himself out to a few companies.

So colour could be important (I know some companies insist on certain colours, even for contractors) not sure about spec, will pass your comment on to him.

Auto810graphy

1,611 posts

120 months

Saturday 11th June 2022
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timbo999 said:
No disrespect intended, but why would you wait for a new Tiguan when there are 84 new ones on Autotrader, most sat in showrooms or with short delivery times?
I am sure if you rang every dealer with one advertised you will find they are not real or they will be full retail price and not eligible for PCP etc.

Auto810graphy

1,611 posts

120 months

Saturday 11th June 2022
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twing said:
Don't really understand this unless they're dead set on a really particular spec/colour. Should be able to get L1/L2 Limiteds within a few months tops now. He should speak to someone else who can be bothered to keep looking for a physical unit
Ford are only selling available pipeline commercial stock to new customers. They will not currently let any business with existing fleet terms buy unless it has been factory ordered by them even if they want to pay the advertised price.

twing

5,757 posts

159 months

Saturday 11th June 2022
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Auto810graphy said:
Ford are only selling available pipeline commercial stock to new customers. They will not currently let any business with existing fleet terms buy unless it has been factory ordered by them even if they want to pay the advertised price.
Unlikely to have terms though, I'm finally getting offered new Customs but always a batch of the same colour/spec

timbo999

1,534 posts

283 months

Saturday 11th June 2022
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Auto810graphy said:
timbo999 said:
No disrespect intended, but why would you wait for a new Tiguan when there are 84 new ones on Autotrader, most sat in showrooms or with short delivery times?
I am sure if you rang every dealer with one advertised you will find they are not real or they will be full retail price and not eligible for PCP etc.
Really? None of these are 'real' cars? Even though there are pictures of them sat at dealers?

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search?postcode=u...

If you look at the first one, the discount offered is in fact a PCP deposit contribution, so clearly eligible for PCP.

Unless of course all those dealers are lying...

Edited by timbo999 on Saturday 11th June 15:01


Edited by timbo999 on Saturday 11th June 15:01

paradigital

1,095 posts

180 months

Saturday 11th June 2022
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I ordered my Model 3 Performance early January and picked it up March 17th. You can’t do that now though, just a few months has made a massive difference to lead times.

twing

5,757 posts

159 months

Saturday 11th June 2022
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Auto810graphy said:
I am sure if you rang every dealer with one advertised you will find they are not real or they will be full retail price and not eligible for PCP etc.
Obviously I can't mention where I work on here but on any given day I'll have new available, below list. Not on PCP admittedly as I'm not a main dealer

pills

1,822 posts

265 months

Saturday 11th June 2022
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New Volvo XC40 ordered, 12 months lead time.

Mark V GTD

3,132 posts

152 months

Saturday 11th June 2022
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timbo999 said:
No disrespect intended, but why would you wait for a new Tiguan when there are 84 new ones on Autotrader, most sat in showrooms or with short delivery times?
No offence taken sir!

At the time (last summer) I was certainly aware that delivery times were extending and I wanted the car for 1st week March this year to replace the outgoing Arteon lease.

The deal offered was 10% off list plus £1,750 finance company contribution which amounted to a substantial discount. With the intervening VW price rises (three since then) its even more substantial.

I was not too bothered about colour but wanted a couple of specific options on an R-Line (or rather the wife did!).

I had not appreciated there are are that many new Tiguans sitting at dealers so that's very interesting. Price wise I see that most of them are being offered with a nominal £500 off or if its a larger discount its subject to finance being taken so that amounts to the finance company's contribution only of £1200 to £1500 (ie; no discount).

So my deal for an R-Line DSG with options is costing around the same as the base model manual cars with no options in that list of 83 which makes me very happy.

On the other hand I don't have the car yet!