No I can't beat it.
When I was looking for a van in august I was offered a Fontana Red, T32 Kombi DSG with a discount, it was a cancelled order.
They took a grand off me and emailed me some paperwork.
When I have spoken to the dealer he has been careful to avoid promising anything. But there are always reasons quoted for the delay. Fire in silicon chip factory, covid, air bag harnesses coming from Ukraine etc. I have no reason to doubt any of this but I know people are receiving California’s in less than a year so this is the bit I cannot understand. A California requires a lot more bits and pieces than a Kombi van.
You will still beat me if it turns up!
I did all the ordering via email and over the phone. My view is that they don’t get their profit until they hand it over to me so it is in their interest to get it delivered to me as soon as possible so they should be as keen as me to get hold of it.
Yeah but, there is only so many vehicles they can produce at the moment because of the delays you mentioned and multiple customers who have made orders. They might not get paid till they deliver, but if they can only deliver so many then they can only get paid for that amount they have available to deliver. Meaning they have to prioritise who they deliver too. And those who annoy them and make the biggest noise about the delay will get priority......to shut them up.
