Quote Originally Posted by Glennb View Post
I had a good long chat to the dealer and DP about this as i was prepared to alter my spec to get one of the allocated build spots, but they ended up showing me enough information to convince me it wasn't going to make much difference. Basically, i saw the list of R cars that the dealer has ordered (showroom stock cars, and pre-ordered ones) and they sort of sit in a dealer pool at VW Germany, until the build spots become available (or they have enough Aus spec cars to justify putting through a lot in one go). When a car gets a name against it (ie, sold), then it "can" progress more quickly but its all in the hands of ze crazy germans.
Interesting stuff. The differing info on the whole order/production/delivery process baffles me. Would love to know which info was accurate and which was fantasy. (PS: Not taking a swipe at Glenn)

In other news, I had an interesting conversation regarding corporate pricing today. They're laughable if true compared to what was offered on the R32. But the example I was given for the Polo spec in my sig worked out to less than 2% off the RRP! So fair to say, the old school negotiations will have to be done as corp+ pricing is a joke.