March/April/May GTI Orders - Assigned a build week yet?

[ricksterrr]

Was told from my dealership that the car has been booked in for production in build week 6 so it's looking more likely that I'll be receiving delivery in late March/April.

For those that placed a custom spec order within the first week of the Aus launch, did you get a similar build week?

This wait is agonising....

[Maverick]

At least it'll be a 2010 build!

It's the last few weeks of the wait that's the worse and the tracking it on the ship only adds to it.

[niulf]

I haven't heard anything yet. Order was made around 2 weeks ago.

[AdamD]

I ordered my GTI 5-door 3 weeks ago (the day of launch), but last I checked (about a week ago) they were still up to build week 52 of an '09 build, so the dealer hadn't locked in my order yet (I had explicitly requested a 2010 build date). I've been told to expect delivery around April.

[backdoc]

At least it'll be a 2010 build!

It's the last few weeks of the wait that's the worse and the tracking it on the ship only adds to it.

Excuse my ignorance, but unless the car is complianced and registered in 2009, the car will be a 2010 Golf GTI, even if the build was November or December 2009. It's not like the car is going to change spec so is it just people being a bit pedantic? The cars valuation will be based of the compliance date in Australia so it will be a genuine 2010 car. No?

[Corey_R]

Excuse my ignorance, but unless the car is complianced and registered in 2009, the car will be a 2010 Golf GTI, even if the build was November or December 2009. It's not like the car is going to change spec so is it just people being a bit pedantic? The cars valuation will be based of the compliance date in Australia so it will be a genuine 2010 car. No?

'MY' or 'Model Year' does not go on calendar year. I'm not sure but I believe that the first batch of MK6 GTI's are MY09 whereas the people who order the cars now, will get MY10 cars. I'm not actually sure if there is a differences between MY09 and MY10 GTI's, apart from the fact that Xenon lights are available on the MY10.

But yeah - it's not just people being pedantic - the model year affects the resale as much as the compliance year.

[gregozedobe]

But yeah - it's not just people being pedantic - the model year affects the resale as much as the compliance year.

When looking at future s'hand values for Mk 6 Golfs (2009 build vs 2010 build cars) I'd go so far as saying the build year will be more important than either MY or compliance date. When dealers are valuing secondhand cars the build date is the important thing, much more so than the other two (and both will be MY2010 cars anyway).

Of course if you keep your vehicles for 10 years or more like I tend to it doesn't really matter, but if you change every year or two it is worth waiting a bit and make sure you get a 2010 build car (and specify that in your sales contract).

[backdoc]

When looking at future s'hand values for Mk 6 Golfs (2009 build vs 2010 build cars) I'd go so far as saying the build year will be more important than either MY or compliance date. When dealers are valuing secondhand cars the build date is the important thing, much more so than the other two (and both will be MY2010 cars anyway).

Of course if you keep your vehicles for 10 years or more like I tend to it doesn't really matter, but if you change every year or two it is worth waiting a bit and make sure you get a 2010 build car (and specify that in your sales contract).

Well that is conflicting because I spoke to a local dealer and they said the compliance plate and model year (i.e. MY10, even though built late 09) was the determining factor and that private market people using the "build date" line were only trying to use that as a negotiating tool to get the price down.

[Corey_R]

Yeah - exactly. 'MY' determines the specs and features of the car. Sometimes there are significant updates like when the RNS510 came in etc. Compliance date is when it was released from the holding pen and is ready to be sent to a dealer or sold etc.

[NickZ]

Well that is conflicting because I spoke to a local dealer and they said the compliance plate and model year (i.e. MY10, even though built late 09) was the determining factor and that private market people using the "build date" line were only trying to use that as a negotiating tool to get the price down.

Go to that same sales person when you trade in your car, and I will bet my left nut he will use the build date to value your car. I had a sales person, when he tried to sell me a car (in 2007), tell me first that having an 07 build was advantageous for resale values (to drive up the price in the negotiations). Then when he had an 06 build 07 compliance available, he changed his story saying that the build date is irrelevant!!!!!

Point is, unless there is a significant spec change in the MY model, the build and compliance date are just as important as the MY. But I would say it is only of real importance if you trade in your car every 2-3 years - after that, two many other variables will come into play such as kms, condition, etc.