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MrTomOates wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 5:40 pm

SRGTD wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 5:27 pm

MrTomOates wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 5:09 pm Today I've travelled 2 hours 30 mins to the VW dealership where I've ordered the GTI+ to part-exchange my old existing car. It cannot be long now before the ship containing my car hits Germany and before I know it, it's almost time to pick it up again at the expense of another 2hr 30min drive... worth it though!

Tom, if your car is on Glovis Century, it’s next port of destination is Dakar in Senegal. It was scheduled to arrive there earlier today, but according to myshiptracking.com, Glovis Century is currently just south east of Dakar;

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You’re probably looking at 2-3 weeks from Dakar to Emden, and then however long it takes for your car to be loaded onto a vessel for shipping to the UK.

Oooo that's nice! Haven't had a look at that for a while, how long usually does it take from Germany to Nuneaton?

My dealer said last week that it's currently 3 weeks in Emden and then another 1-2 weeks once in the UK until handover depending on journey length and car transporter availability

I had a call from my dealer yesterday to book in collection of my new car, which is planned for Sept 1st at midday! Counting down the weeks... days now!

MrTomOates wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 5:09 pm Today I've travelled 2 hours 30 mins to the VW dealership where I've ordered the GTI+ to part-exchange my old existing car. It cannot be long now before the ship containing my car hits Germany and before I know it, it's almost time to pick it up again at the expense of another 2hr 30min drive... worth it though!

They've taken it off you before car delivery? For me, they said they'll settle any existing bill and let me drive around in my current car until I get the keys for the new car.

Any reason why they made you do the part ex at a different time to picking up the new one? I’ve always done the handover on the same day.

My existing car was on a PCP contract. The final payment was due on the 7th of September. The insurance was running out on the 7th of August and that meant that I didn't really want the additional costs of insurance for a month. Therefore, we came to the agreement that I would part-exchange the car and have the finance settled before I picked up my new car. It was a nightmare because my finance company weren't willing to have an extension until a received my new car.

Mines arrived at the dealer. No stage 7 text yet. Anyone else make the boat last week?

lancslad1985 wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 3:03 pm Mines arrived at the dealer. No stage 7 text yet. Anyone else make the boat last week?

No way!
How on earth did you manage to track the lorry down!

I'm asking for a friend of course

Stage 5c SMS this morning... I'll be stalking lorries and driving by the dealership within a week at this rate then..
Still no change of delivery date though, as waiting until Sept for obvious reasons.

MrTomOates wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 3:17 pm

lancslad1985 wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 3:03 pm Mines arrived at the dealer. No stage 7 text yet. Anyone else make the boat last week?

No way!
How on earth did you manage to track the lorry down!

I'm asking for a friend of course

My friendly dealer sent it to me to say it’s here. I haven’t gotten to the point of tracking lorries....yet

Just received notification 6 how long does it take to get to the dealers from the uk port and then how long till I can collect thanks.

Magpie-01 wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:55 am Just received notification 6 how long does it take to get to the dealers from the uk port and then how long till I can collect thanks.

My stage 6 'Arrived in the UK' was on 5th March 2020, stage 7 'Arrived at Dealer' was on 11th March 2020, and I picked it up on 13th March 2020.

Magpie-01 wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:55 am Just received notification 6 how long does it take to get to the dealers from the uk port and then how long till I can collect thanks.

I’ve not had my stage 6 notification yet however my dealer says my car is at Sheerness UK port. (Was meant to collect yesterday but it wasn’t my car that had been delivered to the dealer).

jackwhittle760 wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:41 am

Magpie-01 wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:55 am Just received notification 6 how long does it take to get to the dealers from the uk port and then how long till I can collect thanks.

I’ve not had my stage 6 notification yet however my dealer says my car is at Sheerness UK port. (Was meant to collect yesterday but it wasn’t my car that had been delivered to the dealer).

If yiu're buying it to keep rather than PCPing to chop in later, I'd wait for the new plate now - it'll be worth £1000-1500 more in private sale down the line on a 70 plate rather than a 20 plate.

monkeyhanger wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 1:35 pm

jackwhittle760 wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:41 am

Magpie-01 wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:55 am Just received notification 6 how long does it take to get to the dealers from the uk port and then how long till I can collect thanks.

I’ve not had my stage 6 notification yet however my dealer says my car is at Sheerness UK port. (Was meant to collect yesterday but it wasn’t my car that had been delivered to the dealer).

If yiu're buying it to keep rather than PCPing to chop in later, I'd wait for the new plate now - it'll be worth £1000-1500 more in private sale down the line on a 70 plate rather than a 20 plate.

Good advice - hold on for 70 plate and it keeps it new look for 6 further months, get a 20 and it's old in a matter of days.

What is the earliest I can collect my car for a 70 plate cheers in advance

Magpie-01 wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 5:52 pm What is the earliest I can collect my car for a 70 plate cheers in advance

1st September.