17 weeks for factory order?!!

Tdi Scout · 10-04-2008, 13:10

Dealer phoned this morning. Wife wants a Scout with a few extras - panoramic sunroof being one of them. You would not think this to be an unreasonable optional extra (seeing as the Scout in the brochure has one!!) - dealer could not find 1 in the country, and said 17 week factory order!!!???

Is he having me on or what? (of course tried to point me in direction of an ex demo Roomster 3 which is nothing like what the Mrs is after!) 10-12 week order I might expect - but 17 weeks?? No disrespect to Skoda - but it isn't like I am ordering a GT3 Porsche in Lime green with naked ladies on the bonnet!

Anyone else been quoted ridiculous order times?

Decron · 10-04-2008, 13:41

That seems a little excessive. Mine took 13.

woodenspatulas · 10-04-2008, 14:28

12 weeks is the normal build time imoa. but recently i have seen that octavias have gone back further and further and some are going to build 15 weeks after order.

havent checked the scout roo, but it could be the same. i heard there was a production hiccup recently, but i cant for the life of me find the info on it. so quite possibly he wasnt pulling your leg im afraid!

Dmac1969 · 10-04-2008, 18:30

Which factory builds the Roomi, Vlarchabi , Mlada Boleslav or somewhere else?

OctaviaT81 · 10-04-2008, 21:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dmac1969

Which factory builds the Roomi, Vlarchabi , Mlada Boleslav or somewhere else?

Kvasiny, I think.

Shooter · 10-04-2008, 21:27

Ordered my Octavia scout in early march and was told April / May delivery. I went for xenons, sat nav, and leather as main options.

17 weeks does seem a long time though. Perhaps its the naked ladies taking the time to procure.

Tdi Scout · 10-04-2008, 22:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shooter

Ordered my Octavia scout in early march and was told April / May delivery. I went for xenons, sat nav, and leather as main options.

17 weeks does seem a long time though. Perhaps its the naked ladies taking the time to procure.

Damn those buxom wenches!

**VRStu** · 10-04-2008, 23:44

It could be that it goes over a holiday shutdown period.

Allams Skoda · 11-04-2008, 08:38

Maybe he meant it will start production in week 17. Why don't you phone the dealer and confirm?

Tdi Scout · 11-04-2008, 14:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesRothwell

Maybe he meant it will start production in week 17. Why don't you phone the dealer and confirm?

Nah, mate. Definately 17 week delivery time - he banged on about it for ages!

g6zru · 11-04-2008, 16:32

My Scout with panoramic roof, maxidot and climatronic was ordered 30th Dec arrived 7th March. Very happy with it after 900 miles.

Fred

Trevorminor · 12-04-2008, 17:35

I guess the dealer may be covering his back. My wife was in a similar situation a few weeks ago and our local dealer would not commit to a new build date until he had a firm order with deposit.

He said that the build may be as little as a month but could be upto three or four months.

We also wanted a 1.9tdi Scout with the panoramic roof and were told by the dealer that we would not find an ex demo anywhere in the country.

However I looked at Skodas own website over the course of the next few days and found one at a dealer within a couple of hours drive. Phoned him, sorted out the part ex of her old Fabia and arranged for collection a couple of weeks later.

Now had the car a fortnight and love it. The best bit is that we saved enough cash to buy half a new kitchen for a car that was less than 3 months old and less than 3K miles. Not an '08' but a personal plate hides that.

The Skoda website is a touch slow and needs patience. Ours was not described as having the roof but the pictures clearly showed it and this was quickly confirmed on the phone. Just taken a look and there is a silver Scoutster 1.9 at Dartford - hope that helps.

10-04-2008, 13:10	#1
Tdi Scout Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	17 weeks for factory order?!! Dealer phoned this morning. Wife wants a Scout with a few extras - panoramic sunroof being one of them. You would not think this to be an unreasonable optional extra (seeing as the Scout in the brochure has one!!) - dealer could not find 1 in the country, and said 17 week factory order!!!??? Is he having me on or what? (of course tried to point me in direction of an ex demo Roomster 3 which is nothing like what the Mrs is after!) 10-12 week order I might expect - but 17 weeks?? No disrespect to Skoda - but it isn't like I am ordering a GT3 Porsche in Lime green with naked ladies on the bonnet! Anyone else been quoted ridiculous order times?

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Shooter Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bristol, Somersset Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 17 weeks for factory order?!! Ordered my Octavia scout in early march and was told April / May delivery. I went for xenons, sat nav, and leather as main options. 17 weeks does seem a long time though. Perhaps its the naked ladies taking the time to procure.

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VRStu Briskoda Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hampshire Posts: 20,433 Thanks: 114 Thanked 925 Times in 830 Posts	Re: 17 weeks for factory order?!! It could be that it goes over a holiday shutdown period. __________________ Stu - Freedom Pimp Stu's Websites - http://www.fabia-vrs.com & http://www.octavia-vrs.com Stu's Car - Hmm, Have a guess...... SWMBO's Car - 2008 Seat LEON TDi Stylance, Black Magic, Sports Pack, Rear Parking Sensors. Something for Weekend - A Patio

11-04-2008, 08:38	#9
Allams Skoda James Rothwell Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Epsom, Surrey Posts: 601 Thanks: 17 Thanked 31 Times in 21 Posts	Re: 17 weeks for factory order?!! Maybe he meant it will start production in week 17. Why don't you phone the dealer and confirm?

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g6zru Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Henfield Posts: 33 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 17 weeks for factory order?!! My Scout with panoramic roof, maxidot and climatronic was ordered 30th Dec arrived 7th March. Very happy with it after 900 miles. Fred

12-04-2008, 17:35	#12
Trevorminor Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Essex Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 17 weeks for factory order?!! I guess the dealer may be covering his back. My wife was in a similar situation a few weeks ago and our local dealer would not commit to a new build date until he had a firm order with deposit. He said that the build may be as little as a month but could be upto three or four months. We also wanted a 1.9tdi Scout with the panoramic roof and were told by the dealer that we would not find an ex demo anywhere in the country. However I looked at Skodas own website over the course of the next few days and found one at a dealer within a couple of hours drive. Phoned him, sorted out the part ex of her old Fabia and arranged for collection a couple of weeks later. Now had the car a fortnight and love it. The best bit is that we saved enough cash to buy half a new kitchen for a car that was less than 3 months old and less than 3K miles. Not an '08' but a personal plate hides that. The Skoda website is a touch slow and needs patience. Ours was not described as having the roof but the pictures clearly showed it and this was quickly confirmed on the phone. Just taken a look and there is a silver Scoutster 1.9 at Dartford - hope that helps.

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