New T6.1 order delays

[PhilR]

Went down to Eurovans and picked up our Ocean on Monday and drove it back to the north... great ride back, taking it to North Yorks for bank holiday weekend.. kids over excited.. :-/

Here she is parking in Warrington Bank Quay at 5am on tuesday morning!

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Great stuff! Looks lovely. We ordered from EV too in October ‘21. Not many updates but whenever I’ve contacted Ben he’s been very good. How did you find them overall?

 

[VWTWIGGY]

Great news. I thought they come from Emden though. Maybe I need to broaden my ship watch…

So did I but he said it was sunning it in Zeebrugge docks.

 

[cheshireben]

Great stuff! Looks lovely. We ordered from EV too in October ‘21. Not many updates but whenever I’ve contacted Ben he’s been very good. How did you find them overall?

We had David - early days great, then we did have a fallow period of contact (where there was nothing to say!) we got updated with proposed build weeks and then once it was in production it was bloody quick. We could have picked up a couple of weeks earlier but were on a holiday (booked because the cali wasnt going to be ready!) they did say its been quiet and thats helping flush through the backlog so shouldnt be too long for an october now! (its a long old slog round the M25 and back up north so go and stay down the night before in crawley and collect the next day IMO)

 

[PhilR]

We had David - early days great, then we did have a fallow period of contact (where there was nothing to say!) we got updated with proposed build weeks and then once it was in production it was bloody quick. We could have picked up a couple of weeks earlier but were on a holiday (booked because the cali wasnt going to be ready!) they did say its been quiet and thats helping flush through the backlog so shouldnt be too long for an october now! (its a long old slog round the M25 and back up north so go and stay down the night before in crawley and collect the next day IMO)

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Thanks Ben. Great tip about staying over. I was even thinking of staying over the night before and the next night. Just in case there’s any immediate issues, because as you say it’s a long (horrible) drive even from here (Tamworth).
Yes it’s been one heck of a wait - we originally ordered in September 2020 (but that’s another story!), so we’ve had plenty of time to get excited. Enjoy your van and do post more pics
Great photo too - they look well happy!!!

 

[Californication69]

Thanks Ben. Great tip about staying over. I was even thinking of staying over the night before and the next night. Just in case there’s any immediate issues, because as you say it’s a long (horrible) drive even from here (Tamworth).
Yes it’s been one heck of a wait - we originally ordered in September 2020 (but that’s another story!), so we’ve had plenty of time to get excited. Enjoy your van and do post more pics
Great photo too - they look well happy!!!

Phil, did you order, then cancel. Then order again ?
I have just done the same

 

[Nate73]

Phil, did you order, then cancel. Then order again ?
I have just done the same

Welcome to the club

 

[PhilR]

Phil, did you order, then cancel. Then order again ?
I have just done the same

Yep!!!

Ordering once again after cancelling in January

Hi all, For those that remember me on here this time last year, I told you I change my mind a lot! We ordered our Ocean back in September 2020, but got disillusioned with the whole build date fiasco and eventually pulled the plug on the whole thing. We bought an estate car to replace our...

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[PhilR]

You’ve got to be 100% sure mate

 

[Californication69]

Yep!!!

Ordering once again after cancelling in January

Hi all, For those that remember me on here this time last year, I told you I change my mind a lot! We ordered our Ocean back in September 2020, but got disillusioned with the whole build date fiasco and eventually pulled the plug on the whole thing. We bought an estate car to replace our...

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Lol, when you collecting ?

 

[markheathcote]

Oooo, just heard our new van Hunter is in Build... 4motion... any recent experiences on timelines from build? I am concerned that it will close to the wire for end of September price protection (I ordered Oct 21) but will get into a massive row if I have to.

Our new wheels on Betty Boo (current van) will be moved across to Hunter - We will say goodbye to Betty Boo, though I am expecting Matt from SMG to owe me money on the 2021 Betty Boo trade in as 2nd hand prices remain so high... I can but hope. Bilbos have also expressed an interest in making an offer.

If you want BFG tires look but don't want to lose 7mpg... check these out as a compromise..

 

[PhilR]

Lol, when you collecting ?

Er, not sure, sometime in 2023 or 2024 probably lol.
No update/build date as yet sadly. Bought VW72 OCN in readiness/hope!

 

[Californication69]

You’ve got to be 100% sure mate

Isn’t it. I’ve ran a velar for 18months and it’s bored the sh11 out of me. Hoping to have a 2 month wait for the 4M

 

[PhilR]

Isn’t it. I’ve ran a velar for 18months and it’s bored the sh11 out of me. Hoping to have a 2 month wait for the 4M

Like the look of them but they are pricey for a big car with no fridge, bed and cooker

Will keep an eye on your wait, we may be collecting at similar times.

 

[PhilR]

Oooo, just heard our new van Hunter is in Build... 4motion... any recent experiences on timelines from build? I am concerned that it will close to the wire for end of September price protection (I ordered Oct 21) but will get into a massive row if I have to.

Our new wheels on Betty Boo (current van) will be moved across to Hunter - We will say goodbye to Betty Boo, though I am expecting Matt from SMG to owe me money on the 2021 Betty Boo trade in as 2nd hand prices remain so high... I can but hope. Bilbos have also expressed an interest in making an offer.

If you want BFG tires look but don't want to lose 7mpg... check these out as a compromise..

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Hi Mark, nice video, very down to earth and non-pretentious. I’ll be subscribing mate

 

[jonny_and_lou]

Oooo, just heard our new van Hunter is in Build... 4motion... any recent experiences on timelines from build? I am concerned that it will close to the wire for end of September price protection (I ordered Oct 21) but will get into a massive row if I have to.

Our new wheels on Betty Boo (current van) will be moved across to Hunter - We will say goodbye to Betty Boo, though I am expecting Matt from SMG to owe me money on the 2021 Betty Boo trade in as 2nd hand prices remain so high... I can but hope. Bilbos have also expressed an interest in making an offer.

If you want BFG tires look but don't want to lose 7mpg... check these out as a compromise..

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Ours was a week 25 build and arrived at the dealer….. today! Exactly one year since I ordered.

 

[Californication69]

Like the look of them but they are pricey for a big car with no fridge, bed and cooker

Will keep an eye on your wait, we may be collecting at similar times.

It’s like a reverse tardis. Massive on the outside, tiny inside !

That would be a good meet up !

 

[PhilR]

Deffo! Where have you ordered from?

Ps. We’re calling our van Buzz (lightyear)

It’s like a reverse tardis. Massive on the outside, tiny inside !

That would be a good meet up !

 

[Californication69]

Eurovans. Can you pick me up on the way down lol !
That’s my name for the Buzz too, Snap.

 

[PhilR]

Eurovans. Can you pick me up on the way down lol !
That’s my name for the Buzz too, Snap.

Excellent!!! We’ll keep in touch

 

[The Broomwagon]

Oooo, just heard our new van Hunter is in Build... 4motion... any recent experiences on timelines from build? I am concerned that it will close to the wire for end of September price protection (I ordered Oct 21) but will get into a massive row if I have to.

Our new wheels on Betty Boo (current van) will be moved across to Hunter - We will say goodbye to Betty Boo, though I am expecting Matt from SMG to owe me money on the 2021 Betty Boo trade in as 2nd hand prices remain so high... I can but hope. Bilbos have also expressed an interest in making an offer.

If you want BFG tires look but don't want to lose 7mpg... check these out as a compromise..

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Ours was build week 28 (ordered early October 2021) and we were informed last week that it was on its way to Emden. We have never been told anything formally or verbally about price protection expiring so it would be ballsy of the dealer to drop a price increase on pick up day!

 

[tonymabeytony]

Think the factory has woken up after the break… my dealer gave me an update, ordered 1 Mar 22, expected build week 37. Getting closer.

 

[couplands]

Ours was build week 28 (ordered early October 2021) and we were informed last week that it was on its way to Emden. We have never been told anything formally or verbally about price protection expiring so it would be ballsy of the dealer to drop a price increase on pick up day!

I’ve not had any communication from the dealer about the price, my expectation is to pay what we agreed at time of order. But who knows…!

 

[Dell]

I’ve not had any communication from the dealer about the price, my expectation is to pay what we agreed at time of order. But who knows…!

When I ordered mine after specing it. I signed and paid deposite and the price was fixed regardless of being delayed on three occasions with covid closures chips shortages and war making my order delayed by more than 20 months. Price still the same.

 

[Begize]

I’ve not had any communication from the dealer about the price, my expectation is to pay what we agreed at time of order. But who knows…!

Likewise but will see once I get the invoice. Also waiting on a price for extending the warranty, dealer did offer an extra two years for £399+VAT which sounds reasonable.

However seemed confused when I pointed out I should be getting the 4 year deal (which was included at time of purchase) and asked if that meant it became 6 years.

 

[PhilR]

When I ordered mine after specing it. I signed and paid deposite and the price was fixed regardless of being delayed on three occasions with covid closures chips shortages and war making my order delayed by more than 20 months. Price still the same.

There’s been quite a lot of discussion about this but it’s difficult to trawl through this thread now! Basically VW paperwork states that prices can alter (up or down) after ordering, so as far as I can see it is down to your dealer whether they are decent about it or not! I will certainly be very unhappy if they try and pass on any increase considering the wait has not been my fault. However, in theory they could just insist and if I don’t like it I get my deposit back and they sell the van (easily) to someone else. My dealer has been decent so far and no mention of any price increase so I’m quite hopeful.