Our 4 options for traveling with 'a california'.

[2into1]

If your Coast is still coming at the price you originally ordered it, you'd surely be walking away from a huge instant profit when it finally arrives, as obviously you'll keep your T4!

 

[calibusje]

If your Coast is still coming at the price you originally ordered it, you'd surely be walking away from a huge instant profit when it finally arrives, as obviously you'll keep your T4!

Indeed, you can hardly imagine how much the price difference is when I last looked at it (somewhere November 2021): same options and discount. It was already 8,000 euros more in November. Anyway: I don't know if the price from August 2020 will be the same at delivery (already asked the dealer and the importer and got no answer; they refer to each other) and if I choose to keep waiting for the ordered coast, I would really prefer that but may I add: it's not my intentions to sell it directly. We wanted a new one to enjoy it for many years to come.
Maybe I keep my T4 westfalia, I would want to do that: emotionally I can't part with it and realistically I can't because it is still our faithful travel companion.

 

[Multi1100]

Indeed, you can hardly imagine how much the price difference is when I last looked at it (somewhere November 2021): same options and discount. It was already 8,000 euros more in November. Anyway: I don't know if the price from August 2020 will be the same at delivery (already asked the dealer and the importer and got no answer; they refer to each other) and if I choose to keep waiting for the ordered coast, I would really prefer that but may I add: it's not my intentions to sell it directly. We wanted a new one to enjoy it for many years to come.
Maybe I keep my T4 westfalia, I would want to do that: emotionally I can't part with it and realistically I can't because it is still our faithful travel companion.

Hmm, I would think the signed order is a contract..so I would not expect a higher price on delivery, or is that a possibility in the "small letters" on the order you signed?

 

[calibusje]

Hmm, I would think the signed order is a contract..so I would not expect a higher price on delivery, or is that a possibility in the "small letters" on the order you signed?

honestly, I don't know. Actually, I don't read fine print. I haven't heard about these practices with us yet, but apparently it happens in the UK; hence the question that I then asked the importer in Belgium and our dealer. Maybe they don't know anything.

 

[Anthony1]

Thanks for your reaction. I also think that the diesel is not out yet; that is why I also chose the latest California with the most recent / latest emission standard. I will also be using it for commuting to work.
We got a cherry red one delivered (very nice). No discount was offered, a shiny black radiator grille and some black pieces instead of plastic chrome I could get. And of course the california for our summer holiday (we do have a T4 westfalia but it was nice to taste what a modern one is like.)
Oh yes, we ordered ascot grey. Well thought out and after seeing a pair in that colour at our dealer.

I would love a red one.

 

[calibusje]

I would love a red one.

Wel, it was a nice one.
With the shiny black parts he was willing to give for nothing as compensation, this is what he would have looked like (picture of the dealer's own ocean).

 

[Mehdime]

Wel, it was a nice one.

So the dealer wasn’t willing to cover the cost of having it painted in the right colour? Out of all the mistakes that can be made, I would have thought the wrong color would have been one of the easiest one to fix. Sucks having to wait for another 1-2 years because of that.

 

[calibusje]

So the dealer wasn’t willing to cover the cost of having it painted in the right colour? Out of all the mistakes that can be made, I would have thought the wrong color would have been one of the easiest one to fix. Sucks having to wait for another 1-2 years because of that.

yes, the ultra long waiting time now has its reasons and is certainly annoying at times, but I would not have wanted to have the red sprayed over (and have not suggested them either nor did they).

 

[66tim99]

thanks for the explanation. We chose the colour because it looks retro to me. A new california in a solid old colour is what I wanted. The colour reminds me of the company cars my father used to drive, they were all kinds of Volkswagen and all in a kind of light mouse grey. So for me it is also a bit of nostalgia, ascot grey. That is why the cherry red that was delivered at the time was quite far from it, although it was very beautiful.
I had already seen a few vans and a cali beach in 2020 and under different lighting conditions: sun, rain, cloudy, under artificial light in the showroom and thought - although it is a flat colour - that it is also very special because of the shades it can have: from a fairly grey to almost white even. I like to see it.
I personally think all available colours are good for a Cali. When we got the courtesy vehicle, it was in Mojave beige and I wasn't a fan of that colour before. But it also has shades according to the light and is very beautiful. I have become a fan.

Yes, I agree it can look pale grey and close to white, but also a sandy/linen/buff/cream too in certain conditions. If you look at my avatar photo (taken in the evening light) against the grey text box you might see what I mean. On grey days and in the evening it can look darker grey than expected.
Several shades according to the light, that keep it interesting.
Looks fantastic polished up/ceramic coated, but doesn't show the dirt particularly either.
And it's free!

 

[calibusje]

Yes, I agree it can look pale grey and close to white, but also a sandy/linen/buff/cream too in certain conditions. If you look at my avatar photo (taken in the evening light) against the grey text box you might see what I mean. On grey days and in the evening it can look darker grey than expected.
Several shades according to the light, that keep it interesting.
Looks fantastic polished up/ceramic coated, but doesn't show the dirt particularly either.
And it's free!

Yes, indeed, that’s why I chose it. Saw it several times before I decided. Now there is someone with a transporter van in ascot grey not far from where I live and so I see it almost every day… makes the wait a little more difficult