Re: Delivery timescales
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2022 10:34 am
Hi all - I've been contemplating ordering a Q4 for some time. Spoke to the dealer last week, and current estimates are 12-24 months lead time.
At this point I wonder if Audi should do what Volvo have done and just stop taking orders for new EVs.
I was told that my deposit (£2000) may not be refundable as they need to see a sign of commitment from me, lol (I suspect this is dealer specific).
What I wanted to know was: if there is a new MY between the time I order and the build date, do I get automatically upgraded?
But more importantly for me: if certain optional features are available again by the time build starts, can I add them without losing my place in queue?
Specifically, I'd like the sunroof. Every other alternative at this level still has one. And you could get one up until the Vorpsrung model was withdrawn on 04/07/22.
I queried AudiUK about it, as you can order the sunroof as an extra in other European countries e.g. go to Audi website in France, Spain, Germany, Italy - you can spec a sunroof today (plus there are other things you can spec that we in the UK can't, such as headlights, separate from the model level).
All I really wanted to know was:
1) Why can other countries still spec the sunroof, but the UK can't? If it is due to a parts shortage, surely that would affect all countries? (I'm guessing it's more to do with demand and which factory the UK cars are built at)
2) If the parts problem eases before my car starts production, can I add the sunroof then without losing my place in the queue?
All AudiUK would tell me is that it's a factory decision.
I did wonder about seeing if I could ask someone at the factory.
At this point I wonder if Audi should do what Volvo have done and just stop taking orders for new EVs.
I was told that my deposit (£2000) may not be refundable as they need to see a sign of commitment from me, lol (I suspect this is dealer specific).
What I wanted to know was: if there is a new MY between the time I order and the build date, do I get automatically upgraded?
But more importantly for me: if certain optional features are available again by the time build starts, can I add them without losing my place in queue?
Specifically, I'd like the sunroof. Every other alternative at this level still has one. And you could get one up until the Vorpsrung model was withdrawn on 04/07/22.
I queried AudiUK about it, as you can order the sunroof as an extra in other European countries e.g. go to Audi website in France, Spain, Germany, Italy - you can spec a sunroof today (plus there are other things you can spec that we in the UK can't, such as headlights, separate from the model level).
All I really wanted to know was:
1) Why can other countries still spec the sunroof, but the UK can't? If it is due to a parts shortage, surely that would affect all countries? (I'm guessing it's more to do with demand and which factory the UK cars are built at)
2) If the parts problem eases before my car starts production, can I add the sunroof then without losing my place in the queue?
All AudiUK would tell me is that it's a factory decision.
I did wonder about seeing if I could ask someone at the factory.