Stop Sale?
05-18-2014, 04:12 PM
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05-18-2014, 06:10 PM
#4848
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25 Engines per day means just 16 days to build all 400. Even if they shut the factory down on weekends (do they?), that's just 3 weeks. 6 weeks if you count weekends off and equal distributing around the world. It seems there is a lot more than 6 weeks between the first shipments to Europe and many of the people here in the US.
05-18-2014, 06:21 PM
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25 Engines per day means just 16 days to build all 400. Even if they shut the factory down on weekends (do they?), that's just 3 weeks. 6 weeks if you count weekends off and equal distributing around the world. It seems there is a lot more than 6 weeks between the first shipments to Europe and many of the people here in the US.
05-19-2014, 03:51 PM
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I just got the call from PCNA re my engine swap. I suspect that they have a bunch of lower eschelon people making the calls. He didn't know what Brumos was, asked if I meant "Brunos." Anyway, I am assigned week 28, July 7-13 for engine arrival. "Conservatively" it should be back in my hands 3 to 4 weeks later. So... still 2.5 months before it is back in action. Next call will be 2 weeks prior to pickup to finalize pickup arrangements to go to Atlanta. Interesting that they are requesting both keys - related to software reprogramming I assume?
05-19-2014, 08:23 PM
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has anyone received a call that had their car's production ceased on the assembly line? Will our cars sit in Germany until every engine is swapped on the state-side cars?
05-19-2014, 10:24 PM
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Jimmy D. Just had a call today with two high senior executives at PNA on the exact topic. Cars that were on the assembly line at the stop sale all have defective engines. All will be the very last to get the new engines. The plan is for those cars the engine swap will occur at the factory. The expected delivery of those cars for the US is October or November. All they could say was they were the last produced and last to get engines. I asked will mine come with snow tires? They laughed.
05-20-2014, 12:47 AM
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Jimmy D. Just had a call today with two high senior executives at PNA on the exact topic. Cars that were on the assembly line at the stop sale all have defective engines. All will be the very last to get the new engines. The plan is for those cars the engine swap will occur at the factory. The expected delivery of those cars for the US is October or November. All they could say was they were the last produced and last to get engines. I asked will mine come with snow tires? They laughed.
05-20-2014, 01:03 AM
#4857
And I'll be able to do a side by aside comparison to a MY15 at time of delivery. How disappointing.
05-20-2014, 01:34 AM
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az audi. Let me add some clarification. As I was told by these two individuals (COO and head of customer service for PNA) the people that are being called now are those that the car was at stage 8 or V300 or later i.e. completed, at ports or delivered. All cars in production at the time of stop sale which would have been before stage 8 will get calls starting at the end of May if PAG has completed its timeline for the Pre stage 8 group. I was at V270 at the time of the stop sale. What these people told me is that for the Stage 8 group the last engine and delivery of the car should be the end of September. They then told me (and said not an exact date) to expect my car to arrive in October or November as a 2014. I did say if it does not come with snow tires you can deliver it to where I store my other sports cars for the winter and will not start or drive the car until May of 2015. I asked them to consider giving me 12 months of compensation from the original date of delivery which was May 2nd to when I can actually drive the car. That response was silent which i expected.
I will likely by the car and then within minutes sell it back to my dealer to get the compensation. I don't want a year old car that will then sit in storage for 6 months until I can use it.
I will likely by the car and then within minutes sell it back to my dealer to get the compensation. I don't want a year old car that will then sit in storage for 6 months until I can use it.
05-20-2014, 02:00 AM
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az audi. Let me add some clarification. As I was told by these two individuals (COO and head of customer service for PNA) the people that are being called now are those that the car was at stage 8 or V300 or later i.e. completed, at ports or delivered. All cars in production at the time of stop sale which would have been before stage 8 will get calls starting at the end of May if PAG has completed its timeline for the Pre stage 8 group. I was at V270 at the time of the stop sale. What these people told me is that for the Stage 8 group the last engine and delivery of the car should be the end of September. They then told me (and said not an exact date) to expect my car to arrive in October or November as a 2014. I did say if it does not come with snow tires you can deliver it to where I store my other sports cars for the winter and will not start or drive the car until May of 2015. I asked them to consider giving me 12 months of compensation from the original date of delivery which was May 2nd to when I can actually drive the car. That response was silent which i expected.
I will likely by the car and then within minutes sell it back to my dealer to get the compensation. I don't want a year old car that will then sit in storage for 6 months until I can use it.
I will likely by the car and then within minutes sell it back to my dealer to get the compensation. I don't want a year old car that will then sit in storage for 6 months until I can use it.
