Skoda Elroq

I got the same update today after asking last week. Raging.

Said they hope that there is 2 ships sailing this week. Will let me know once it's loaded.

If you look on the Dublin port website, you can see expected arrivals but there's no Vehicle Carriers due in until on the current schedule. That goes to 9th March. It'll be at least another 2 weeks before they land I reckon, nevermind delivered to customers.

Check out MV FutureWay (currently in Emden) and MV WayForward. They're VAG chartered vehicle carriers. Both were in Dublin in 2nd half of Feb.

I may as well fill the tank on the Octavia so.

There is a ship due to leave Emden tomorrow. I am hoping my Enyaq will be on it but it has been there since the start of February and missed the last two for one reason or another. Seems to be no real organisation in which cars get on which boats and cars which are there less time than others get ahead. I wonder is there a priority based on ranking in the VAG group 😉

I guess people who have already ordered less likely to change. People rocking up to a showroom for a test drive are less likely to buy if they're told 6 months.

Ye, I was told I'd be told once it was loaded so I guess its not on it.

There's no other sailing scheduled into Dublin for another few days after that one.

I've not heard anything so guess it's still sitting there. There's nothing else coming from Emden in the next few days so I expect the wait to continue.

Someone I know ordered an Enyaq a few weeks back, after taking a test drive and they were told they would have it on 1st week of April.

I am a returning PCP, trading-up ,so I reckon they're prioritising walk-in customers. People like me are more inclined to wait and we have a little less flexibility but today's walk-ins won't order a car if they are told it'll be Aug/September before they get it.

Tbh I dont even know if they have any control over it. I think they will be told a date, but that's production, not shipping.
I'm on HP at the moment and still a few months until the end of my plan, so in one way it's good as I'm lowering my settlement cost, which will lead to lower monthly payments in my new finance agreement.

They also have to honour the trade offer they made. Mine was made in November and is currently higher than I've seen them advertised for sale, so they will want to get it sorted, or they will be losing more money.

Either way, I want to get the car as soon as I can, but I'm in a good position with my current car, so I can hold out.

We ordered a new elroq 50 on Oct 20th... Arrived in Ireland 10/1 and we picked it up of the dealer on the 14/1. Insane difference in cars that were ordered at the same time

The dealer did originally say we could expect it late Feb / early march tho , we were very surprised when we had it early January

Got a call from Cupra Wexford today asking was I still happy with my Born😊, he was a bit crestfallen when I told him it was gone, fcuk him, it was his loss.

Then guy I'm dealing with mentioned 2 boats leaving this week. I wonder is there any VAGs on the other vehicle carrier, travelling from Zeebrugge (which is Belgium)?.That's the Malacca Highway.

The MH is just scheduled to just go over and back to Dublin so that could easily have 6000 cars for Irish market on it.

Not me anyway.

There's been a few ships coming from Zeebrugge, they seem more frequently.

I remember when new cars used to be offloaded and stored at Rosslare Harbour dock, where in on shore storms cars would be covered in salt spray. There was no problem wandering between cars, actually there was a public bar on the end of main jetty.

Was a handy way of checking specs in new cars, before the internet days. I remember asking a docker why all the front wheels of one make were turned one direction, he said was to stop corrosion on the steering ram. The gear knobs were removed, apparently the GT (Or whatever) ones used to go missing..🙂

I am going back to the 80s when I don't think Aircon was yet available on mainstream cars. The choice was vinyl seats or if you were lucky cloth covered.😁

Sorry for thread drift, but always liked Skoda cars, I think the Elroq is a cracker..