RS3 Build Tracker Spreadsheet

Longest gestation periods. My car is currently in between Giraffe and Donkey.

RankMammalDays
1Elephant (African)645
2Elephant (Asian)617
3Whale (sperm)480–590
4Rhinoceros (black)450
5Giraffe/my RS3420–450 / 399
6Donkey365
 
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I personally wouldn't buy a used RS3 8Y even at 6-9% which is the same as Audi charge for new
I am coming around a little to keeping the car now but I'll know for certain as soon as it arrives on my driveway l have even contemplated other cars one a good bit cheaper but getting one of them is even more difficult than getting RS3 8Y = Focus ST Facelift
I thought that you were dead set on cancelling, given that you've been saying that for a month or two. Or did you change your mind when you saw the resale values have started coming down? :tearsofjoy: :tearsofjoy:
 
I thought that you were dead set on cancelling, given that you've been saying that for a month or two. Or did you change your mind when you saw the resale values have started coming down? :tearsofjoy: :tearsofjoy:
I have never said 'dl cancel l said l would sell on....its got nothing to with the slight dip in the prices...that's seasonal my car having exclusive paint will be well sought after if l do decide to sell it on for a £6k to £7k profit ...as l said I'll wait and see
 
@RS03??? - Checked latest build week with my dealer and it’s gone back from BW41 to BW2……..suspect like many it will be all over the place.
 
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Received VIN yesterday- build sheet confirms that I have nothing missing, so I get the 360 CAM, Blind spot monitor, wireless charge and massage seats!

Original BW was 7 which was pushed about 10-11 weeks.. ETA to arrive into Australian shores Aug 31
 
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Received VIN yesterday- build sheet confirms that I have nothing missing, so I get the 360 CAM, Blind spot monitor, wireless charge and massage seats!

Original BW was 7 which was pushed about 10-11 weeks.. ETA to arrive into Australian shores Aug 31
Thats good, this is how Audi UK should have behaved, customer centric.
 
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Received VIN yesterday- build sheet confirms that I have nothing missing, so I get the 360 CAM, Blind spot monitor, wireless charge and massage seats!

Original BW was 7 which was pushed about 10-11 weeks.. ETA to arrive into Australian shores Aug 31
My build sheet said the same but all were missing...
 
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My build sheet said the same but all were missing...
Interesting, he advised 2-3 week earlier build cars showed that the 360CAM was missing, mine and a few that finished on the same week shows nothing missing, I guess we will have to wait and see then! The communication Audi Aus gets is pretty **** poor as well though!
 
Apparently my car is now at port, no ship assigned yet.


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Once the cars on a ship what’s the typical time to delivery? I’m hoping it docks at port of Tyne as mine is being bought from Tyneside Audi.


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Once the cars on a ship what’s the typical time to delivery? I’m hoping it docks at port of Tyne as mine is being bought from Tyneside Audi.


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Mine was about 10 days from being on the ship up to Aberdeen from tyne
 
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Received an email today from my broker;

Good Morning James

Hope you’re well?
Just spoken to Audi and currently we’re looking Late December/Early January (Unconfirmed)
Now we’ve got a build week I’ll be able to give you regular updates.
Fingers crossed build week will move forward.
Any changes to current build week I’ll be in touch


Weirdly, now I know it's not going to be here for the Summer I would prefer it's pushed back further. I took delivery of my Focus RS in the middle of winter and wasn't a fan. Will have to wait and see. You can update the spreadsheet to say week52 I guess?

I ordered week 48, carbon sportsback for context.
 
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Started the cancellation of my order about 2 weeks ago, full deposit now back in my bank. Was prepared to wait & wait & wait, THEN the same exact spec was on sale @crewaudi + the Russian Invasion back in Feb 22 was the final straw.
Did consider, waiting on the original car to be built and delivered with an unconfirmed BW in December 22 and recover the extra I paid + some extra pennies, however, the chances of recovering any extra spent is looking even more unlikely due to worsening economy and may end up losing more. So cancelled to have a peace of mind and stress.
Did ask, if the order could be transferred, unfortunately no.
 
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Started the cancellation of my order about 2 weeks ago, full deposit now back in my bank. Was prepared to wait & wait & wait, THEN the same exact spec was on sale @crewaudi + the Russian Invasion back in Feb 22 was the final straw.
Did consider, waiting on the original car to be built and delivered with an unconfirmed BW in December 22 and recover the extra I paid + some extra pennies, however, the chances of recovering any extra spent is looking even more unlikely due to worsening economy and may end up losing more. So cancelled to have a peace of mind and stress.
Did ask, if the order could be transferred, unfortunately no.
Same ;)
 
Once the cars on a ship what’s the typical time to delivery? I’m hoping it docks at port of Tyne as mine is being bought from Tyneside Audi.


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I also got mine from Tyneside Audi early last month. It was ready in just over a week after arriving in the port of Tyne. It did sit in Emden for a month though :-(. You local then? Be nice to see another one in the wild.
 
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Started the cancellation of my order about 2 weeks ago, full deposit now back in my bank. Was prepared to wait & wait & wait, THEN the same exact spec was on sale @crewaudi + the Russian Invasion back in Feb 22 was the final straw.
Did consider, waiting on the original car to be built and delivered with an unconfirmed BW in December 22 and recover the extra I paid + some extra pennies, however, the chances of recovering any extra spent is looking even more unlikely due to worsening economy and may end up losing more. So cancelled to have a peace of mind and stress.
Did ask, if the order could be transferred, unfortunately no.
It's highly unlikely you'd have lost money on the one on order but then again nothing is certain...but my opinion is there is a massive demand for this car and thay won't change at all.. if l do sell mines even at list price I'll still make £6k ....we'll see how the next 6 months pan out....
 
It's highly unlikely you'd have lost money on the one on order but then again nothing is certain...but my opinion is there is a massive demand for this car and thay won't change at all.. if l do sell mines even at list price I'll still make £6k ....we'll see how the next 6 months pan out....
Agree the demand is there, did not personally wanted the hassle and enjoy what I have.
 
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I also got mine from Tyneside Audi early last month. It was ready in just over a week after arriving in the port of Tyne. It did sit in Emden for a month though :-(. You local then? Be nice to see another one in the wild.

Hoping mine isn’t that long!!! Localish, wear side Audi is my closest but I bought my used 8v from this salesman/ know him through my old boss.


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Good Morning All,
Couple of members had positive updates, @garethdj car now at port and @Joey Slats having the BW of 21 being confirmed start of build. Both are Saloons , in [Vorsprung] Kylami Green and the other [Carbon] Daytona Grey. :beercheers:
Was hoping for more updates of build commencing, lets see what happens over the next few days.

 
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Just to flag, looks like there are 3 new RS 3’s available at list (post price increases so probably not that attractive for anyone who ordered before December) using the new car stock checker. None are particularly close to my spec so not for me but just in case anyone is interested.

 
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Just to flag, looks like there are 3 new RS 3’s available at list (post price increases so probably not that attractive for anyone who ordered before December) using the new car stock checker. None are particularly close to my spec so not for me but just in case anyone is interested.

The Vorsprung at Watford looks interesting. Amazed there are actually new ones in stock that haven’t been registered and resold at a profit. Perhaps that is starting to end now.
 
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The Vorsprung at Watford looks interesting. Amazed there are actually new ones in stock that haven’t been registered and resold at a profit. Perhaps that is starting to end now.
Made an enquiry with Watford Audi. Turns out that this was a cancelled order and has been resold almost immediately, so no longer available. Knew it was too good to be true!
 
I called Cheltenham Audi about the turbo blue vorsprung sportback because it was almost identical to my order, and the saleswoman said it had been sold within a couple of hours of being on sale.
 
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I called Cheltenham Audi about the turbo blue vorsprung sportback because it was almost identical to my order, and the saleswoman said it had been sold within a couple of hours of being on sale.
I do feel that this is a positive sign where maybe dealerships up until recently have been registering and selling at a marked up price. I’ve noticed these over inflated cars not selling quickly which may indicate that the people willing to pay these sums are now few and far between. Gives a little bit of hope that cars may now crop up, although seems they will disappear rapidly too.
 
I do feel that this is a positive sign where maybe dealerships up until recently have been registering and selling at a marked up price. I’ve noticed these over inflated cars not selling quickly which may indicate that the people willing to pay these sums are now few and far between. Gives a little bit of hope that cars may now crop up, although seems they will disappear rapidly too.
I thought that too. At least some of the cars that are coming through aren't appearing at scalper prices. Maybe the garages who've order these to make a killing are having their fingers burnt?!!
 
I thought that too. At least some of the cars that are coming through aren't appearing at scalper prices. Maybe the garages who've order these to make a killing are having their fingers burnt?!!
I called Cheltenham Audi about the turbo blue vorsprung sportback because it was almost identical to my order, and the saleswoman said it had been sold within a couple of hours of being on sale.
I thought that would be the case, found this a lot with Mercedes trying to hunt down an A45s, the Carbon Black at Stoke is on auto trader as well with actual pictures. I didn’t enquire about any as I was in before the pay increase so it’s like 10k more than I paid, a good chunk of that is the dynamic pack too which I didn’t spec.