utah_ee

Placed order with local dealer and SA sent me some of the order information having some dates see below.

Order Entry : 03/20/2010
Marked Sold Order : 03/20/2010
Vehicle Assigned : 03/20/2010
Released to Manuf. : 05/05/2010
Release for Production :
Factory Inspected :
Departure Port Arrived :
Ship Loaded : 06/30/2010
Port Arrived : 07/20/2010
Dealer Invoice :
Port Hold End Rel. Carrier (Port) : 07/26/2010
Rail Load :
Rail Unload : 08/09/2010
Truck Load :
Dealer Delivered : Week of 08/16/2010
Retail Sale :

Obviously the future dates are estimates, but why aren't all the dates filled in? As the car gets built and transported, will these dates be filled in?

This is my first ordered car purchase and am very excited. Thanks in advance.

TheWanderer

Wow.. the initial estimate is five months from order to delivery? Is it normal that the initial timeframe would be that long but then would shorten as production happens, or is there a spike in orders that's leading to this kind of lead time?

LeadToRome

Well they told me ninety days until delivery when I ordered mine in April, so it's hard to say why his is taking five months.

caesium

a 2011 i assume?

Nighthawk

They have been going back and forth on my dates a bit too for the my11. Initially I ordered with an early Aug delivery date. Then it bumped to anywhere between late July and early Sept. I believe it is still in the factory order bank so I haven't bothered to track it for a better estimate. I think they really have no clue and are kind of at the mercy of Audi. I do agree with what others have said though - better to guess late and have it come early than guess early and have it come late.

caesium

am going in tomorrow to order a '11 s4 heh, would be pretty happy with whatever date I get so long as I get a few weeks with it before the snow comes lol.

zerinS4

Have they even started MY11 production yet? I'm guessing 2010 production will run until the first portion of June.

utah_ee

Back in march when I ordered, dealer said audi was not taking orders for 2010 models anymore and would have to order a MY2011. At that time there was no order guide for MY2011. They received guidance I suppose from Audi that they should put my order in as MY2010 and it would be switched to a MY2011 when they switched over the production line.

Still wondering if dealer will get updates on the missing dates mentioned earlier.

m444

If you have a commission number you can call AOA (1-800-822-2834, option 4) directly get the new dates. If I had to rely on my dealer, I would be waiting forever for an update. Each dealer has a different allocation and the dealer allocation availability is what determines what the dealer can order.

DarthRog

My MY2011 S4 is scheduled for production on June 7. Not sure about delivery, especially since I'm in Canada.