Volvo Delivery Times S90

[isleaiw]

Originally Posted by Bendolfc

Hopefully they will arrive before April or you will likely have additional road tax to pay for the first year as the pre ad blue models won't have been tested to the new RDE2 test (as announced in yesterdays budget).

I wonder if theres any scope for people who have been waiting months to push for a discount as Volvo are offering discounts on new sales to shift the none adblue models.

Its unlikely anything will have been formally tested to that level before 2020 according to something I read - so all new diesels will carry the premium to start with....

[Bendolfc]

Originally Posted by isleaiw

Its unlikely anything will have been formally tested to that level before 2020 according to something I read - so all new diesels will carry the premium to start with....

Forward thinking by the government then, penalise new cars which are cleaner anyway whilst not levying any additional charges for older cars, really doesn't give people any incentive to change to a new car and certainly not whilst the long term plans for diesel taxation is an unknown!

[isleaiw]

Originally Posted by Bendolfc

Forward thinking by the government then, penalise new cars which are cleaner anyway whilst not levying any additional charges for older cars, really doesn't give people any incentive to change to a new car and certainly not whilst the long term plans for diesel taxation is an unknown!

Not going to encourage people to swap for a new one, that is for certain. Which wont please the manufacturers and dealers who are already seeing declining sales. But then not much of what the government does is forward thinking or really joined up....

[Jimrod]

Originally Posted by Bendolfc

Hopefully they will arrive before April or you will likely have additional road tax to pay for the first year as the pre ad blue models won't have been tested to the new RDE2 test (as announced in yesterdays budget).

I wonder if theres any scope for people who have been waiting months to push for a discount as Volvo are offering discounts on new sales to shift the none adblue models.

Sorry for the silly question - the S90 doesn't currently/anytime soon use adBlue does it? Was one of the factors in me ordering it over an Audi A6...

[Bendolfc]

Those already built wont but new builds likely will depending on build date. See this thread - https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showt...ghlight=adblue

Essentially without adblue the car won't meet E6 requirements when tested to RSE2 as the high levels of EGR simply don't work in the real world as exposed by the likes of Which etc.

[Jimrod]

Originally Posted by Bendolfc

Those already built wont but new builds likely will depending on build date. See this thread - https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showt...ghlight=adblue

Essentially without adblue the car won't meet E6 requirements when tested to RSE2 as the high levels of EGR simply don't work in the real world as exposed by the likes of Which etc.

Cheers for the info! Hopefully that won't include mine then (due December, presumed on-target), I've already had my Skoda Yeti with the botched adBlue add-on - in boot filler, loss of space, smallish tank which lasts 4k miles... and I'll be annoyed if I get that again after purposely choosing a car without it, especially with no petrol option!

[Stunts]

Originally Posted by Ducks

WHAT THE ACTUAL!!!

this isn't looking good, did they say what the hold up was?? Is it self driving to your house?

That's unreal. I know its a good car but 6 months is taking the biscuit

No reason aside from being stuck on a train.

[Ducks]

I've literally been contemplating cancelling the order.

- Lack of communication has really irritated me, surely the car should be built or getting built waiting to be shipped over?

- How much of a backlog is there on orders as some are due in December but then I know nothing

- I feel like I'm harassing the showroom staff, surely they should be keeping customers in the loop as they don't want to lose them

Not impressed so far, got Audi working on a deal to see if they can tempt me back

[NewVolvo]

Originally Posted by Ducks

I've literally been contemplating cancelling the order.

- Lack of communication has really irritated me, surely the car should be built or getting built waiting to be shipped over?

- How much of a backlog is there on orders as some are due in December but then I know nothing

- I feel like I'm harassing the showroom staff, surely they should be keeping customers in the loop as they don't want to lose them

Not impressed so far, got Audi working on a deal to see if they can tempt me back

In my experience, car manufacturers are very good with info one time, other times not. Same with Volvo and Audi. For example:

2013 V40 (wifes previous) - told 9 weeks. No info after that if made, shipped etc. Came at exactly 9 weeks and 1day.

2016 XC60 (wifes current) - told 12 weeks. Arrived out of nowhere after 5!

2014 A6 - informed throughout the whole process. Even down to the exact delivery date. Took 4 months.

2017 S6 - told would take 4-5 months. No info in dealers system except manufacturing date. Suddenly it had arrived to dealer, 2weeks before scheduled production. Dealers system still showed as not even made yet!

[Jimrod]

Originally Posted by Ducks

I've literally been contemplating cancelling the order.

- Lack of communication has really irritated me, surely the car should be built or getting built waiting to be shipped over?

- How much of a backlog is there on orders as some are due in December but then I know nothing

- I feel like I'm harassing the showroom staff, surely they should be keeping customers in the loop as they don't want to lose them

Not impressed so far, got Audi working on a deal to see if they can tempt me back

I went back to my Volvo dealer (Johnson's in Swindon) this weekend to check on mine, I've consistently been told 16th-20th December since my order was placed on the 12th of August, not sure if those were arrival or collection dates. They said it's due to arrive at dock on the 18th of December so still bang on target. Annoyingly that set delivery for Christmas day but I can't see that somehow! I'm hoping to get it before, not really sure how long it takes from dock to dealer or to do the PDI...