PBHorne Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 1 hour ago, Stormtrooper said: Just got my build week through, week 49. Black Edition Dolphin Grey DCC HK Area View Pan Roof Ordered confirmed end of July. Seems to be a bunch of people on here getting build week through That have ordered Dolphin Grey 🤔 What's the lead time on delivery from the build week usually folks? I was told December. I'm assuming mines build week 46. Not a clue how, unless the dealer had a slot open up. Week 49 I'd guess Jan/Feb. Unless it makes the same ship and transport is all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtrooper Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 2 hours ago, PBHorne said: I was told December. I'm assuming mines build week 46. Not a clue how, unless the dealer had a slot open up. Week 49 I'd guess Jan/Feb. Unless it makes the same ship and transport is all good. Cheers man, my bad, I typed in 49 when I meant to type 46, when i realised it was too late to edit my post. December would suit me, nice Xmas present. Any advantage in telling the dealership to delay registration by a couple of weeks so it's a 2027 car and pick it up first week in Jan, I guess it would affect resale value slightly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBHorne Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 30 minutes ago, Stormtrooper said: Cheers man, my bad, I typed in 49 when I meant to type 46, when i realised it was too late to edit my post. December would suit me, nice Xmas present. Any advantage in telling the dealership to delay registration by a couple of weeks so it's a 2027 car and pick it up first week in Jan, I guess it would affect resale value slightly? It might turn up January regardless. My last one was ordered at similar time and didn't show until March. Although it's build date was the beginning of January. I think when it comes to resale, people look more at the reg year mark. If it says 76, they'll just automatically jump to September. For resale always best around march, April, may etc. October, November and so on, dealers offer less I've found. People are focused on the holidays rather than buying cars. You'll find the R holds pretty strong values. Still, march got me better offers than winter. Stormtrooper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26RDCC Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 12 hours ago, FA357 said: Nice one mate, congrats! 👌 I ordered my Golf R Black Edition in early September too, Dolphin Grey with Akrapovič, but I've currently only got a provisional BW51. I'm starting to wonder whether the Akrapovič is holding mine up! 😫 Was BW47 your first build week, or was it originally provisional and then locked in? 👍 Thanks mate…very excited! Yeah it was the first build week, it was provisional first, then locked in about a week and a bit later… The order tracker thing updated about two days after the dealer informed me, so I guess that’s reasonably up to date as well… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26RDCC Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 7 hours ago, Stormtrooper said: Just got my build week through, week 49. Black Edition Dolphin Grey DCC HK Area View Pan Roof Ordered confirmed end of July. Seems to be a bunch of people on here getting build week through That have ordered Dolphin Grey 🤔 What's the lead time on delivery from the build week usually folks? Depends on which port, if transport lines up nicely etc etc…sheerness is dedicated car port (i believe?) so less other Christmas traffic…2-4 weeks I would guess….dealer suggested it would be 3 months from order to delivery assuming no parts delays or other issues… Stormtrooper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtrooper Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 1 hour ago, 26RDCC said: Depends on which port, if transport lines up nicely etc etc…sheerness is dedicated car port (i believe?) so less other Christmas traffic…2-4 weeks I would guess….dealer suggested it would be 3 months from order to delivery assuming no parts delays or other issues… Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26RDCC Posted October 28 Report Share Posted October 28 (edited) On 27/10/2026 at 06:31, FA357 said: Nice one mate, congrats! 👌 I ordered my Golf R Black Edition in early September too, Dolphin Grey with Akrapovič, but I've currently only got a provisional BW51. I'm starting to wonder whether the Akrapovič is holding mine up! 😫 Was BW47 your first build week, or was it originally provisional and then locked in? 👍 Yeah, BW47 was provisional then locked in about a week ish after Edited October 28 by 26RDCC FA357 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26RDCC Posted Monday at 09:48 Report Share Posted Monday at 09:48 It seems the standard 18’s have changed from Jerez to Huntsville? I like the Jerez, but of course have to accept what it comes with now. Anyone seen the Huntsville in the flesh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_wannabe_owner Posted Monday at 11:27 Report Share Posted Monday at 11:27 2 hours ago, 26RDCC said: It seems the standard 18’s have changed from Jerez to Huntsville? I like the Jerez, but of course have to accept what it comes with now. Anyone seen the Huntsville in the flesh? There’s a Dolphin Grey mk8.5 R wth Huntsville alloys at the link below; there’s five images - click on the arrowhead at the side of the picture to view them. I think the Huntsville alloys look good. The big plus point for me would be that they’re not diamond cut so they’ll be much more durable and should stand up to the elements much better than diamond cut alloys, especially during the winter months. 26RDCC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26RDCC Posted Monday at 16:14 Report Share Posted Monday at 16:14 4 hours ago, R_wannabe_owner said: There’s a Dolphin Grey mk8.5 R wth Huntsville alloys at the link below; there’s five images - click on the arrowhead at the side of the picture to view them. I think the Huntsville alloys look good. The big plus point for me would be that they’re not diamond cut so they’ll be much more durable and should stand up to the elements much better than diamond cut alloys, especially during the winter months. Great! Thanks! These seem darker grey, seems they will be silver as standard. I guess I could paint them if they looked off. Wonder if it’s cost or supply that has lead to the change… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted Tuesday at 16:31 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 16:31 Chosen my Spec ready for ordering after Christmas.Black Edition Lapiz blueArea view DCC Carbon interior trim Hk Alcantara steering wheel Pan RoofAkrapovicSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Stormtrooper, Booth11, Zico and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benobo Posted Thursday at 13:15 Report Share Posted Thursday at 13:15 Hi All Member as of today, order placed yesterday. For a...Variant R, Lapiz Blue with all bells and whistles other than leather. Zico, FA357, 26RDCC and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaii-Five-O Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago On 05/11/2026 at 13:15, Benobo said: Hi All Member as of today, order placed yesterday. For a...Variant R, Lapiz Blue with all bells and whistles other than leather. Welcome to the forum Benobo. If you don't mind me asking, how did you order the Golf R Estate? It's not been available on the UK configurator for quite some time. Guessing you live in another territory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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