(08-08-2012 08:48am)LonnyGer Wrote:  Hmm, wow what a nice surprise, congrats .

I also ordered early July, on the contract it says December or January (but no guarantee for it, of course )

My Audi Dealer told me that cars that have a huge amount of extras will arrive often later, because most of the optional parts are in a "delivery in time" status. P.S. Cars with a big amount of options, like my order, are called Christmas Trees

Can anyone confirm this for LR?

(08-08-2012 09:23am)NightFox Wrote:  I don't know for sure, but I'd be surprised. As you say, a lot of manufacturers run a 'Just in Time' logistics system to keep the stock holdings to a minimum, but if the system works properly there still shouldn't be any delays (hence the name!), irresepctive of how many extras you order, everything should be there ready for the build date. Given the large amount of Evoques being built at the moment, I wouldn't expect any optional item to be a special order.

The only problem is when there's any delay from a supplier, as the manufacturer won't tend to hold any surplus stock so I guess the more extras you order the greater the likelihood is of something getting delayed, but as I say, if everything in the supply chain is working OK then it shouldn't make any difference what you order.

(08-08-2012 09:29am)LonnyGer Wrote:  Hmm sounds good, thx for the information.

THe waiting time is very hard
I know when they told us late feb I was in to minds to cancel ..I'm glad I didn't now the wait as been cut by three months...may be something to do with them working Saturday now...

(08-08-2012 05:05pm)NightFox Wrote:  Earlier this week I got my build date of 12 Oct from my dealer (order placed first half of July), but dealer also told me that LR had told them to expect actual builds dates to be earlier than the allocated dates, so all looking good!