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Richard

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Just had the petrol tank replaced in our 95 V8 under the recall scheme.
While it was being done they lent us a brand new (well 1700 miles) Discovery
3 TDV6 S. Although it looks awful from certain angles it was superb to
drive - would rather have the V8 though (in my dreams!)
Richard


 
In message <[email protected]>, Richard
<[email protected]> writes
>Just had the petrol tank replaced in our 95 V8 under the recall scheme.
>While it was being done they lent us a brand new (well 1700 miles) Discovery
>3 TDV6 S. Although it looks awful from certain angles it was superb to
>drive - would rather have the V8 though (in my dreams!)
>Richard


Yes they are great to drive.

This recall is a superb/cheap way of getting drivers of older cars into
the show room and driving the new models.

Am I being too cynical ?
--
Marc
 
Nope, you are not being cynical as we said the same thing to the guy in the
showroom. Are we being too cynical ;-)

Richard



"Marc Draper" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In message <[email protected]>, Richard
> <[email protected]> writes
>>Just had the petrol tank replaced in our 95 V8 under the recall scheme.
>>While it was being done they lent us a brand new (well 1700 miles)
>>Discovery
>>3 TDV6 S. Although it looks awful from certain angles it was superb to
>>drive - would rather have the V8 though (in my dreams!)
>>Richard
>
>
> Yes they are great to drive.
>
> This recall is a superb/cheap way of getting drivers of older cars into
> the show room and driving the new models.
>
> Am I being too cynical ?
> --
> Marc


 
On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 16:16:24 GMT, "Richard" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Nope, you are not being cynical as we said the same thing to the guy in the
>showroom. Are we being too cynical ;-)

You'd only be thought of as being really cynical if they'd offered you
a Range Rover Sport...

 
In message <[email protected]>, Richard
<[email protected]> writes
>Nope, you are not being cynical as we said the same thing to the guy in the
>showroom. Are we being too cynical ;-)



When the latest incarnation on the freelander came out they did the same
and recalled all the old freelanders. As a result the sold loads of new
ones
--
Marc
 
On 2005-06-14, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net> wrote:

> You'd only be thought of as being really cynical if they'd offered you
> a Range Rover Sport...

... which appears to be a Discovery 3 in drag.

Personally I think the Disco 3 has somewhat overshadowed the new Range
Rover, although neither would feature on my if-I-was-a-millionaire
buying list.

--
For every expert, there is an equal but opposite expert
 
Indeed, I am happy with what I have ;)

Not impressed they want to CHARGE me to fix my tank tho ... and on a '97
too! (too much armour!)

--
Neil
RR3 Vogue 4.4V8
D1 ES 4.6V8 Special
Freelander V6 GS


 
If I was a millionaire I would have one of each, (including Aston Martin,
Hummer etc ..not being greedy but......

Richard




"Ian Rawlings" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 2005-06-14, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net> wrote:
>
>> You'd only be thought of as being really cynical if they'd offered you
>> a Range Rover Sport...
>
> .. which appears to be a Discovery 3 in drag.
>
> Personally I think the Disco 3 has somewhat overshadowed the new Range
> Rover, although neither would feature on my if-I-was-a-millionaire
> buying list.
>
> --
> For every expert, there is an equal but opposite expert


 
In message <[email protected]>,
Neffalump <[email protected]> writes


>Not impressed they want to CHARGE me to fix my tank tho ... and on a '97
>too! (too much armour!)


Do they? Was under the impression that as a recall it was free !
--
Marc Draper
 
On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:05:30 +0100, Marc Draper
<[email protected]> wrote:

>>Not impressed they want to CHARGE me to fix my tank tho ... and on a '97
>>too! (too much armour!)
>
>
>Do they? Was under the impression that as a recall it was free !

Guy Salmon (****ers) of Sheffield refused to do mine on the grounds it
had an LPG conversion - they said it was not safe, a Health and Safety
danger and we could basically go feck ourselves - this was without
even having sight of the vehicle... (bastards).

Gordon Lamb - Chesterfield didn't have any problems and offered us a
new Rangie (there goes that cynical bit of me) if we needed it whilst
the work was done. We like Gordon Lamb, we think Guy Salmon will
never get any repeat business from us so long as there's a hole in my
arse... I'd soon buy a Jeep than have to deal with the stuck-up
****wits there ever again, ****ers.

 
On 2005-06-14, Richard <[email protected]> wrote:

> If I was a millionaire I would have one of each, (including Aston
> Martin, Hummer etc ..not being greedy but......

One of the first cars I'd get is a Gibbs Aquada, lovely cars... sports
car that converts to a speedboat in 15 seconds and does 30MPH on the
water! Just drive it into the water, hit a button, and roar off...

--
For every expert, there is an equal but opposite expert
 
On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:26:36 +0100, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:05:30 +0100, Marc Draper
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>>Not impressed they want to CHARGE me to fix my tank tho ... and on a '97
>>>too! (too much armour!)
>>
>>
>>Do they? Was under the impression that as a recall it was free !
>
>Guy Salmon (****ers) of Sheffield refused to do mine on the grounds it
>had an LPG conversion - they said it was not safe, a Health and Safety
>danger and we could basically go feck ourselves - this was without
>even having sight of the vehicle... (bastards).

Guy Salmon (Sheffield) are the slightly more competent twin arseholes
of Guy Salmon (Wakefield). Both totally useless at new vehicle sales
(although they have just offered me a test drive in a Discovery 3).
Sheffield did at least manage to lend me a Freeloader TD4 Auto some
time ago for a test drive - Wakefield managed 4 minutes in a TD4
manual.

BMW Wakefield have decided I can't afford the new 3 Series (my jeans
were too dirty) so I can have a price list to **** over, but not a
brochure.... As for a test drive in a 330, well '**** off'....

Mercedes have decided I can't afford a C-class, but I can afford £420
for an oil change and brake pads on Mandy's A-Class.

Volvo have decided that I don't have my car serviced often enough, so
they have closed in Barnsley and my 'local' dealer is now in
Sheffield.

Subaru have decided I can have any car I want for 24 hours, and if I
buy one then 'great'. If not, hey ho....

Warren has said he'll get the 101 MOT'd on Monday week....

I like Subaru and I like Warren. The rest can go to hell.
Unfortunately both provide only vehicles under 20 mpg....







--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70
 

"Tim Hobbs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:26:36 +0100, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
> wrote:
>
<snip>
> BMW Wakefield have decided I can't afford the new 3 Series (my jeans
> were too dirty) so I can have a price list to **** over, but not a
> brochure.... As for a test drive in a 330, well '**** off'....

Hey Tim, you could have my 2001 330dSE....... I don't care about the dirt
quota of your jeans, as long as you have the correct number of folding beer
chits.... LOL!

>
> I like Subaru and I like Warren. The rest can go to hell.
> Unfortunately both provide only vehicles under 20 mpg....

330dSE Steptronic Auto, M-Tec sports suspension, 37mpg commuting and 44 on a
steady run at 80mph!
Why, oh why have I put it up for sale and bought a 4.0V8 discoII??????????
Badger.


 
On or around Tue, 14 Jun 2005 23:25:34 +0100, Tim Hobbs
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>BMW Wakefield have decided I can't afford the new 3 Series (my jeans
>were too dirty) so I can have a price list to **** over, but not a
>brochure.... As for a test drive in a 330, well '**** off'....

I reckon if I ever do win the lottery, I'll don old, scruffy but clean
clothes and go 'round the dealers to see which ones treat me like a human
being...

I suppose after a bit saying waving wads of 20s in their face and saying
"well, I would have bought it, but..." would pall. but it'd be fun for a
bit, innit.

J.V.Like have never made me feel unwelcome, even when I was just after a
hazard switch for the 110. In fact, on that occsasion, they actually got
the correct (cheaper) switch from someone else down the road, after asking
me wether I would rather wait for that or have the newer-type, more
expensive switch that was in stock. This for a 16-quid part.

OK, we did buy one of the discos there, but it was an 8-grand second-hander,
not a new one, so I doubt they made an enormous amount on that.


So I reckon if i *did* win the lottery, the new rangie would be ordered
there...

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".
 
On or around Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:44:21 +0100, Ian Rawlings
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On 2005-06-14, Richard <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> If I was a millionaire I would have one of each, (including Aston
>> Martin, Hummer etc ..not being greedy but......
>
>One of the first cars I'd get is a Gibbs Aquada, lovely cars... sports
>car that converts to a speedboat in 15 seconds and does 30MPH on the
>water! Just drive it into the water, hit a button, and roar off...

now that I would fancy, yeah. Mostly, I'd be inclined to have old ones to
play with, though, and build various incarnations of vehicles that I can't
afford to do now.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".
 

>I reckon if I ever do win the lottery, I'll don old, scruffy but clean
>clothes and go 'round the dealers to see which ones treat me like a human
>being...
>
>I suppose after a bit saying waving wads of 20s in their face and saying
>"well, I would have bought it, but..." would pall. but it'd be fun for a
>bit, innit.
>

I don't think I'd ever tire of doing that in Mercedes dealers. They
really do think it's a huge honour to own a Stuttgart taxi.


--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70
 
On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 23:01:25 +0000 (UTC), "Badger"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Tim Hobbs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:26:36 +0100, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
>> wrote:
>>
><snip>
>> BMW Wakefield have decided I can't afford the new 3 Series (my jeans
>> were too dirty) so I can have a price list to **** over, but not a
>> brochure.... As for a test drive in a 330, well '**** off'....
>
>Hey Tim, you could have my 2001 330dSE....... I don't care about the dirt
>quota of your jeans, as long as you have the correct number of folding beer
>chits.... LOL!
>

I was actually struck by how 'sensible' (all relative) the price of
the 330 is. They haven't launched the big diesel yet, but there's a
fair "bang per buck" in the petrol version. Whether I could ever feel
clean and a worthwhile person as a BMW owner is another question!

That said, I'm currently driving a white van!


--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70
 
In message <[email protected]>
"Richard" <[email protected]> wrote:

> If I was a millionaire I would have one of each, (including Aston Martin,
> Hummer etc ..not being greedy but......
>
> Richard
>
>

I'd just have my 110 re-sprayed.

Richard
>
>
> "Ian Rawlings" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On 2005-06-14, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net> wrote:
> >
> >> You'd only be thought of as being really cynical if they'd offered you
> >> a Range Rover Sport...
> >
> > .. which appears to be a Discovery 3 in drag.
> >
> > Personally I think the Disco 3 has somewhat overshadowed the new Range
> > Rover, although neither would feature on my if-I-was-a-millionaire
> > buying list.
> >
> > --
> > For every expert, there is an equal but opposite expert
>
>

--
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On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 08:00:08 +0100, Tim Hobbs
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I don't think I'd ever tire of doing that in Mercedes dealers. They
>really do think it's a huge honour to own a Stuttgart taxi.

And on that note - WTF do all major cities in your-rope have nice,
clean new Mercs as Taxis and we get lumped with rattly, dirty, smelly
black bastards clogging up the streets and creating clouds of
pollution?

Simple - Merc refuse to do the same deal in the UK...

Last time going from Schiphol into Amsterdam the driver of a three day
old Merc was showing me all the gizmos which get thrown in as standard
as it's good advertising for Executives to see them in the Taxi on the
way to RAI - satnav "watch this" he said, changing the language option
to English, "Where in England do you live?" he asked, I told him, he
immediately plotted the route and gave me an estimate on how much it'd
cost for him to drive me home (I'd only just arrived - bastard).

Not that it matters here in Sheffield anyway as we have the G8 nobs
here today and nobody is going anywhere - streets shut off, lots (and
I mean LOTS) of new blacked out Rangies sitting heavy on their
springs, more police than you could imagine being employed in the
entire North of England...

 
Austin,

I turn up with my sick heavy metal t-shirt, long hair down, oily jeans :) I
get ignored, to the extent that I can lie underneath vehicles in the
showroom, sit in them, pretend to want to own them etc etc, and they STILL
ignore me.

Then I wander round, order a few bits for the Discovery, poke fun at the D3
etc, then enquire about servicing the "runabout". The looks you get when
they realise the "runabout" is over £60k's worth of Range Rover are classic,
especially when I've stuck stickers all over it :)

Suddenly they bow, scrape and fawn .....

Two faced GITS.

--
Neil


 
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