If they gave you the bloody car, it would be a lot easier all roundOK, next time I visit my dealer ... next week, and the week after, and another week later, and next month and so on
If they gave you the bloody car, it would be a lot easier all roundOK, next time I visit my dealer ... next week, and the week after, and another week later, and next month and so on
I received the same E-Mail tonight.
Hmmm sensible woman your wife. Put the Grenadier in her name.. that'll give you nightmares and cure your dreaming!On a similar theme I had a dream last week (honest I did) about my Grenadier. Picked it up from the agents and drove to show it off to some mates really proud and happy like. Well when I lifted the bonnet to show them the engine it was an oily mess with oil leaking everywhere and some shop rags in there where the tech had tried to clean it up at PDI. Then my mates managed to find a bunch of misaligned panels with uneven gaps and hoses and wiring not secured under the vehicle dangling down and ripe to be snagged. Then I was told what an idiot I’d been to accept it from the agent without checking it over properly.
So my dream became a nightmare and I suddenly woke up with a real scare and heart racing a bit. Relieved when I remembered mine was still in production and nobody had taken delivery, phew!
Lesson for me is that I’ll be going over mine closely as I can’t risk the dream turning into reality
Incidentally never told my wife I’m actually dreaming about the Grenadier as she already thinks I spend far to much of my waking hours on the subject
Apart from the oil leak, your dream was my reality with a new 2013 Defender!
Steal it maybe, drive it maybe not. There's the rub, eh !
All invoices for deposits in AU get taxed (not sure about UK) because it's a tax invoice, all sales unless stated attract 10% sales tax like motor vehicles etc. The seller, if it is in the agreement, refunds all of the money and can claim any tax received back from the government.
There hasn’t been a oil leak at your Defender? Strange things happen!
Unless it is EU emissions related , and they want to avoid another dieselgate scenario. And thus have to tweak the engine computer.
I took this a few weeks ago at my local dealer. Not exactly grenadiers in their natural habitat, looks a bit sad that they’re behind bars and not in my barn being fettled. Perhaps this is a new way of buying a car without causing emissions. You buy the right to say that it’s yours, but never you get to actually own or drive it.. Not sure it is going to catch on..
Sad to say but it’s comforting to hear I am not the only one in this position. I expected teething problems. But it’s seems they have either lost control of production or deliberately treating us like mushrooms. Not sure how many people are in the same position in the UK. I feel like turning up at the factory door and ask them what is going on! I thought it was refreshing what Jim Ratcliffe did, and I thought it was a great idea, and I’m very supportive, but I just don’t like being treated like a mushroom.
It's unfortunate, but it's reassuring to know I'm not alone in this situation. I anticipated teething issues. However, it appears that they have either lost control of production or are intentionally treating us as mushrooms. I'm not aware how many people in the UK are in the same situation. I want to knock on the factory door and inquire what's going on! What Jim Ratcliffe did was refreshing, and I thought it was a wonderful idea, and I'm very supportive, but I don't like being treated like a mushroom.
I finally went back and looked at my invoice and I was taxed too. Oddly, at 20%, which doesn’t exist here in that percentage. NJs tax rate is 7% so I’m not sure why it calculated that.
Your vehicle must have been on the same transporter as mine, also 2nd Feb, and still waiting for delivery.
Is that because you are buying direct from Ineos and their point of sale was in a 20% tax location?
