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minibograt
Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 1756 Location: Gatwick
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:00 am Post subject: Car change |
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I have just given my Range Rover TD6 Vogue - 2003, 34k from new, to my son, much more exciting that just putting £9k in the Bank
Replacement arrives 1st March as 17 reg
Toyota Land Cruiser D4D 2.8 Invincible
Down to just 2 Land Rovers - what am I to do ??? _________________ Peter
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Romadog2004
Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Posts: 625 Location: Radnorshire
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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Giving your RR to your son is better than just putting dosh into the bank.....ok.
....using money in the bank to purchase a Toyota..........!
Here is where you need to not be duped into buying things because they are called Invincible.........if they have had to call it that above its model name then it most likely isn't invincible, if you get my drift???! |
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minibograt
Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 1756 Location: Gatwick
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 7:07 am Post subject: |
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There was no need to change cars, just that I was so relaxed about it, it placed me firmly in the driving seat on negotiations with dealer
Ended up with £ 7480 off list, and a style pack £ 2600 added - for £ 1000
I did look at a newish RR, but for same money, all I could get was about 3 years old with 30k
My RR has only done 34k - so dead duck, notwithstanding I don't like the modern RRs or RRS or Discos - they are all smaller and look the same as each other _________________ Peter
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minibograt
Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 1756 Location: Gatwick
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 7:15 am Post subject: |
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On the Invincible front - The Land Cruiser does not come with Invincible badges
Junior parts assistant checked and said that Toyota don't do raised chrome badge or any other sort for the LC
I marched Him over to the corner of the showroom and duly pointed out 3 badges affixed to lower front doors and tailgate of a Toyota Hilux Pickup Invincible
He said, but I thought you wanted the badges for a Land Cruiser Sir ..
Look Son - let's take this very slowly :
Is it a raised chrome badge ?
Does it spell the word I N V I N C I B L E ?
OK then, let's just cheat
It will be our little secret ..
You honestly couldn't make it up _________________ Peter
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minibograt
Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 1756 Location: Gatwick
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Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 7:06 am Post subject: |
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I have been to War with Toyota -bit of David & Goliath
I upgraded to a set of black diamond cut Pinnacle wheels - very smart
Spotted that I had just 4 - the full size spare was a normal silver alloy
Dealer said whoops, we will sort that
Toyota dug their heels in stating that a set is just 4
Took the opinion of 6 other Toyota dealers - none had come across the problem but would also have expected 5
Lodged an official complaint and accelerated it
Toyota would not budge, stating £ 385 and you can have a 5th
Your brochure and website doesn't state 4, in fact it doesn't state 1 2 3 4 or 5
Still no joy and now getting the right hump, funny how attitudes change once you have paid for the car, all over me like a rash before then ..
So i went into trump card mode
How any 'l' in Rottweiler - cause you just met one
Congrats for the massive publicity for spending £ 1/2 billion in Derby etc
supporting the UK & Brexit and stuff, all over the TV & papers etc
Let me propose to add to your publicity
Do you know what I do for a living and why I bought the Land Cruiser ?
I'm a funeral director and it's a pall bearers car
This coming Saturday, we have a funeral, dear old Mrs Higgins, nice lady, had a good life
I'm going to place the silver alloy on the n/s/f and then video the hearse and my car behind as it enters the crematorium
I see you have an active Facebook page - good
Within the hour my dealer rang to say that they have been given the OK to switch the spare, at no cost to me.
The dealerMD said he thought I was retired ?
I am - and hate funerals ...
As a direct result, Toyota have now changed their car spec web page to clearly state that a set of wheels is just 4
and a complete reprint of all their Land Cruiser brochures across the UK network
David 1 ; Goliath 0 _________________ Peter
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Denis O
Joined: 27 May 2009 Posts: 138 Location: Kent
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Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:01 am Post subject: |
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Well done Peter, and a pox on all dealers, main and independent.
Customer service only lasts till your cheque clears. _________________ Ex GB248
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2005 Merc 350 SL
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