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| pjm-84 Member Since: 12 Apr 2021 Location: Hampshire Posts: 660  
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I find that odd as it took my dealer at least 6months, maybe more, to work out that I no longer had the car. I think I had a call regarding the second key and booking a time slot to have it programmed.... and that's when the penny dropped
I spent my £73k with BMW, £9k on storage batteries / smart charger and £12k on a Volvo for the dogs. |
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22nd Sep 2023 8:49pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2726
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l suppose that if Land Rover don't like "flippers" there's nothing stopping them from refusing to take their business.
The dealer gets fined by Land Rover if a customer flips their vehicle, or at least they did in 2022 when l bought mine. The classifieds are currently full of dealers trying to make a killing on new Range Rovers as there's currently a two year waiting list. So l don't know how that works. My friend was offered £30,000 by the dealer to walk away from their new Range Rover. Surprisingly he didn't take up their offer. He must have really wanted that Range Rover. |
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22nd Sep 2023 9:32pm |
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| pjm-84 Member Since: 12 Apr 2021 Location: Hampshire Posts: 660
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Flippers
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22nd Sep 2023 9:44pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3388 
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I’m on my 3rd since 2021 but always sold back to the dealer who matched the highest offer from WBAC and the likes. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
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22nd Sep 2023 9:44pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3670 
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Could you just order one online instead?
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23rd Sep 2023 6:49am |
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| jim4244 Member Since: 13 Apr 2014 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 773  
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Order it in your wife/other half's name?
Jim |
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23rd Sep 2023 8:23am |
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| LR Nuts Member Since: 10 Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 1093 
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Do you remember these ...... Price Lists
 Click image to enlarge Now the dealer have a chalk board
When I purchased a second user vehicle from the JLR dealer, he asked my address before making an appointment to view the vehicle. It was only during the viewing when he said "this will suit your farm", I realised he had googled my postcode !! No doubt trying to find how much he could con me out of. I should have offered to pay him in cattle, although he did have enough BS already  |
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23rd Sep 2023 8:46am |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2726
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Remember the days when you could negotiate a discount
l couldn't even get a set of free mats off the dealer when l collected my new Defender. Although it did come with half a tank of fuel and, joy, two keys |
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23rd Sep 2023 8:55am |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2726
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That would be worth a try, just to see if you've been blocked completely from buying one or if it's just the dealer. https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/la...fit/273777 |
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23rd Sep 2023 8:57am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753
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It only came with half a tank because that is part of the OTR price so you paid for it anyway! Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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23rd Sep 2023 7:10pm |
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| pjm-84 Member Since: 12 Apr 2021 Location: Hampshire Posts: 660
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Ironically my Sister was talking about changing her car yesterday and asked me about a Defender. All I said is, it will go wrong at sometime, and if you can insure it (she lives in London) , it will be expensive. Today I found out that she bought a BMW X53.0d with every option ticked. Already bleating about the £1600 insurance premium |
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23rd Sep 2023 9:26pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3388
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Yes, my base 7 seater D3 was £27k new. Oh them were the days! 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue |
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24th Sep 2023 6:30am |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2726
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BMW had plenty of issues with the new X5 when it was first introduced but (as with the new Defender) it's a lot better now. |
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24th Sep 2023 12:32pm |
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| pjm-84 Member Since: 12 Apr 2021 Location: Hampshire Posts: 660
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Had 3 over the last 18years. Only issue I had was with the transfer box which BMW gave a 95% contribution to outside of warranty (4.5yrs old). Can't say fairer than that. Now if you mentioned nickability and stupidly hard suspension I would have said too right....horrible ride and an attempted theft cost me ££££, even with insurance
However that's not the moral of the story. The moral is to do with flippers and the fact that consequences goes both ways.... haven't ruled out a return to Landrover but it won't be a new one. |
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24th Sep 2023 3:58pm |
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