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So what happend next....
Hi all, finally decided to buy a D3 2007/09 and to give a little background Ive been in and around the automotive industry for many a year, currently own my own specialist garage etc but little experience of Land Rover until I purchased a cheep winter run around last year. I paid the princely sum of £1,100 for an old 95 300tdi and it never let me down once 8)
For a little fun I thought I would pull up outside my local LR dealership in the old rusty girl (bang outside the show room) and ask for a test drive of one or two of their D3's they had for sale -
question is, what reception did I get
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30th May 2011 8:00 pm
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Did someone rush out and check underneath to make sure the 300Tdi's patented anti rust system was working and currently protecting their courtyard?
Then usher you inside, offer to take your soul as trade in on a shiny new one?
30th May 2011 8:09 pm
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Have your D1 towed as it was scaring the potential Range Rover buyers.
Or slap a price on it!
30th May 2011 8:11 pm
bambi
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depends, wether you were at sheffield or donny?
Donny utter disinterest, sheffield i would guess " do you have your licence with you sir"
30th May 2011 8:23 pm
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Another thought occurs to me being as stealers like making money - did they offer to provide a conversion kit to make your disco 1 look just like a disco 4 at only twice the price of buying a disco 4
30th May 2011 8:32 pm
dozzer
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Cracking answers I'm going to like it here
30th May 2011 8:45 pm
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StaticMotion wrote:
Another thought occurs to me being as stealers like making money - did they offer to provide a conversion kit to make your disco 1 look just like a disco 4 at only twice the price of buying a disco 4
A D4 exterior on a D1 platform!! Got the looks of the D4 and reliability of a D1, a winning combo for sure.
30th May 2011 8:48 pm
dozzer
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Id like to have a positive answer but unfortunately I was totally ignored, perhaps I should have taken the Porsche
30th May 2011 9:40 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Not unusual for some LR dealers.
30th May 2011 9:43 pm
dozzer
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DSL wrote:
Not unusual for some LR dealers.
Don't know why but I didn't expect them to give a hoot but you live and learn. Still it wont put me off buying one
30th May 2011 9:52 pm
StaticMotion
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yeah I think if it's not shiny and new or flash then you're wearing a cloak of invisibility.
I had the same thing years back going into a flash clothes shop and rummaging through the Armani, Versace, Boss clothing whilst wearing some sligtly ripped trousers and a climbing fleece. Well ok not Exactly the same, more like 'someone call the police we have a poor shoplifter in the clothing section'
edit - I did buy a shirt and to be honest it looked good but was crap lasting, if you want disposable clothes buy high price if you want them to last don't
30th May 2011 10:36 pm
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dozzer wrote:
. Still it wont put me off buying one
... Which is exactly how we keep dealers who are not interestednin customers and/or their needs in business
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31st May 2011 8:31 am
dozzer
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wvlenthe wrote:
dozzer wrote:
. Still it wont put me off buying one
... Which is exactly how we keep dealers who are not interestednin customers and/or their needs in business
Wiljo
Which is exactly why I have since had a discussion over the phone and will pull up in the old girl again later this week
Seriously though I do want to test drive one or two and take it from there just cant resist taking the D1.
31st May 2011 9:40 am
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He he he.
I did much the same when I had my 101.
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