Courtesy car

[paulshep69]

That depends on the rules that have set, if any.

He is in a suitable car, what's the issue?

'Suitable car' - that's not what the OP thinks, then again he has some strange ideas on a lot of other things too when you read his posts.

Welcome back to planet Earth is what I say.

 

[Dryce]

Only to him. Afaik. His Employer hasn't said anything.

And he didn't get any complaints from his clients?

 

[MercedesDriver]

Come on guys give OP a break. After all he is involved in multinational business of 45,000,000.00 per anu$ and has company car allowance for brand new CLS from 2005.

 

[paulshep69]

Come on guys give OP a break. After all he is involved in multinational business of 45,000,000.00 per anu$ and has company car allowance for brand new CLS from 2005.

Hang on, you forgot to mention the rest of the fleet he has on his signature.

He'll be back soon to say the £45,000,000 was a typo, much like this:

Austin Powers - 100 billion dollars - YouTube

 

[219]

Beginning with customer service and recognising that each have their varying needs. As am part of a multinational turning over £45,000,000 a year, the clients I meet, discuss business with and later drive around expect no less than a lux car and frankly I find it a disadvantage to drive a B class for this.

Moving on for personal reasons, it a pure downgrade, I bought a CLS for all the lux it offers, I expect similar when I leave a car in for servicing or repair.

Clearly , what you expect , and what you get in the real world are two different things .

 

[219]

The fact is the W219 wasnt face-lifted until 2010, so difficult to determine whether the car is 2005 or 2010.

Is that because your one rolls with a 4 digit number plate ?

 

[paulshep69]

Is that because your one rolls with a 4 digit number plate ?

I think you're wasting your time, he's thrown his toys from the cot and may not be back - see post 50.

 

[219]

So do I last time mine went in for a service they lent me an SLR and told me to keep it all weekend. They filled it to the brim with petrol. When I took it back they said service all done sir no charge

Actually , I never have to concern myself with such trifling matters as my head chauffeur looks after servicing and so on .

Besides , having a fleet of W100's plus several lesser cars , one never requires courtesy cars .

The dealerships never cause any problems as they know I could send in an air strike if they incur my displeasure .

 

[219]

9 year old CLS.

No company car.

Clearly not a major part of the multinational...

No Leer Jet , or Jet Ranger with Designo interior either ?

Second rate

 

[Palmball]

My view of courtesy cars is they're a privilege, not a right. When either of our cars go into MB I tend to get an A or B class and I'm just happy to be kept mobile - as long as I can get to work and do what I need to do without being inconvenienced I'm just grateful. Also, I think it's nice to drive something different for a change and the A & B classes are pretty decent cars to rock about in.

 

[def90cars]

My view of courtesy cars is they're a privilege, not a right. When either of our cars go into MB I tend to get an A or B class and I'm just happy to be kept mobile - as long as I can get to work and do what I need to do without being inconvenienced I'm just grateful. Also, I think it's nice to drive something different for a change and the A & B classes are pretty decent cars to rock about in.

1000000000000000000000% Agree

 

[Abb]

If I owned a business turning over 450,000,000 PA, I would be employing someone to source my cars, do the deal (so I wasn't worrying or had the need to understand lease, PCP or any other finance deal and its tax implications when 'renting' a ghibli) and have it parked on my tree lined driveway for when I returned home.
I certainly would not be concerning myself with trivial matters such as courtesy cars either, as that would be fleet managers concern.
All this would leave me the time I needed to concentrate and grow my business.

 

[cinek]

If I owned a business turning over 450,000,000 PA, I would be employing someone to source my cars, do the deal (so I wasn't worrying or had the need to understand lease, PCP or any other finance deal and its tax implications when 'renting' a ghibli) and have it parked on my tree lined driveway for when I returned home.
I certainly would not be concerning myself with trivial matters such as courtesy cars either, as that would be fleet managers concern.
All this would leave me the time I needed to concentrate and grow my business.

To be fair to him, he didn't say he owned that business, but that he was part of it.
Other than that, he has dug a hole big enough to bury the whole company's turnover, whatever it might be.

 

[Wheelsnuts]

I have to agree that the B Class is an ideal car for families or pensioners: I am a pensioner and that's why I bought one. But I take great exception to the attitude of the OP towards the likes of myself and my car. I don't see the relevance of the company turnover. The bloke who cleans the executive toilets may well drive a 9 year old Merc?

 

[def90cars]

I have to agree that the B Class is an ideal car for families or pensioners: I am a pensioner and that's why I bought one. But I take great exception to the attitude of the OP towards the likes of myself and my car. I don't see the relevance of the company turnover. The bloke who cleans the executive toilets may well drive a 9 year old Merc?

I had one as rental in July. Very nice car.

 

[paulshep69]

If I owned a business turning over 450,000,000 PA, I would be employing someone to source my cars, do the deal (so I wasn't worrying or had the need to understand lease, PCP or any other finance deal and its tax implications when 'renting' a ghibli) and have it parked on my tree lined driveway for when I returned home.
I certainly would not be concerning myself with trivial matters such as courtesy cars either, as that would be fleet managers concern.
All this would leave me the time I needed to concentrate and grow my business.

Woh Woh Woh, it's grown another decimal place, it was £45,000,000 not another 10 times that.

 

[DSM10000]

Woh Woh Woh, it's grown another decimal place, it was £45,000,000 not another 10 times that.

Perhaps he floated the company and this is the new share value? Although I do not remember my Monopoly set having that much money in it.

 

[Ierton]

It's wholly unrealistic to expect like-for-like as a courtesy car - even Porsche now supply VWs for the most part. In a non-fault accident your insurance may cover that - which is probably what you should claim on if your car is so important to daily life.

 

[DSM10000]

It's wholly unrealistic to expect like-for-like as a courtesy car - even Porsche now supply VWs for the most part. In a non-fault accident your insurance may cover that - which is probably what you should claim on if your car is so important to daily life.

I completely agree!

Unfortunately our OP seems to inhabit a rather fanciful world where his reality is not quite like that that most of us work with

 

[stumpy1]

Same at Bentley. VAG group cars as loaners. BMs or Minis at Rolls Royce.