Palfrem
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Aug 11, 2005
- Messages
- 2,965
- Location
- Solihull, near Birmingham
- Car
- W124 E36 AMG, G 300 GEL his, SLK 200 hers
Gents, pull up a chair.
I sometimes wonder what I must have done in a previous life to be getting so much sh!te lately.
Your collective sage advice is greatly appreciated.
Car is great, drives well, quiet and comfortable with a reasonable turn of speed. It is a genuinely good car.
...but, you just knew there was a but coming. This is in addition to all the late delivery issues, valeting, DVLA fools errand, phone kit, etc.
It was sold to me as a 2 owner car.
The V5 came and it's showing 4 previous keepers!
Not happy about that one little bit.
There are also a number of isues around the Parrot phone gizmo too. In my best technical parlance - it's cr@p. They've wired it so it only works when the engine is running, so when you pull over for a call and turn the (smooth, silky V6) engine off - click, the phone cuts out too.
Also, you have to have the car volume set so high to hear the caller that when you end the call the volume on the radio is deafening.
Approved VW come with a 30 day exchange guarantee and I'm tempted to invoke it. Trouble is, there don't seem to be any V6s in the VW AUC pool at the minute. Loads of 3.0 tdi, a few W12 (mmmmm, W12...!) but I don't really want a diesel.
Would you bin it and get them to find another or keep it and ask for a big cash sweetener (how big though?) on the 4 owners c*ck-up and perservere with them getting the phone sorted?
Answers ASAP please as I want to go round the garage on Monday @ 08:00 hrs with a firm but cunning plan.
Thanks chaps, I knew I could count on you.
I sometimes wonder what I must have done in a previous life to be getting so much sh!te lately.
Your collective sage advice is greatly appreciated.
Car is great, drives well, quiet and comfortable with a reasonable turn of speed. It is a genuinely good car.
...but, you just knew there was a but coming. This is in addition to all the late delivery issues, valeting, DVLA fools errand, phone kit, etc.
It was sold to me as a 2 owner car.
The V5 came and it's showing 4 previous keepers!
Not happy about that one little bit.
There are also a number of isues around the Parrot phone gizmo too. In my best technical parlance - it's cr@p. They've wired it so it only works when the engine is running, so when you pull over for a call and turn the (smooth, silky V6) engine off - click, the phone cuts out too.
Also, you have to have the car volume set so high to hear the caller that when you end the call the volume on the radio is deafening.
Approved VW come with a 30 day exchange guarantee and I'm tempted to invoke it. Trouble is, there don't seem to be any V6s in the VW AUC pool at the minute. Loads of 3.0 tdi, a few W12 (mmmmm, W12...!) but I don't really want a diesel.
Would you bin it and get them to find another or keep it and ask for a big cash sweetener (how big though?) on the 4 owners c*ck-up and perservere with them getting the phone sorted?
Answers ASAP please as I want to go round the garage on Monday @ 08:00 hrs with a firm but cunning plan.
Thanks chaps, I knew I could count on you.