Mudster
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Sep 4, 2006
- Messages
- 2,509
- Location
- Surrey
- Car
- 2008 A150 SE Classic, 2007 Saab 9-3 Sportwagon
This was prompted by a phone call from my local dealer last week to say I have a build date of July for the C63 AMG Estate I've ordered with a projected delivery date of September.....even though I've told them I don't want it until one of the leases is up on another vehicle in November...I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.
I digress.....The dealer wants me to pop in and run through the figures and spec the car for build, and I imagine extract a little more deposit from me.
Well, I've yet to physically see one of these cars never mind test drive one, so I though I'd pop over to Brooklands and have a look, the main reason behind this today is for my partners benefit. She has Multiple Sclerosis, and I really need to make sure she can get in and out of the bucket seats or it's going to be an expensive mistake.
We walked in and were greeted by a friendly lady at the main entrance, I enquired if they had a C63 available to view....she checked and said the track car was available at the back and I could book a drive in it. There was also a car on the top floor with the other AMG's....
We went to the top floor....No C63..apparently it's being PDI'd and won't be there for another week. Very apologetic staff made some more calls, there are two in the dealership downstairs and the track car....
I go to the main desk to book a test drive, complete with my signed order form and deposit receipt, requested a test drive and told I'd have to pay for one of the experiences or get my dealer to call in and book the test drive...nice. But I could take a look at the car ..it was parked outside with the other track cars and currently not being used.
Went outside to take a look at the track car.....no C63, asked one of the drivers, told it was broken down and in for repair, won't be available until tomorrow when it's fully booked and I'll have to come back in a week or so....
Ok, I'll take a look at one of the two in the dealership, No C63 (see the pattern developing here?) Surprised salesman told me that don't have any of those as demos....they use the track car......
All this with my other Half, who walks very slowly with a stick....seriously unimpressed is a huge understatement.
So we went and found a C320 CDi Sport Estate, which OH really liked.....Still, I have no idea if she can get in or out of the AMG, and Mercedes are expecting me to confirm the order whilst still not being able to even provide me a saloon to sit in never mind drive.....
One good thing to come out of this is I picked the colour, Id had my heart set on Tenorite Grey, it looked awful on the estate (but nice on the saloon for some reason) the C320 CDI Sport Estate was in Palladium Silver, and it looked fantastic, not a colour I would ever have picked from the brochure or the website.
Still, pretty unsatisfactory..I came away feeling pretty grumpy about the whole thing considering I'm spending the thick end of £60,000
I digress.....The dealer wants me to pop in and run through the figures and spec the car for build, and I imagine extract a little more deposit from me.
Well, I've yet to physically see one of these cars never mind test drive one, so I though I'd pop over to Brooklands and have a look, the main reason behind this today is for my partners benefit. She has Multiple Sclerosis, and I really need to make sure she can get in and out of the bucket seats or it's going to be an expensive mistake.
We walked in and were greeted by a friendly lady at the main entrance, I enquired if they had a C63 available to view....she checked and said the track car was available at the back and I could book a drive in it. There was also a car on the top floor with the other AMG's....
We went to the top floor....No C63..apparently it's being PDI'd and won't be there for another week. Very apologetic staff made some more calls, there are two in the dealership downstairs and the track car....
I go to the main desk to book a test drive, complete with my signed order form and deposit receipt, requested a test drive and told I'd have to pay for one of the experiences or get my dealer to call in and book the test drive...nice. But I could take a look at the car ..it was parked outside with the other track cars and currently not being used.
Went outside to take a look at the track car.....no C63, asked one of the drivers, told it was broken down and in for repair, won't be available until tomorrow when it's fully booked and I'll have to come back in a week or so....
Ok, I'll take a look at one of the two in the dealership, No C63 (see the pattern developing here?) Surprised salesman told me that don't have any of those as demos....they use the track car......
All this with my other Half, who walks very slowly with a stick....seriously unimpressed is a huge understatement.
So we went and found a C320 CDi Sport Estate, which OH really liked.....Still, I have no idea if she can get in or out of the AMG, and Mercedes are expecting me to confirm the order whilst still not being able to even provide me a saloon to sit in never mind drive.....
One good thing to come out of this is I picked the colour, Id had my heart set on Tenorite Grey, it looked awful on the estate (but nice on the saloon for some reason) the C320 CDI Sport Estate was in Palladium Silver, and it looked fantastic, not a colour I would ever have picked from the brochure or the website.
Still, pretty unsatisfactory..I came away feeling pretty grumpy about the whole thing considering I'm spending the thick end of £60,000
