sww
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After being given a test drive in a Leon Cupra and revisiting a couple of times to find stuff out, I was given a reasonable trade in offer for my Clio 1.6 Si and ordered the Cupra (flash red).
After being promised a phone call the next morning to see if they had sourced the car for me, I had to phone back at least three times to get in touch with the salesman. Each time I was promised a call back and never heard anything.
After several more calls and getting more and more annoyed, I was told that I would get the car in a weeks time and to go ahead and organise my insurance which I would bring when I collected the car.
I was told to turn up before 5 on Friday (very convenient) and the car would be ready. When I arrived at 4.30 there was no road tax ready as they had decided they needed my insurance document to tax this. It didn't seem important enough to mention when they spoke to me on the phone that morning.
When I eventually got to take the car away I discovered oily fingerprints on the sun visors and and down the front pillar on the inside, a pencil line (?) on the ceiling, mud on the carpeting, and scratches on the interior door panels. Also some cleaner marks or something on the inside which appear to be very difficult to remove.
The dealer valeted the car when I went back but hardly solved any of the problems above. They also offered to change the door panels with some form the demo model but I did not have much confidence in their ability to do that!!
I am very happy with the car itself and have had fun doing over 1000 miles in the last week. It is very quick and comfortable and the stereo is not bad for a standard fit (how does it get that much bass without a sub?)
Any one know of any good dealers a sensible distance from Edinburgh for when it is time for a service??
PS: Today on my way home I had hardly seen any Leons let alone Cupras then I had an Imperial Blue one go past and a yellow one (with a spoiler)
at the Hermiston Gait roundabout at the end of the M8, there was also a bronze one parked in the Almondvale centre in Livingston last week. anyone know if that was their car and what dealer did they come from? Are you happy enough?
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[Message edited by sww on 07 October 2001.]
After being promised a phone call the next morning to see if they had sourced the car for me, I had to phone back at least three times to get in touch with the salesman. Each time I was promised a call back and never heard anything.
After several more calls and getting more and more annoyed, I was told that I would get the car in a weeks time and to go ahead and organise my insurance which I would bring when I collected the car.
I was told to turn up before 5 on Friday (very convenient) and the car would be ready. When I arrived at 4.30 there was no road tax ready as they had decided they needed my insurance document to tax this. It didn't seem important enough to mention when they spoke to me on the phone that morning.
When I eventually got to take the car away I discovered oily fingerprints on the sun visors and and down the front pillar on the inside, a pencil line (?) on the ceiling, mud on the carpeting, and scratches on the interior door panels. Also some cleaner marks or something on the inside which appear to be very difficult to remove.
The dealer valeted the car when I went back but hardly solved any of the problems above. They also offered to change the door panels with some form the demo model but I did not have much confidence in their ability to do that!!
I am very happy with the car itself and have had fun doing over 1000 miles in the last week. It is very quick and comfortable and the stereo is not bad for a standard fit (how does it get that much bass without a sub?)
Any one know of any good dealers a sensible distance from Edinburgh for when it is time for a service??
PS: Today on my way home I had hardly seen any Leons let alone Cupras then I had an Imperial Blue one go past and a yellow one (with a spoiler)
at the Hermiston Gait roundabout at the end of the M8, there was also a bronze one parked in the Almondvale centre in Livingston last week.
anyone know if that was their car and what dealer did they come from? Are you happy enough? ------------------
[Message edited by sww on 07 October 2001.]
