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Cypress



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Delivery Times

Hi,

What sort of delivery times are dealers currently quoting for new cars ?
I ordered in early march expecting delivery to take 6 weeks, it now looking like 12 weeks Sad
Are cars getting harder to obtain or is there some hold up in the factory on specific variants ?

Regards

Paul;

Post #2453 16th Apr 2007 11:23 am
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TASH



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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Narvik Black

What you ordered, my dealer has a lot in stock, we went in good friday and could have had a new silver, black or grey 2.2 GS by the Wednesday. Ended up buying a 3 month old black GS, they also had a silver one of these.

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Cypress



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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Stornoway Grey

Hi

I orders TD4 XS in Stornaway with interiors Scuba and winter pack . . .

Paul;

Post #2474 16th Apr 2007 8:02 pm
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zaria123



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United Kingdom 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto Nazca Sand

We ordered a Nazca Sand with Tundra / Alpaca Interior Automatic with Winter Pack, and were quoted 12 weeks irresepctive of spec, unless you took a standard car from dealer stock.

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BigEck



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Scotland 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Rimini Red

Hi
I have just joined , but I ordered a remmi red td4 xs on the 7/4/07 and it is in the garage waiting for me the only problem i have is that the dvla are holding my registration because of the cherished number plate transfer

Post #3045 13th May 2007 9:48 pm
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Paul



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How delivery times are defined is a big mystery to me. I ordered my FL2 on January 30th and the production date is sheduled for June 18th so I should be happy to get my car end of June. All together: 5 months.
I don't see how certain cars can be supplied within 3 months - unless from dealer stock of course. Does LR apply different shedules per country ?

Post #3050 14th May 2007 6:46 am
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QUERCUS



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Paul wrote:
I don't see how certain cars can be supplied within 3 months - unless from dealer stock of course. Does LR apply different shedules per country ?


I understood from my dealer that dealers can order lots although they don't have a physical order from a client. Those lots are allocated depending on expected demand. Some dealers may experience less demand than others and thus can supply the car faster. 2007 Freelander 2 HSE i6
stornoway grey
black leather

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Paul



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QUERCUS wrote:
Paul wrote:
I don't see how certain cars can be supplied within 3 months - unless from dealer stock of course. Does LR apply different shedules per country ?


I understood from my dealer that dealers can order lots although they don't have a physical order from a client. Those lots are allocated depending on expected demand. Some dealers may experience less demand than others and thus can supply the car faster.

That makes sense Quercus but it is only valid then if one agrees about options choosen by his dealer or wants a standard version. (both as you said already ordered by the dealer when the car owner signs the contract)
If one orders a customised car - as I did - it is logical that the delivery time is longer. I'm just wondering if in this case the delivery time is the same everywhere.

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Cypress



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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Stornoway Grey

Hi,

Found out on Friday that my car has now been built, so it should be ready in about 10 days or so Smile


The build times for cars seem to be constantly changing, mine moved from 22/05 to 14/05 to 6/06 to 11/05 and was then built prior to this date. I ordered the it in early March . . . .


Paul;

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Paul



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Thanks Cypress - interesting information.

Post #3055 14th May 2007 9:25 am
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Tim in Scotland



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Here is how the ordering system seems to work........................... Customer decides on the spec they want and pays deposit/ agrees part ex value. Salesman suck on teeth and tells customer that the spec he wants is very weird and that it might take 3-4 months for a factory ordered car "but Sir you could have one nearly to the spec you would like direct from our stock and delivery in 7 days" Customer say no thanks I want one with pink seats not black so dealer clicks a few buutons on his computer and tells the customer that's fine and BTW delivery in 4 months, customer goes home happy because he's ordered his new car. Now the salesman gets to work and goes into the Land Rover Dealer Stock website and finds out if any nearby dealers have the spec the client wants in their compound. If no joy there, then he searches what is in the storage area near the factory and finds a car there that possibly has a few more extras than the client asked for so he sticks a reservation on the car, and contacts the client and offers a better spec or near exact match with delivery in a couple of weeks. Customer says no thanks I want what I ordered so the dealer creates an order to the exact spec and takes the reservation off the car in storage. Dealer then keeps an eye on the factory stock every 5-6 days and suddenly finds LR have produced a car to the exact spec, slaps a reservation on the vehicle and then calls the client and says that all of a sudden the factory has become super efficient and that the client's car will be ready 6 weeks earlier (for example) than client expected. At this stage dealer doesn't cancel any order for the original car that the client requested. Why????? Well what the dealer (if he is a really good dealer/ saleman) should have told you when you ordered your new car that up to 36 hours prior to construction commencing you can actually CHANGE the spec and add/ remove factory fit accessories or even the colour! A less than good salesman won't tell you this. Now back to the original car - client collects his new pride and joy and is none the wiser, dealer is happy as he's sold another car, but he now has a build slot available that he might not have had before and HE can change the spec of that car anytime up to 36 hours before building starts.

My local dealer are excellent at informing clients who have cars on factory order when they will be built, and a few days before hand will phone to confirm that you don't want to change the spec at all. They ahve done this with all the Land Rovers I have bought on fcatory order since 2001 when I bought my F1. When I ordered it the spec was GS TD4 Auto in White Gold with Dark stone seat covers, between placing the order and construction I came into some money and was able to afford some more toys on the car so in the days leading up to construction I was contacted and changed the spec by adding cruise control and a wood kit. How can carbon have a footprint, it has no feet?
Now driving - RRE Coupe Dynamic Lux Auto with Plus pack, Fuji White, Ebony, SD4 with tow pack
Gone - 2010MY FFRR TDv8 Stornoway and Ivory, Privacy - the pace of a TDv8 RRS, the incomparable grace of a Range Rover
Gone but will be missed- RRS Tdv8 HSE Stornoway Grey with Ebony Leather
Gone (only a little missed) RRS Tdv6 2.7SE Giverny Green/Aspen
Defender 90 County HT in Epsom Green

Post #3068 14th May 2007 4:48 pm
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Cypress



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Shocked Thumbs Up


hmmmmmm........

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Paul



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Rolling with laughter
nice Tim...and probably true Shocked

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Tim in Scotland



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I have been buying Land Rovers since 1992, not all of them factory order or taken from dealer stock, but I have learned a thing or two about how dealers operate from my experiences with 3 dealerships in Central Scotland. One of those dealers I will not even go passed the entry to the grounds their service to me when I was replacing a V8i ES Disco with another was so awful............................ the dealership I use now cannot do enough to help, except they never give me a discount when I buy a new car! The only thing I have had free out of them was one of their logo'd umbrellas after I spent £43000 on a new FFRR! How can carbon have a footprint, it has no feet?
Now driving - RRE Coupe Dynamic Lux Auto with Plus pack, Fuji White, Ebony, SD4 with tow pack
Gone - 2010MY FFRR TDv8 Stornoway and Ivory, Privacy - the pace of a TDv8 RRS, the incomparable grace of a Range Rover
Gone but will be missed- RRS Tdv8 HSE Stornoway Grey with Ebony Leather
Gone (only a little missed) RRS Tdv6 2.7SE Giverny Green/Aspen
Defender 90 County HT in Epsom Green

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Cidor



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Tim in Scotland wrote:
Here is how the ordering system seems to work...........................

It is written absolutely precisely. So dealers work, most likely, all. I know it on Citroen. Thumbs Up

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