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How much fuel did your last brand new car have in the tank on handover?
Full tank
30%
 30%  [28]
More than £20 worth, but not full
28%
 28%  [26]
£20 worth or less
40%
 40%  [37]
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AndyC



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Norway 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Manual Stornoway Grey

Full tank, full set of rubber mats including the boot, large bunch of flowers, LRE full day, visit to Volvo manufacturing in Sweden all expensis paid bus trip Thumbs Up

But then I guess we pay for it in the long run at the car prices we pay Rolling Eyes 2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.
Post #95056 13th Mar 2011 1:44 pm
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EYorkshire



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That sounds good Andy but as you say , you paid for it, just accept its the thought that counts. Very Happy

Mine was a full tank from Lookers PR, I did ask so not sure if it would have been volunteered, and plastic cups for my coffee because NPinks broke the china set. Evil or Very Mad

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Post #95059 13th Mar 2011 2:09 pm
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dunroof



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Price of diesel, it will be worth more than the car soon. Confused
Post #95062 13th Mar 2011 3:01 pm
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wizking



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Bought mine second hand from Colchester Lookers and had a full tank.
Post #95068 13th Mar 2011 4:38 pm
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maffs



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United Kingdom 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Santorini Black
Stratstone

I was promised a good tank of fuel to get from Newport to North Wales.

Needless to say when the range stated 60 miles i knew, what i always knew...., promises don't mean a great deal unless they are written in ink Smile
Post #95073 13th Mar 2011 5:37 pm
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dunroof



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wizking wrote:
Bought mine second hand from Colchester Lookers and had a full tank.


Probably what the last owner left in it. That said, some dealers have been known to syphon the remaining fuel with a hose pipe - I kid you not!
Post #95081 13th Mar 2011 6:39 pm
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yaugher



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FULL tank last Sept 1 from Beadles Sidcup kent... Sept 1 2010 Now the PROUD owner of Galway Green Auto Diesel HSE
Post #95105 13th Mar 2011 9:03 pm
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mjn51



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United Kingdom 2010 Freelander 2 TD4_e XS Manual Santorini Black

Never had a full tank of petrol or Diesel in any of my new cars,
BMC Mini 850
Mini Metro
BMW 318
Escort XR3i
Vauxhall Calibra
Landrover Discovery II
Landrover Discovery TD5
MG MGF Trophy
MG ZT 180+
Landrover Freelander II
(PGO GMAX 125 scooter)
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Post #95149 14th Mar 2011 9:35 am
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dunroof



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Surprised asbout the Scooter! Must only take a cup full.
Post #95151 14th Mar 2011 9:38 am
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SD4



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Full tank from Stratstone Stockton when I picked my car up in December. Thumbs Up
Post #95160 14th Mar 2011 11:45 am
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mjn51



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United Kingdom 2010 Freelander 2 TD4_e XS Manual Santorini Black

dunroof wrote:
Surprised asbout the Scooter! Must only take a cup full.


They only put in 3 litres (as per invoice), I went straight to the garage and got another 2.5 litres in (7.5 ltr tank).

It must be because I normally get a good discount on whatever I buy, and the supplier is trying to get some money back.
M.
Post #95186 14th Mar 2011 3:43 pm
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Tigger



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dunroof wrote:
No, surprising as it is, I've never been near one, although I've heard the name. A sheltered childhood!

I have had a lot of new cars before. Most fill the tank up, some half fill it, some a quarter tank and once I had a pint of petrol put in when a full tank was promised. Of course I kept the fill up receipt, but never bothered with it in the end. Suppose I should have.

I remember getting a new RRS from one LR main dealer a couple of years ago and I moaned on there wasn't any diesel in it, nor mats or mud flaps and I was bluntly told I'd run them into the ground on price so much, there wasn't any profit in it for them. A pathetic excuse.


Seems like an understandable excuse to me; I guess I can probably expect mine to be filled by pipette when I collect it then! Rolling Eyes

I once collected a brand new, top of the range, Citroen C5 and there was so little petrol in it that I have no idea how I made it less than 1 mile to their local garage! Censored The petrol gauge didn't move off the bottom and the trip computer wouldn't register any distance at all until the tank was empty - I went straight back in and asked for enough fuel to get to the local garage, but they wouldn't budge! Censored Strangely, I never bought another car from them....

My last new car (Focus RS, May 2010) had exactly the amount of fuel in it that they had charged me for separately on the original invoice!
Post #97108 31st Mar 2011 1:26 am
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SamYPKP



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2011 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto Fuji White

Full tank from Beadles Sidcup.

On the order form as Full tank of fuel - F.O.C.

My experience is you need to ask for it to get it. Im sure its all built into the price you pay.
Post #97142 31st Mar 2011 1:07 pm
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Dave



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Scotland 2012 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Indus Silver

Full tank when I picked up the D4 Thumbs Up ______________________
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Post #97193 31st Mar 2011 7:12 pm
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realspeed



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Stratstone Solihull £2 only of fuel bit mean to say the least on a 1 year old freelander seeing he price paid for the car.

Realspeed
Post #97229 31st Mar 2011 10:22 pm
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