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npinks Member Since: 28 Jun 2007 Location: Ls25 Posts: 20090 |
Take as long as you like and is there any other model you would like? No hard sell, just questions to find the most suitable (which i already knew which model was) let me think about it........ phone call, deposit = easy Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis |
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29th Dec 2007 11:25 pm |
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Nick Jan Member Since: 23 Aug 2007 Location: Nr Shoreham-by-sea, West Sussex Posts: 441 |
I was sort of high-jacked when picking up my Disco from a regular service. The dealership had just taken delivery of their first FL2 TD4 HSE auto, and the service guy thought I may like a go. I was delighted of course, though a bit less so, when the young sales guy popped up out of nowhere to accompany me.
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30th Dec 2007 12:27 am |
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Gambba Member Since: 07 Aug 2007 Location: Dubai Posts: 775 |
My test drive was extremely short and illegal, due to not having a UAE license at the time of the test drive....even so I checked out the things I wanted like cabin noise, acceleration, braking and handling.
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30th Dec 2007 10:22 am |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 12 Mar 2006 Location: All at sea Posts: 875 |
PT, you need to go to another dealer and explain to them what has happened. If dealer 1 isn't prepared to let you have the car for more than 30 minutes then they don't need your business.................... there are lots of dealers out there and they are hungry for business. Have you tried contacting James at Charles Hurst, the site sponsor? How can carbon have a footprint, it has no feet?
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30th Dec 2007 11:14 am |
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geoff239 Member Since: 07 Oct 2007 Location: bradford Posts: 15 |
i had full days test drive from Farnells in Guiseley nr Leeds.Mine was on a saturday 9.30 till 4.00 |
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30th Dec 2007 1:53 pm |
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waaxh03 Member Since: 12 Mar 2007 Location: North Wales Posts: 298 |
I had two 1 hour test drives and a 1/2 day LR experience off road course before I ordered the car. No hard sell at all.
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30th Dec 2007 2:55 pm |
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BeebOm Member Since: 04 Dec 2007 Location: near Brussels Posts: 18 |
I got the car for 3 hours (only because someone else needed it).
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31st Dec 2007 9:19 pm |
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fletch5535 Member Since: 01 Jun 2007 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 14 |
Had a whole day with an orange one as a courtesy car when my Disco was in for a service, but only had chance to use it from dealer to work and back. When I found the one I wanted to buy, had about 40 mins around the Perthshire country side - winding country roads outbound, fast inbound on the A9.
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2nd Jan 2008 3:29 pm |
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Roverdude Member Since: 31 May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 42 |
I was the very first customer to test drive one at my dealership. Was driving by, saw them unloading them, popped in, and the general manager gave me the keys before I even said anything. Did a quick 1/2 hr drive that day just to check it out. Test drove it again twice before actually buying. Both times, my dealer gave me the keys and I was out prolly about 45' to an hr each time. brought it home, checked garage fit, played w/ gadgets, etc. etc. |
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2nd Jan 2008 3:56 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
My test drive as a quick ten minute spin round Ripon ring road, The dealer did say I could take one for a day, maybe a petrol all morning and the diesel in afternoon. But the demos were HSE I wanted an XS so we just poked around in the XS parked in the showroom for a while and decided we liked it. To me a drive is a drive once id tested its acceleration and handling I was happy.
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2nd Jan 2008 6:12 pm |
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Dave Wilkin Member Since: 17 Sep 2007 Location: East Anglia Posts: 67 |
I had a hour and a half test drive. This was basically to determine whether to go for the diesel or petrol. The dealer would have loved me to order an off the shelf model, but I was warned off of this. So I kept specifying until I heard the magic words that I would have to wait for a production line model
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3rd Jan 2008 6:24 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
Whats wrong with an off the shelf one as long as you like the spec? |
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3rd Jan 2008 6:43 pm |
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Dave Wilkin Member Since: 17 Sep 2007 Location: East Anglia Posts: 67 |
I wanted to make sure I had a Land Rover that was as up to date as possible, specifically the software install; and not one that had been manaufactured several months before hand. GS TD4 All Black |
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4th Jan 2008 12:22 am |
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builder Member Since: 21 Nov 2007 Location: Suffolk ish. Posts: 113 |
And because you are prepared to wait you will be able to include the DAB radio if you wish, which is something that no off the shelf car will have as it is not available untill 18th of Jan. |
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4th Jan 2008 5:26 pm |
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