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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3247  
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It does look good in the white.
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22nd Sep 2020 11:50am |
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| zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 781 
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 exactly the wheels that i have spec'd 
Got my final balance in regard to payment from LR today, with a courtesy message my vehicle may not be released from "in market distribution" (docks) until early October rather than this Friday, a few owners suggested this could be due to Australian anal retentive import compliance checks  that bad news did
not stop them slipping in a $1k hike on the price of the RAI against my previous signed order.. yet another pommie bar steward down under
MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport |
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23rd Sep 2020 9:31am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3750 
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That’s a bummer on the RAI price rise. The other reason for the delay at the docks could be that extra disinfecting of the car might be required with C-19 - your Min of Ag and Fish has always been very strict on cars coming into the country and disinfecting them and yours has visited the USA even though it never went for a run ashore there so may have to have extra disinfecting. Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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23rd Sep 2020 9:59am |
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| zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 781
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updated and moved yet another pommie bar steward down under MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport Last edited by zilch on 27th Sep 2020 9:03am. Edited 2 times in total |
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23rd Sep 2020 10:05am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3750
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Same with the winch here in the U.K., dealer seems to eye you up and then decide how much you might be able to afford! It started out at £5000 if you asked for it to be supplied with your new car at delivery but now has been removed from the configurator and LRCS has told me that I have now to ask my dealership for a quote - 3 weeks ago I was quoted £6000 by a dealership (not the one I normally use) for the same winch and winch mount......... there was no looking up anything it was the service reception’s reply straight out without looking it up! I took that to mean “ we are not interested in your business, go away and stop wasting my time!” Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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23rd Sep 2020 10:11am |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4480 
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Following these threads I have come to the conclusion that a dealer makes enough money from the sale of one vehicle that they are not bothered whether you return in the future. If anyone can come up with a more plausible explanation I'd like to hear it. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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23rd Sep 2020 10:29am |
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| zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 781
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sir, you impugn the reputation of vehicular dealers surely ... 
i reckon that is about right for the majority Spud, modern economics no doubt play a part, hit your monthly target, move on (worked for a large US Telco, very cut throat) i must admit though my dealer has harassed and chase on my behalf and kept me up to date since the order finally found its way into VISTA, unlike some that take the money and take  all interest.. It will be interesting in testing their response to my $1.1K price hike though  yet another pommie bar steward down under
MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport |
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23rd Sep 2020 11:04am |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3247
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My salesman contacted me today and said I need to submit an order within the next couple of weeks for a March delivery.
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26th Sep 2020 11:00pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018  
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That seems consistent with the report from JLR that as of the end of July all 2020 production was booked against orders. It would imply they are maintaining the same spread and not looking to increase stock, or decrease lead times but just look to keep the two production lines running at a reasonabley productive rate.
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27th Sep 2020 7:08am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3750
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Could also be that they have an eye on the C-19 numbers and the possibility that many countries might be going back into a lock down so want to pre-order parts etc to keep the lines running as long as possible over the winter? Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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27th Sep 2020 8:25am |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2548
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Production slots allocated to retailers perhaps but not against confirmed orders. I ordered in August and was given an October build slot with delivery due at the end of the month. Subsequently I’ve cancelled and re-ordered a 21MY and am awaiting a build slot to be allocated when they open the 21MY order books (reportedly November). Delivery likely to be just into the new year. |
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27th Sep 2020 8:47am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Interesting.
I guess there's always going to be some churn on confirmed orders, cancellations, re-allocated slots, etc. Indeed, you are a good example yourself. I took the words of the JLR bod, in the context of the conversation, to mean very much retail orders taken rather than dealer allocation/wholesale orders. |
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27th Sep 2020 9:02am |
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| zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 781
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I had two lots of good news, yesterday morning they resent through the revised order, not only did the reduce the RAI to the original quote of $345 AUD (their mistake so they decided to wear $1100 difference), Originally they had the vehicle down as a business registration from a govt fee perspective, as i ordered it as per my company's corporate agreement with JLR, as i am personally registering it, that lowered the fee by another $250, plus luxury car tax and GST by a further $500, all up i have managed to reduce the final payment by $1,850 (should cover the Duratracs ).. and to top it all the dealer called me yesterday afternoon
and informed me they have our P400 in their holding yard, it will go for PDI Monday (ish), i should get a call to get some eyes on it.. The sales rep is a fellow Brit (as is a large portion of the population on Sydneys northern beaches )
so i like to think he is looking after me yet another pommie bar steward down under
MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport |
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27th Sep 2020 9:04am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3750
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All good news then so far Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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