Here we go again, tour de dealerships

[DJRC]

Feel your pain brother, feel your pain. I spent last weekend in dealerships except I bowed to the inevitable and picked Merc. All its done is cause me a further week of grief.

[750turbo]

ferrariF50lover said:

750turbo said:

And there you have it!

First page and someone is having a dig - Just what has his financial situation got to do with you - I took the comment as tongue in cheek!

Perhaps you would care to share "Your Garage" with us then?

Good luck OP, I quite enjoyed your little moan

A car related gag and a PH staple. No dig here and everybody but the criminally insecure can see that. Vicarious outrage is always the best kind.

Simon.

Slowly again please, in English?

You are obviously far too well educated for me. Actually ignore this, as I am venting.

This place is just going to the hounds, sadly.

[steveeeW]

Loved the moan! Can you please inform us of how the day went & also what she inevitably picked? ;-)

[Jasandjules]

EOS?

[kmpowell]

Jasandjules said:

EOS?

I'm not sure buying a camera is the answer to his problem!

[okie592]

mini countryman or the new mini 5 door?

[SeeFive]

steveeeW said:

Loved the moan! Can you please inform us of how the day went & also what she inevitably picked? ;-)

Well we had sort of a shortlist of two at the moment. She doesn't like Audis or Mercs as she thinks they are 3.14key cars, strange mind she has.

Anyway, we trawled the forecourts and showrooms with the "you can have whatever you want" mode fully on, a bit of pub lunch in the process, and the net result is she wants the new Clio with lots of toys, I think it is called the Clio "Ann Summers" special edition or something .

The other one on her list was a Fiasco Titanium but she is not keen on the new nose on it. There was a new stron C3 with £5k off "this weekend only" which she liked on the outside, but when the doors opened it was poverty spec inside. It had funny things on the rear doors that you wind and the windows lower, if you wind them the other way, they raise - weird idea, so we left without it.

The Kuga titty x was "too big" for her, which was a shame as it seemed to be a nice place to be inside. Might get one myself as a daily when the Rav moves on.

No doubt she will change her mind next week, so better get a Clio ordered quickly. It will be a diseasel...

And Simon, I do not have loads of money, but I do have a budget, or will find a way to make sure that absolutely anything my wife wants she gets. My car will happen from some stock which is vesting. Hope that puts your mind at rest.

[r11co]

SeeFive said:

or will find a way to make sure that absolutely anything my wife wants she gets......

...and then moan about what a spoiled indecisive bh she is in an internet forum.

Hoist with your own petard methinks.

SeeFive said:

Clio "Ann Summers" special edition ..... Fiasco Titanium .... Kuga titty x .... diseasel...

Childish.

Edited by r11co on Sunday 27th July 16:16

[bint]

I don't see the harm in women looking for small 4 door runabouts. Leaves the interesting stuff available for the rest of us and also, if it's what they want/need, then why push for anything else.

I'd suggest if you want quality interior and all mod cons, euro blandness is spot on for her - given she's already got that with a Mini.... Anything like a Kia or Japanese based reliability may not be up to trim level for her.

[SeeFive]

r11co said:

Childish.

Edited by r11co on Sunday 27th July 16:16

It's called a sense of fun. You wouldn't understand.

[r11co]

SeeFive said:

It's called a sense of fun. You wouldn't understand.

They were a bunch of unoriginal and unfunny clichés, and poor attempts at smut that even Benny Hill wouldn't have stooped to.

You clearly failed to understand that.

[SeeFive]

bint said:

I don't see the harm in women looking for small 4 door runabouts. Leaves the interesting stuff available for the rest of us and also, if it's what they want/need, then why push for anything else.

I'd suggest if you want quality interior and all mod cons, euro blandness is spot on for her - given she's already got that with a Mini.... Anything like a Kia or Japanese based reliability may not be up to trim level for her.

You are bang on the money there. We looked at so many different manufacturers cars, and you are right, some of it was a bit bland compared to the funkiness of her mini inside. But it isn't just the usual suspects from Korea and the like that suffer. One thing that surprised me was the interior of the Golf and Polo. That dashboard has absolutely no flair at all. One of the poorest designs we saw all day.

She liked the new Nissans, the Note and Juke standing out for her in particular. Despite my attempt to make it sound like a day to dread in my first tongue in cheek post, it was actually a good time. We spoke to a number of decent and helpful dealer staff despite me telling them exactly as it is (building a shortlist) and had a nice lunch too, and she seems to have her mind sorted to some extent now.

[SeeFive]

r11co said:

They were a bunch of unoriginal and unfunny clichés, and poor attempts at smut that even Benny Hill wouldn't have stooped to.

You clearly failed to understand that.

I rest my case m'Lud.

[r11co]

SeeFive said:

I rest my case m'Lud.

You haven't even made your case yet!



I feel sorry for your missus. This entire thread revolves around you demonstrating what a boorish oaf you are taking the piss out of her in front of your internet mates, but God forbid anyone call you out for it.

Edited by r11co on Sunday 27th July 16:43

[jsp56]

Hi,

I actually am a wife who has been car shopping all week and I just wanted to say that I also feel your pain. Ghastly experience, and this is me talking as the wife in the situation. Thanks for airing your feelings on the subjectl. I feel a bit of vicarious closure from reading your post. Now if I could only buy an EOS camera instead - that would be so much easier. :-)

Jsp

[SeeFive]

r11co said:

SeeFive said:

I rest my case m'Lud.

You haven't even made your case yet!



I feel sorry for your missus. This entire thread revolves around you demonstrating what a boorish oaf you are taking the piss out of her in front of your internet mates, but God forbid anyone call you out for it.

Edited by r11co on Sunday 27th July 16:43

You made the case perfectly on your own, no need for me to comment further. Incidentally, my wife has seen this thread from the outset and also thinks that you are a narrow minded tedious fool (she doesn't swear) who likes to demonstrate his higher horse pose from behind his keyboard.

I believe the last thing she said was you either need to get a life or a sense of humour, and is so happy not to be shackled with an opinionated bore like you sound. I have always thought she really is a good judge of character.

[SeeFive]

jsp56 said:

Hi,

I actually am a wife who has been car shopping all week and I just wanted to say that I also feel your pain. Ghastly experience, and this is me talking as the wife in the situation. Thanks for airing your feelings on the subjectl. I feel a bit of vicarious closure from reading your post. Now if I could only buy an EOS camera instead - that would be so much easier. :-)

Jsp

Heh heh. Happy to share with a bit of (boorish) fun thrown in to upset the terminally narrow minded and amuse the normal folks! Probably like your husband, we would not do it unless your were worth it. My wife deserves everything that she gets out of life, she is pretty much perfect, unlike me, but just like me knows little about the type of cars that she would like next

So,what are you thinking of getting next, or did you already make a purchase?.

[jsp56]

That's a lovely reply. I think your wife is a lucky lass.

For me - tbh, I can't seem to get over the idea of losing my 2006 Mondeo. I've found a car I like (Ford Focus 2011), but it feels like base treachery to leave my current car, even in the absence of its turbocharger. It's not only difficult, but I actually can't do it. It's a very odd thing to have to explain to the very kind car salesman who is probably on commission.

[SeeFive]

jsp56 said:

That's a lovely reply. I think your wife is a lucky lass.

For me - tbh, I can't seem to get over the idea of losing my 2006 Mondeo. I've found a car I like (Ford Focus 2011), but it feels like base treachery to leave my current car, even in the absence of its turbocharger. It's not only difficult, but I actually can't do it. It's a very odd thing to have to explain to the very kind car salesman who is probably on commission.

Never mind me, you should meet her - I am punching so far above my weight with her it is natural to want to look after her a bit.

The wife liked the focus too, but even that felt a bit big to her. Probably won't coming from a Mondeo though. I know what you mean about not wanting to lose a car - I will not be getting rid of my old tub ever, just adding to its stable to rest its legs occasionally. Coming up 10 years now and she is nearly as important to me as the wife (who may have just lovingly clumped me around the head as I was reading this to her )

A 2006 Mondeo turbo failure? If it is not intergalactic mileage, it may not be too terrible. Do you actually know what has happened to your turbo? Is it in bits inside your engine, or has a pipe split, valve or some other control mechanism stopped it working? That happens quite frequently, and you may be nicely surprised if you get it checked out by someone that knows what they are doing.

This will be contentious, but IMHO and experience, If you take it to a main agent, they will probably diagnose a cataclysmic failure, as in the main they just change the parts that the computer suggests irrespective of the cost to you. A good indie proper engineer type like my late dad will properly diagnose your problem, give you a quote which would probably be a lot more palletable than a main agent even if it does require a replacement turbo, and you can have your pride and joy back again in fine fettle.

Seriously, if you love your Mondeo as you seem to say, a turbo problem may not be as bad as you fear and will be significantly less expensive than buying another car which someone else has used since 2011, and may be selling for a reason not covered by an aftermarket warrantee.

I wish you all the best with your Mondeo and hope you are not forced into a decision that you seem not to want to make.

[Qwert1e]

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