Dealer car - is this dangerous?
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simoid said:
Would that affect tyre balance?
I was driving today and noticed at 80-100 the steering wheel was vibrating and it was very uncomfortable - so assume that the balancing has been affected ??? I will see what the dealer comes back tomorrow.
The only time I have had issues with cars is when I don't buy them private believe it or not!!!
BigLion said:
I was driving today and noticed at 80-100 the steering wheel was vibrating and it was very uncomfortable - so assume that the balancing has been affected ???
I will see what the dealer comes back tomorrow.
The only time I have had issues with cars is when I don't buy them private believe it or not!!!
Maybe try Driving at the Speed Limit?I will see what the dealer comes back tomorrow.
The only time I have had issues with cars is when I don't buy them private believe it or not!!!
scjgreen said:
BigLion said:
I was driving today and noticed at 80-100 the steering wheel was vibrating and it was very uncomfortable - so assume that the balancing has been affected ???
I will see what the dealer comes back tomorrow.
The only time I have had issues with cars is when I don't buy them private believe it or not!!!
Maybe try Driving at the Speed Limit?I will see what the dealer comes back tomorrow.
The only time I have had issues with cars is when I don't buy them private believe it or not!!!
I wold not drive my M5 with a tyre like that. I would also not expect a dealer car to be sold like that.
Your issue is you should have taken a few minutes to inspect the car before you bought it so you now have to prove it wasnt you. The fact the wheel isnt marked works in your favour. Dont be surprised if it was a s
t local repair and starts to peel at some point.
Was it AUC BMW car, or indi?
Your issue is you should have taken a few minutes to inspect the car before you bought it so you now have to prove it wasnt you. The fact the wheel isnt marked works in your favour. Dont be surprised if it was a s
t local repair and starts to peel at some point.Was it AUC BMW car, or indi?
scjgreen said:
BigLion said:
I was driving today and noticed at 80-100 the steering wheel was vibrating and it was very uncomfortable - so assume that the balancing has been affected ???
I will see what the dealer comes back tomorrow.
The only time I have had issues with cars is when I don't buy them private believe it or not!!!
Maybe try Driving at the Speed Limit?I will see what the dealer comes back tomorrow.
The only time I have had issues with cars is when I don't buy them private believe it or not!!!
edo said:
I wold not drive my M5 with a tyre like that. I would also not expect a dealer car to be sold like that.
Your issue is you should have taken a few minutes to inspect the car before you bought it so you now have to prove it wasnt you. The fact the wheel isnt marked works in your favour. Dont be surprised if it was a st local repair and starts to peel at some point.
Was it AUC BMW car, or indi?
AUC - I should find out tomorrow what the dealer suggests as they said they had to refurb one alloy (wonder which one?!).Your issue is you should have taken a few minutes to inspect the car before you bought it so you now have to prove it wasnt you. The fact the wheel isnt marked works in your favour. Dont be surprised if it was a s
t local repair and starts to peel at some point.Was it AUC BMW car, or indi?
I guess if I had done my due diligence then I would have spotted that, but likewise I would have hoped a dealer wouldn't have left a tyre like that on the car.
Worse case I'll bang two new tyres on the front and I'll formally complain, best case they do it for me - apart from that one thing the car is absolutely unmarked and perfect.
I suspect they'll sort as they have a duty of care and the alloy is completely unmarked. They have been brilliant all the way through the deal and in the free delivery and then getting more petrol for me without me even asking...oh and a bottle of wine
Well the dealer phoned - the service department said it was not a MOT issue and wouldn't even been an advisor.
However the salesman wasn't happy with that response and said he would speak to the MD of their franchise on my behalf.
The salesman then spent time digging out the photos of the car when it was first brought in and he had evidence that the damage was already there.
He shared this with the MD who said it wasn't good enough and the car shouldn't have been sent out like that.
So they are organising new tyres, balancing and tracking to happen at my local dealer (as they are some distance away).
My confidence in their service was not misplaced - but also shows that having a genuine and mutually respectful relationship with the salesperson helps!!!
However the salesman wasn't happy with that response and said he would speak to the MD of their franchise on my behalf.
The salesman then spent time digging out the photos of the car when it was first brought in and he had evidence that the damage was already there.
He shared this with the MD who said it wasn't good enough and the car shouldn't have been sent out like that.
So they are organising new tyres, balancing and tracking to happen at my local dealer (as they are some distance away).
My confidence in their service was not misplaced - but also shows that having a genuine and mutually respectful relationship with the salesperson helps!!!
Going off on a tangent somewhat, one thing I've done over the last few years on several new (to me) cars is taken hi-res photos of the entire car as soon as I get it home.
You can sometimes miss things easily in the excitement of picking up your new car.
I usually take around 100 photos from every possible angle using a decent D-SLR camera, both inside and out. I can then study the entire car in comfort and zoom in on areas that I find suspect.
You can sometimes miss things easily in the excitement of picking up your new car.
I usually take around 100 photos from every possible angle using a decent D-SLR camera, both inside and out. I can then study the entire car in comfort and zoom in on areas that I find suspect.
BigLion said:
Well the dealer phoned - the service department said it was not a MOT issue and wouldn't even been an advisor.
However the salesman wasn't happy with that response and said he would speak to the MD of their franchise on my behalf.
The salesman then spent time digging out the photos of the car when it was first brought in and he had evidence that the damage was already there.
He shared this with the MD who said it wasn't good enough and the car shouldn't have been sent out like that.
So they are organising new tyres, balancing and tracking to happen at my local dealer (as they are some distance away).
My confidence in their service was not misplaced - but also shows that having a genuine and mutually respectful relationship with the salesperson helps!!!
Result. Well done. The right move by them, and no way that is good enough for an AUC prepared car.However the salesman wasn't happy with that response and said he would speak to the MD of their franchise on my behalf.
The salesman then spent time digging out the photos of the car when it was first brought in and he had evidence that the damage was already there.
He shared this with the MD who said it wasn't good enough and the car shouldn't have been sent out like that.
So they are organising new tyres, balancing and tracking to happen at my local dealer (as they are some distance away).
My confidence in their service was not misplaced - but also shows that having a genuine and mutually respectful relationship with the salesperson helps!!!
edo said:
BigLion said:
Well the dealer phoned - the service department said it was not a MOT issue and wouldn't even been an advisor.
However the salesman wasn't happy with that response and said he would speak to the MD of their franchise on my behalf.
The salesman then spent time digging out the photos of the car when it was first brought in and he had evidence that the damage was already there.
He shared this with the MD who said it wasn't good enough and the car shouldn't have been sent out like that.
So they are organising new tyres, balancing and tracking to happen at my local dealer (as they are some distance away).
My confidence in their service was not misplaced - but also shows that having a genuine and mutually respectful relationship with the salesperson helps!!!
Result. Well done. The right move by them, and no way that is good enough for an AUC prepared car.However the salesman wasn't happy with that response and said he would speak to the MD of their franchise on my behalf.
The salesman then spent time digging out the photos of the car when it was first brought in and he had evidence that the damage was already there.
He shared this with the MD who said it wasn't good enough and the car shouldn't have been sent out like that.
So they are organising new tyres, balancing and tracking to happen at my local dealer (as they are some distance away).
My confidence in their service was not misplaced - but also shows that having a genuine and mutually respectful relationship with the salesperson helps!!!
Triumph Man said:
The service chimp is wrong, it would be an advisory, I got one once for a tiny little bit of rim protector rubber missing.
The advisory is entirely down to the tester. Nothing in the manual says what is or isn't an advisory. Most testers probably would advise it, but they wouldn't be wrong if they didn't.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff