Courtesy or Insult?
Courtesy or Insult?
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Tuscaholic

Original Poster:

281 posts

255 months

Saturday 12th June 2004
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Read a few threads and spoke to a few people and Im sure TVR garages are having a laugh with the cars they give out while servicing

Ive read and heard about Corsa and Pugs

Where do you go and what car do you get.

Whos the best in the North West for servicing as an all round package ???

lady topaz

3,855 posts

270 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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Walldonway loan me a Citroen Saxo - what a lucky bunny I am !!!!! Trouble is, there's a tendency to thrash the dogs danglers off it.

mike s

2,919 posts

265 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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You could always walk home

>> Edited by mike s on Sunday 13th June 23:04

joospeed

4,473 posts

294 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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hmm, you don't actually have the right to any car, so be thankful for anything remotely modern.

courtesy cars are mistreated by people (my own beemer I lend out to people has so far suffered a broken window, a broken sunroof handle, a ripped seat, a broken under-dash panel and a kerbed alloy ..ok it's a cheap crap car but it's *my* cheap crap car thankyou!!)

courtesy cars always come back with no petrol left in them.
courtesy cars always come back dirty.
courtesty cars always come back with 1000 miles on them extra (where do you guys drive to???????)

sheesh ...

rolex

3,119 posts

274 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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I get a mini cooper everytime I leave my car At TMS
they have a fleet of them for their customers

chaos

45 posts

279 months

Monday 14th June 2004
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There does seem to be a difference between dealers. For Example, I tend to get either a Saxo or a Ka from walldonway when I take my car in for service whereas a friend who just bought a boxster had an Jag X type delivered to work on low loader that then took his car away and returned it once serviced.

To add insult to injury his service cost less than mine did.

Is it that Porsche dealers are more flush than TVR dealers, or do they regard boxsters as a loss leader before they can sell you a 996 turbo and recoup all the money ?

basil brush

5,358 posts

279 months

Monday 14th June 2004
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They´ve already recouped the money by selling you a boxster.

DonOne

1,388 posts

263 months

Monday 14th June 2004
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Courtesy car's are great! I've saved myself a small fortune on fuel, oil and car cleaning products
BUT........
Travel to a meet in a Corsa, then try to keep up when they all go for a drive. (Mmmmmmmm I'll be the one at the back then)
I WANT MY CAR BACK
No Tuscan Tel

plotloss

67,280 posts

286 months

Monday 14th June 2004
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Los Angeles said:
Henley Heritage offer one of the new Nissan Micras. It does make you feel a bit silly tilting into country corners on your way to collect your menacing black Tuscan. (This is my third posting to follow yours, Rolex. We seem to be interested in the same subjects.)


Lucky you got the Micra.

The Vectra with no brakes was the most entertaining 'courtesy' car...

T88CAN

3,474 posts

273 months

Monday 14th June 2004
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Have your car serviced at the factory in Blackpool,
Paul Forrest and his team do a first class job and their labour late is more than competive, and if you speak to Lesley nicely you will get a TVR Chimaera as a courtesy car

Tuscaholic

Original Poster:

281 posts

255 months

Monday 14th June 2004
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Well I work in Blackpool so I'll be going there once it arrives ....

Thanks for all the comments guys

Happy motoring :O)

chim_girl

6,268 posts

275 months

Monday 14th June 2004
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Tuscaholic said:
Where do you go and what car do you get.

Whos the best in the North West for servicing as an all round package ???


H L Gorner in Wigan, great service and I've always had TVR as a courtesy car. It is a Pink Chim though.

wedget

467 posts

255 months

Thursday 17th June 2004
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As you say most cortesy cars are rubbish..But lets face it, If you were a dealer would you lend out a nice new TVR to a person that will Thrash the nuts off it, smoke in it, And probably even off road in it, Never mind nick bits off it. They know you thrash the little corsa's around they aint dumb....