It's here, but do I want it now?

(14-01-2012 10:14am)Red Wrote:  I had the same dilemma, but went to see it and that made my mind up, got to have it. I am just on my way to collect it now! Firenze red, SD4 Auto, Verve interior, shadow wheels, lux pack, black roof and autoglym life shine.
The dealer sent me a photo yesterday just after it had the autoglym treatment completed, I think I need to take my sunglasses.
Have the car and enjoy it.

Looking forward to seeing more pictures of Firenzes. We're lagging behind!

Okay, okay! I've given up and called the dealer. Will be collecting next week.

The dealer asked me if I was interested in taking out a protection package (gap insurance, wheel damage, paint protection etc) for £1.5k but
a) I've already spent more than twice as much as I've ever spent on a car (that's the power of the Evoque for you)
and b) I'm not convinced that it's worth it

Thanks for all of your 'impartial' advice, forum members, and I look forward to joining the ranks of the owners next week.

(14-01-2012 06:24pm)Ray Parlour Wrote:  Okay, okay! I've given up and called the dealer. Will be collecting next week.

(14-01-2012 06:24pm)Ray Parlour Wrote:  Okay, okay! I've given up and called the dealer. Will be collecting next week.

The dealer asked me if I was interested in taking out a protection package (gap insurance, wheel damage, paint protection etc) for £1.5k but
a) I've already spent more than twice as much as I've ever spent on a car (that's the power of the Evoque for you)
and b) I'm not convinced that it's worth it

Thanks for all of your 'impartial' advice, forum members, and I look forward to joining the ranks of the owners next week.

Don't buy anything from the dealer unless you have done your research and the dealer is matching the best price you can find. Everything they try to sell you gap, tyre, paint protection, smart insurance etc is a major rip off.

(14-01-2012 06:24pm)Ray Parlour Wrote:  Okay, okay! I've given up and called the dealer. Will be collecting next week.

The dealer asked me if I was interested in taking out a protection package (gap insurance, wheel damage, paint protection etc) for £1.5k but
a) I've already spent more than twice as much as I've ever spent on a car (that's the power of the Evoque for you)
and b) I'm not convinced that it's worth it

Thanks for all of your 'impartial' advice, forum members, and I look forward to joining the ranks of the owners next week.

Whatever you do Do Not get paint protection from a dealer! A colleague of mine had the Autoglym one on his brand new 5 series a couple of years ago and it was terrible, they basically just waxed over a semi clean car, he had to get a detailer to take it all off and do a correction on it, and apparently it's a common thing dealers do! I have got a quote for a professional detailer to do a new car prep At the dealers for £250

Collected the car on Friday and whilst it is sensational, the whole experience of collecting it was decidedly average.

It took 2 hours, 1.5 hours of doing tedious paperwork and then a slightly hurried handover outside. The car was blocked at first by another and then I had to transfer the child seats in a light drizzle. No flowers for the wife - I had mentioned to him that she would be there - and 46 miles to empty in the tank. I'm sure I read somewhere on this forum that the car is supposed to come with a full tank but the dealer said that they don't do that any more. I did get another LR experience token but I can't help thinking that I ought to have been made to feel a little bit better about spending £34k.

Thoughts?

Disappointing for you, it seems that some dealers just can't be bothered to impress (which will no doubt reflect on their repeat customer base in the future). I hope that when you have had the car a couple of weeks and enjoyed it, the poor experience will be forgotten.

Out of interest, how on earth did paperwork take so long to complete?

(22-01-2012 11:16pm)LDT Wrote:  Out of interest, how on earth did paperwork take so long to complete?

I suppose the fact that I was part-exchanging my old car didn't help...

Ray Parlour, please post a review when you get past the new car smell. Anyone with the strength of mind to be able to resist purchasing an Evoque for an entire model year, has to be able to do a very unbiased review. So far, it seems Range Rover has bribed everyone on the Internet to say only good things about the car.