(27-08-2012 02:52am)Lachlan Wrote:  Hi, everyone! I'm not an Evoque owner yet, but I think I'm going to order one in December through the US military sales program, so it's ready for me at the end of May when I'm back from my deployment. I'm still deciding between the swanky tan interior of the Prestige and the AD of the Dynamic. After a short test drive, I'm leaning towards the latter (but no decision yet!) As far as colors go, I think the Orkney Grey w/ black top is sporty and classic, but the Colima Lime w/ black top really stands out. Unfortunately, I took my wife by the local dealership to see the Lime, and she said it's a no-go. Did anyone buy Lime and regret it later?

Lachlan

(28-08-2012 10:44am)AandM1228 Wrote:  Hey Lachlan,

We ordered ours through the US military sales program as well... haven't received it yet but supposed to in October. IMHO its all about what you and your family would prefer... sporty or luxurious? I saw somewhere where you can order a dynamic with the prestige interior now too if you wanted. We test drove a dynamic that had black and red interior, if we had no kids and wanted a sportier version that would be the way to go... couple weeks later, they had a pure with the premium pack and almond interior... we felt that we had SO much more space with the lighter interior and decided to go with that... I'm with your wife on the Lime though....

(28-08-2012 05:50pm)Lachlan Wrote:  Thanks for the input. With four kids, this will never be the familymobile, as that role is permanently with the minivan. This one will be my daily to-work driver, as well as a contingency vehicle when I only need to take a couple of kids somewhere. And it will certainly do that better than the 8-series I just sold. I certainly prefer the lighter interiors, although full black is a classic and classy alternative.

Who did you work with for the US military sales program?

(28-08-2012 07:53pm)AandM1228 Wrote:  Yeah, very understandable! Our black with black interior car that we have now is a nightmare to keep clean though.... Don't even want to talk about the crap we find under the booster seats when we move them

The guy we are working with is here in the UK (where I currently live) his name is Leyton Nisbett and he's with Autovillage in between RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall.... His email is leyton@autovillagemilitarysales.com their website is http://www.volvomilitarysales.com. I have to say he is great.... Nothing like the sales people that we are used to working with in the states. When we started looking, we weren't sure if we would choose the Volvo XC60/90 or the LR4/Evoque. Through all the the test drives, millions of questions and comparisons against USAA's prices the military sales was definitely the way to go, not only because of the savings but the general overall experience.

(28-08-2012 07:53pm)AandM1228 Wrote:  Yeah, very understandable! Our black with black interior car that we have now is a nightmare to keep clean though.... Don't even want to talk about the crap we find under the booster seats when we move them

(29-08-2012 08:39pm)Lachlan Wrote:  Would you mind asking you contact if he knows anyway to either get AD on a prestige or oxford leather on a dynamic through the US military sales program? Barry told me not possible, but I'm hoping for a second opinion. Thanks

(14-09-2012 03:05pm)AandM1228 Wrote:  Hi. Sorry, I've only just seen this but I actually know the answer we were having the same issue.... I know it sounds weird but I actually prefer the "look" of the pure and prestige better than the dynamic so we were going to order with the adaptive dynamics and the answer was a no... Same with the magna ride, only available on the dynamic.