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Offline Thrasher

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« on: October 09, 2006, 18:33:17 »
Up early to get Bagheera to Coventry to get the PTI module updated (software) and the Venture Cam charging finally done.

Tootle up there, get the courtesy car. I asked for an auto. I got a manual. I asked for something bigger than a Freelander, I got a Freelander. Ho hum. It has no diesel (Grrr.....it's a diesel). So .. off I pop to get some, and trundle down the M1.

M1 stops. "Darn!" thinks I and starts wishing the car had a GPS, or a map! While I am being bemused by my knee locking up while trying to operate the third peddle I notice a loud rumble. I look around and decide the loud rumble is in fact...the Freelander :(


I pull off the motorway to find a totally flat tyre. Some 45 minutes of swearing and cursing the stupid inefficient jack I am on my way again.

Get to work at 11.30am...oh dear. Do some work and then leave at 4 to go and get Bagheera. Trundling up the mtorway I look at fuel guage. Fine - got loads. 10 minutes later someone obviously syphoned it all away. I reckon it limped in on fumes to the service at junction 4......

See if we can guess which of the two jobs they had not done?

Go on. Guess.




Well.....


Neither. They had to order a new Venture Cam and get this, the PTI module refused to take the upgrade, so it's broken now and they have to get me a new one.

End result? 2 trips to Boventry and back, a nice clean Bagheera (they did the inside for a change!), no Venture Cam and now I have no bluetooth either, and the car won't charge my phone :( So I am in fact worse off!

I am not a happy bunny.
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« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2006, 18:35:38 »
Just love those LR dealerships  :roll:
They really know how to look after the punters.
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« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2006, 18:50:55 »
Not a good day then hope it hasn't ruined the boost you got at the weekend :wink:
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« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2006, 19:27:05 »
Next time you're up this way, give us a shout and I'll find you a coffee to comisserate with!

Main stealers? Who'd 'ave 'em?

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« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2006, 20:00:18 »
and of course they would have rung you to tell you this before you got there :roll:
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« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2006, 20:00:33 »
Allisport give much better service!!!
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« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2006, 20:06:54 »
They rang me up when I was about a mile away ....... and they *knew* what time I had to leave....
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« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2006, 20:07:16 »
They do pick and deliver, that would save you the M1 journey.

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« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2006, 20:20:21 »
Do they?

They have never offered me this service?????
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« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2006, 20:23:23 »
Quote from: "Thrasher"
Do they?

They have never offered me this service?????


maybe its just for their *special* customers :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2006, 20:25:32 »
Bah......

How much do you have to spend????!?!?!?!?!
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« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2006, 20:33:32 »
One of the steelers in Edinburgh used to do pick up and drop off service for the neighbour next door who had a rangie but hes down to a d3 now.....
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« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2006, 22:23:18 »
I always had Moneypit collected and taken to the stealers, with a courtesy car delivered as well.  











Now I don't have Land Rover Assist and she goes to a garage just round the corner!
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