Taken The Plunge!

[Lung]

After much deliberation over car, then spec, I've finally clicked the order button for:

Rapid 1.2 TSi 105 GreenTec Elegance

Pacific Blue

Spare Wheel

Amundsen+

Sports Seats

 

Now to see what price DtD can actually deliver! It's my first brand-new car, after always swearing blind I'd never buy new. I'm expecting a 12-14 week wait, fingers crossed it won't take longer.

[ben4012]

They will do the price they've quoted.

[Lung]

I hope so, as that spec is coming in the same price as the Fiesta I was originally looking at.

[ben4012]

My car came through them, it will be exactly as per.

[Stormchaser]

Nice spec [emoji106]

You'll be pleased when you get it.

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[Lung]

DtD called first thing this morning and confirmed the advertised price. The dealer, from East Anglia, called late this afternoon to say hello and confirm everything. All good so far  :clap:

[camelspyyder]

Here's hoping you get a trouble free delivery...My first ever brand new car was late arriving, I'd already gone to Iraq, SWMBO picked it up and failed to notice the dent in the bonnet etc, etc.

 

Still the second brand new car (12 years later) was (and still is) perfect.

[Stormchaser]

It's a big buzz picking up a new car [emoji106]

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[Lung]

The dealer is the other end of the country to me, and will drive it here for free, but I'm tempted to travel up there and drive it home.

[Stormchaser]

Travel up there and the drive home will be memorable and fun [emoji106][emoji16]

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[camelspyyder]

I agree, new car collection should be memorable - not just a low-loader dropping off in front of your house.  Drive home over a day or two, start the photo collection of your new wheels - In front of a Windmill, In front of BRM's garage in Bourne, In front of the RAF College., anything that takes your fancy.

[Lung]

I just checked on the Trainline. It'd be a 7hr20 train journey, with 3 changes, and a single for me and the wife would be the low low price of £280.

[camelspyyder]

Jeez, thats pricey. One way car rental would be a lot cheaper though!  I take it you're travelling from one of the Celtic nations, in which case the timing would be quicker by car also (unless you're North of the Central Belt)

[Lung]

Jeez, thats pricey. One way car rental would be a lot cheaper though!  I take it you're travelling from one of the Celtic nations, in which case the timing would be quicker by car also (unless you're North of the Central Belt)

 If you count Cornwall as Celtic, then very nearly

[camelspyyder]

Sure Cornwall is Celtic, I lived in Newquay for years, and not that you'd do it in your new car but I've done Kings Lynn to Newquay in 4 hours by road when I was younger and much more stupid

[skoda1982]

If i got  a new car from a dealer far away l would pick up myself as delivery buy someone else thrashing a new engine stone chips and the like 

[ben4012]

I got the coach to get mine. Good day out and better than wondering who will drive it down and whether it will be clean enough to give it a good inspection before signing.

Did all correspondence after the initial phone call by email so I had a written record of what I wanted and what the dealer said they'd do. (This wasn't necessary as it turned out.) You should get some petrol and some accessories as a trade off for them not having to pay petrol, wages and return travel for the delivery driver.

[MickA]

I was lucky when I used a broker to buy my Skoda, it cost a measly £7 in bus fares to fetch it. Took 2hrs on the bus, went through seems like every village in North Derbys into Notts to get there. Got back in 30 mins in the new car.

Hoping for the same again when I eventually take the plunge in buying new, may be a different  longer road trip next time.

[Bidey]

I took a bigger leap of faith in that i bought an un-sighted Rapid from dealer in Rochdale

It was year old and 14k miles but in Skoda approved (turned out to be hire car,,, but heh ho it had missed last winter and was like new! ;>) PHEW

I drove my car down from Perth and part exchanged and drove home a few grand lighter ;<(

Great journey back

 

Found a few extra issues once home but agreed with garage an amicable solution /fix

All weel and love the car (especially  after booming fixed!!!!!!)

[The Plumber]

Does seem a bit pricey that rail fare, obviously things have changed since 2011; it cost me £27 one way to get from the rural East Yorkshire rail station at the end of our street to Surrey to pick up the previous Yeti.

 

With the Spaceback I ended up getting my good lady to take me over to Derbyshire in her car to collect it; had planned a P/X but got offered a better price elsewhere.

 

 

TP

[Stormchaser]

I couldn't take my Citigo as no one to drive it back. I took a taxi but it was only 7 miles away. Sorry that's of no use at all [emoji6]

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[camelspyyder]

3 hours, 3 buses to Scunthorpe, 40 minutes home in shiny new car  :sun:

 

Really, I would do a one way rental to East Anglia in the cheapest & crappiest car Avis/Budget/Europcar have got and then do the return trip basking in the loveliness of your new ride.

[lol-lol]

 If you count Cornwall as Celtic, then very nearly

 

 

Brittany, IoM, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Cornwall

 

[camelspyyder]

Writing as a Jersey resident, we're Normans thanks, not Bretons - slight error on your map from my perspective

[Lung]

I've just had a phone call from Skinners in Great Yarmouth. My Rapid is being built Week 51, so the week after next, and they expect to have it early-ish January. I was expecting late Feb given the 12-14 week estimate I was given. What a great Christmas present!