Definitely go and pick it up yourself in that case. However, I would strongly urge you to take a day off work and NOT pick it up on a Saturday. There will only be a skeleton crew in the workshop, and they will only be there until lunchtime usually. As for the showroom, it is the busiest sales day of the week so you'll get the bare minimum of attention from them. Weekday collection is always best.

Really? Bugger, that would probably need 2 days off if I went midweek. I guess I could go straight there on a Friday and get it, then stay and travel back on the Saturday.

Really? Bugger, that would probably need 2 days off if I went midweek. I guess I could go straight there on a Friday and get it, then stay and travel back on the Saturday.

Or go on a Sunday, stay the night, collect car Monday morning and drive back.

Couldn't get the time off work in the end, so had to go with the car being delivere. Thursday lunchtime and it will be here!

It arrived! The weather was foul so the handover was rather rushed, plus I had to give the delivery driver a lift to the train station rather sharpish. It needs a wash as you'd expect after a 350 mile drive, but otherwise seems spot on. All the extras we ordered are present and correct, and the standard kit all seems fine except I thought the Elegance was supposed to have the aluminium inserts but ours came with piano black ones. I like them though so I don't think I'll say anything. Very chuffed with it right now 

Congrats

However, if you don't post pictures, it's not a real car

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Congrats

However, if you don't post pictures, it's not a real car

 

Weather is still vile out, I'll get some up at the weekend hopefully.

Weather is still vile out, I'll get some up at the weekend hopefully.

 

You know as soon as you wash your car the weather will turn **** again. Everytime I wash mine it immediately rains, twice raining when I'm trying to dry it defeats the object really, I hate dirty cars. Roll on summer, for some different rain.

Edited 29 January, 201511 yr by MickA

Glad to hear you've got it at last, hope you get to enjoy it!

Great news. Enjoy! [emoji106]

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I had my first drive in the car since taking delivery (illness and bad weather stopped me at the weekend) and noticed a bloody big chip on the drivers door, down to the bare metal. Not happy at all.

That's bad, on it when delivered or since it's been with you?

Noticed with ours the paint is not that resilient to stone impacts, which is a pain round here; the road surfaces are always falling apart.

 

 

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Same here - have already had to invest in a touch up paint kit.

That's bad, on it when delivered or since it's been with you?

I don't see how it could have happened since we've had it, but can't say for sure. The dealer has offered to send a touch up pen down as it's so far away.

Do keep us posted - how big is the chip and where is it? Can it be touched up or does it need a panel respray?

It's right on the edge of the driver's door. It's down to bare metal, and about 8-10mm long. I'm hoping it can be touched up but I'm a total novice with car paint so I've no idea. I can't see it needing a respray though.

If you don't feel entirely confident, might be worth going to a local smart repairer to get it filled in by them. Shouldn't cost much.

I'm not brilliant with a touch up pen either, so tend to only tackle the less visible ones myself.