OT: Not just LR with 'issues'

Try dealing with "Calterdon BMW" in Inverness - the most shockingly appalling experience I have ever had with a dealer! "We've banked your dosh, sir, so kindly FECK ORF" springs to mind!! Gave me a bloody renault clio or a rover 200 (both well old and well thrashed) as a courtesy car when I forced them to do warranty work on my 5-series!!!!!! Wankers. Finally forced them to take their crap car back and give me a full refund, 4 months after purchase. Badger.

Exactly the same experience with Lister Park BMW (Mini) in bradford.

I had a Cooper S for 6 months, it was off the road for 27 days of that 6 months!!

Customer service was shocking! They got that one back too!

-- Subaru WRX (Annabel)

Landrover 110 County Station Wagon (Tyson)

'"Say hello to my little friend"

Funnily enough, I still bought another bimmer, a 330dSE, from menzies in Stirling. Total contrast, apart from the stuck-up spotty little bitch on the reception desk that needed a good smack to remind her who was paying her wages, everyone treated you like you actually had a right to breathe the same air as them! Very helpful, even though the car was back to them a good few times, and every time the courtesy car was another 3 series - always newer than mine!! I saw sense eventually and bought a DiscoII 4.0V8, had it 2 1/2 months and had one easily fixed snag with an SRS light, so hopefully no more dealers to try and deal with ever again! Might even buy a testbook for the workshop now...... Badger.

May I get something of my chest which is a little on topic and may help reduce any ulcer progression.. I'm normally mild mannered and let things wash over me because life is far to short, however I would like to say to Max at Landrover in Bayonne (Southern west coast of France near Biaritz )..... Don't avoid multiple phone calls from the Caravan club (my vehicle breakdown cover agents) because your too busy with a client. What he didn't expect was that I was so titsed off it had taken 3 days to fit 1 wire from a fuse box to the coil that I was stood behind the wazock who was supposedly too busy whilsy he played with a scooter in the work shop. They already knew the coil wasn't producing a spark so it's hardly rocket science.

I can however testify to the excellent accoustics of their joint Landrover / Jaguar and Ferrari show room as a ranted like a deranged Englishman in front of several rather bemused customers who no doubt understood my feedback rating system. :0) Seems I got Max's attention and my car was fixed and sorted. After I finished ranting I remembered I was still on my mobile too.. to a chap at the Caravan club who was also relishing the moment as much as I was.

What do these wazzocks get out of messing people around? This was the first French idiot and Only French Idiot in the 40 Days thus far I've spent over there.

Ahhhhhh....and breeeath..... so... how long does stuff stay on the internet for everyone to read again?

I'd like to thank Neil and Lois at the Caravan club while I'm at it who moved heaven and earth to keep my Holiday on track.

And for the benifit of any French Landrover owners ....

Pouvoir j'obtiens quelque chose de ma poitrine qui est un petit sur le sujet et peut aider réduit n'importe quelle progression d'ulcère. Je suis normalement doux maniéré et a laissé des choses se lavent par-dessus moi parce que la vie est extrême à court, cependant j'aimerais dire au Maximum à Landrover dans Bayonne (la côte d'ouest Méridionale de France près de Biaritz ).... Ne pas éviter d'appels téléphoniques multiples du club de Caravane (mes agents de couverture de défaillance de véhicule) parce que votre trop occupé avec un client. Qu'il n'a-t-il pas compté était que j'aie été si titsed de lui avait pris 3 jours pour ajuster à 1 fil d'une boîte à fusibles à la bobine que je m'ai été tenu derrière le wazock qui était whilsy soit-disant trop occupé qu'il a joué avec un scooter dans l'atelier de travail. Ils ont su déjà que la bobine ne produisait pas une étincelle si c'est à peine la science de fusée.

Je peux cependant témoigne au accoustics excellent de leur Landrover commun/la salle d'exposition de Jaguar et Ferrari comme un fulminé comme un Anglais dérangé devant plusieurs clients plutôt perplexes qui a compris sans aucun doute que mes réactions évaluant le système. : 0) Semble j'ai obtenu l'attention du Maximum et ma voiture a été réparée et a été triée. Après j'ai fini fulminer je me suis rappelé j'étais calme sur mon mobile aussi.. à un type au club de Caravane qui savourait aussi le moment autant que j'étais.

Autour de qu'est-ce que ces wazzocks sort des gens de messing ? Ceci était l'idiot premièrement français et Idiot Seulement français dans les 40 Jours ainsi loin j'ai dépensé là-bas.

Ahhhhhh. ...and breeeath. .... si... le séjour de chose comment long sur l'internet pour tout le monde lire encore ?

J'aimerais remercier Neil et Lois au club de Caravane pendant que je suis à lui qui s'est déplacé le ciel et la terre pour garder mes Vacances sur la piste.

Lee D

On or around Sat, 13 Aug 2005 21:11:37 +0100, "Lee_D" enlightened us thusly:

retranslating it is fun:

To be able I obtain something of my chest which is small on the subject and can help reduced any progression of ulcer. I normally soft am maniéré and left things wash myself over me because the life is extreme with short, however I would like to say to the Maximum with Landrover in Bayonne (the coast of Méridionale west of France close to Biaritz).... Not to avoid multiple phone calls of the club of Caravan (my agents of cover of failure of vehicle) because your too occupied with a customer. That it he did not count was which I was if titsed of him had taken 3 days to adjust to 1 wire of a fuse box with the reel that I was held behind the wazock which was whilsy be-saying too occupied that it played with a scooter in the workshop of work. They knew already that the reel did not spark if it is hardly the science of rocket. I can however testify with the excellent accoustics to their Landrover commun/la showroom to Jaguar and Ferrari like one fulminated like an English disturbed in front of several rather perplexed customers who included/understood without any doubt that my reactions assessing the system: 0) Semble I obtained the attention of the Maximum and my car was repaired and was sorted. After I finished fulminating I remembered I were calm on my mobile also. with a type with the club of Caravan which enjoyed also the moment as much as I was. Around what these wazzocks does leave people of messing? This was the idiot firstly French and Idiotic Only French in the 40 Days thus far I spent over there. Ahhhhhh. ... and breeeath..... if... the stay of thing how long on the Internet for everyone to still read? I would like to thank Neil and Lois with the club for Caravan while I am with him which moved the sky and the ground to keep my Holidays on the track.

"Badger" wrote >>

I must admit that Altwoods BMW of Old Windsor (previously of Slough) have always treated us as human beings and equals, their Service staff are excellent. Seeing the face of a young man who had just bought his Mini One in for it's first service as he was shown his BMW 318i courtesy car was superb, and they actually apologised that it wasn't another Mini. :-)

I think *there*'s the reason for the delay. They were waiting for a translator to make sense of your "French" phraseology, they must have been trying to prevent themselves from falling round laughing at the equivalent of a rambling Glaswegian on Tennents super + speed :o)

I've tried on three separate occasions to buy a BMW. The first time was for a 5 Series but he wouldn't shift £15 / month on the contract hire to match Jaguar, so they lost the business (and then tried to get it back - how I laughed).

About 4 months ago Mandy was very close to buying a convertible - Audi was highly rated but the salesman was so 'non-pushy' he failed to close the deal, despite us asking 'how much', 'when' etc! BMW promised a test drive, promised a call back etc etc. Still waiting.

Then a few weeks back I went to look at the new 3 series. No brochures available (for the biggest selling car in the UK), no test drives and, frankly sir, we don't think you can afford one.

The new 330d looks pretty spectacular though. But I won't be buying it from Wakefield BMW in a thousand years...

so Austin Shackles was, like...

I knew someone would do this! Thanks for the laugh. It reminds me of the stickers all over a Honda I used to own. "Please not to applying brakes do in times of wet weather, brakes not guaranteed to work hopefully" or something.

See ... I feel better already! :0)

Lee D