Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Cant afford a Porsche just now, still lots to do to the house costing lots.
If I sell, i'll just not own a car until I can get the one I want next year some time.
Can borrow Jades coopS whenever I need to & its as much fun to drive on the road as the M3 anyway!!
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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That DEALER sounds like a pile of wank to me lol!
My car has had numerous problems with it and its less than 7 months old.
I'd be parking it on the forecourt and not leaving until they had handed me a car to take away and a promise of having it fix, allowing you to inspect the work after!
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Its probably the biggest dealer in Edinburgh.
Eastern - Luxury car village.
All cock & no balls tbh.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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when i bought mine Col i had to wait a week for them to replace 2 rear springs. Had tracking problems for a while couldnt get it to drive right, local tracking place had a right palava trying to adjust the bolts to get one side to get in spec.
I park on a slight slope so had never noticed the obvious problem whilst i was picking up a takeaway and walking back to my car noticing it was lop sided  
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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did not realise turbo's had come down that much, i was thinking c4s' were out of budget so didnt even consider looking at the tubbies, hmmm got me thinking now
shall i transfer this large sum to a porsche dealer instead of my solicitor for my new flat
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Colin
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I really really want one!!
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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sorry to hijack but
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PORSCHE-911-993-TWIN-TURBO-4-450-BHP_W0QQitemZ190384009002QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item2c53c56f2a
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Colin
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Cat C repair...nice though!!
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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ha i didnt read it, wondered why it was so cheap, rest are still in the £40k's
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Jambo
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id be looking at 355's for that money
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Colin
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355 for 25k?
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Jambo
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£40k Col.
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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running costs on a 355 are massive though, porsche is a better bet
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Jambo
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on a turbo?
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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indeedy my man, servicing is collosal
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
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lambo then.
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Chris Bingham
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Its probably the biggest dealer in Edinburgh.
Eastern - Luxury car village.
All cock & no balls tbh.
Not the only story I've heard about them. My old man has had trouble there too.
Indy specialists FTW.
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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lambo for 40k 
I'd have a 996 Turbo over a 355 I think. Hopefully a 996T or a 997C2s will be our next car 
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Jambo
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They are around £50k AK no?? If not ive got my wires crossed.
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AK
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50k is a fair bit more than 30k for a 996!
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Unlucky at the springs.
They went on Dad's at 17k, 1k apart of each other. BMW said this was relatively normal because of our shit roads. They never went again though.
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Colin
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Update:
Booked the car in for today to have the spring replaced at BMW, they also agreed to carry out a fresh MOT.
Dropped it off at 7:30 & the guy said come back at 3 0. Sounds like way too long to me, but I oblige anyway and go home.
Woman phones me at 1pm to tell me its a call to give mne an update, cars fine, no problems.
So I Turn up at 3pm to find the car on the ramp getting worked on, wont be long im told so headed out for a wander round the place, and after 1/2hr go to the parts dept to get a touch up pen for our mini. Was standing at the desk & all of a sudden my car comes flying past the door (way too fast!), out the exit & disappears up the road.
Its away on its test run the service man informs me when I go in flapping. Test run for having a spring replaced.....surely you just check its seated correctly???
So 15mins later my car returns from its test flight....sorry, drive & im informed its just going to get its MOT now.
WHAT I ask.....again!?!?
No its not been done yet.
Car will be ready for 5pm.
Great......full day wasted!!
So I sit in the comfy chair drinking 'free' coffee watching the salesmen shift the cars around & line them up perfectly in a very OCD manner & the service guy returns................
Not good news he said, its failed its MOT.
Sadly it wasnt his idea of humour being April 1st as well. I did ask!!
They failed it on :
Front brakes imballanced.
Now im not 100% what that means but they were last to work on the brakes so im not sure whats going on there.
Told them to give me my car NOW & that i'll never be setting foot in the place again.
Booked in for a partial retest at kwik fit for tomorrow. Hopefully with the new spring it will get a pass & then I'll maybe sell it.
Words cant explain how pi55ed aff I am!!!
Luxury car village.......more like nightmare on elm street!!!
Avoid Eastern BMW at all cost, I will be.!!!
*EDITED TO GIVE THE FULL BREAKDOWN OF TODAYS GOINGS ON'S NOW IVE HAD TIME TO TYPE IT.
[Edited on 01-04-2010 by Colin]
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Jambo
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Ddnt they do the brakes??
I wouldnt be going there, specialists are the way forward after its 3years old, no bloody point in taking it to bmw. The amount of goons who didnt wanna know my M3 because 2 last services werent done by bmw 
Get rid Colin, cursed. Plus you cant even take the roof off 
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Yeah they did the brakes a while back
I only went there because of the warranty. Its absolute donkey dick service.
Me and jade were in there for 2hrs today watching sales goons shuffle cars about being totally anal about the showroom display, moving cars like 3cm over so they all lines up etc
I asked the man if it was his idea of an april fools joke when he said it had failed, then just said get me my car
All cock & no balls!!
RE roof: Aye mines not a benders version 
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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All garages are the fucking same. Luckily I got my Punto at a bargain price from a dealer otherwise I'd have been going mental with myself for not buying elsewhere.
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