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stevemac · 30th April 2008, 09:03

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Originally Posted by GERFIX

I'm afraid I've had this experience too Phil. I don't know if dealers have any more clout but there was no way my local office was doing mine on the spot. I think it took just under a week when I did the ZT and the time previously it took longer IIRC.

Ditto on the dampener apologies!

Dealers may have more clout because when my wife bought her car last July the dealer changed her plate/tax disc over in one day. He did have to drive to Reading to do it though, and she was changing to a private plate and not from one.

patrolman pete · 30th April 2008, 09:11

I changed from a saloon to a tourer because we do a lot of camping here and abroad and it's everything you could ever need in a car . It's as handy as having pockets in your trousers !

GERFIX · 30th April 2008, 10:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevemac

Dealers may have more clout because when my wife bought her car last July the dealer changed her plate/tax disc over in one day. He did have to drive to Reading to do it though, and she was changing to a private plate and not from one.

That's a bit better news for you Phil. Hope it all goes well for you.

Phil · 30th April 2008, 12:01

Fingers crossed then. Is there an accessory socket in the back of the tourers?

baxlin · 30th April 2008, 12:53

Will be interested to know how the two compare, Phil. A bit late now, but couldn't you have run with the plate, and changed over at your leisure, even selling the private one to recoup costs?

Malcolm

kevin · 30th April 2008, 15:06

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Originally Posted by Phil

Fingers crossed then. Is there an accessory socket in the back of the tourers?

Not in mine.

sworks · 30th April 2008, 19:36

not in mine either. My plate transfers have been anything from a couple of days to couple of weeks. If you buy a plate new on retention then it can be sorted on the spot. If you had kept the plate then put it on retention (£100 i think) and then sold it on to recoup some of your money

Dragrad · 30th April 2008, 21:30

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Originally Posted by Phil

Fingers crossed then. Is there an accessory socket in the back of the tourers?

No, just in the arm rest, if fitted

Phil · 30th April 2008, 22:46

Well, I have got it.
There were raised eyebrows. They did not remove the towbar as they agreed, just the ball. The bloke looked very embarrassed. The five hour valet they promised me looked more like a dustpan and rush job in the dark, they didn't sort out the srs lamp either, no petrol in the tank, despite promising to put some in. He has agreed to pay for a valet that I sort out and has said he'll pay me to remove the rest of the towbar myself.

The car drives sooo differently to the saloon, it doesn't wallow at all and drives like it is on rails. It is a lot slower on hills than my old turbo 1.8, which I expected. It is also noisier. It has done about 120 miles on the first quarter tank so thats not bad either.

Simon · 30th April 2008, 22:53

Good to hear your car is to your liking

Also good to hear that they garage will recompense you for your own efforts to remove the towbar as well as a valet. Now all you need to do is make it nice and shiny for the weekend to show it off

30th April 2008, 12:01	#24
Phil This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wales Posts: 12,227 Thanks: 469 Thanked 523 Times in 241 Posts	Fingers crossed then. Is there an accessory socket in the back of the tourers? __________________

30th April 2008, 22:46	#29
Phil This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wales Posts: 12,227 Thanks: 469 Thanked 523 Times in 241 Posts	Well, I have got it. There were raised eyebrows. They did not remove the towbar as they agreed, just the ball. The bloke looked very embarrassed. The five hour valet they promised me looked more like a dustpan and rush job in the dark, they didn't sort out the srs lamp either, no petrol in the tank, despite promising to put some in. He has agreed to pay for a valet that I sort out and has said he'll pay me to remove the rest of the towbar myself. The car drives sooo differently to the saloon, it doesn't wallow at all and drives like it is on rails. It is a lot slower on hills than my old turbo 1.8, which I expected. It is also noisier. It has done about 120 miles on the first quarter tank so thats not bad either. __________________

30th April 2008, 09:11	#22
patrolman pete Posted a thing or two Rover 75 club se tourer CDT and a Connoisseur SE Diesel Auto Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houghton - le - Spring Posts: 1,449 Thanks: 618 Thanked 333 Times in 197 Posts	I changed from a saloon to a tourer because we do a lot of camping here and abroad and it's everything you could ever need in a car . It's as handy as having pockets in your trousers !

30th April 2008, 12:53	#25
baxlin This is my second home Volvo C70 Convertible and JZR 3 wheeler Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tring, Herts Posts: 3,961 Thanks: 124 Thanked 173 Times in 124 Posts	Will be interested to know how the two compare, Phil. A bit late now, but couldn't you have run with the plate, and changed over at your leisure, even selling the private one to recoup costs? Malcolm

30th April 2008, 19:36	#27
sworks This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer, Classic mini Cooper S, Abarth 595 competizione, MG TF and a Hyundai Tucson PHEV Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 13,078 Thanks: 1,033 Thanked 1,686 Times in 1,040 Posts	not in mine either. My plate transfers have been anything from a couple of days to couple of weeks. If you buy a plate new on retention then it can be sorted on the spot. If you had kept the plate then put it on retention (£100 i think) and then sold it on to recoup some of your money

30th April 2008, 22:53	#30
Simon Banned - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 10,318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Good to hear your car is to your liking Also good to hear that they garage will recompense you for your own efforts to remove the towbar as well as a valet. Now all you need to do is make it nice and shiny for the weekend to show it off