GNINJA
Member Since: 18 Feb 2006
Location: Halifax
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HI CAN ANY ONE ADVISE ME IF THEY HAVE HAD FRONT PDC AFTER TAKING DELIVERY.
I ORDER MY 2006 SE THAT IS DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY AND THE SPEC ON THE LR WEBSITE STATES FRONT PDC AND CENTRE CONSOLE COOLER.
I HAVE ALREADY POPPED INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE A QUICK PEEK AND NOTICED IT HAD NEITHER.
THE DEALER HAVE OFFERED ME THE LANDROVER COOL BAG AS A COMPROMISE BUT SAID THEY CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE FRONT PDC.
I SPOKE TO LR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AFTER ABOUT 3 DAYS THEY PUT ME BACK ONTO THE DEALER. THEY AGAIN SAID THEY WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND I HAVE THE INTEGRATED PHONE SYSTEM THAT HAS COME WITH THE VEHICLE THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN CHARGED FOR (NOR DID I ORDER)
SO I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD HAVE SOME FIT BY AN AUTO ELECTRICIAN AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY ADVICE ON THIS ISSUE
THANKS
GNINJA DISCO 3 SE TDV6 BUCKINGHAM BLUE SIDE STEPS,PRIV GLASS
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 20th Feb 2006 9:24 pm |
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Martin
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Hi Gninja - just a quick tip, if you want things to be easier for people to read, don't type all IN CAPITALS  06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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| 20th Feb 2006 9:35 pm |
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GNINJA
Member Since: 18 Feb 2006
Location: Halifax
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Thanks Martin
The computer i operate at work we have to always key in caps, and i forget i am even doing it
DISCO 3 SE TDV6 BUCKINGHAM BLUE SIDE STEPS,PRIV GLASS
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| 20th Feb 2006 9:42 pm |
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Martin
Site Admin and Owner
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No problem 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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| 20th Feb 2006 9:45 pm |
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zig
Member Since: 09 Sep 2005
Location: Scotland
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Front PDC and centre console cooler box are only recent additions to the standard spec for a MY 2006 SE.
It would appear you will be getting a MY 2006 built prior to the build change that occured in Dec 2005.
The Personal telephone integration system remains a £350 option but you should have the superior Bi-Xenon headlights which are now a £695 option.Total value of £1045.
The option price of the Front PDC £265 and centre console cooler box is £230. Total value of £495.
Thus you appear to be £550 better off.
Where the rear of the vehicle is can be difficult to judge so rear PDC is useful, however the the front is not so difficult, although I suspect that depends on your height and/or how high you set the seat.
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| 20th Feb 2006 11:45 pm |
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scorpio
Member Since: 26 Feb 2005
Location: Birmingham
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If it was me I would try and beat them at there own game go in tomorow and tell them you have thought about it and as they cannot honour the agreement you had on ordering you wish to cancel and go to a different dealer. As it is close to the end of the month they will panic as they like to clear all new cars by the end of every month and see just what they do then. Be prepared though that if they try and call your bluff to just walk away and order from anohter dealer. Seems to me they are just taking liberties and have either ordered wrong or found one similar they can complete on sooner.
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| 21st Feb 2006 1:42 am |
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zig
Member Since: 09 Sep 2005
Location: Scotland
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On taking an order, a dealer can either place a fresh factory order or try and obtain a vehicle to the required specification by identifying one, on the computer, that has been ordered as a stock vehicle within the dealer network.
If he can identify such a vehicle he will then contact the dealer that placed the order and attempt to do a swap for one he has also ordered for stock.
If this can be done before the vehicle has been transported to the dealer who placed the original order then it is purely an administrative excercise.
The advantage of obtaining a vehicle that has been ordered as part of a stock order is that the delivery time is minimised. However, the disadvantage naturally is that this means that the vehicle will probably have been manufactured prior to you placing the order and as such may not be the latest build standard.
Thus if one is placing an order they are best to establish the latest model year and build (plus associated specification differences) and get that written into the order.
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| 21st Feb 2006 9:58 pm |
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GNINJA
Member Since: 18 Feb 2006
Location: Halifax
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Thank you all for your replies on this,LR have since been back to me to say they will discount me a further £250.00 to go against me getting front PDC fit by an auto electrician and have also thrown in a set of rubber mats.
Only a week left to go i cant wait.  DISCO 3 SE TDV6 BUCKINGHAM BLUE SIDE STEPS,PRIV GLASS
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| 22nd Feb 2006 9:39 pm |
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Paul J.
Member Since: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Leafy Cheshire
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Just noticed this thread.
I ordered my D3 SE in August and because I specified front PDC it had to be a factory order and consequently it did not arrive until January and was a MY 06. Having just seen that this now comes with front PDC as standard I have a bone to pick with my dealer regarding the £200+ that I have paid for something that came as standard 
Now where is the dealers phone number .... 
Paul
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| 23rd Feb 2006 9:03 pm |
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zig
Member Since: 09 Sep 2005
Location: Scotland
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Paul J
At the time of placing your order back in August Bi-Xenon headlights were standard but are now a £695 option.
Did you get them?
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| 23rd Feb 2006 11:52 pm |
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steveho
Member Since: 07 Jan 2006
Location: lincoln
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check your chassis no. to see if it's a '6A' 2006 or a late '5A' 2005 you're getting 
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| 25th Feb 2006 12:34 am |
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Paul J.
Member Since: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Leafy Cheshire
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Zig,
I knew that the xenons were not going to be standard with the MY model I was ordering, so I added them as an extra .... £600 $%^%^&£" quid !  Still they do look nice.
I think that the cool box and front PDC are very recent additions to MY06 (MY06 v1.02??)
I am yet to raise the issue of being double-charged for my front PDC with my dealer (they were fixing a problem with the odometer LCD display and I didn't want my frank exchange of views to lead to them taking umbridge whilst the vehicle was i their care ).
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| 25th Feb 2006 11:08 pm |
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knightma
Member Since: 16 Feb 2006
Location: Cheltenham
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Paul J.
Thanks for your post. Having read it, it suddenly twigged on me that my wife's new D3 TDV6 SE has the cool box and front PDC as extras the dealer said I got for free as I hadn't ordered them. However I've always suspected the bi-xenon headlights were no better than any other car with halogen lights I'd driven previously. So this afternoon I checked and sure enough they are just normal halogen. Unbelievably the dealer failed to mention this. The bi-xenon at the time I ordered and sealed the deal was standard fit. This now puts a rather sour complexion on what I'd thought was a very favourable experience. I've basically got 2 extras I didn't really want, worth ₤495 for free but not got the bi-xenon lights worth ₤695 which I really did want. The dealer obvously knew what was going on as he was very happy to keep telling me I got 2 extras for free. I'm quite furious and will be speaking to the dealer tomorrow. The spec change is obviously a stealth price increase which is fair enough but they should at least tell the likes of myself who order from one price list but recieve a car from a latter one.
Why do they treat their customers like this? It's quite unbelievable and in the end counterproductive.
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| 26th Feb 2006 9:15 pm |
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zig
Member Since: 09 Sep 2005
Location: Scotland
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Paul J
On MY 2006 builds up to Dec 2005 Bi-Xenon headlights were standard but were then dropped and became an option. However, the cool box and front PDC which were options then became standard fit.
Thus you need to establish which MY 2006 build standard you have, to see which you should not have paid for.
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| 26th Feb 2006 9:31 pm |
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Paul J.
Member Since: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Leafy Cheshire
Posts: 7253
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Zig,
All MY06 S & SE models built from about July 05 were sold without the xenon headlights. This was a bone of contention when I placed my factory order at the end of July, given the cost to upgrade to them. The front console cool box and front PDC are more recent additions - December you say? I understand that my D3 was built in Jan 06. The dealer was as surprised as me when the car arrived with the cool box.
It is a sorry state of affairs when the dealers do not have a clue about the specs of the cars they are selling.
Paul
ps just got my car back after the dealer repaired the odometer LCD. New display works fine .... a pity that I had to reassemble the dash properly after they didn't. Not impressed with this dealership !
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| 26th Feb 2006 10:31 pm |
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