russellfray Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Jeez, I wish time would hurry up so it was 6 days from now. Every minute that ticks past I'm thinking "should have cancelled and waited for new model. Should have ordered black headlining. Should have got sports pack. Should have got PhatBox. Should have bought another Jag. Should have got a petrol instead of diesel. Should have got a convertible...". I wish I just had the damn thing on the driveway as I would be too busy playing with all the gadgets to think about all the above!!! Dealer called again just to update me and say it's definitely being loaded on to the transporter on Monday, but the transporter people will have to let me know whether it's being delivered Tuesday (HOPE SO!!!) or Wednesday as it depends how many drop-offs they have to do before getting as far as me. I don't fancy the idea of my car sitting on the back of a transporter overnight in some dodgy motorway service cafe And I SO much want to have both '54 cars delivered on the 31st so we can both sit there revving waiting for midnight. Russ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellfray Posted August 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 [ QUOTE ] I don't fancy the idea of my car sitting on the back of a transporter overnight in some dodgy motorway service cafe [/ QUOTE ] Hmmm just realised... it's being picked up on the Monday so even if i DO get it on the Tuesday, the car will be on it overnight Monday. My Poor Car!!! I bet my car will be the one at the top on the front too which means it will be filthy and covered in motorway crap and flies when it gets dropped off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmicblue Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Mmmm my Cab is being delivered tomorrow (Thurs 26th) @ 9.30am...... It has been insured since 16th August and it suits the dealer to deliver early - shame I can't legally drive it until next Wednesday though......it will be on my personal plate so a cheeky spin around the estate perhaps? It would only need me to drive past one of those automated road fund licence validation cameras and I'd be right in the As you suggest though Russ I do get to play with the toys, give it a proper polish, Scotchgard the interior etc. An in the meanwhile I'm getting from A to B in a base Ford Ka the only plus point is 46mpg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheechy Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 [ QUOTE ] I bet my car will be the one at the top on the front too which means it will be filthy and covered in motorway crap and flies when it gets dropped off [/ QUOTE ] Just like my A3 was when I went to see it at the dealers a couple of weeks ago....and had a mig bird cr4p on the bonnet and I had to tell the salesperson to get it cleaned off pronto. It was baked on so its probably left swirl marks - if it has then I'll be well I'm in a slightly different mindset now because of this - I would even go as far as saying that I'm dreading picking it up as my last new car experience led to me having to reject the car and get another. So i'll be looking all over the car for marks, dents, scratches and other things to make sure its perfect BEFORE I hand over the dosh....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellfray Posted August 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 [ QUOTE ] Mmmm my Cab is being delivered tomorrow (Thurs 26th) @ 9.30am...... [/ QUOTE ] GIT ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 calm! It won't be long till you're chugging round the countryside! Then you'll start worrying about how miles are on the clock - like eve ryone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLiiX Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 And me too!!! Miles tick tick tick..... OOOoooo 2,600 in 5 weeks! oops! Will be driving my wife punto a lot with a badge on the back saying my other car is an S Line! LOL I can not believe I have had my car 5 weeks!!!! I'm still loving it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 thats some miles. Done 6500 in 5 months - and got married in the process, but not to the car!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellfray Posted August 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Ok I'm going to log off for the night and change my sig to say 5 days to go (not in that order obviously), then drink some wine and go to sleep so when I wake up it will be 5 days left... Russ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Hmm. You're actually quite lucky, if you look at things relatively. I can't get my dealer to confirm when I can pick my car up. Back in June he said it should arrive mid-August therefore well in time for Sep 1st registration. Last week he said within 10 days - "fairly confident". Today he doesn't reply to my message. Things are looking decidedly dicey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 [ QUOTE ] Should have got a petrol instead of diesel. Should have got a convertible...". [/ QUOTE ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellfray Posted August 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Only 4 days left now - and I've finished work until next Friday so now it's a case of sitting at home with nothing to do until the car arrives... and watching the second hand on the clock go backwards...! My V5 document arrived in the post this morning, glad to see all the details are correct etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheechy Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 I'm glad we see eye to eye on this subject I'm off work next week too so that I can enjoy the new car experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Jealous, jealous, jealous. My dealer emailed today to say my car is still in Germany... so that makes a Wednesday pick-up rather improbable, then. I'm some considerable distance from happy as you can imagine. The only consolation is that he has agreed to deliver the new car and pick up my current one. Still, I don't want to be all gloomy. Good luck to everyone who gets their car on Wednesday and enjoy every second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellfray Posted August 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Thanks If you have an order number, you can call Audi customer services and they should be able to tell you when it will be delivered to the dealer. I phoned them up and they were spot on. I believe that they transport over the weekend, and it won't be a bank holiday in Germany on Monday I don't think. It probably only takes 24 hours from factory to dealer as it's truck/ferry/truck - so you could still be on target for Wednesday. Definitely worth a phone call. Russ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Cheers Russ, I'll do just that. It may be in hope more than expectation as my dealer did not sound at all convinced about arrival within a week. But I appreciate your post. I look forward to witnessing your joy in 5 (so nearly 4) days time. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellfray Posted August 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 [ QUOTE ] Jeez, I wish time would hurry up so it was 6 days from now. [/ QUOTE ] 6 days is now 3 days.... hohum, still not fast enough though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 That's assuming you make it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellfray Posted August 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 Tell me about it... stomach is making rather disturbing noises and not feeling too good at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 Nasty business... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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