New vehicle delivery times ?

[Fazza Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fazza]

Plucker,
So tell us about your cool new chariot. :lol: :lol:
I hope your day was a lot better than what RJH has had :evil: :x :x
Cheers ,
Fazza

[plucker Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close plucker]

Car was there when I turned up early.
woopee and the colour was right too. Sorry RJH for your misfortune, but the bloke I had doing the deal was pretty good at his job which is a credit to him.
One thing I did notice was the A/C control is not the manual dial type but it is electronic controlled and passenger and driver can select different temps.
Also the people in the back can too.
Front drivers lights are not smoke.
A/C is ducted throughout
There is an updated model radio like pics from bluedog in other posts, with green and red buttons for phone bluetooth.
Rear tail lights look the same to me but I am no expert.
The missus was shocked to see it in the driveway when she got home too, as she was unaware of the delivery date. She said it was a great surprise however.
I have put a ban on her driving it until next Monday, so I can ""fit the gear"" alegedly. I think she should be busy on the weekend so the plan might work.

The only drama I have had so far was the passenger indicator light did not have the nuts securing it to the bullbar and on arriving home found it hanging in front of the car by the wires. :cry:
Other than that great car and worth my wait of just under 3 months.

[Fazza Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fazza]

Plucker
CONGRADULATIONS :wink:
With the new addition to the family
Cheers,
Fazza

[plucker Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close plucker]

Thanks Fazza,
You know the first thing I checked when I drove out the dealers was the windscreen washers. :cry: :cry:
Damm it they are not the Hilux ones, so an upgrade/swap is in order

[pshenton Member Find all posts View Profile Close pshenton]

Plucker.. does the new baby have the "Gloss Alloys" cant remember if they were for VX & Grande as well as the GXL.

BTW my dealer has NFI when my car will be ready. Ordered 3.8.07 Silver VX D4D.

Phil

[plucker Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close plucker]

Dont look too glossy to me but I got me beer glasses on and it is dark out there

[RJH Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close RJH]

CONGRATS PLUCKER!! You must be totally stoked with the new addition to your driveway. !!! Sounds like a ripper.

It is great to hear that someone had a great day today!!

ENJOY :lol:

[hoppy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close hoppy]

BTW my dealer has NFI when my car will be ready. Ordered 3.8.07 Silver VX D4D.

Phil

Phil

Sounds like you ordered in the same batch as me. Before the 9th/10th of the month. I have just been bumped to November build and assured I will get my Prado before Christmas. Believe it when I see it.

My contract says that it will be delivered on the 15th of October. It also says that if I dont receive the vehicle within 30 days of the agreed delivery date I can cancel the order for a full refund.

15th of November........ Im still thinking about it !!!!!! Even considering a secondhand petrol. There are some really good bargins out there.

Just one more thing Phil... did they tell you of the price increase. I have ordered a VX as well and was told of a $1200 price increase!!!!

[clifton Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close clifton]

Hi Plucker,
Glad to see a happy FNQ member, how does it drive, I am not able to get a test drive of a manual D4D GXL yet, and who knows when mine gets delivered.

[pshenton Member Find all posts View Profile Close pshenton]

BTW my dealer has NFI when my car will be ready. Ordered 3.8.07 Silver VX D4D.

Phil

Phil

Sounds like you ordered in the same batch as me. Before the 9th/10th of the month. I have just been bumped to November build and assured I will get my Prado before Christmas. Believe it when I see it.

My contract says that it will be delivered on the 15th of October. It also says that if I dont receive the vehicle within 30 days of the agreed delivery date I can cancel the order for a full refund.

15th of November........ Im still thinking about it !!!!!! Even considering a secondhand petrol. There are some really good bargins out there.

Just one more thing Phil... did they tell you of the price increase. I have ordered a VX as well and was told of a $1200 price increase!!!!

Hoppy, my contract says Oct 31st (approx) not sure what the ramifications of them writing approx in is. Although I would love to have the car sooner rather than later, I still have to sell my 2005 Patrol otherwise suffer the torture of the trade in price.

As far as any additional cost, I have a contract for a price. They cannot change the contract. If turned around and said I want to renogitiate after the contract had been signed they wouldn't let me. So what makes them think they can do the same. As it is I think I paid too much!

[hoppy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close hoppy]

As far as any additional cost, I have a contract for a price. They cannot change the contract. If turned around and said I want to renogitiate after the contract had been signed they wouldn't let me. So what makes them think they can do the same. As it is I think I paid too much!

When I signed my contract back in July, they gave me a photocopy which didnt include the "terms and conditions". I went back last week, after being bumped again, and asked for the terms and conditions. It clearly states that if the manufacturer increases the price due to 'upgrades' etc that that cost will be passed onto the customer. It does go onto to say that once the customer has been informed in writing or email, that they (the customer) have 3 days to cancel the contract for a full refund.

That period has passed for me but my next "get out" date is the 15th of November. If I have had news by then that the vehicle will not be delivered untill the new year I will cancel my order and try to pick up somebody elses cancelled order in the new year with 2008 compliance, if Im lucky.

[mototrim Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close mototrim]

Hi Hoppy,
When you say your next get out date is the 15th are you refering to the clause that states that the dealer will supply you the vehicle within 3 months of the contract being signed.
I have been thinking along the same lines,maybe cancelling and waiting for 2008.

[hoppy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close hoppy]

Hi Hoppy,
When you say your next get out date is the 15th are you refering to the clause that states that the dealer will supply you the vehicle within 3 months of the contract being signed.
I have been thinking along the same lines,maybe cancelling and waiting for 2008.

No. My contract does not have a 3 month clause. It simply states that the vehicle must be handed over to the customer within 30 days of the agreed delivery date. In my case the agreed delivery date was the 15th of October 2007 and is written on the contract. I suspect contracts vary from dealer to dealer.

I might add that at the time of purchasing the Prado my dealer said he expected it to arrive the following month. I told him of the delays I had heard about so he put down delivery 2 1/2 months after the signing of contract.

[mototrim Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close mototrim]

My contract says the dealer will supply the vehicle within 3 months of signing but then goes on in another paragrph to state that the purchaser may terminate the contract if the dealer is in breech of any of the obligations in the contract.
I may be wrong but if they cant deliver within the 3 months is that a breech on the dealers behalf?

[Lacey Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lacey]

I emailed our dealer yesterday to request the new contract, they had written if there was a price change we would wear it. We are not fleet buyers, just "normal man on the street" buyers, the new price is $1 cheaper :lol: :lol: !!!!!!

Lacey
(Black GXL Auto D4D )