Waiting time for a new car !!!!!

[russ0205]

Well having my omega trashed last year by a d/d eventually got the insurance money so decided to get another car,
Finances not good and health no good i opted to go onto the motability scheme again. so spent the day today going around dealers test driving cars eventually swmbo and myself decided on the vauxhall astra sri as its a no deposit,Just couldnt believe it placed the order was told it would be a factory build as vauxhall no longer stock new cars and then told me delivery 06 june.
No wonder the car industry is in such a state 4 months for a vauxhall i excepted this for a merc or bmw.

[Omega_Dan]

Seems excessive to me. Factory build times generally 8 to 12 weeks from experience but they may be saying june to 'under promise and over deliver'

[russ0205]

Hope so, just seems stupid 4 months i mean the only extras from a standard car a parking sensors.

[geoffr70]

Bloody hell, an Astra sri on motability? What happened to the fibre glass 3 wheelers? Think I might put me leg in a vice and ask for a Signum

[Omega_Dan]

Bloody hell, an Astra sri on motability? What happened to the fibre glass 3 wheelers? Think I might put me leg in a vice and ask for a Signum

Everything is avaliable within reason. Sold a peugeot 307 cc 180bhp to a young lad with a spine problem. cracking chap. It was £3000 advance payment mind.

[geoffr70]

Bloody hell, an Astra sri on motability? What happened to the fibre glass 3 wheelers? Think I might put me leg in a vice and ask for a Signum

Everything is avaliable within reason. Sold a peugeot 307 cc 180bhp to a young lad with a spine problem. cracking chap. It was £3000 advance payment mind.

So it seems

[russ0205]

Its not as good as it was there is a 2k capped down payment now as some were getting range rovers mercs and jags on the scheme that was taking the p--- ,

[geoffr70]

you're not kidding. not supposed there's no bloody money

[Vamps]

Its not as good as it was there is a 2k capped down payment now as some were getting range rovers mercs and jags on the scheme that was taking the p--- ,

There is no cap on advanced payment, and a silly move to go for a big posh car as you will pay more than if you bought it, check this out and do the sums...............

http://www.motabilityonline.co.uk/carsearch/paginatedSearch.htm

[paul.lovejoy]

my mate got a 320m sport on mobility very nice

[paul.lovejoy]

i should add he did get injured in the falklands war

[russ0205]

The costs are all the same you loose your dla £200 a month its the deposits that change but imo can't see the point paying a deposit when the car is never yours.
As from the end of 2011 any car above a 2k deposit needs to be authorised by motability ie specially adapted vehicles you can no longer have big expensive cars.

[Webby the Bear]

5 months for an Astra??? WTF!

[russ0205]

Just what i thought webby !!!!! have sent an email to vauxhall saying who is going to wait 4 months. lets just see what they say
Renault 12 weeks
Ford 8-10 weeks pending on stock
Honda 8 weeks
peugeot 12 weeks
citroen 12 weeks
These are the dealers i visited yesterday.

[Webby the Bear]

Just what i thought webby !!!!! have sent an email to vauxhall saying who is going to wait 4 months. lets just see what they say
Renault 12 weeks
Ford 8-10 weeks pending on stock
Honda 8 weeks
peugeot 12 weeks
citroen 12 weeks
These are the dealers i visited yesterday.

Give 'em hell mate!! They deserve it!!!