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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:	Cars in the UK
Notice:	Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:	COMICS::SHELLEYELD

Created:	Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2584
Total number of notes:	63384

510.0. "Lease-car delivery delays?" by LARVAE::DELANY () Thu Mar 09 1989 14:20

    I've had an Astra SRi on order for 17 weeks now (18 weeks quoted), and
    there's no sign of the thing yet. I reckon this is an unreasonably long
    time, especially as I'll take any colour offered (although I did
    ask for a tilt-adjustable steering column). I know that the Cavalier
    has been covered on a similar basis in a recent note, but the Cavalier
    is a brand new model. Now, my questions:
    
    (1) Has anyone recently taken delivery of a Vauxhall Astra as a
    lease car, and if so, how long did you have to wait? 
    
    (2) Do lease cars often take the full delivery time, or sometimes
    even longer? If so, is it usual for them to take MUCH longer than
    the estimated time?
    

    Anyone any suggestions as to how I might speed up delivery at this
    stage? Any help would be appreciated: if Vauxhall can't deliver a
    (nearly) standard car in any colour within five months, there's
    something badly wrong. 
    
    
    
    Stephen

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
510.35	silly price time...	SUBURB::FRENCHS		`Tue Jun 19 1990 12:25`	15
	How about this for a set of quotes. Please bear in mind that there isonly one type of DX and one type of EL (the EFI will eventually replace the EL). Simon. digital UK Fleet Administration Choice Make/Model/Type Engine Price (Non-supp/Supp) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAIHATSU SPORTRAK DX 1.6 ESTATE 1600 3900/ 479 DAIHATSU SPORTRAK DX 1.6 SALOON 1600 4304/ 882 DAIHATSU SPORTRAK EL 1.6 ESTATE 1600 4190/ 769 DAIHATSU SPORTRAK EL 1.6 SALOON 1600 4653/ 1232
510.36	Getting their own back..	VOGON::MORGAN	Cowabunga !!	`Tue Jun 19 1990 21:36`	14
	These do appear to be a bit strange as both quotes for the EL are for the same model with the same 'extras'. Maybe it all relates to an article I read in the press at the weekend. Because of current high interest rates the price of second hand cars is dropping. Leasing companies made their cash flow projections on residual values a lot higher than they are currently getting when they flog end of lease cars. The prediction is that a number of leasing companies will soon go out of business. Perhaps these quotes are an indication of PHH/Hertz passing on the cost to the consumer ?? Rich
510.37	standard models.	PUGH::FRENCHS	G6ZTZ and by	`Wed Jun 20 1990 09:23`	17
	All four quotes have no extras. They stem from the two quote requests I put in. One for a DX and one for an EL. They were both rejected, by hertz I think, because they did not classify the car as a saloon, but as an estate. (I ticked saloon on the quote form). I fact I would say it is neither. I spoke to car fleet and they sent the quotes back in as estate vehicles. That is were the two sets of quotes came from. Yesturday I got a mail from Car Fleet telling me that the injection model (EFI) was very difficult to get hold of and wouel I like to have it re-quoted. Needles to say I never asked for a quote on the EFI, but said yes to having it re-quoted. Simon.