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| 2363.1 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | Not TORCH it, I said HALT it! | Tue Jan 17 1995 11:27 | 8 |
| This has been mentioned before but I can't find the note (I think
it was Huw Williams).
It maybe that Leaseplan now administer the fleet.
I don't understand the connection with AXUS UK.
Royston
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| 2363.2 | | COMICS::WEGG | Some hard boiled eggs and some nuts. | Tue Jan 17 1995 12:46 | 10 |
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� This has been mentioned before but I can't find the note (I think
� it was Huw Williams).
2100.602.
I think AXUS is trading name of Hertz - my Hertz leasemobile
is owned by Axus.
Ian.
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| 2363.3 | Leaseplan/Vauxhall survey | 45862::HILTON | Save Water, drink beer | Mon Apr 21 1997 14:09 | 9 |
| I got a phone call from Leaseplan to ask why I did not choose another
Vauxhall as my recent company car.
They asked if I knew Vauxhall was the preferred vendor, and that now
Saab was as well.
Anyone else had such a call?
Greg
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| 2363.4 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | Lead, follow, or get out the way | Mon Apr 21 1997 14:46 | 8 |
| As I understand it Saab has always been a 'preferred' car as it is part
of GM. However, the quotes for Saab were very expensive.
I don't understand why they should ask such a stupid question.
Presumably the reason you didn't choose a Vauxhall was that you
preferred something else !
Royston
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| 2363.5 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | Lead, follow, or get out the way | Mon Apr 21 1997 14:49 | 1 |
| Also, why isn't Saab on the PCL if its a preferred car ?
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| 2363.6 | | TGRAPH::WEGG | Some hard boiled eggs and some nuts. | Mon Apr 21 1997 15:12 | 19 |
| >> Also, why isn't Saab on the PCL if its a preferred car ?
Well it is (sort of). From VTX:
| L e a s e P l a n P r e f e r r e d C a r L i s t
| 25-Mar-1997 08:34 INTRODUCTION
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| ...
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| On the LPDIRECT system you will now also find the Saab models with
| competitive driver prices because they are now also a preferred supplier
| for Digital.
All the SAAB prices in LPDIRECT have changed in the last two
weeks. There is just one quote each for the 900 and 9000, and 7
quotes for something called the TALLA.
Ian.
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| 2363.7 | | COMICS::CORNEJ | What's an Architect? | Mon Apr 21 1997 15:52 | 5 |
| Maybe we will get skodas on the PCL next, and we will be wishing for
VAUXHALLS :-)
Jc
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| 2363.8 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | Lead, follow, or get out the way | Mon Apr 21 1997 17:07 | 5 |
| It seems that a few folks with non-vauxhalls are getting these calls
as one of the guys here was just telling me he had this call. He has a
Fiat.
Royston
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| 2363.9 | Market Research? | 45862::HILTON | Save Water, drink beer | Mon Apr 21 1997 17:22 | 4 |
| I don't think they are stupid questions Roy, I'm supposing they are
finding out why so may people are not getting Vauxhalls!
Greg
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| 2363.10 | | HIPS::WATSON | Eenie meenie minee moe...That one! | Wed Apr 23 1997 11:11 | 5 |
| Probably the same reason that Vauxhalls (& Ford for thet matter) are
constantly near the botton of the Top Gear / "Some US company" customer
satisfaction pole.
Rik
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| 2363.11 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | Lead, follow, or get out the way | Wed Apr 23 1997 11:59 | 17 |
| Re .9
Greg, I guess my comment was a little severe. I'm all for market
research but its like going into a sweet shop with hundreds of choccies
to choose from and the shop keeper asking why you haven't bought a mars
bar.
The 'preferred' list is not as competitive as it should be in my
opinion. Only the Vectra range offers really good deals but the list
price for these models is on par with 3 Series BMW's and thats a pretty
big tax hit.
I guess Leaseplan's problem is they hadn't bargained on us getting
so many non-GM cars as it impacts the volume order they agree with
Vauxhall to get the discounted price on individual model ranges.
Royston
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| 2363.12 | I surely do hope they ask me... | CHEFS::BEATON_S | I just loooooooook innocent ! | Thu Apr 24 1997 13:28 | 1 |
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| 2363.13 | Designed for the next millenium - pah | MILE::JENKINS | | Thu Apr 24 1997 14:03 | 8 |
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re : not renewing with Vauxhalls
I hope they ask me too. List price of a BMW (good point Royston!)
desirability and drive-ability of a shopping trolley.
Richard.
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| 2363.14 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | Lead, follow, or get out the way | Thu Apr 24 1997 14:26 | 1 |
| I take it you're not that impressed with the Vectra then Richard :-)
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| 2363.16 | Opinion polls + surveys: meaningless, or what ? | BBPBV1::WALLACE | john wallace @ bbp. +44 860 675093 | Thu Apr 24 1997 16:14 | 6 |
| 'Course, if they really wanted to know what people thought about
Leaseplan and the car scheme, they'd also ask a few people who have
chosen to cut Leaseplan out of the loop ie opt out of the scheme.
regards
john
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| 2363.17 | | 45862::GILLILANDP | In a bunker here behind my wall | Thu Apr 24 1997 16:45 | 6 |
| >>with all of the trouble with my Fiat Coupe
I wondered what had happened to your updates. Turned out to be a pile
of junk did it?
Phil Gill.
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| 2363.18 | Mazda's dont break down !! | 45862::BARRETTR | | Thu Apr 24 1997 16:59 | 13 |
| >> I wondered what had happened to your updates. Turned out to be a
pile of junk did it?
Not really. Once it had got over its warm start stutter, it was superb
!! It was fast, with little turbo lag. It stopped well and handled
nicely, stereo was ok and ride comfort was good. The only things that
turned out to be junk were Leaseplan and Fiat ( who definately havent
got a clue !! )
Cheers
Rick
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| 2363.19 | | 45862::STONEG | Magician Among the Spirits......... | Thu Apr 24 1997 17:09 | 7 |
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How can you praise the car and at the same time slag Fiat ? after all
they built it ! If it required things doing to it outside of the
normal servicing and the people who built it couldn't sort it out then
it's junk....
G.
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| 2363.20 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | Lead, follow, or get out the way | Thu Apr 24 1997 17:20 | 8 |
| Just to let you know I've set .15 hidden whilst there is discussion
with the mods. The author have been mailed and asked to resubmit a
less contentious reply as it conflicts with the spirit
of the guidelines in 1.70
If you want to know why mail me.
Royston (co mod)
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| 2363.21 | Oooopps !! | 45862::BARRETTR | | Thu Apr 24 1997 17:58 | 9 |
| re .19
relatively speaking - it was quite a minor fault and didn't really
affect day to day driving other than on warm starts. A lot of people
lived with that quite happily on Renault 5 GT Turbo's. I personally
didn't think it was appropriate on a �22,000 car.
Rick Barrett
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| 2363.22 | Sorry | 45862::BARRETTR | | Thu Apr 24 1997 18:05 | 6 |
| I have deleted note 2363.15 so as not to cause offence. It was not my
intention, as I was not pointing directly criticising anyone, just
telling the saga !!
Rick
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| 2363.23 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | Lead, follow, or get out the way | Thu Apr 24 1997 18:14 | 6 |
| Rick, could you please reenter your 'saga' with the 'offending' bit
removed. Its a story worth sharing.
Thanks
Royston
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| 2363.24 | | 45862::GILLILANDP | In a bunker here behind my wall | Fri Apr 25 1997 09:27 | 6 |
| >> I personally didn't think it was appropriate on a �22,000 car.
I absolutely agree and think you did the right thing in getting rid of
it.
Phil Gilliland.
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| 2363.25 | You can't please all of the people yaa,dee,yaa | 45862::BARRETTR | | Fri Apr 25 1997 11:56 | 28 |
| The Saga ( as replacement for note .15 )
During the problems with the Fiat Coupe, it was garaged for 6 weeks
before Leaseplan agreed to reject it, it took Leaseplan a further two
weeks to do the paperwork before I could order another car. During this
8 week period I was still being charged for the Fiat Coupe, although I
had a Peugeot 406 which was �2000 a year cheaper on the scheme. When
Leaseplan agreed to reject the car ( after 6 weeks ) I informed them
that I wanted a limited edition Mazda MX5.
There where still a few of these in stock with Mazda, I asked Leaseplan
to reserve one for me, which they said they would. After the two week
period and Leaseplan finally rejected my car, I was told that Mazda had
sold out of the MX5 Dakar's so I couldn't have one !! I asked about the
one they 'reserved' for me and they said that it had been sold.
By luck, a colleague found a Dakar in a local dealership. I phoned the
dealer and purchased the car on my credit card ( brown trouser time !!)
I contacted Leaseplan and gave the dealers details and after a some
hastle they purchased the car and the dealer refunded the �18,000 on my
credit card ( thank GOD !! ) Problem was that because I thought I had
missed the MX5 Dakar I should qualify for compensation for the mental
anguish suffered as a result of thinking I would have to drive a Vectra
for three years !! ( joke !! )
Rick ( abridged version for popular consumption )
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