Collection Collecting my car

SRK · 26th September 2007, 20:38

I'm due to collect my car (1.8 i Vtec ES Alabaster Silver, black leather) on Monday -- anything special I should be looking to do when I collect it? was thinking of asking the dealer if e could deliver it to my house, have others done this (never bought a new car before!. any tips would be gratefully received.

mario308 · 26th September 2007, 22:20

We collected our 1.8SE Milano red a wk last Sunday from the dealer which was 70 odd miles away in Chippenham. My advice is to take a digital camera, a microfibre cloth and a checklist to make sure your happy with it before you drive it away. I questioned a few tiny marks on the paintwork but they did polish out with a bit of polish when we got home. Actually, I forgot to take a cloth with me at the time so was a bit worried.
I also took a photo of the mileage; it was 3 miles only so just enough to fill it with fuel. I couldn't get the floor matts thrown in so we took some old ones along so as not to mess up the interia. Make sure you check every electrical thing etc and take your time.
They didn't want to make much of a fuss over us as we had done the order thr drivethedeal.com so they were a bit p1ssed off, we got a good price vs the dealer's best offer. Mind you, the car has the wheel lock-nuts fitted on the std 16" alloys - i didn't order them so was suprised to find then at no cost.

TTDegs · 26th September 2007, 22:56

most definately print off and take the checklist from in here

Difficult though it is, try not to let the excitment get the better of you and rush yourself into driving it away

cnicolini · 27th September 2007, 13:13

I got my finance sorted yesterday, my CTR GT should be delivered sometime today, I'm still awaiting for the dealer to call me to confirm this. Lets hope its not delayed as I would like the car for the weekend. Should nt the dealer go through the whole car and check that everything works? I was also given 7 days free insurance which started on wed, that was a waste of time as the car still has nt arrived! What was the point of that???

Dave25 · 27th September 2007, 13:55

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Originally Posted by cnicolini

I got my finance sorted yesterday, my CTR GT should be delivered sometime today, I'm still awaiting for the dealer to call me to confirm this. Lets hope its not delayed as I would like the car for the weekend. Should nt the dealer go through the whole car and check that everything works? I was also given 7 days free insurance which started on wed, that was a waste of time as the car still has nt arrived! What was the point of that???

Being cynical but I guess your dealer has started the 7 day free insurance so the car is registered in September, thus being included in this months sales figures. I may be wrong though !

cnicolini · 27th September 2007, 14:19

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Originally Posted by Dave25

Being cynical but I guess your dealer has started the 7 day free insurance so the car is registered in September, thus being included in this months sales figures. I may be wrong though !

Thats a good point! I'll ring and break their balls, I'll give them a chance and wait till 5.00pm.

Cookie · 27th September 2007, 15:06

its so they can register the car in your name
and it costs you nowt

philiphenderson · 27th September 2007, 15:09

Are locking wheel nuts standard?

Phil.

cnicolini · 27th September 2007, 15:15

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Originally Posted by philiphenderson

Are locking wheel nuts standard?

Phil.

It is at my dealer, I'm also getting a full tank of fuel, 3 yrs AA, Red mats, free MOTs for life, and a valet as standard.

jazzman · 27th September 2007, 16:39

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Originally Posted by SRK

I'm due to collect my car (1.8 i Vtec ES Alabaster Silver, black leather) on Monday -- anything special I should be looking to do when I collect it? was thinking of asking the dealer if e could deliver it to my house, have others done this (never bought a new car before!. any tips would be gratefully received.

Make sure you get a FULL tank of petrol and check that you get the wheel lock nuts and removal tool.

Pick it up yourself as you can go over everything with the dealer and anyway you will enjoy it more picking it up as it`s far more exciting.

Good luck, enjoy it and let us know how you get on

philiphenderson · 27th September 2007, 16:42

Just printed off the check sheet as I'm collecting mine tonight at around 5.30-6.

Phil.

cnicolini · 27th September 2007, 17:15

Yes sorry I knew that I forgot something, the full tank of petrol was on the list too! I have just called the dealer and the car will be delivered tomorrow and will be ready for picking up on Saturday. Apart from that they gave me the wrong plate number, there was a mix up??? Dont ask me how they can tax the car with a different number plate???

philiphenderson · 28th September 2007, 10:21

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Originally Posted by philiphenderson

Just printed off the check sheet as I'm collecting mine tonight at around 5.30-6.

Phil.

Arrived at the garage all excited and there is a 57 FRV 1.8 ES waiting for me.

Salesman said that my car would be arriving middle of next week and this was the loan car we talked about.

He mentioned that I'd have one for a day if they took my old a day early as they wanted my old car asap (Citroen C4 VTS 180). Hmmmm. Now have a bus, an automatic at that. He described as a 'better' car too.

Phil.

DavidW · 30th September 2007, 19:17

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Originally Posted by philiphenderson

Just printed off the check sheet as I'm collecting mine tonight at around 5.30-6.

Phil.

Sorry i'm new to this chat. Where can I get chechlist? Collecting new car next Sat.

FWH · 30th September 2007, 19:20

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Originally Posted by DavidW

Sorry i'm new to this chat. Where can I get chechlist? Collecting new car next Sat.

In the Wiki.

http://www.civinfo.com/wiki/index.php?title=New_car_checklist

DavidW · 30th September 2007, 20:00

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Originally Posted by FWH

In the Wiki.

http://www.civinfo.com/wiki/index.php?title=New_car_checklist

Many thanks. Will now print this off.

26th September 2007, 20:38	#1 (permalink)
SRK Valve Cap Join Date: 1st September 2007 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Collecting my car I'm due to collect my car (1.8 i Vtec ES Alabaster Silver, black leather) on Monday -- anything special I should be looking to do when I collect it? was thinking of asking the dealer if e could deliver it to my house, have others done this (never bought a new car before!. any tips would be gratefully received.

26th September 2007, 22:20	#2 (permalink)
mario308 Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 6th August 2007 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	We did last wk We collected our 1.8SE Milano red a wk last Sunday from the dealer which was 70 odd miles away in Chippenham. My advice is to take a digital camera, a microfibre cloth and a checklist to make sure your happy with it before you drive it away. I questioned a few tiny marks on the paintwork but they did polish out with a bit of polish when we got home. Actually, I forgot to take a cloth with me at the time so was a bit worried. I also took a photo of the mileage; it was 3 miles only so just enough to fill it with fuel. I couldn't get the floor matts thrown in so we took some old ones along so as not to mess up the interia. Make sure you check every electrical thing etc and take your time. They didn't want to make much of a fuss over us as we had done the order thr drivethedeal.com so they were a bit p1ssed off, we got a good price vs the dealer's best offer. Mind you, the car has the wheel lock-nuts fitted on the std 16" alloys - i didn't order them so was suprised to find then at no cost.

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Cookie Valve Cap Join Date: 15th July 2007 Location: Manchester Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	same as its so they can register the car in your name and it costs you nowt

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TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,638 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	most definately print off and take the checklist from in here Difficult though it is, try not to let the excitment get the better of you and rush yourself into driving it away

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cnicolini Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 15th August 2007 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 543 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Yes sorry I knew that I forgot something, the full tank of petrol was on the list too! I have just called the dealer and the car will be delivered tomorrow and will be ready for picking up on Saturday. Apart from that they gave me the wrong plate number, there was a mix up??? Dont ask me how they can tax the car with a different number plate???