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Sorry, my two pics above don’t really make sense without the post above them but for some reason it says it is waiting for moderation.
I just said that I was glad to hear it was being sorted for Rich and posted some photographs of our own bathroom that was done by the council with a disabled facilities grant, just in case they were of any use for showing his contractor.
My local Suburu dealer must have been tipped the wink about it too, as they rang me today after my visit and enquiry there last week, to ask if I would like to go for a test drive in the Forester. Going on Friday so I’ll let you know how it goes.
The KGM Torres is another vehicle I will be looking at next week but there’s no guarantee that vehicle will even make it onto Motability so if the Forester is good I may just go for one of them anyway.
Based on tv that I can always watch again if I happen to stumble on it when surfing channels.
The Wire
Dexter
Blue Planet
Breaking Bad
Dad’s Army
A bit eclectic but you like what you like I guess!
I’ve not been onto this section of the forum before now so I have only just seen this thread and I have to say I am really shocked at the level of workmanship for your bathroom Rich!
It should make no difference where or for whom the work is being carried out, those sort of standards should have gone out with the Ark! Kezo seems to have highlighted lots of the problems but to be honest there are so many that it would take forever to list them!
The tradesmen involved should be ashamed and you are right to say that you will refuse to sign off on the job. Personally I would have kicked them off the job completely by now and have asked for a different contractor to come in and rip the lot out and start again.
It would appear 44 new cars have been added. Hopefully some good news for folks waiting on certain cars being added, and hoping I’m not left with a will i cancel AGAIN dilemma ??
Don’t do that to me! I got all excited when I first read your post but then read the other posts and felt really deflated!
I gave this a watch today, a couple of years old now, and originally for the Australian market by the sound of it, but an interesting take on things …. https://youtu.be/1zakxy_BnWE?si=TDM6uoSkkGku5Wp4
Interesting review and nice to see the comparisons. I looked at the Suburu at the dealers and liked what I saw too. The only thing I was disappointed in was the lack of height clearance in the boot. (79.5cm)
I will go and have a look at the new KGM Torres when it finally arrives at the dealers (They told me it was going to be in the showroom on 1st March) and if that looks better than the Forester then I might wait until the summer, just to see if it makes an appearance on Motability.
I Recently noticed a post from Caffyns Audi Brighton about stock availability and dealer support offers. A big shout out to Nathan GM for doing this. I think this is a superb way of promoting Motability and generating business for the dealership. I have had a few dealers that seem very uninterested when you say that you are a Motability customer. Prime example, my own Local Audi dealership in Tamworth. If the Q4 had wowed me (which it didn’t) I would have done the 350 mile round trip to deal with Caffyns Brighton rather than give my business to Tamworth. I think if more dealers could promote on here , particularly stock availability that would be a huge tick for customer service. Well done Nathan, Caffyns Audi, Brighton.
Not sure if you have ever had any dealings with Nissan/Suzuki Polesworth but I found them the worst company I have ever dealt with ever! The salesman was very eager when we first walked into the showroom but the moment we mentioned Motability he lost interest completely. At one point my wife started asking a question about the Swift Sport but he actually snapped at her that it wasn’t on Motability so she didn’t need to know! She was actually asking as a private customer, as I am the Motability customer.
Needless to say we didn’t order from them and will never go back.
On a different note, TMS Volvo at Hinckley were superb! We were made to feel a valued customer at every point of the process.
I’m interested in the Forester XE Premium. There are aspects of the Sport that I like, but black wheels are not for me.
I’m with you there. The black wheels on the Sport do look a bit weird. I saw a Sport when I went to the showroom last week and the red flashes on the roof bars, down the side of the car and across the front just look a bit cheap. They give the car a bit of a ‘Toys-R-Us’ look, if that makes sense?
I also like the sunroof and the extra fuel economy that you get with the XE Premium compared to the standard XE or the Sport.
Which are you interested in Willis?
Definitely the Forester. The Outback looks okay too but just doesn’t have quite the same boot height as the Forester.
I know the Forester may not be quite as polished as some other makes but it is super reliable and a very competent off-tarmac vehicle, which is what I am looking for. I don’t need it to go up and down mountains, just across (and back) a few fields and farm tracks.
So will next week bring the launch of the Subaru’s on the scheme I wonder. Are those 6 stars finally gonna align, after a patient wait, lots of comms with Subaru and Motability, and steady encouragement over a number of years. Nearly there…..?
I certainly hope so!
I called my local Suburu dealer on Tuesday to enquire about the Forester but he didn’t know anything about Suburu coming back onto the scheme. He said he would make enquiries himself and told me to pop in this morning to look at the car anyway.
When I got to the garage I was able to talk to their Motability specialist and he said he had tried asking the question but had no information about Suburu joining the scheme, so I either have a very poorly informed dealer or it is being kept very secret!
So does anyone know when these cars will start appearing on the Motability site as I would be keen to go and look at the Outlander at my local Suburu garage?
Suspect they will be added tomorrow, there is always a lag, in theory the database will be altered today and checked, then go live the next morning. I would still contact your dealership as they should be primed and ready to go with Motability customers.
Thanks for that. I will give them a call now.
So does anyone know when these cars will start appearing on the Motability site as I would be keen to go and look at the Outlander at my local Suburu garage?
Honda +1 (Plugin Hybrid) CR-V +1 (new to Scheme) Listed as a parallel PHEV, basically the drive is all electric and the engine kicks in to charge the battery that drive the car. Lovely car and a vey welcome addition all be it with an Advance Payment of £6999.[/quote]
I have just been to look at this car in the showroom and had a bit of a mini argument with the sales guy as he kept insisting that this vehicle isn’t on Motability. I even gave him the vehicle reference number and showed him the listing on the Motability website but he still wasn’t having any of it! I was able to look around the vehicle whist he was away talking to his boss and was very impressed and a little shocked when told that the OTR price is just over £53,000.00. A bit disappointing that this version is only available in two wheel drive but the boot opening isn’t quite big enough for a hoist and mobility scooter without disassembling anyway, so not suitable for me.
Lovely car, but you’ll need a more informed salesman/woman than I got if you want to order one.
I had to pay for the hoist installation when it was done, although I believe this is a subsidised price from Motability. I guess I will just have to aske them.
Definitely had buyer’s remorse with my current vehicle, a Ford Galaxy.
Had a list of problems, from seven software crashes, an engine that cuts out whenever the Adblue level drops below halfway, windscreen wipers that come on on dry days if you put the aircon on high, an oil leak that has been looked at (and supposedly cured) four times and two manufacturer recalls. It also has a really annoying habit of activating collision assist braking whenever a car passes too close in the opposite direction.
My Ford dealer service manager tells me that they just get one like this now and then. That doesn’t help and I will be really happy to see it go once another suitable car comes onto the scheme.
Someone earlier in the thread mentioned how it was better to track your vehicle once you hand it back and then buy it direct from the dealer. Can anyone shed any light on how you track the vehicle?
If you have gone through insurance as you suggest it will go down as a non fault accident. I have previously watched these small dent companies that come to your home, paint several area’s of a neighbours deceased fathers picanto, where they didn’t even bother to tint the paint to make it suit the aged standard red of the car. Needless to say it looked idiotic.
I wasn’t given a choice about where the car was repaired but if I had been then I probably would have chosen the mobile option anyway, as I have modifications to my vehicle and trying to get a suitable hire vehicle whilst mine was away would have been difficult. I just assumed that you would get the same quality of repair wherever the vehicle was.
