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How Long Does It Take For A Car To Be Ready?
I put down a deposit for a used car (two years old) at a proper/major dealer just on Friday. I am completely new to this and so does anyone know how long it takes until I'm contacted for collection? The salesman said they have to do a 145 point check or something. Just wondered what the standard wait time is. Thank you.
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To answer your original question, sometimes 5 months. For business ordered a new car, told at the time would take 4 months, no problem as long as it's in this financial year. We gat a call saying your car had arrived, be ready in two days. Get a call a day later, oops the car isn't correct, wrong colour, wrong engine. Transporter probably made a mix up, turns out it wasn't the transporter at fault. VW have gone strike at the factory where your car is made, no idea how long the wait will be, told them to forget it. Found something else in stock. 5 months later dealer is ringing up, 'your car has been delivered' when I said I didn't want it they started getting all funny about it, threatened legal action because they had deal down on paper, salesman we dealt with has left the company. 'Take me to court see how far it gets you'.
Think I'm regretting I bought my car now. I've had a whole host of problems since purchasing it. I wish I'd never bought it now! First, I took out insurance for it starting from the day of collection of the car, then the next day I was driving along the motorway (just 3 miles in), when a stone flipped up and cracked the entire windscreen. I thought, "That's OK, my insurance will cover that", but no it didn't because I only took out bronze cover and I had to pay £1500 yesterday for a new windscreen. Now, when I drive it it's rattly and noisy, which wasn't like it when I drove off from the forecourt. The dealer I bought it from is quite a way away, so I'll have to take it to another dealer for inspection, closer to home. Wish I hadn't bothered now buying one. Everything's gone wrong since I bought it 🤦🏻♀️. If this keeps up I'll have to get a refund for it as it's only two weeks in and I've two weeks left if I want to return it 😢. So disappointed.