Driving from Northants up to Bradford area tomorrow to pick up my new baby s:D :D s:D and the last two times I've collected soft tops the weather has been bleedin horrendous! s:( :( s:( so be warned s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
In case your wondering why I would be buying from a dealer so far from home? £15650 for a manual (no hard top) s:wink: :wink: s:wink: s:D :D s:D had to pay extra for the chrome design bar and custom leather but 10% off these as well.
Checked the price against TradeSales in Slough and even they cant match it and theirs are imports!
Have been going to bradford for the servicing of my celica and TTE extras ( springs etc) for the past two years as their service is just great, also I have a company fuel card so distance isnt really a problem.
Looking forward to getting my new addition home, just hope its not icy as would hate to lose that back end on my first trip out !
remember, umberellas tomorrow s:wink: :wink: s:wink: s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Yes be careful.... i work in Northampton and the roads have been pretty crappy here and in Milton Keynes... very icy on the roads. Take care! (but enjoy your lovely new car!)
Cheers Kris, my office (when I'm there) is in Brackmills so might see you about on the roads
I know the feeling... it rained for a solid fortnight when my wife bought her convertible a few years back (in June!). And it snowed when I got my '2 in Jan of this year!
Quote from: "perry190"Driving from Northants up to Bradford area tomorrow to pick up my new baby s:D :D s:D and the last two times I've collected soft tops the weather has been bleedin horrendous! s:( :( s:( so be warned s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
In case your wondering why I would be buying from a dealer so far from home? £15650 for a manual (no hard top) s:wink: :wink: s:wink: s:D :D s:D had to pay extra for the chrome design bar and custom leather but 10% off these as well.
Checked the price against TradeSales in Slough and even they cant match it and theirs are imports!
Have been going to bradford for the servicing of my celica and TTE extras ( springs etc) for the past two years as their service is just great, also I have a company fuel card so distance isnt really a problem.
Looking forward to getting my new addition home, just hope its not icy as would hate to lose that back end on my first trip out !
remember, umberellas tomorrow s:wink: :wink: s:wink: s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
I paid £16100 for a manual with leather and metallic in Milton Keynes?
i best not say what i paid then..... s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
mine works out about the same as your miltom keynes price then except I didnt have metalic but I had 'custom' leather instead s:? :? s:?
Arh well just looked at the present retail price on a new one of £17.5k and thought hey that'll do me :-) :-) :-)
Quote from: "krisclarkuk"i best not say what i paid then..... s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
I'm still desperate to know the answer to that one s:wink: :wink: s:wink: s:wink: :wink: s:wink: s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
Quote from: "heathstimpson"I'm still desperate to know the answer to that one s:wink: :wink: s:wink: s:wink: :wink: s:wink: s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
lol, over a grand & a half less than you paid (but ive not got leather seats)
Who is your dealer of choice in sunny Bradford?
Airdale toyota (Silsden) 10% discount to Celeca Club members, will be confirming we can have the same tomorrow s;-) ;-) s;-)
Quote from: "krisclarkuk"Quote from: "heathstimpson"I'm still desperate to know the answer to that one s:wink: :wink: s:wink: s:wink: :wink: s:wink: s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
lol, over a grand & a half less than you paid (but ive not got leather seats)
That was a bloody good deal; didn't realise that they had that much mark up on them; surprising nowadays.
Quote from: "perry190"remember, umberellas tomorrow s:wink: :wink: s:wink: s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Lo and behold, here in Telford it is tipping it down! s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
The prophecy is true s:( :( s:(
Quote from: "Slacey"Quote from: "perry190"remember, umberellas tomorrow s:wink: :wink: s:wink: s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Lo and behold, here in Telford it is tipping it down! s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
The prophecy is true s:( :( s:(
Same down here in Oxford. Ever thought of being a weatherman?
and in herts
and Essex - and YEP I took the 2' out. Now its wet!
She didnt like it, she said "why didnt you take the family car"
Quote from: "cstevens"and Essex - and YEP I took the 2' out. Now its wet!
She didnt like it, she said "why didnt you take the family car"
I think one or the other needs to go! s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
Well I did warn you all!
bleedin pi###d it down all the way back, 50 mph in the middle lane was hardly the first drive I hoped for s:( :( s:( but still smiling! s:D :D s:D s:D :D s:D
Glad you got it OK Perry, just have to look forward to the good weather now s:D :D s:D
I must admit, I'm busting to get the HT off again s:( :( s:(
Quote from: "perry190"Well I did warn you all!
bleedin pi###d it down all the way back, 50 mph in the middle lane was hardly the first drive I hoped for s:( :( s:( but still smiling! s:D :D s:D s:D :D s:D
ah well thats a fair chunk of your break in done, so hopefully you'll be able to thrash it when the weather clears up.
If this is your first 2 though be careful after the celica, it's not so forgiving in the wet, especially on the stock tyres. Talking of which have you checked your pressures? It seems to be a common error for dealers to leave them at teh 50PSI delivery pressures.
I'll check those pressures...thanks s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
had a mk 2 for a good few years and managed to spin her up in snowdonia on some sludge/light snow. She went around three and a half times and ended up gouging the back bumper and mashing the rear light on a crash barrier (scared the living day lights out of me!)
A work mate passed tha same area 40 mins later and another guy had apparently done the same and ended up going the opposite direction and going down the side of the mountain! apparently he didnt make it out s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
Things like that put it all into perspective, I now drive like a granny in the wet and ice. sobering thought I know, but light car, plenty of power and rear wheel drive, you just have be careful.
Congratulations on the new 2, but by heck have you buggered the weather up s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
My forecast says expect snow & high winds tomorrow s:!: :!: s:!:
Quote from: "perry190"Airdale toyota (Silsden) 10% discount to Celeca Club members, will be confirming we can have the same tomorrow s;-) ;-) s;-)
Blimey! They're not even convenient for me to get to s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
Now that's what I call dealer loyalty s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
What was the news on the discount?
He said that he had set it up for the MR2DC and couldnt see any problem with MROC doing the same thing. Unfortunately to ensure only members are getting a discount they need proof of membership and as this site isnt set up on a paying membership basis thats a bit difficult. s:? :? s:?
He's on his hols now but will havea proper chat with him after xmas (only saw the sales guy when I picked up the 'two' not the usual aftersales manager
Quote from: "perry190"He said that he had set it up for the MR2DC and couldnt see any problem with MROC doing the same thing. Unfortunately to ensure only members are getting a discount they need proof of membership and as this site isnt set up on a paying membership basis thats a bit difficult. s:? :? s:?
How about if they display the ROC sticker in their window?
well since we charge for teh stickers, that sort of makes it a paying membership?
I'll mention that to him s;-) ;-) s;-)
How about having a downloadable "Memebrship Card". A PDF that you can fill your name in before printing?
All good ideas s:) :) s:) in the case of the celica owners club the aftersales manager was a member himself so he knew who were paying members and who were not. Paying membership was only introduced after about 12 months once the bandwidth used was so large the cost of hosting the site needed contributions.
I doubt 'roadsters' will ever get to that sort of level as we are very much a minority in comparrison. (as in special s:wink: :wink: s:wink: )