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    Faulty RRS?

    Shamelessly stolen from the OL forum:

    Quote Originally Posted by lx470
    Rover's revenge: Furious driver dumps his £50,000 Range Rover outside showroom... emblazoned with a list of its 'faults'

    By Andrew Levy
    Last updated at 11:12 PM on 02nd June 2009



    It is not the best advertisement to have outside your car dealership.

    This Range Rover Sport HSE is convincingly decorated like a ‘manager’s special offer’, but it promotes a set of features that are far from appealing.

    The owner has daubed it with a catalogue of the faults it allegedly suffered after he bought it for £50,000 at Lookers Land Rover showroom in Colchester, Essex.


    Range Rover dumped outside dealership in Colchester, Essex

    Eye-catching: The signs are inspired by dealership advertising but warn against buying

    When the dealership failed to deal with his complaints to his satisfaction, he parked the negative advertising outside.

    As the vehicle is on a public road, the showroom has no power to move it. Staff refused to reveal the owner’s identity.

    Large yellow vinyl letters along one side of the car read: ‘If you want trouble free motoring do not buy one of these!!!’

    On the side and rear windows it lists: ‘Problems with . . . 6 front ball joints, 4 front arm bushes, new seat base, front and rear n/s [nearside] struts, full n/s suspension unit, anti-roll bar bushes, air con.’
    The dealers cannot move the unflattering advert because it is parked in a public road

    Bad publicity: The dealers cannot move the unflattering advert because it is parked in a public road

    A passer-by said: ‘It looks really realistic until you actually read what the words say. Then it’s obvious someone has put it there to have a dig at the dealership. It’s a brilliant idea.’

    Mark Foster of Jaguar Land Rover said: ‘Land Rover operates a comprehensive warranty programme and a strong goodwill policy.

    'All necessary repairs to this vehicle over 42,000 miles have been carried out under warranty.

    'However, we are disappointed this customer’s experience has been unfortunate and as such we have made a goodwill offer towards helping him into a new vehicle.’




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    Luckily it's a 'No Stopping' zone outside our sales yard .
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    Looks like it got him a replacement car, so probably worth the trouble.

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    DullBird will be doing this soon if they don't sort out her cold start problem on her 110 soonish

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    have you seen her spellin?? might be a payin job for ron the spellinator

    cheers phil

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    I remember seeing something very similar many years ago but on a Falcon. It had huge lettering on the back windows saying that Ford is a lemon, listed the problems etc etc.

    unfortunately, every make manufactures lemos, but when your spending that much it just aggrevates the situation.
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    Does any one know what happened with the guy (in WA I think) who recently did the same thing with a top range Cruiser?
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    Not that i mix in circles with those lucky enough to have an RRS but that would be the first time i have ever heard of any faults with them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by discowhite View Post
    have you seen her spellin?? might be a payin job for ron the spellinator

    cheers phil
    Get stuffed.......


    I would get Ian to spell it
    Our Land Rover does not leak oil! it just marks its territory.......




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