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As some may know my wife ordered a new Citroen C1 and my old TGD manual was going in scrappage against it. (I know but it was 2 grand)
The C1 was ordered 2nd December with 6-10 weeks delivery, ever since we have been messed about something chronic with a petrol C1 being ordered by the salesman and delivered to the dealer instead of the diesel car I ordered, I was then given numerous delivery dates for the correct car which came and went without the car being delivered. When it didn't come last week I was told althought the car had been delivered into the system it was now missing and they were doing all they could to find it!
I came home fuming telling the wife how I just wanted to tell them to get stuffed but they had us over a barrell and we couldn't now go elsewhere because the scrappage scheme had now finished.
She then uttered those magic words ' tell them to get stuffed and get the deposit back' .What about your new car I asked? She then told me she had been wondering for a few weeks how to tell me she had gone off the idea since she has been driving my TZD (ex Tourist) and loves it! ''silky smooth and loads of power'' , She then said ''why should we waist money on a new car, you can use some of the money to build the extension to your garage you have always wanted''
What a result I now have my fantastic condition TGD Auto as my everyday comuter with an equaly good TZD weekend car and a garage extension on the way! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Old TGD manual will now be a parts car.
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It was your destiny ^^ ^^ ^^bx> ~ale~

Great result!!!
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Defender110 wrote:I now have my fantastic condition TGD Auto as my everyday comuter with an equaly good TZD weekend car and a garage extension on the way! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Old TGD manual will now be a parts car.
And you have a Landy too, as well as a very understanding wife who even allows you to keep a parts car. Surely your life is complete!
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There's a funny thing, a couple of weeks ago I opened the front door and saw this brand new C1 sitting there...... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Good man! :lol: C1 isnt a Citroen anyway its a Toyota, :shock:
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Roverman wrote:Good man! :lol: C1 isnt a Citroen anyway its a Toyota, :shock:
My wife has a 107, and I am attracted by its "honesty", and to me it seems about as close as you can get to a basic car these days, in the 2CV ethos. (I do also like the 3 cylinder petrol engine, theoretically better balanced than a 4 cylinder).

I just ignore the Toyota name on the block :oops:
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They arent a bad little car, makes a BX feel plush and well built in comparison mind!
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Kevan, did the garage give you back your old tgd? i presume that since you'd ordered the c1 all the paperwork was sorted?
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MULLEY wrote:Kevan, did the garage give you back your old tgd? i presume that since you'd ordered the c1 all the paperwork was sorted?
You dont take the scrapper in until you pick up your new one.
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Post by MULLEY »

Aha, sounds like it all worked out for the best in the end. And at least you're probably adding value to the property rather than crippling depreciation of a new motor :D
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1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN

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Post by Defender110 »

I was still driving the TGD until last week waiting for the wife to get the C1 and me get my TZD back, but I bought a TGD Auto a couple of weeks ago which I have now put on the road as the wife is keeping the TZD. The tax runs out on the old TGD at the end of the month so I will just park it up now.
I think the saleman was relieved in the end that I cancelled he didn't hesitate giving me my deposit back and never tried to get me to change my mind. I think he had been trying to cover his arse for ordering a petrol instead of a diesel and had hoped to be able to find one in the system but I had ordered a lot of options VTR spec with leather etc. so he was out of luck.
I've since been sent a customer satisfaction survey to fill in about my new car buying experience, I'm going to have fun filling that in :lol:

Yes I think it will be appreciation now rather than the old depreciation.
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Post by Linegeist »

Kev,

How much would your missus charge me to give lessons to mine????????? :wink:

Excellent result BTW! :D
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Cheers Bob

lets hold fire on the lessons there may be a catch yet, there usually is so I'm expecting one!
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Re: What a result

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mat_fenwick wrote:
Defender110 wrote:I now have my fantastic condition TGD Auto as my everyday comuter with an equaly good TZD weekend car and a garage extension on the way! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Old TGD manual will now be a parts car.
And you have a Landy too, as well as a very understanding wife who even allows you to keep a parts car. Surely your life is complete!
Yes Mat the Landy is my divebus for my weekend diving and as you'll know the running costs of a Landy can be quite high so I've convinced myself that by running the TGD Auto as my everyday comuter instead of the Landy I will recover the £300 annual cost of tax / insurance (£109 classic car policy) of the BX, I didn't take much convincing mind and I'm not sure the wife believes me :lol:
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Post by Dollywobbler »

Nice one! I hate scrappage. Just makes dealers rich... (waves at Tim, then runs!)

Glad the wife's got taste. As it happens, I quite like the C1 too, but I bet you could get a nice discount now scrappage is over anyway.
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