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Offline TagnuT

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Re: Dodgy Edition 30 at Main Dealer
« Reply #40 on: 28 March 2007, 18:17 »
I emailed Mr Paul Willis - Director of Volkswagen UK and got the following response:

Thank you very much for pointing this out to me.
I have asked my Head of Operations to contact the retailer and ask them what is going on.  Please give us a few days to investigate and we'll come back to you.

Regards,

 

J T Paul Willis

Where did you get his email address from as a collegue of mine needs to contact Mr Willis. :wink: with regards to his Passat.
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I'll keep you posted - if a dealer/distributor did this to one of my company's brands I'd be livid..

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Re: Dodgy Edition 30 at Main Dealer
« Reply #41 on: 31 March 2007, 22:36 »
Just curious if the Ed30 has been changed back to normal or sold yet??? Any news???

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Re: Dodgy Edition 30 at Main Dealer
« Reply #42 on: 01 April 2007, 21:44 »
no word from Mr Willis yet.

I did get an email from "Customer Services" asking for my address so they could start to investigate the claim....

You couldn't make it up  - on the basis VW UK managed to get an email system running amongst other big projects (something to do with retailing and automobiles i think) I did suggest that they could make a start without the database being complete. I did oblige however so I guess they're drafting a response for Mr Willis soon.....

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Re: Dodgy Edition 30 at Main Dealer
« Reply #43 on: 02 April 2007, 11:11 »
Just curious if the Ed30 has been changed back to normal or sold yet??? Any news???

Not been to the dealer since I took the photos as its a bit out of my way.  I'll try and go again some time in April and post an update!  :wink:
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Re: Dodgy Edition 30 at Main Dealer - VW RESPONSE
« Reply #44 on: 02 April 2007, 20:38 »
As promised - apparently this got out the factory like this - a lesson to us all!
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Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 30

 
Dear Mr Watson

 

Thank you for your further e-mail received in this office on 27 March 2007, and for attaching your contact details. 

 

We required this information in order to log a complaint on our database so that a permanent record can be kept of your comments and our investigation.  Please be assured that this information will not be used for any marketing purposes, nor will it be passed to any third parties.

 

I have discussed the comments made on a GolfGTI.co.uk forum with the Sales Manager at the retailer in question.  They confirmed that they are aware that the rear valance on their showroom Golf GTI Edition 30 is incorrect. 

 

Unfortunately, this was not noticed until recently by staff at the retailer involved, but as soon as the mistake was highlighted they looked into the matter and discovered that the vehicle had arrived from our Factory with the incorrect rear bumper. 

 

A new rear valance has been ordered and received at the retailer, and I have had confirmation today that this has now been fitted to the vehicle.  The Sales Manager has also confirmed that all of his Sales Executives are now aware that the Edition 30 has body-coloured bumpers as standard.

 

With respect to the forum's comments about the tyres on the vehicle, I was advised that the nearside front alloy was damaged on delivery.  Therefore, the spare wheel was fitted temporarily whilst a new alloy was ordered.  In moving the vehicle around the workshop and showroom in the meantime, the spare wheel will have picked up some dirt.  The replacement has already been fitted and the spare wheel returned to the boot.  The retailer have also now arranged for the spare wheel to be cleaned.

I would like to take this opportunity to apologise for any confusion that this matter may have caused, and also to thank you for bringing this to our attention and allowing us the opportunity to comment.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

 

Rob John

Liaison Manager

 



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Re: Dodgy Edition 30 at Main Dealer
« Reply #45 on: 02 April 2007, 20:48 »
mmmm. come on an Edition 30 with a standard rear bumper.

Well Im sorry Mr Clarkson but your Ford GT left the factory with a Fiesta Diesel engine. It just happened to get past ALL our quality control & quality assurance checks. Sorry but it just did.

mmmmmm. What do you guys think?
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Re: Dodgy Edition 30 at Main Dealer
« Reply #46 on: 02 April 2007, 21:11 »
Talking a load of c7ap  :angry:
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Re: Dodgy Edition 30 at Main Dealer
« Reply #47 on: 02 April 2007, 22:33 »
Well I think sales staff who don't know what they are selling is a very poor show :angry:

How dirty must their showroom have been to have the spare tyre as dirty as to be noticable from a distance :shocked:

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Re: Dodgy Edition 30 at Main Dealer
« Reply #48 on: 02 April 2007, 23:06 »
What a load of Bo11ocks!!! He's saying that a LIMITED EDITION car of LIMITED QUANTITY got transported from the factory to the showroom... AND NO ONE NOTICED!!!!!!!!! BU11SH1T!!!!  If it was a stock GTI bumper I could understand but a bog standard bumper... please!!!

And about that wheel... They can't take very good care of the cars if they managed to curb a wheel by taking it off a transporter!!! (Assuming this was the case!!!)

I hate it when people like this talk cr@p!!  :angry:

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Re: Dodgy Edition 30 at Main Dealer
« Reply #49 on: 02 April 2007, 23:44 »
I really dont think that this is a big deal, brand new cars get damaged ALL the time, ask anyone that works at a main agent! the wheel story sounds perfectly feasable.. why else would the spare be on the car, unless it had a punture!
The bumper story probably has a little white lie attached to it, more likely whats happened is that the origional has been damaged, and a new one is probably on a "back order" from the factory, which could take several weeks to arrive.. again, this happens all the time! my guess is that a bumper cover from a lesser model, was temporarily fitted to keep the car in the showroom, rather than parked up, round the back somewhere collecting dents and scratches
Nothing sinister has gone on, just an poorly informed salesman, has been caught out by a eagle eyed VW enthusiast!
Tom