pjgraham86
Member Since: 18 May 2009
Location: Glasgow
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My D4 XS was to be transported today and is due to arrive at the dealer on Wednesday. They will be fitting side steps and one or two other accessories.
I've arranged for a pro detailer to prepare the car (the dealer will be asked not to do anything to it at all) on Friday ready for pick up on Saturday. I've seen some of his work on other new cars and I have to say that it's very impressive.
I know some of you will be demanding pics. I haven't mastered Photobucket or similar but I will ask the detailer to take some before and afters if that would keep you happy LOL ! The wife has an i-phoen so she seems to think she'll be able to post up some pics (once she joins the forum of course !)
Excitement building....
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 26th Sep 2011 1:01 pm |
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Calcul@tor
Member Since: 08 Mar 2006
Location: Middle England!
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There is a gallery feature here - so posting pictures is quite easy. There are also instructions somewhere!
What colour have you gone for? D4 XS MY12 Galway
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| 26th Sep 2011 5:58 pm |
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pjgraham86
Member Since: 18 May 2009
Location: Glasgow
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Will give it a go with the gallery.
We went for Buckingham Blue with the almond/nutmeg interior. Options we added are sunroof, vision assist pack (really ordered that for the xenons and surround cameras - not fussed about the high beam assist), privacy glass, tow pack and heated steering wheel. Dealer will add side steps, mudflaps, rubber mats and loadspace rubber mat.
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| 26th Sep 2011 9:13 pm |
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MartinR
Member Since: 27 Jan 2008
Location: Oxon
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Gallery posting instructions here:
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic477.html
More important will be to work out what features your non-upgraded stereo and nav so Calcul@tor knows what he's getting (mine seems to have a surprising number of bells and whistles, but as it was a cancelled order I don't know quite what was standard!)
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| 26th Sep 2011 9:28 pm |
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Calcul@tor
Member Since: 08 Mar 2006
Location: Middle England!
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MartinR wrote:More important will be to work out what features your non-upgraded stereo and nav so Calcul@tor knows what he's getting
How did you know what I was thinking!!
Have you had / seen a copy of the original order sheet for yours? D4 XS MY12 Galway
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| 26th Sep 2011 9:40 pm |
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pjgraham86
Member Since: 18 May 2009
Location: Glasgow
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The D4 arrived at the dealers yesterday afternoon so we should be good for collection on Saturday following a full day detail on Friday on the premises.
As an aside, I got a very good insurance quote from Aviva (we have 3 cars insured with them already - the Disco is replacing one of them) - £301 with protected NCD and enhanced courtesy car. I have one (no fault) claim in last 3 years and 5 years NCD. Considering that we were paying over 3200 for our 8 year old Hyundai, the Disco quote is a bargain.
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| 28th Sep 2011 9:06 am |
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devonchilliman
Member Since: 03 Nov 2008
Location: Devon
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Wow...£3200 for an eight year old Hyundai  Www.devonchilliman.co.uk
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| 28th Sep 2011 9:15 am |
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Discotres
Member Since: 25 Jan 2010
Location: London
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| Re: D4 XS due this week ! |
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pjgraham86 wrote:My D4 XS was to be transported today and is due to arrive at the dealer on Wednesday. They will be fitting side steps and one or two other accessories.
I've arranged for a pro detailer to prepare the car (the dealer will be asked not to do anything to it at all) on Friday ready for pick up on Saturday. I've seen some of his work on other new cars and I have to say that it's very impressive.
I know some of you will be demanding pics. I haven't mastered Photobucket or similar but I will ask the detailer to take some before and afters if that would keep you happy LOL ! The wife has an i-phoen so she seems to think she'll be able to post up some pics (once she joins the forum of course !)
Excitement building....
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Sorry but I don't get 'pro detailing', a car is a car, just get a rag and some polish out  I guess the word 'detailer' just means spit n polish Anyway it will soon be dirty with winter coming, should have kept your money and bought an iphone 4S / 5 instead, your wife would have more fun with that, mind you, at least you will be able to contact the 'detailer' on his iPhone 5 soon enough
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| 28th Sep 2011 9:22 am |
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Japseroony
Member Since: 11 Feb 2008
Location: North East
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Hi, how much for the "pro-detailer" and what does he do that the dealer doesn't please as I pick mine up sometime next week  "UNDERSTEER" ---is when you hit the fence with the front of the car.
"OVERSTEER" ------is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car.
"HORSEPOWER" -is how fast you hit the fence.
"TORQUE" ------------is how far you take the fence with you.
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| 28th Sep 2011 9:36 am |
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pjgraham86
Member Since: 18 May 2009
Location: Glasgow
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Sorry - need to use the Alt key properly ! As I'm sure you've all worked out, the premium was over £200 for the 8 year old Hyundai.
Below is the text of an e-mail from the pro detailer outlining the options he gave me for the D4, with prices included. If the car doesn't need the machine polish then I pay only £250. Even the full price of £350 is a bargain - 0.7% of the price of the car.
Each to their own I suppose but I've seen the difference between properly detailed new cars and those which have had "normal" dealer prep and I'm very happy to be spending the cash on the detail.
Finances all sorted and ready for Saturday !
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"A standard new car protection detail which will include all of the outside spotlessly cleaned, de contaminated, hand polished then protected with our standard wax - dodo juice supernatural. The wheels will be protected. The interior would also be cleaned, dusted and hovered. This would cost £150
A few of the various options on top of this are :
Machine polish to remove any defects the car may have picked up (i do this on nearly all new car prep - even White ones. You can see my 911 GTS new car prep on detailing world for an example of why this may need done) +£100
Gtechniq C1 crystal lacquer application, as seen in the video. Comes with 5 year warranty covered by gtechniq themselves. I'm the only person on Scotland authorised by them to use their products and offer the warranty + £100
You could book the protection detail and then I could inspect the car when I get there and tell you if there are any defects present / if it needs a machine polish. It most likely will. Even if there are no marks i can still improve on the finish from the factory by using a fine finishing polish and jewelling the paintwork( I always have been able to and all the dealers usually comment on how all of the other cars don't look that good). I offer the machine polish as an option to keep the cost down."
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| 28th Sep 2011 2:01 pm |
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Discotres
Member Since: 25 Jan 2010
Location: London
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dodo juice Give me a break Oh well it's your money, carry on, at least it keep the immigrants employed
Just watch you don't end up with horrible swirls where your new car has been machine polished, I don't care what you say but it WILL damage/change the finish of new paint 
This must be a wind up, better have dodo man there every evening because when you get out of the car you dont want a hair left in there do you, it's a  Land Rover for sake, who on earth are they marketing the brand to now?
Don't get contaminated when you go through a puddle or drive over some horse , it could kill you
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| 28th Sep 2011 2:09 pm |
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pjgraham86
Member Since: 18 May 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 225
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Ah well, I suppose we all need to be able to take a bit of a wind up now and again.......
I'll post up some piccies of my ruined paint very soon.....
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| 28th Sep 2011 2:17 pm |
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Discotres
Member Since: 25 Jan 2010
Location: London
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And a pic a week later would be good as well 
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| 28th Sep 2011 2:23 pm |
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pjgraham86
Member Since: 18 May 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 225
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a whole week - you kiddin me ? I'll have washed it at least once by then LOL.
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| 28th Sep 2011 3:01 pm |
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