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Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
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Its why Andrew Joined this forum to see if they were all as  as his
Guess what they were 
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 20th Feb 2017 12:43 pm |
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AndrewS
Tarquin of the Desert
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Y...... because I can
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Dont tell them that Ken, they all think their cars are wonderful.  In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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| 20th Feb 2017 12:53 pm |
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Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
Posts: 10865
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Only because of the early adopters
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| 20th Feb 2017 1:20 pm |
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mse
Member Since: 27 Jun 2005
Location: Shropshire
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AndrewS wrote:It still takes about 6 to 8 weeks to process from build then to Gaydon then onto the dealers.
Transportation issues are abound as well, lots of new March 1st vehicles going out from Gaydon not just D5's
Not really any more - they can call them direct to...we have 1 - 3 new cars a year and they are all quick and dont all need to go through gaydon either. Mike
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| 20th Feb 2017 2:26 pm |
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AndrewS
Tarquin of the Desert
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Y...... because I can
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Ive been lied to then, my dealer said they have had an email saying delivery delays due to 'busy' transport problems. In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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| 20th Feb 2017 3:13 pm |
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mse
Member Since: 27 Jun 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 2704
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Or i have a good dealer?!
They have even gone to pick cars up that are delayed by a day (but we are closer to almost all the production sites!), my first RRS they did that.
Certainly from build to delivery they can get it done in 5-10days depending on mood, the last few have all be 1 week.
There are loads of people wanting them before the tax change apparently - 2 dealers i spoke to when selling the discovery said it was more important to get a car before April than the new registration for some!!
In the good old days - the range rovers had a 6 month waiting list and you would get it in a few weeks from build Mike
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| 20th Feb 2017 4:14 pm |
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Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
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When I had test drive was told mine had been brought forward and was expected 1st week of March MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
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| 20th Feb 2017 8:18 pm |
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neilk
Member Since: 27 Aug 2010
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 32
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Mine was due in on the 24th but looks like it will be brought forward as well, it is being built this week. Not sure I follow the logic on transport being busy as the daily production rate on the RR RRS and D5 line is pretty constant and running at capacity. I am sure they mentioned on the tour that storage on the factory site was limited and that the transport logistics must be planned at the same time as the supply chain.
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| 20th Feb 2017 10:48 pm |
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APL
Member Since: 14 Sep 2011
Location: Europe
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A lot of stock goes straight from Solihull to Gaydon pending delivery to dealers in the UK and Ireland, and straight to Southampton or other ports if going abroad.... 2016 Discovery 4 Commercial
2019 Discovery 5 HSE
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| 21st Feb 2017 1:17 am |
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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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Nothing new there then! I think storage has always been a problem to JLR. March registrations and new model together must be making it worse than ever now!
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| 21st Feb 2017 8:42 am |
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APL
Member Since: 14 Sep 2011
Location: Europe
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Well when you see just how much bigger Solihull's JLR site is now in terms of buildings versus available land, you see that there is hardly any space left at all now. Technically speaking they have outgrown the site....
One can imagine that their new works in Slovakia will be much bigger, and probably on a greenfield site, so will be much bigger and have adequate storage (for now)! 2016 Discovery 4 Commercial
2019 Discovery 5 HSE
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| 21st Feb 2017 11:45 am |
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mse
Member Since: 27 Jun 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 2704
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Which is why they have already extended and created a new outbound area, with internal connecting bridge and are extending again into the fields to the side of the current factory soon
They have also removed masses of car parking, making it off site, to extend the factory. Mike
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| 21st Feb 2017 4:16 pm |
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