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Re: The classic/fave car thread - ElwoodBlues1 - 09-20-2022
(09-20-2022, 05:39 AM)cookie2 link Wrote:I recently took my Lexus for service to a local Toyota dealer since the nearest Lexus dealer is quite long way from my new place.Blackburn Lexus?
Very disappointed by their attitude considering the vehicle uses mainly Toyota parts and components . They treated it as if it was a completely different brand and I have to say weren't giving me good vibes. Don't think I will be returning there.
Re: The classic/fave car thread - ElwoodBlues1 - 09-20-2022
(09-20-2022, 07:26 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:For the various cars I have owned over the years, I have used Holden, Toyota, BMW and VW dealerships. BMW were the best closely followed by VW (Mrs G2Cs current car). Holden and Toyota weren't worth the steam off my crap.BMW are the best of the luxury cars with their customer support, Volvo give you flowers and chocolates plus a nice coffee after every service and make you pay for it 3 fold. VW are over priced like their love child Skoda and their service and support is littered with consumer complaints. They have some nice tech and my daughter loved her Golf but I know other people who have had real trouble with VW and getting repairs done under warranty.
Holden enough said...they are out of business in Aus for a reason/s....deplorable after sales service and backup being one of them.
Ford would be following them but for the Ranger....., Nissan and Subaru have slipped behind MG in sales which doesnt bode well for the future for them either. Pains me to say it but MG now have 83 dealers in Aus and are on the way up and seem to be dealing with customer issues as well as anyone, I wouldnt buy one of their vehicles but along with the major Korean car makers they have made real inroads into the market and its going to be hard to stop them getting a larger foothold in the market.
The 2023 MG EV is going to be a real winner for them given its pricing, improved specs and availability....
Re: The classic/fave car thread - Gointocarlton - 09-20-2022
(09-20-2022, 07:41 AM)cookie2 link Wrote:Interesting GTC. I used to get excellent service at the Lexus dealer but unfortunately its a whole day out for me now to take it there.I'd imagine Lexus is separate from Toyota and being more upmarket should be different. BMW were brilliant, very reasonably priced. I remember I had the windscreen become detached in a corner. The BMW dealership was cheaper than Obriens to repair, they offered to first try and remove it and reseal it providing they didn't crack it in the process. When it did crack, they actually recommended a non geniune one as they said the genuine were over priced and didn't charge me for the attempted reseal.
Re: The classic/fave car thread - cookie2 - 09-20-2022
(09-20-2022, 08:00 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Blackburn Lexus?
Yes EB, that is the nearest one to me as far as I know. I’ve had very good service from them in the past even though my old IS 300 is now getting on in years - still in great nick though (unlike its owner ?).
Re: The classic/fave car thread - LP - 09-20-2022
(09-20-2022, 08:14 AM)ElwoodBlues1 date Wrote:BMW are the best of the luxury cars with their customer support,I don't own one, but I have quite a few mates who do, and let's just say BMW should be good at it, because they get lots of opportunities to demonstrate their service and support skills!
Re: The classic/fave car thread - Gointocarlton - 09-20-2022
(09-20-2022, 09:36 PM)LP link Wrote:I don't own one, but I have quite a few mates who do, and let's just say BMW should be good at it, because they get lots of opportunities to demonstrate their service and support skills!They dont have the nickname BM-TROUBLE-U for nothing. Having said that, we handed down Mrs G2C's 09 320 to Junior Junior when I bough Mrs the Golf R (because of the crap trade in amount). We bought it near new with very few kms and apart from the unstuck windscreen, tail light gasket and small oil leak years ago, we have had very few issues. with it. Luck of the draw I guess.
Re: The classic/fave car thread - Baggers - 09-20-2022
(09-20-2022, 09:36 PM)LP link Wrote:I don't own one, but I have quite a few mates who do, and let's just say BMW should be good at it, because they get lots of opportunities to demonstrate their service and support skills!
That's also what I hear.
I get most of my car buying advice from my brother, who also served in the RAN but trained in engineering then completed his 'Greenies' training (electrician). Today, in 'civvy street' he's an industrial electrician and his hobby is building huge generators and motor bikes from the ground up! One weird dude - family trait!
He knows I'm a bit like Jeremy Clarkson... 'speed and power.'After doing speedway and rally-cross in the mid 80s my relationship with cars changed, a lot. But I like a safe but sporty car for Mrs Baggers. So we got her a Volvo V40 and she loves it (0-100 in about 6 seconds, which I love
). We've had it for just over 60,000 kms now and haven't had to put a spanner to it... except for the mag wheel that was oystered after she ran over a brick on the Mulgrave Freeway sitting on just over 100kms. Despite the flat tyre car behaved perfectly so she could slow and pull-over, then call the RACV - who were brilliant.From my brother's advice, we are sticklers for scheduled services and the best quality service... but not through the dealer. Servicing of the Volvo is about 20% more than the piece of cr@p Mazda CX-3 we traded for it. So, despite the rumours, Volvo's are not exorbitant to service. The one thing the bro insisted on when getting a service... always get the very best quality oil, especially important for the turbo as well.
So now I'm thinking of getting a car for moi. Got an old Volvo S60 3litre turbo in the interim (had 100,000 kms on the clock when I got it, pretty cheap at $14,000 2 years ago) to runaround in. But have to part with it now... just too thirsty, but have fallen in love with AWD. Sticks like shyte to a blanket in all conditions.
Advice? 2nd hand cars are expensive at the moment. I know what my bro reckons but would enjoy and value any opinions from you cats. Budget is around $35,000, smaller than the S60 and must be quick and great on interstate drives. Love driving... and the most comfortable long trip cars I've driven have been Volvos and Saabs... must be the Scandinavian blood.
Re: The classic/fave car thread - Baggers - 09-20-2022
(09-20-2022, 11:25 PM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:They dont have the nickname BM-TROUBLE-U for nothing. Having said that, we handed down Mrs G2C's 09 320 to Junior Junior when I bough Mrs the Golf R (because of the crap trade in amount). We bought it near new with very few kms and apart from the unstuck windscreen, tail light gasket and small oil leak years ago, we have had very few issues. with it. Luck of the draw I guess.
A mate's son has a Golf R and I took it for a spin... loved it. Took a GTI on an interstate trip about 5 years ago... just bloody brilliant. Not a huge fan, for myself, of front wheel drive but this thing was so well engineered you could barely tell.
Re: The classic/fave car thread - ElwoodBlues1 - 09-21-2022
(09-20-2022, 11:56 PM)Baggers link Wrote:A mate's son has a Golf R and I took it for a spin... loved it. Took a GTI on an interstate trip about 5 years ago... just bloody brilliant. Not a huge fan, for myself, of front wheel drive but this thing was so well engineered you could barely tell.Daughter had a Golf and loved it too but VW service and support is horrendous.
They fight you on everything you try and get fixed under warranty and only want luxury car trade ins, plus never have enough stock. Where I live several of the brands/ dealers are owned by the autopact group and there in lies the problem...having three local VW dealers owned by the same people means no competition.Think they own around 30 dealerships in Aus selling various brands...
Re: The classic/fave car thread - Gointocarlton - 09-21-2022
(09-20-2022, 11:56 PM)Baggers link Wrote:A mate's son has a Golf R and I took it for a spin... loved it. Took a GTI on an interstate trip about 5 years ago... just bloody brilliant. Not a huge fan, for myself, of front wheel drive but this thing was so well engineered you could barely tell.The Mrs's Golf R is a weapon, I don't it too much as I'd lose my licence in it for sure. I have given the launch control a try on a deserted country road, FMD!