Gavin Beecham wrote:

Saw my car for the first time today.
Unfortunately though it wasn't quite right..................no contrast roof
I'm a pragmatic sort of bloke so I didn't throw my toys out of the pram and to be honest it still looks the nuts!
But for my inconvenience after deducting the cost of the roof, I got the 5 year service pack thrown in which I thought was rather decent of them.
They did say that they would paint the roof but I didn't want them to. Factory or nothing for me.
Looking forward to Friday now!!

As an aside, does anybody else think the rear brake callipers aren't as 'red' as the front ones ?? ( if you've ordered them )

Gavin Beecham wrote:

Saw my car for the first time today.
Unfortunately though it wasn't quite right..................no contrast roof
I'm a pragmatic sort of bloke so I didn't throw my toys out of the pram and to be honest it still looks the nuts!
But for my inconvenience after deducting the cost of the roof, I got the 5 year service pack thrown in which I thought was rather decent of them.
They did say that they would paint the roof but I didn't want them to. Factory or nothing for me.
Looking forward to Friday now!!

As an aside, does anybody else think the rear brake callipers aren't as 'red' as the front ones ?? ( if you've ordered them )

Terryrrs wrote:

It is also cheaper if you put your spouse(wife) on the policy.

A few years ago I put SWMBO on my insurance. My premium went up. She put me on hers and her premium went down. Both clean with no claims for at least 5 years. Very odd.

And I laughed like a drain until she gave me "the look"...  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Bizarre that the rear calipers do not match the front ones. Different part obviously but both from Brembo so surprising. Time to rattle Pete's cage? Mark

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The car is arriving this morning so will take a good look. Current...
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I have also noticed so many reports of wrong deliveries compared to the orders... I don't understand if mistakes are caused by wrong orders instructions placed by dealers or the errors are made in Land Rover production line.

I am worried for my order

I was so excited when I saw my car I forget to check whether it had the Panoramic Sunroof!

I'm praying it will be there.  Arrived: MY16 A/B SDV6 in Aruba, Ivory interior, piano black trim, black panoramic roof, spare wheel, blind spot monitoring, mudlaps and more...

Gone but not forgotten:
2014 RRS2 SDV6 HSE in Loire Blue
2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE in Santorini Black

My original L405 arrived with Ivory Leather interior rather than the Ebony I ordered!! To be fair to the dealership they put me top of their list for a new Sport (a 5 month wait) with a reasonable discount and gave me back what I paid for my Vogue so I was happy in the end…. 5 months of free motoring in a Vogue and then a discounted Sport seemed a decent enough resolution for a pretty fundamental order cock up.

The dealership had sent the correct order spec to the factory - which they subsequently acknowledged but somewhere along the line it got lost in translation!

Mark_N wrote:

Bizarre that the rear calipers do not match the front ones. Different part obviously but both from Brembo so surprising. Time to rattle Pete's cage?

Senna wrote:

Gavin Beecham wrote:

Saw my car for the first time today.
Unfortunately though it wasn't quite right..................no contrast roof
I'm a pragmatic sort of bloke so I didn't throw my toys out of the pram and to be honest it still looks the nuts!
But for my inconvenience after deducting the cost of the roof, I got the 5 year service pack thrown in which I thought was rather decent of them.
They did say that they would paint the roof but I didn't want them to. Factory or nothing for me.
Looking forward to Friday now!!

As an aside, does anybody else think the rear brake callipers aren't as 'red' as the front ones ?? ( if you've ordered them )

What colour is your car Gavin. If its black, just have the roof wrapped in black gloss 3M.
I had the silver bits wrapped on my black Evoque and it looks the bomb. Plus you can always peel it off if you don't like it.

My pleasure. Apparently the number one application for wrapping at the moment seems to be contrast roofs.
When Lloyd was doing my Evoque, a young lad just had his white Golf GTI's roof wrapped in gloss black and it looked stunning. No difference to painting whatsoever appearance wise. Current...
Just Landed....MY2014.5 Mariana Black HSE Dynamic with tons of toys
MY2014 Evoque Si4 Dynamic Santorini black with toys galore
2010 Porsche Carrera 2S (997.2) Basalt black with PDK

On Order: Porsche Macan S Diesel...eta March 2015

Previous
2010 RRS HSE Santorini black (super reliable and will be missed)
3 x Boring Audi's, Q7, TT, A4 Cab (yawn)

Here's a few pics of the calipers.

First up, the Brembo's. Nice thick red enamel, lovely look and finish just like on my 911.




And here's the second rate rear calipers.

 Current...
Just Landed....MY2014.5 Mariana Black HSE Dynamic with tons of toys
MY2014 Evoque Si4 Dynamic Santorini black with toys galore
2010 Porsche Carrera 2S (997.2) Basalt black with PDK

On Order: Porsche Macan S Diesel...eta March 2015

Previous
2010 RRS HSE Santorini black (super reliable and will be missed)
3 x Boring Audi's, Q7, TT, A4 Cab (yawn)

I can see why you guys are disappointed with the rear calipers as they do look a bit DIY thicker enamel would have made all the difference what a shame to spoil it for the sake of adding a couple of pounds to the price. £83000.00 or £83002.00 for a professional finish.
Terry

Oh dear, Senna, do chip in on the thead I've started in the Land Rover Customer Service forum. Mark

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