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I only meant to go for a test drive ... but the weather was "car buying weather" wasn't it? 
Maybe it was the "you can take this corner faster than you think" encouragement from the salesman (Tom @ Harwoods Croydon - boy he knew *everything* about the car - mind you he had just come back from driving it at 155mph around a test-bowl!)
So after a few demonstrations of how the dog's tail won't be chopped off by the touch sensitive tailgate, and how cheap it is to buy a full size spare wheel with 22" alloy, I'm hooked. But then this is my 5th car from the JLR stable in the last 9 years so I guess I had "sucker" plastered across my forehead.
The deposit is down on a 3.0d V6 S and so far the spec is:
Ammonite Grey
22" Black Helix (plus a bargain full size spare - I wonder if I can order a few more?)
Jet/Red Taurus (really wasn't sure about the red until I saw it)
Privacy Glass
Sliding Pano roof
14 way seats
InControl Touch Pro with 825W Meridian
AdSR
Gesture Tailgate
Rear Seat release levers
Cupholder cover (really???)
Blind Spot Monitor
Surprising how quick a £34k car becomes a £60k car but I've had rock solid residuals on my last 2 JLRs (Evoque and RRS) so that's what I keep reminding myself.
So now to my point ... what on earth do I now do to keep myself occupied until September/October?? :roll:
Maybe it was the "you can take this corner faster than you think" encouragement from the salesman (Tom @ Harwoods Croydon - boy he knew *everything* about the car - mind you he had just come back from driving it at 155mph around a test-bowl!)
So after a few demonstrations of how the dog's tail won't be chopped off by the touch sensitive tailgate, and how cheap it is to buy a full size spare wheel with 22" alloy, I'm hooked. But then this is my 5th car from the JLR stable in the last 9 years so I guess I had "sucker" plastered across my forehead.
The deposit is down on a 3.0d V6 S and so far the spec is:
Ammonite Grey
22" Black Helix (plus a bargain full size spare - I wonder if I can order a few more?)
Jet/Red Taurus (really wasn't sure about the red until I saw it)
Privacy Glass
Sliding Pano roof
14 way seats
InControl Touch Pro with 825W Meridian
AdSR
Gesture Tailgate
Rear Seat release levers
Cupholder cover (really???)
Blind Spot Monitor
Surprising how quick a £34k car becomes a £60k car but I've had rock solid residuals on my last 2 JLRs (Evoque and RRS) so that's what I keep reminding myself.
So now to my point ... what on earth do I now do to keep myself occupied until September/October?? :roll: