Winger
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I have no idea what the membership requirements are, but I don't think that owning at least 100 acres is, or was ever, a requirement. They might require a SPS SBI or holding number to become a Farmer/Grower member, which you need to be to get the LR discount.
However, I suggest that you might get clearer guidance directly from the NFU on your eligibility.
Unless they extend their scheme, it won't be a great deal of use to you against a factory order; cars must be registered by the end of 2009.
Also, you might be able to secure a better discount, and achieve your double digit benchmark, if you didn't roll up an offer at Murano in PX....... 
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 26th Oct 2009 10:31 pm |
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dejongj
Member Since: 13 Sep 2009
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The Murano has nothing to do with the discount on the purchase price, seperate negotiations...Most local LR dealers don't know what to do with it, some never heard of it...Some react quite snooty to it, like others do Sure it would hide behind a tree and cry when it sees a muddy field...But I don't need a car to go cross country, and if I did I would use a proper offroader like a Navara pickup truck for that  On the road you can't beat it though, don't knock it until you've tried it...Only the second other car to get 5 stars from the Times automotive column... Jean-Paul
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| 26th Oct 2009 10:37 pm |
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Calcul@tor
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MW wrote:I have managed to achieve a total of 12% off for delivery pre 2010, 7% of local stealer and another 5% off NFU for a 175 joining fee, and then with the landrover finance I think I should get about another 2K-2.5K if I tie this up with a bond for 2 years. SO about total 7K saving.
If you get an NFU discount, I'm reasonably certain you can't also have any other LR driven offers, eg 60:40 0% finance etc. D4 XS MY12 Galway
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| 26th Oct 2009 10:37 pm |
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dejongj
Member Since: 13 Sep 2009
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Cheers that is interesting to know...Luckily I don't require those kind of offers.... Jean-Paul
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| 26th Oct 2009 10:39 pm |
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Winger
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Good thing, then, that you are only reasonably certain......
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| 26th Oct 2009 10:39 pm |
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Calcul@tor
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Why...? Am I wrong?? D4 XS MY12 Galway
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| 26th Oct 2009 10:42 pm |
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Calcul@tor
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From NFU leaflet:
The 5% discount is in addition to any discount negotiated with the dealer, but can not be used
in conjunction with the Land Rover Loyalty or Sales Programs D4 XS MY12 Galway
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| 26th Oct 2009 10:43 pm |
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Calcul@tor
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2 lots of T&Cs on the same site...
ALthough I accept it does look like current ones refer to December cut off - which isn't great, given the delivery estimates currently. D4 XS MY12 Galway
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| 26th Oct 2009 10:54 pm |
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V8NOT
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Don't forget also that it is quite conceivable that Landrover is concentrating on selling into foreign markets while the Sterling exchange rate is low against the likes of the Euro. This may partly help explain the lack of stock being produced for the UK at the moment. If I was them I would be selling as much as possible where the exchange rate provides a profit advantage and only use whatever production capacity is left for the UK, and if that means only building to order then so be it.
You can also start to see some of this with the likes of BMW cutting their incentives on things like the X5. It is consistent with withdrawing offers in order to compensate for the exchange rate working against them - so in effect increasing the real price without anyone realising or at least including it in any inflation figures.
It would be entirely consistent to see European manufacturers only importing to order and/or on a reduced scale, and UK based manufacturers concentrating on export opportunities while the exchange rate is in their favour. Either way, UK stock may reduce for a while and when you add in all the perfectly good older cars paid to be scrapped, you end up with a much lower volume of cars available on the second hand market which may support secondhand prices for a year or two. As a friend of mine says - they don't make second hand cars!
Then again, if the recession carries on for much longer and the value of the Euro catches up with Sterling then things may turn around again quite quickly?  V8NOT - because it's a diesel of course!
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| 26th Oct 2009 11:19 pm |
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elemental
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V8NOT wrote: it is quite conceivable that Landrover is concentrating on selling into foreign markets while the Sterling exchange rate is low against the likes of the Euro. ... and if that means only building to order then so be it.
You may be right but if you spec a car in a certain way it has to be built to order anyway. Mine will be built in January (ordered this week). If you happen to order a car combo that is in stock the dealer network will supply it from stock.
Here in Switzerland, LR have just introduced a low interest rate for leases, but it only applies to cars registered before Xmas, which means you take a car which is already here and in stock. This special deal works out at around 5% discount over the max term of 4 years.
Also, any exporter/importer will invest in currency hedging (one way or the other) to mitigate any potential negative fx effects. So the favourable weakness of the £ won't have such a dramatic effect as they'll be losing on their hedges, but a sudden reversal won't be the end of the world either as they'll cash in on the hedge.
Any 'shortage' of cars is a natural consequence of a build in demand as the marketing machine moves into action. But 3 months lead on a factory build is pretty standard anyway I would say. It might be harder to spec a Golf, say, in such a way as to require it to be built to order, but if you manage it I can't see it taking much less time than that.
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| 27th Oct 2009 7:38 am |
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Calcul@tor
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Does anyone know for certain yet if raising an invoice prior to 31 Dec is possible and whether dealers can/will do it? D4 XS MY12 Galway
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| 28th Oct 2009 9:59 pm |
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Calcul@tor
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I have. They're not sure and have asked LR. I can't see what LR have to do with it really as I'm buying from them not LR - but they seem to think it will be up to LR. Apparently as lots of people are asking. D4 XS MY12 Galway
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| 28th Oct 2009 10:32 pm |
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