mz mini wrote:

My wife and I decided to have a look at a couple of new cars today a D4 and Mercedes E class cabriolet so I got first choice straight in to Land Rover's showroom ,wander round the showroom I then feel must go and find a salesman .I found a salesman and we explained that we were looking to move from our D3 to a newer D4 all the time he's looking over the other side of the show room why ?they had a car just on budget at £30k I said could we have a look and a test drive as I had ask if I could earlier on the phone ,so he opened it up from one side of busy main road and sent us over to look 5 minutes later he said that's all he could do as he had an important customer waiting back in the showroom but he would phone me right after he finished with them guess what still not heard from him . My wife was less than impressed and said she had had enough and wanted to go and have at Mercedes , what a different story 2 minutes in showroom coffee in hand listened to what we were looking for test drive for1/2 an hour back tomorrow to get a P/X value on her Merc ,who would rather spend your hard earned cash with ?

Make sure to tell the Sales Manager too. I looked at an E Class before I bought my first Freelander 2 and you're right, they put a lot of thought into making you feel welcome (and special) when you arrive.

I've looked at a Mercedes in 1994, 2002 and again in 2011 and the experience has been first class each time. It was only the cars themselves that put me off (which was a shame, as I really wanted to like them). You asked "who would (you) rather spend hard your hard earned cash with?"; my answer would have to be "neither". Have you tried Yeovil and/or Matford Land Rover?


PS: It was an chalk and cheese choice your good lady had set up between an E Class cabrio and a D3, a choice I'd really not make based on the quality of the dealer's Sales Prople! I've now just had a vision of me trying to remove the twin axle, Ifor Williams, trailer from the far side of a friend's field with an E Class cabrio!