As some of you may know, I had a fairly bad hit on my Classic XF-S Portfolio NSF Alloy - so much so that it cracked the alloy.
The car was towed to Peter Vardy Jaguar in Aberdeen, in the hope of getting a new alloy fitted today before resuming my journey to Cairnryan and onwards to Norn Irn.
First hurdle was that Jag dealers don't seem to hold stock of alloys - which I find baffling given the current state of roads - more so in Scotland. Two days would have been the earliest lead time. Not acceptable.
Next was DolphinFriendly's very kind offer to lend me his summer Draco wheels and tyres.
DF - a very fine offer indeed - and you should be commended for your actions towards other FM's.
I initially thought I was buying your wheels - but understandable that you would want to keep them for summer driving.
SO.......
While I was waiting for DF to turn up - I made the mistake of taking a look around the current stock.
Aye aye - what do I see, but a new style XF-S V6 3.0D - only just over a year old, and in Sapphire Blue (Steady Ric)
Wish it was a Petrol, but the price was more than attractive, and the salesman Craig, made the deal all the sweeter.
To Craig at Peter Vardy Aberdeen - thank you so much.
A nice deal, and no urine was taken regarding the value for my old car.
All in all a fair trade - less the price of a new alloy and tyre.
Think I'll have this new motor for a while.
To anyone else - one good turn deserves another.
Craig is a decent bloke, knows his stuff - and knows how to sweeten the deal. My good lady is looking forward to getting tucked into the cheeky bottle of Prosseco.
Can't get photos uploaded on Stena's wi-fi - so will post some up tomorrow when I get a chance
The car was towed to Peter Vardy Jaguar in Aberdeen, in the hope of getting a new alloy fitted today before resuming my journey to Cairnryan and onwards to Norn Irn.
First hurdle was that Jag dealers don't seem to hold stock of alloys - which I find baffling given the current state of roads - more so in Scotland. Two days would have been the earliest lead time. Not acceptable.
Next was DolphinFriendly's very kind offer to lend me his summer Draco wheels and tyres.
DF - a very fine offer indeed - and you should be commended for your actions towards other FM's.
I initially thought I was buying your wheels - but understandable that you would want to keep them for summer driving.
SO.......
While I was waiting for DF to turn up - I made the mistake of taking a look around the current stock.
Aye aye - what do I see, but a new style XF-S V6 3.0D - only just over a year old, and in Sapphire Blue (Steady Ric)
Wish it was a Petrol, but the price was more than attractive, and the salesman Craig, made the deal all the sweeter.
To Craig at Peter Vardy Aberdeen - thank you so much.
A nice deal, and no urine was taken regarding the value for my old car.
All in all a fair trade - less the price of a new alloy and tyre.
Think I'll have this new motor for a while.
To anyone else - one good turn deserves another.
Craig is a decent bloke, knows his stuff - and knows how to sweeten the deal. My good lady is looking forward to getting tucked into the cheeky bottle of Prosseco.
Can't get photos uploaded on Stena's wi-fi - so will post some up tomorrow when I get a chance