Weird car purchased
Jan 3, 2024 16:31:36 GMT
Post by Alanović on Jan 3, 2024 16:31:36 GMT
No, not by me this time. Not yet, anyway. But by Mrs Al Snr, i.e. my dear old Mum.
The trusty and infamous FIAT 500L went in for an MOT before Christmas and had a bit of a spectacular fail/advisories list. One of the components required for the exhaust system, Old Mother Al was informed, was not available anywhere in the country, and a lead time could not be identified. So she faced the prospect of an extended time off the road. My stepfather’s Range Rover is also currently indisposed (colossal surprise there), and his wreck of a 20 year old Navarra isn’t a suitable conveyance for an older lady either, so in a bit of a panic Mum decides she needs a new car.
Right next to the MOT centre where the FIAT stood is a main dealer. A Ssangyong dealer. Mum walks over the road, and asks them what they had. Knowing nothing of the marque at all, she spots a 2019 reg Tivoli – a kind of SUV/Crossover car for the uninitiated, with very low miles, in 1.6 petrol automatic form, and at an eye-catching (to her) price.
A day later the dealer drives it out to Mum’s place for a test drive, and after consulting with me to check she isn’t buying, in principle, a total lemon, she decides she lives the vehicle very much and places a deposit.
The car was in her ownership the next day. Bish bash bosh.
Seems pleased with it so far, but has been a bit baffled by some new electronic tech, like the High Beam Assist. Did not like that AT ALL – and it took a while to help her out over the phone to find the right part of the manual where the settings to switch that off reside.
Haven’t personally seen or driven it yet, but I await my opportunity with interest.
The trusty and infamous FIAT 500L went in for an MOT before Christmas and had a bit of a spectacular fail/advisories list. One of the components required for the exhaust system, Old Mother Al was informed, was not available anywhere in the country, and a lead time could not be identified. So she faced the prospect of an extended time off the road. My stepfather’s Range Rover is also currently indisposed (colossal surprise there), and his wreck of a 20 year old Navarra isn’t a suitable conveyance for an older lady either, so in a bit of a panic Mum decides she needs a new car.
Right next to the MOT centre where the FIAT stood is a main dealer. A Ssangyong dealer. Mum walks over the road, and asks them what they had. Knowing nothing of the marque at all, she spots a 2019 reg Tivoli – a kind of SUV/Crossover car for the uninitiated, with very low miles, in 1.6 petrol automatic form, and at an eye-catching (to her) price.
A day later the dealer drives it out to Mum’s place for a test drive, and after consulting with me to check she isn’t buying, in principle, a total lemon, she decides she lives the vehicle very much and places a deposit.
The car was in her ownership the next day. Bish bash bosh.
Seems pleased with it so far, but has been a bit baffled by some new electronic tech, like the High Beam Assist. Did not like that AT ALL – and it took a while to help her out over the phone to find the right part of the manual where the settings to switch that off reside.
Haven’t personally seen or driven it yet, but I await my opportunity with interest.
