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Go for it

Thank you all for your advice. Have agreed with the dealer/JLR to have a new one built and in the meantime I get to keep the existing one. End April currently scheduled build so not long. I think a sensible outcome so not disadvantaged. A little inconvenience but problem sorted.

I think that's a fantastic result - you get a newer car, for not much inconvenience

Isn't there some way you can test drive your new car before you accept it, don't you get the opportunity to do what the dealer should have done, a proper PDI and highlight issues before you sign for it...??? Pete

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You are right. Should have been picked up on the Pdi.

I picked it up very quickly driving it at night. First response from dealer was that they were fitted but might need a software tweak and to bring it in for inspection. That was before inspecting the vehicle. On inspecting the vehicle, they tried to pursuade me that they were fitted as it was on the build sheet. On insisting that they were not, they ran a systems diagnostics which confirmed that they were not fitted despite the build sheet saying they were. But I knew that anyway...

My point is they checked it to build sheet but not the operation of them. I guess that's reasonable although I was disappointed in bringing it back the error was not immediately confirmed following the inspection of the problem rather than me insisting they had also got their initial diagnostic wrong after raising the problem with them.

The fiitment of the wrong steering wheel I picked up at handover and they confirmed that could be changed. The other faults I picked up within 24/48 hours of delivery and were fixed quickly.

The fuzzy background on the parking camera screen remains an issue. But I think that maybe a bigger issue beyond my car. I will try and screen shot it.

I heard recently there is a nose weight limit on the deployable towbar which excludes many normal twin axle tin tents - might be worth checking if that your use.  405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
93 RR Classic efi

Remember it's easier to get forgiveness than permission!

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Ajac8. Thanks for tip re towbar. It is for a boat (6.5m RIB) so I will check weights. Good tip.

It's the off road weight that's limited with the powered to bar - on road is fine as is nose weight - as long as 150-200kg is sufficient......

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Thanks for that. My towing on road. But good to know.

Got my replacement today... The sun roof blind didn't work properly, so left it at the dealer.. but soon resolved as something had been left in place that shouldn't have been (a shipping magnet in the centre of the blind) and they then drove it out to me. Saved me another trip but shame it hadn't been picked up as part of PDI. However, will have to take it back in to sort out the drivers door as the soft close does not work. On the positive side, got 9500 miles of "free" motoring in the original. It will make a fantastic used buy for somebody...

It's great that they did the right thing re the mis-build - but you really would have thought they'd have PDI'd the new one to death before you arrived

Get some pictures up, i love the waitomo grey.

The driver's door soft close is disabled at the factory, and should be enabled during the PDI. It is a simple procedure to switch it on. The same oversight occurred with me.

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