Maybe 3lts Patrols are not so bad
Submitted: Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007 at 17:15
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madfisher
The above thought occured to me today at work. We have never hired a rental vehicle out to a Patrol owner because their vehicle has just expired. Cannot say the same about rover and Jeep. Chap in today hiring a vehicle because his rover 2.5 expired. Up for over $10000.00 . Something to think about.
Cheers Pete
Reply By: Blaze - Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007 at 17:58
Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007 at 17:58
Maybe the Nissan owner only travel with others so they dont have to hire, Then again I know John R had to hire after Moses lost a tooth in the Flinders....
Then again I dont think its any surprise either that Rover and Jeep are common hirers LOL
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Follow Up By: madfisher - Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007 at 19:57
Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007 at 19:57
Most of these break downs are people travelling on main roads. The chap that returned one of our vehicles today I really felt for. Wife has advanced leukaemia, stuck in
Bathurst 3 weeks waiting for repairs to return home to Qld. We have one 3lt on fleet with 89000ks with no problems yet.
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Follow Up By: fisho64 - Thursday, Dec 06, 2007 at 00:43
Thursday, Dec 06, 2007 at 00:43
only one? How many vehicles in your fleet?
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Follow Up By: madfisher - Thursday, Dec 06, 2007 at 07:07
Thursday, Dec 06, 2007 at 07:07
appox 40, made up of buses, cars , trucks and 4wds. We have a d4d prado and Hilux which are most impressive.
Cheers Pete
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Follow Up By: fisho64 - Thursday, Dec 06, 2007 at 10:38
Thursday, Dec 06, 2007 at 10:38
just out of curiousity, why such a mixed bag? usually fleets are based around a brand and a few different models, rather than 1 of this and 1 of that etc (not referring to the trucks and buses)
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Thursday, Dec 06, 2007 at 18:40
Thursday, Dec 06, 2007 at 18:40
wonder if he will have the same problem with the 100 series?
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Follow Up By: madfisher - Thursday, Dec 06, 2007 at 18:49
Thursday, Dec 06, 2007 at 18:49
Fisho64, Mostly toyotas, nissans and falcons. Depeciation is the killer, we are trying to buy a bit different to most fleets to minimise depreciation. Also who is offering best deals at the time. Only warranty issue with a nissan was a wheel bearing on a xtrail. These are a top little unit, not as refined as a rav but a lotr cheaper.
Cheers Pete
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Follow Up By: fisho64 - Friday, Dec 07, 2007 at 01:33
Friday, Dec 07, 2007 at 01:33
"wonder if he will have the same problem with the 100 series? "
what prob are you referring to??
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Dec 08, 2007 at 09:55
Saturday, Dec 08, 2007 at 09:55
what problem?? AFTER SALES SERVICE of course
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Follow Up By: Blaze - Monday, Dec 10, 2007 at 11:56
Monday, Dec 10, 2007 at 11:56
Bonz did he have problems with them.... :-) You know what the acronym for Nissan AFTER SALES SERVICE is ASS LOL
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 17:34
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 17:34
I do believe that they wouldnt entertain the fact that a Nissan rear diff tooth breaking off during the (extended) warranty period was an allowable fault.
Hogwash IMHO. Toyota after sales service is legendary
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Reply By: garrycol - Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007 at 19:22
Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007 at 19:22
Pigs might fly too
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Reply By: disco driver - Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007 at 19:43
Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007 at 19:43
me thinks that madfisher may be fishing again.
disco.
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Reply By: Member - Axle - Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007 at 20:56
Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007 at 20:56
Me thinks like disco driver!, How about full info, what motor, mod, and all the GENUINE CRAP!.
Cheers Axle.
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Follow Up By: madfisher - Thursday, Dec 06, 2007 at 07:13
Thursday, Dec 06, 2007 at 07:13
Axle the next tiume a upset customer comes in because their pride and joy has just broken down stranding them manys ks from home, I will hold them down apply a blow torch to their forehead and extract all vital info for you. lol .
Cheers Pete
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Reply By: Member - JohnR (Vic)&Moses - Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007 at 22:57
Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007 at 22:57
You obviously weren't in
Port Augusta in July when I was stuck there for two weeks.
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Follow Up By: madfisher - Thursday, Dec 06, 2007 at 07:18
Thursday, Dec 06, 2007 at 07:18
John sorry to hear of your plight, It just struck me that in spite of all the bad press 3lts get we have yet to see a customer come in to hire a car , because theirs has broken down. I was not trying to upset jeep and landie owners as we have one on the family property, just telling it like it is
Cheers Pete
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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Thursday, Dec 06, 2007 at 14:52
Thursday, Dec 06, 2007 at 14:52
>> Chap in today hiring a vehicle because his rover 2.5 expired. Up for over $10000.00 .
Mate works for BMW - they had an M5 (not the X5) driver come in screaming warranty for a hydraulic locked donk...
The story goes, he tried to drive the sports car thru the floods - over bonnet deep.
They hit him for $48,000 for a new engine and no warranty due to circumstances... (as expected!)
So $10k aint bad although you could go a whole range of engines for them bux.
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