New for 06 - ?
Got the feeling I've just been done !
Had an '03/53 Xfire for past 15 months when it developed a small oil leak. Car recovered under Privilege service, loaned a Merc E class and fixed by dealer in under 24 hours. Fantastic service.
While it was in the dealer, their salesman suggested that he could do me a great deal on a new '06 Xfire. Having bought a second hand one because of the way they depreciate from new I told him it would need to be an outstanding deal to make me interested.
The deal - My Xfire '03/53 Silver Auto Coupe (25k miles, a few wheel scrapes, but clean apart from that) probably worth trade about £12k + £9k cash for a new '06 Met Grey Coupe Auto with free Smartnav List £26,670. Saving about £5.5k (OK so I'll still loose £9k over the next 2 years, but that's much better than the £8k I've just lost in the last 15 months!)
Things started to unravel on Monday. Got a call from the dealer - my car had arrived, but as it was an '06 model, it wasn't Graphite Grey, but Machine Grey. Went in and had a look at it - I didn't like it - somewhere between the old graphite grey and metallic black colours, but with a hint of blue green. It changes colour depending on the light and would be a nightmare to keep clean. It was an '06 car though as it had a Chrysler name badge on the LHS at the back and a wind deflector on the drivers side windscreen wiper.
Not a problem the dealer said, we've also got a silver one - you can have that instead.
Picked it up today - no Smartnav fitted and the car although registered in my name today as an '06 reg is already 9 months old (manufactured June '05 according to the plate in the door frame)
The Smartnav problem can be sorted and they're letting me know when it can be fitted, but does anyone out there know what all the changes are for the '06 model year? (is it just a badge, a new set of colours and a wind deflector or is there more?)
Also does anyone out there know the legal definition applied to a "new" car in the UK ? - the one I've got now has just spent 9 months sitting in a compound somewhere. Additionally can you tell the model year of the car from it's VIN ?
That outstanding deal is beginning to look a bit ordinary now.
Last edited by GeorgeB; Mar 9, 2006 at 03:00 PM.