Rob Powell

Whilst in Sunny Catalunya watching the WRC some greasy little spanish b***ard nicked the P1 badge off my boot. Dealer claims a replacement will cost the thick end of 60 quid. Can this be right or just a sad case of rip off Britain?

jowly

Simple.....take baseball bat to dealer and explain facts of life.He should then be very willing to assist in your anti-european campaign and probably give you the badge for free!!

Dave Wood

Stop moaning I said I would give you some discount (its real titanium you know)
From the Dealer in question

ca

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dave Wood:
<B>Stop moaning I said I would give you some discount (its real titanium you know)
From the Dealer in question[/quote]

Dave,

I do hope you've got your flameproof suit on. This *is* going to be fun.

OK, lads (and lasses) let him have it.

C

banshi

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by fast bloke:
<B>Rob, Banshi,
You should talk to Rum*. I think he keeps a pile of P1's in his back yard for breaking[/quote]

In motoring parlance I thought a breaker was someone who dismantled cars for parts.

Not someone who drove them for a few miles and broke them

MorayMackenzie

You could say that many scoobs end up at a breaker as the pilot didn't brake 'er.

AWD

Flame grilled newbie anyone?

robski

RIP OFF!!!

who gives a flying **** if its titanium, if a ****ing boot badge.

robski

Dave T-S

Yeah mate, but it's a limited edition boot badge.......

Why not nip round the back of one of all those unsold P1's and liberate one.....BTW, how many are still unsold???

Heheheheh this will get the thread off at a tangent

bennetm

Should be free out of courtesy, as you've probably spent near £30 k on the beast. Customer service has a long way to go in this country.

Dream Weaver

On the other hand if you can afford £30k for a P1, then what is a measly £60???

DW

banshi

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dream Weaver:
[B]On the other hand if you can afford £30k for a P1, then what is a measly £60???

It's not rip off Britain it's just our old friends Rip Off IM.

But, on the other hand how much it would cost to replace the badge on an Aston Martin/Ferrari or for that matter a TVR?

Buy a prestige car and wheather its tyres, servicing or badges nothing comes cheap.


P.S. If someones "procuring" a badge from unsold stock maybe they could get me some wheels

RonaldoH

£20.00 for a cosworth badge for a ford....

It seems about right to me

fast bloke

Rob, Banshi,
You should talk to Rum*. I think he keeps a pile of P1's in his back yard for breaking

Rob Powell

do we think the dealer is cooked enough on the strength of the above?

Give in Dave you know it makes sense!!! (cos your one of the nicer dealers alegedly)

spider

iTrader: (1)

Just pray no rap band or similar start wearing the badge as a fashion icon.

Remember all the fuss with VW badges going AWOL cos of the Beastie Boys? (Get your Dad to tell you! )

Still, at least VW let us have a new (plastic) badge for free when it happened!

JoeRazz

Rob
I live in Staffordshire m8,
dont tell me you went to 'Holdcrofts' in Newcastle.
Give up on em, complete ripoff.

matt d

Why not just leave the badge off? Your car becomes less of a theft target and you'll surprise a few standard turbo owners. Does it really matter whether you have a badge on the back of your car - it'll still drive the same, right?

MARK MORRIS

hi
i was out in catalunya watching the rally, saw all the local dagos getting excited around the p1,s and the 22b on the way down from stage 7
mark

bdrought

Know whats odd? The solid metal Mercedes star (the stick up one for front of bonnet) including the fancy spring mech.. is £8.50 from a Merc dealer. The rear badge is a rip-off at 85p.

Perhaps they sell them at cost price though since they tend to go walkies. Prodrive should do the same. :-)

Bri

TopCat

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rob Powell:
<B>Whilst in Sunny Catalunya watching the WRC some greasy little spanish b***ard nicked the P1 badge off my boot. Dealer claims a replacement will cost the thick end of 60 quid. Can this be right or just a sad case of rip off Britain?[/quote]

Rob,

A white lie but I would try it, go to another dealer and explain the car is under warrenty and the badge fell off. Check if it's covered first

TC (MOE)

a2jcy

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dave Wood:
<B>Stop moaning I said I would give you some discount (its real titanium you know)
From the Dealer in question</B>[/QUOTE

What's tttttttttittaaannnniiiummmmm

ozzy

Rob, try Top Cat's option. I know it may sound pretty lame, but my S U B A R U lettering fell off after I used some hot soapy water (it was a cold day) on the car.

The glue on the lettering must have been pretty cr@p - so it is possible.

stefan

MrData

On the launch piccies of the P1, the rear badge was actually a stick on graphic, which in my opinion looked better.

Why not get a local sticker / sign company to make one up for you.



regards
KurtW