New Car - would you be angry?

Esttella not at all, this is done on purpose by the car trade so that you wont spend time inspecting the car for any damage, it is also very hard to pick up a any surface scratches or deviations in the paintwork when the car is wet, left in bright sunshine or dark shade, you will also find that if it is not raining the car will just have been washed especially for you ! £20,000 is a lot of money to spend without checking the goods. DH'S best friend is a car salesman so we know the tricks of the trade.And yes it may be a first world problem and no you dont live in Aleppo but its still your money

I hope every single person on here who has had a moan about spending money on yourself is NOT buying a single present for their grandchildren this year or any other year whilst there is a single person in this world going without

Buying a brand new car is a waste of money anyway. Buy one about a year old and get the reduced price. New cars are for businesses who have tax reductions.

The fact that it was out in the rain is where it will be for a large part of its life but will yours be kept in the garage on rainy days?
To get special treatment from the car salesroom you would have to spend more than that.
Sorry if the experience wasn't what you were looking forward to but you were being uneasonable considering what we hear on the news these days.

As this was a new car, I would imagine it is pristine and well waxed so the rain would just slide off it. All new cars lose thousands of pounds in value as soon as they leave the forecourt. As far as I can gather, new cars are delivered by those massive loader things and are kept outside for collection. It is only the demo models kept in the showroom.

We live in a wet part of the world, so basically this car will be subjected to plenty of rain, and mud, and that horrible salt and sand mixture as it is now winter time.

But do enjoy that lovely new car smell Estellea and the fact that it is pristine inside. I remember that feeling getting into my one and only brand new car 8 years ago. You should see it now. Covered in dog hairs, mud, sand, crumbs and grandchildren detritus. It still goes great though!

I so agree with skullduggery. No matter how bad things are out there in the rest of the world, we all still have our own little niggles.

Ask yourself, how often do you really think of the people of Aleppo while you are going about your everyday activities. Probably not often. Doesn't mean we don't care. Most of us care hugely. It's just that our lives go on, and that's how it has to be.

We buy top of the range cars and the sales service is good but last year when we collected the new car it was not in the showroom. We had an appointment for collection but the woman before us turned up an hour late and then had a song and dance about it. We walked to where the car was parked and left without ceremony, I would not expect to be treated like royalty because I had bought a £20,000 car. A car is a vehicle for getting from A to B and will encounter all weather so it will not hurt being out in the rain but I can understand not wanting to stand in the rain while the salesman runs through the settings.

I'd be so chuffed at having a new car at all that I don't think I'd even mind if it was a bit muddy from road splash when I collected it.

Last time we bought a car, secondhand as usual, I hadn't even test driven it (DH had) when I went to collect it. I just picked up the key, got in the car and drove home. Car basics are pretty standard. You only need time to get used to all the extra mod cons in new cars and a bit of a chat at a showroom isn't going to suffice. You pcik stuff up gradually as you get used to the car's character.

Do new cars have character ?

We've had our present car a couple of years,not sure,but drove into fog on Tuesday and realised neither of us knew where the fog lights were. I think some of the threads are being a bit mumsnetty . Aleppo is a different kettle of fish . So is on another thread about children keeping keeping secrEts where people are losing their cool and misreading posts. Are we all getting pre Christmas nerves? Oh hush your noise ye Grans of strife and hear the angels sing.

I spoke to my son in law today about this today. He works for Audi and told me that every car is handed over inside. He said that they even heat the seats if it's winter.

That's because it's Audi, quality marque. Their basic spec entry level A1 starts at around 16.5k

Ours have been Hondas - one Jazz and two Civics. Not just Audi who keep their customers onside (and inside!).

Calm down Grans calm down.

If I may just make a few further comments please.

Thank you all for your input into my question, which was in part meant to be a little tongue in cheek and not the burning issue of the day.

First and most importantly the men who are responsible for the likes of Aleppo are driving around in much bigger, much more expensive cars than mine. So please take that issue up with Messrs Assad and Putin and not me.
I find the mention of that terrible hellhole in regard to my little dilemma rather offensive and obviously so do other people.

Secondly, not that its really anybody elses business but I'll mention it anyway.

My husband and I have spent the last 15 years doing unpaid charity work and in that time we have probably put thousands of miles on our old car and paid for the petrol ourselves. My husband has also spent many months working inside actual war zones.

We have both lived good and decent lives and in our retirement if we want to buy a 'new' car that too is no one elses business.

The garage concerned has a specifically designated INSIDE area for the collection of cars and although it had been raining solidly all that day no one could be bothered to put our car in there either for practicality or just as a small courtesy. That was my main point.

To address another post - of course we wouldn't have been driving around inside the showroom like the dodgems that would be ridiculous.

Finally this is my first post and I am sure many of you will be pleased to know that it will probably be my last. I know I will.

A Peaceful and Happy Christmas to you all.

Absolutely nothing to do with anything but I do wish BMW would NOT make indicators apparently optional extras which Beamer drivers are too mean to fit.

It couldn't possibly be that Beamer drivers think they are so special they don't need to indicate their intentions like lesser mortals , could it? Or are we meant to be flipping psychic?

Cynical, moi?

driving around inside the showroom like the dodgems

That conjures up a hilarious pictureEstellea worthy of Some Mothers Do Have'em!

We recently bought a new Hyundai. When we went to collect it, it was in the showroom covered over with a nylon sheet. After we completed the paperwork, the salesperson we had dealt with took us over to the car while two of her colleagues whipped the sheet off! And there it was - big, bright and very very red!

It was all very theatrical and great fun.

estella56 I am not surprised you dont feel like posting again, I think some of the remarks you were subjected to quite unnecessary. I do fail to understand why some people become so unnecessarily aggressive about some posts. Hope you get much enjoyment from your car.

Well if you ever post again and make a statement that you mean to be tongue in cheek please use smilies so we know you are not really worried about it at all then we can all have a laugh together

Ana do you know how many posts I've made? How do you know that this is theOP's first post? Are you a stalker??

bluebelle's point about making tongue in cheek remarks obvious is a good one.

Emojis/smilies are useful if you don't want to be too verbose. Such as the one I used in my post to show that it was tongue in cheek ? (except the tongue was out cheek, but you get the idea). At least, I hope so

pamela, the OP said in her second post that it was her first post (she means thread). That's how anyone knows.

Not that firstiness matters, but it does make bluebelle's advice extra good.

Oh dear - I must be WAY out of touch. £20,000 sounds like a fortune to me!

It is harder to check for dints in the panels of a car when it is wet from the rain, the water can mask small imperfections that would be clearly visible when the car is dry. For that reason, I don't think I'd be too happy to be picking up a new car sitting out in the rain. I would not be able to fully check it over.

When I go past the big car manufacturers on the coach in to London, I see that all the cars are stuck out in the rain but I guess they have to put them somewhere.

I would never buy a new car, too much tax to pay on it, when you have a friendly old rust bucket like mine the worries about the effects of the weather on its welfare are very much reduced.

first world problems,a million families wont have £20 extra to spend on Christmas ..or to heat their homes.Be grateful for what you have.Its hardly a disaster