Yesterdays trip to the lawyer didn't fill me with optimism. Seems that German car makers have been cutting back on production due to parts shortages. BMW have wisely ( from their perspective ) decided that the delay in delivering our car is not down to production problems but rather to a 'safety ' issue. Cars can't be manufactured or sold until this is resolved. 'Safety' is of course force majeure and removes the manufacturers and the dealers liability. This is also why the garage think they can lower the trade in price. A thorough search on Google finally unearths this story :https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=2091629 The garage have known about this for ten weeks. After the disaster with the Volvo in France we had been super cautious when signing the purchase agreement. Angus is slightly miffed that 'prudence' failed to prevent problems emerging.
Some really bizarre colours in this mornings sunrise. Heavy rain is expected later in the day.
A row of faux stone lions are being painted and a group of young women in 70's period costume are traipsing backwards and forwards into a lecture hall. The director doesn't seem at all happy with their performance. It's repeated ad nauseum. .Finally, the director has a not so small melt down. He expresses his opinions 'vehemently'. Such things are rarely heard in this most 'reserved' of towns.
A passing third year student stops to let us know that the movie isn't called Burgess and something but is actually 'Borges and Me' which is based on this story :https://www.thedailybeast.com/that-time-i-chauffeured-jorge-luis-borges-around-scotland
Back at the Last Wee House before Denmark the Amazon guy delivers this.
Having just had some dental X-rays this was of interest :https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/10/do-you-really-need-those-routine-dental-x-rays-probably-not/
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The film director's "not so small melt down" sounds like it would have been highly entertaining to watch (at a distance).
Hari Om
In August there was filming of a scene at the Gourock-Dunoon ferry terminal involving 1970s styling...and a car going into the Clyde... Hmmm. Coincidence? No shouting but some very stressed looking film crew. Entertainment is serious business. Sorry about the car trubs... YAM xx
Quite a lot of filming takes place in our locality in Berkshire. The latest, in a nearby house, was for a Bollywood film, we're told.
Well, good to know that when you finally take possession of the new car, it will have met the highest safety standards...Several months ago I purchased a 2003 BMW station wagon as a dog car (low to the ground, and to be honest, I've wanted it since my friend bought it new). What a solid, stable, ground hugging car. The dogs and I love it. I hope 21 years later you'll love yours as well.
What an amusing story...chauffering Borges around Scotland. A variation on Driving Miss Daisy?
Not sure when you signed up for your new car, but BMW have been aware of the issue since at least March 2024, as reported in the news here. Maybe your lawyer has cause for canceling the agreement if the garage didn't inform you of the issue when they sold you a product with known issues and no known fix time? timehttps://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bmw-multiple-new-zealand-cars-hit-with-recall-notice-over-braking-problems/K4TVT3X2BNAQ7PXH3DASPJRPJM/
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