Greg111 13 Report post Posted September 30, 2012 As of Tomorrow Jeff Gray European Hastings is ten Brands, one of the biggest Brand holders in NZ. Exsisting: BMW Chrysler Jeep Dodge New: Jaguar LandRover Volvo Renault Fiat Alfa Romeo HB European was over the road from JG which Jeff owned as well, as of friday it closed and the signs came down, unsure of how it's all going to work as they are both small sites, whether sales goes on one side of the road and parts and service go on the other who knows. Going to be an interesting term of events. On the plus side I got this for the weekend. I love Jags and would be the only other Euro that I would own. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottharvey 60 Report post Posted October 1, 2012 Do you work for jeff gray mate i work for Carr & Haslam we deliver all of the new list in the yellow trucks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMWTouring 20 Report post Posted October 1, 2012 Wow, more variety than a bag of allsorts!! good luck with the changes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted October 2, 2012 Going to be interesting at the least. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted October 2, 2012 Thats fantastic news for motorcorp. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted October 31, 2012 If those new brands above are being introduced to your workshop you know that Land Rover alone will definitely guarantee you a job lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allanw 1051 Report post Posted October 31, 2012 If those new brands above are being introduced to your workshop you know that Land Rover alone will definitely guarantee you a job lol. Yeah, not to mention: Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Jaguar ,Volvo, Renault, Fiat, Alfa Romeo! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted October 31, 2012 Yeah, not to mention: Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Jaguar ,Volvo, Renault, Fiat, Alfa Romeo! Haha, I was going to mention that, but Land Rover is probably worse than all those put together. I have heard the newer stuff is better but I was bitten hard on my old 2005 Range Rover diesel. Never again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted November 1, 2012 Haha, I was going to mention that, but Land Rover is probably worse than all those put together. I have heard the newer stuff is better but I was bitten hard on my old 2005 Range Rover diesel. Never again. wont that be a BMW if its 2005? im not quite sure on the changeover date Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted November 1, 2012 Haha, I sh*t you not, we have had nothing but reliable Rangys and Volvos so far, i'm actually starting to like them I've driven some f**king cool cars to date so far. '08 VW R32- Not impressed at all! '07 VW GTI- Better than the 32. '05 Audi RS6- Jesus!!! '12 Jaguar XJ- 500BHP super charged, nothing else needs to be said. '98 Jaguar XKR- Not bad at all '12 Jaguar XF RS- My god!!! Multible XFs, Rangy sports, Volvo turbos, Audi turbos (sh*t), amongst others. Needless to say i'm enjoying my job at the moment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted November 1, 2012 Haha, I sh*t you not, we have had nothing but reliable Rangys and Volvos so far, i'm actually starting to like them I've driven some f**king cool cars to date so far. '08 VW R32- Not impressed at all! '07 VW GTI- Better than the 32. '05 Audi RS6- Jesus!!! '12 Jaguar XJ- 500BHP super charged, nothing else needs to be said. '98 Jaguar XKR- Not bad at all '12 Jaguar XF RS- My god!!! Multible XFs, Rangy sports, Volvo turbos, Audi turbos (sh*t), amongst others. Needless to say i'm enjoying my job at the moment. finding a job where you get up in the morning and look forward to going to work are hard to find! i love mine too! A mate of mines parents have an RS6 Wagon. sounds tits but yet to acquire a ride let alone a drive lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted November 1, 2012 finding a job where you get up in the morning and look forward to going to work are hard to find! i love mine too! A mate of mines parents have an RS6 Wagon. sounds tits but yet to acquire a ride let alone a drive lol. Yep really enjoying it at the mo.The RS6 was good but only M3 good, not M5 that they were always up against. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted November 1, 2012 (edited) I came close to buying an RS6 a few years back, but got put off with the repair cost reports and fuel consumption, then again, they aren't a machine you buy for saving money. They rekon they are tits Greg? Edited November 1, 2012 by The Diesel Guy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted November 2, 2012 Yep really enjoying it at the mo. The RS6 was good but only M3 good, not M5 that they were always up against. Id rock an RS6 over any 1980s+ BMW any day of the week Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted November 2, 2012 Nope didn't rate it at all, yeah it was faster than your average but so is my E36. I would rate it against the E90 M3 but not against the E39 M5 of which it was to compete against. Noise was good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 509 Report post Posted November 2, 2012 Those Mtm RS6 are nuts. One on trademe a while back. More like V10 plus performance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) Nope didn't rate it at all, yeah it was faster than your average but so is my E36. I would rate it against the E90 M3 but not against the E39 M5 of which it was to compete against. Noise was good. Are we talking about the current shape RS6 or the 2003ish shape? Edited November 5, 2012 by The Diesel Guy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted November 6, 2012 The C5 RS6 was a quick car, I remember revving up next to one at the lights to provoke it and short of a R35 GTR I have never seen a car disappear so fast into the distance with as such little fuss, he jut floored it and it was gone. That's my cool story. Cant wait for the new XF-RS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted November 6, 2012 Are we talking about the current shape RS6 or the 2003ish shape?It was a 03. E39 era. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted November 8, 2012 It was a 03. E39 era. Geeze, from what I'd seen when I was looking at them they were epicly quick! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted November 8, 2012 They are (were when new) epic quick, especially for a 1900kg wagon. They hit 100 in under 5 seconds, under 4.5 with a remap, and you can do with ease. They also have fancy restaurant dinner plate sized brakes with big calipers and very comfy leather Recaro's and from the outside are totally unassuming. Can not imagin they corner well though and I would still rather a "slow" M5. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted November 8, 2012 Thread got me thinking about the old RS6, there is one for sale in Auckland at near 40k with 120 on it, not a bargain but a fast family car. Would not fancy the service costs or mechanical problems. Check this out though, not many family wagons can do 300kph let alone $40,000 familly wagons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted November 11, 2012 (edited) Yeah they're good bang for buck. Pitty they're really starting to look aged now, i.e they seem to look much older than they really are. EDIT: scrap that above lol, THIS one sits tough in black IMO. Edited November 11, 2012 by The Diesel Guy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
