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Fortis

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  1. 63 is just a sticker job, to me isn’t worth the whatever premium they will attached to it also it’s color combo restricted I believe and I’d want to play with Ad Personam.
  2. Thank you, one more question, was the front bar side winglet carbon or just plastic, I can’t tell in the photos. Thank you.
  3. It’s your local dealer IMO, for the last 7 years I’ve had at least one Audi car in the family and the service and customer service has been perfect. Loan cars, free pick up of our cars and deliveries, etc. I guess like anything, unfortunately, it comes down to your relationship.
  4. So how much is actually true? Even if only 50% I’d still be worried. https://amp.news.com.au/finance/work/leader...960ab94d7fce7a7
  5. sl55 was the bronze accent line on the 63 painted or just a sticker?
  6. I am hearing you, that’s what’s keeping me away from them, their overall approach to things as explained above, after sale is extremely important for me because I hate being inconvenienced, Mercedes and Audi have been exemplary Porsche not so much so it put me off Porsche, it’s the local dealer not the brand itself but you are only as good as your worst employee.
  7. Thank you for the detailed explanation Placid, actually I think you misunderstood me, I don’t think at all that they are anything like Apple, Fikse compared them to Apple, so I followed up on his comment. I actually think quite the opposite, they are nothing like Apple, that’s why I asked Wheels to draw comparisons in relation to tech. After rereading it I can see how my comment “They think they are the new Apple” can be misconstrued apologies for that. I was referring to the way Tesla staff act(ed) and the whole vibe and setting up of the event, their customer interface, very Apple like, keeping people lined up in the inclement weather in order to show them a piece of unimpressive kit, that’s why I got frustrated with the whole thing, it’s all about creating hype just like Apple does every September. I wasn’t aware of that and that’s why I ended up in line like an idiot in the middle of a working day, that’s why I am frustrated. Let me clarify I am not anti Tesla at the end of the day I did give them a deposit for the car and I wanted to buy it but their whole attitude and inability to deal with the simplest of tasks put me off. BTW at least 2 other couples left while we were inline waiting. I am much better off buying from an established house. As for their inventions, my exact point, Tesla took existing readily available tech refined it and repackaged it which is absolutely fine but refining tech isn’t quite the same as inventing tech, that’s the reason why I was arguing against the fact that Tesla is not the new Apple but it looks like, at least according to you, I came across exactly the opposite. Back to the car, yesterday I had a meeting in the vicinity of the showroom which looked to be almost empty after the initial hype died down so I went in to have a look, the Model 3, not for me, it did not look better than a Mazda 3, I will sit tight until the other manufacturers bring something to the market. You are a Tesla owner right? and by your own admission you will end up with Audi and/or Porsche, after seeing the cars I completely agree with your views, the only difference is that Tesla helped me make up my mind before I bought from them.
  8. Go back and do more reading. Apple is no different LOL.
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  10. Thanks Wheels you provided answers to every single thing I asked nothing about, asked a bunch more questions and avoided the answer to the only very simple question I asked, next stop for you is politics LOL
  11. Bingo, that’s what it is, an Aventador with a body kit, albeit a fantastic one.
  12. A lot of them I was getting right (much to my surprise) but some of the French ones are doing my head in, why French people WHY?
  13. So it’s happening again, LP is in the denial stage of the process
  14. Once again what tech did Tesla invent? We’ve been charging batteries forever. Since we are comparing them with Apple the first trillion dollar company, the company who revolutionized the personal computing industry and change our lives with mobile computing forever, that’s why I am asking, what revolutionary tech have they invented because I genuinely do not know. As for business, unless you have patented proprietary tech you are open to the wolves, which they might have, I don’t care enough to look into it, I don’t buy shares so I don’t care but when your business can be replicated in the tent next door and you have no protection IMO you have nothing but an average, unspectacular business which is open for taking. When the big boys decide to move in your space you need to play your cards right, got to show some humility otherwise you are left with your pants in your hand.
  15. Forever in this instance was used as a figure of speech. What tech did Tesla invent ?
  16. That's the one million dollars question. My guess is the roadster will be in addition to this, we might get a clarification after the event.
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