RE: so, who has ordered a 1250? - 20

I'm now thinking about an '18 RS. Checking out a dealer who is closed until Tuesday. The '19 is beginning to sound questionable for delivery and maybe the first "beta test" year for new technology isn't the best way to spend $20,000 US dollars.

well had a response from BMW which I copy below, shows they didn't read my email as stated I had not ordered but had a quote. I wonder if £300 will cover the shortfall that I will have with a further 3000 or more on the bike so long as the bike comes in around September. Think I will go and have a chat with the dealer on Wednesday when i go and have a look at thew tiger 1200.

"Good afternoon Graham,

Thanks for your email to Ben – he’s currently on annual leave so unable to respond.

I’m sorry to hear that you’re disappointed with our change in production dates for the R1250 RS. I’ve spoken to Lloyd BMW Carlisle but they don’t have an order placed by you for this bike to date.

However, as a one off goodwill gesture, should you place an order for this bike in the next 60 days I’d be willing to contribute £300 towards this.

Please pass details of this onto the retailer when you order and I’ll let them know how to claim from me.

Kind regards,

Daniella"

think I will wait till then before I respond to her, presume by then she will be on holiday and Ben will reply

Graham

I ordered the Blue/"Exclusive" one back in November. Just found out 18th January that BMW "Production issues" mean that my expected March 2019 collection is now likely to be September. Strangely I don't mind too much as me and my Granit Grey R1200RS have unfinished business and tours ahead.

The bike configurator on the BMW Motorrad UK site is still throwing up a missing page when the RS is selected, so for the past couple of months I had been suspecting that the RS wasn't the highest priority for BMW production - which is fine as far as I am concerned, they can iron out any bugs with the new engine on the GS customers who are taking delivery now.

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well had a response from BMW which I copy below, shows they didn't read my email as stated I had not ordered but had a quote. I wonder if £300 will cover the shortfall that I will have with a further 3000 or more on the bike so long as the bike comes in around September. Think I will go and have a chat with the dealer on Wednesday when i go and have a look at thew tiger 1200.

"Good afternoon Graham,

Thanks for your email to Ben – he’s currently on annual leave so unable to respond.

I’m sorry to hear that you’re disappointed with our change in production dates for the R1250 RS. I’ve spoken to Lloyd BMW Carlisle but they don’t have an order placed by you for this bike to date.

However, as a one off goodwill gesture, should you place an order for this bike in the next 60 days I’d be willing to contribute £300 towards this.

Please pass details of this onto the retailer when you order and I’ll let them know how to claim from me.

Kind regards,

Daniella"

think I will wait till then before I respond to her, presume by then she will be on holiday and Ben will reply

Graham

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I have moved on to a different manufacture
After 15 years and 6 bikes purchased and serviced at dealers there loss I won't do the maths to work out how much I have spent 😱
Way too much
Brian

MV Augusta, I test ride on Friday.

Zitat von midlife crisis im Beitrag #287

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well had a response from BMW which I copy below, shows they didn't read my email as stated I had not ordered but had a quote. I wonder if £300 will cover the shortfall that I will have with a further 3000 or more on the bike so long as the bike comes in around September. Think I will go and have a chat with the dealer on Wednesday when i go and have a look at thew tiger 1200.

"Good afternoon Graham,

Thanks for your email to Ben – he’s currently on annual leave so unable to respond.

I’m sorry to hear that you’re disappointed with our change in production dates for the R1250 RS. I’ve spoken to Lloyd BMW Carlisle but they don’t have an order placed by you for this bike to date.

However, as a one off goodwill gesture, should you place an order for this bike in the next 60 days I’d be willing to contribute £300 towards this.

Please pass details of this onto the retailer when you order and I’ll let them know how to claim from me.

Kind regards,

Daniella"

think I will wait till then before I respond to her, presume by then she will be on holiday and Ben will reply

Graham

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Zitat von andygriff im Beitrag #292

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make my English teacher turn in her grave

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In this forum I will cause that (unfortunately)


And I don´t know if my English teachers are still alive, but I think they would not be surprised

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Zitat von Holger im Beitrag #293

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Zitat von andygriff im Beitrag #292

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make my English teacher turn in her grave

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In this forum I will cause that (unfortunately)


And I don´t know if my English teachers are still alive, but I think they would not be surprised

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Zitat von andygriff im Beitrag #295

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Holger - I travel a lot and am embarrassed at my lack of a second language and in aw of the linguistic ability of Europeans that I meet. But seeing a 'letter' like the one featured sent from a representative of a supposedly professional UK company ...oh dear ....

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As you wrote, falling standarts, but that's the same in Germany.

If you have English as your mother tongue, the lack of a second language is not so bad.
But I can understand you, my French is even worse than my English, I wish I had always paid more attention in school.
I wish we all spoke the same language, then the world would be so much better.

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As I'm Dutch, I have no problems with languages. You guys were raised in the wrong country.

totally agree about languages and the British are the worse. I am so thankful that beer can be used in so many countries so I can get by!!! Tencat have not met a dutch person who could not speak english

Now back to the thread

I will start by saying I am a grumpy old man and immature and now just stroppy.

I went to the local triumph dealer to look at the tiger 1200XRt to find they didn't even have one in the showroom. Then I asked what my part exchange would be and it was £2250 worse than was offered by 2 BMW dealers. So the Tiger is out.

I am fooking angry with BMW the company, I went to my very good BMW dealership to see how useful the £300 offer from BMW would be. I asked them what the impact would be on the part exchange if my current bike had 2500 miles more as of today and they said I would be worse off by £800. Then I asked them to estimate what it would be if the bike was a further 6 to 9 months older and they said about £1500. So £300 is just a waste of space.

I then went into hyper grumpy mood when the dealer told me that the R1200R was being built now and was still being delivered February/March this year on the system.

I have emailed the wonderful customer service managers at BMW and requested they reconsider their offer and have made a helpful suggestion as to what it should be.

Not holding my breath!!!

Think I will be keeping my faster lupin blue bike which is a great bike and suits me well

Grumpy Graham (maturity not an option)