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Bought a car

ElkyElky
ElkyElky Posts: 2,459 Forumite
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Hi everyone

I bought a car on finance yesterday and I'm just waiting on a phone call today with the decision.

While looking at the contract details, I noticed that they've spelt my surname wrong (only one letter is wrong) despite me spelling out my surname over 5 times to the sales man... and he has got my postcode wrong also.

Will this affect any decisions the finance company makes?
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  • BugsyBrowne
    BugsyBrowne Posts: 5,697 Forumite
    ElkyElky wrote: »
    Hi everyone

    I bought a car on finance yesterday and I'm just waiting on a phone call today with the decision.

    While looking at the contract details, I noticed that they've spelt my surname wrong (only one letter is wrong) despite me spelling out my surname over 5 times to the sales man... and he has got my postcode wrong also.

    Will this affect any decisions the finance company makes?

    What your brought elky? I take it you didn't go for the land rover you were looking at then!
  • ElkyElky
    ElkyElky Posts: 2,459 Forumite
    star-fire wrote: »
    What your brought elky? I take it you didn't go for the land rover you were looking at then!

    No. I took a 4x4 for a test drive but it was a piece of dog poo. I bought a Vauxhall Vectra. The fact that it came with cruise control sold it to me. :rotfl:
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  • KingElvis
    KingElvis Posts: 4,100 Forumite
    ElkyElky wrote: »
    No. I took a 4x4 for a test drive but it was a piece of dog poo. I bought a Vauxhall Vectra. The fact that it came with cruise control sold it to me. :rotfl:

    If it's the 150 CDTi version good choice indeed :)
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  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    I have cruise control and hate it. Never used it after the first week of playing.
  • BugsyBrowne
    BugsyBrowne Posts: 5,697 Forumite
    Cruise control is nice on long journeys.
  • paulmcerlean
    paulmcerlean Posts: 831 Forumite
    I would imagine if the postcode and name is wrong on the finance application it would have a drastic effect on the likelihood of success?
  • KingElvis
    KingElvis Posts: 4,100 Forumite
    ILW wrote: »
    I have cruise control and hate it. Never used it after the first week of playing.

    It's very useful up here, we have long stretches of roadworks on the M1 and M62 which means you can just set it to fifty and avoid the average speed traps :p
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  • ElkyElky
    ElkyElky Posts: 2,459 Forumite
    edited 8 February 2011 at 11:55AM
    KingElvis wrote: »
    If it's the 150 CDTi version good choice indeed :)

    It's a 1.8 VVT with leather seats. :smileyhea I do a lot of motorway driving so the cruise control is a godsend - I had it in a hire car and never turned it off.
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  • ElkyElky
    ElkyElky Posts: 2,459 Forumite
    paulmcerlean wrote: »
    I would imagine if the postcode and name is wrong on the finance application it would have a drastic effect on the likelihood of success?

    I just called them. They said the salesman will call me back asap.
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  • Peelerfart
    Peelerfart Posts: 2,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Cruise control is fantastic, set it at 30 and ignore all those nasty camera type people.

    I had a vectra,couldn't really fault it.
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