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TravisBickle wrote:

''You all remember the 100's of TX2's M&O's cannot sell ?? Many are sitting in their show room and dozens more on the roof at Brewery Road.
Why the hell aren't these cabs being plated immediatley for use by the affected drivers ?''


Because they are key to LTI's compensation package....

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Yes indeed Capt, it will go something like this
Please come down to our showroom where you can have any unused crap TX2 you want in exchange for not taking us to court yeh right

Who's going to go for that? Most people only got the TX4 to get rid of the TX2 because it was so bad.

Depends how desperate they get.

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Is the PCO going to pay the rentals

Manchester have taken 35 TX4's off the road indefinately, until such time the fault has been diagnosed and put right. LTI were asked if they had isolated the fault and their response was "NO". However they did say, "they were close to a diagnosis". We shall see how true that statement is in the coming weeks.

Regards

JD

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Far be it for me to stick up for M&O's but the rumours on here are snowballing.
As you read this post M&O's are busy passing their fleet of unsold cabs as are other LTI dealers and rental garages across London. They have been asked to do this by the PCO.
TX1's,2's and Fairways up to a K reg, will be granted temp plates for now, as long as they are fit for use. This will ease the situation but not solve it as there are only a couple of hundred cabs that will become available. We will still need to reach out and help these drivers.
Expect all FX4's to be suspended if a solution is not found by early next week.

source;
Information that this post is based on was given to me by an east London garage owner who whishes to remain anonymous.

I have no idea sussex, which is what concerns me.........i've called the guy who rents it from me and told him to keep something heavy in the front with him in case he has to smash the rear windows should the worse happen, i'm driving my old but very trusty TX1 (10 years old and only 180k on the clock) but won't hesitiate to pass it over to him if the TX4 gets recalled.

I've spoken to my mate who works days and he's told me i can have his cab off him during the night should i have too but like PaulHornchurch said i'd feel awful if i were to have a knock in it.

As someone rightly pointed out, it would be a great gesture of goodwil and unity if the likes of M+O and KPM were to get some of these vehicles they have parked around plated and rented out for a nominal fee (perhaps to cover plating costs etc) to the guys affected by this (which may increase expotentially in the next 2 weeks), this is where the PCO should be supporting the drivers and twisting the arms of the main dealers to do something but sadly once again they seem to show a callous disregard for anyone with a badge trying to earn an honest living.

On a seperate issue, i wonder if the 2 main dealers are still selling TX4s ? Surely all sales should be put on hold whilst this problem is diagnosed and rectified!

As we speak this is happening, the PCO have done this.
On your other point M&O's are taking the affected Cabs back as a deposit on new vehicles. A friend on mine picks up his new cab on Friday which he ordered Tuesday. Although today he tells me he is having second thoughts as the new cab could be suspended next week.

i'll be off then...........anyone got any humble pie i can eat ?? Guess they do love us afterall

Here is a thought to ponder, if LTI cannot rectify the fault, they are going to have to pay full compensation but as Geeley is now technically the owner who should owners approach if the sheit hits the fan

Technically Geely are just a shareholder, just like the other shareholders.

An investment they may now be regretting

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But they are now the majority ones, and they will be producing about 80% of the cabs and parts

The deal to produce cabs in China and parts is separate from Geely's shareholding, although one almost certainly assured the other. Geely must now be looking on at all this with concern.
How do they persuade the asian markets to buy a vehicle with a reputation for catching fire?
How many parts can they sell for TX cabs if LTI go under?

What if LTI knew about the problems and didn't tell Geely?

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Call me a cynic, but perhaps LTI want some of these affected TX4s so that they can try & replicate a engine compartment fire, because at the moment they have NO CLUE what is causing these conflagrations.

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