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Hi
Been told Swift themselves read this part of the forum so please could someone enlighten me on the following :
Ordered a Bessecarr E795 last October for a March 08 delivery. Made sure to make clear that we want an 08 model & NOT a 07 held back til March !!!
Asked about cruise & told that Fiat do NOT do cruise even as a factory option.
Well, it would appear Fiat DO fit cruise as standard ( Auto trail ... Ci ... etc ) so will my new Bessecarr costing nearly £50,000 .... YES .... £50,000 ... come with cruise the same as other manufacturers or not?
Cruise is a very big must on my list & I have spoken at length over the Christmas period to the 'other 1/2' & really find it a little suspicious why Swift appear not to fit it.
Can someone let me know if it will come with cruise ????
Thanks
Cruise control is not on the Swift option list as upto now it has been a dealer fit option this your Dealer is aware of and should have told you.Peter.
Hello,
Not good enough. Fiat can fit it at the factory, have done scince the previous generation of Ducato. European converters list it as an option so why not Swift?.
So is it the usual case of UK and right hand drive come last or that Swift do not bother to order it on chassis for stock?.
Is the Swift retro fit a Fiat kit that is identical to having it fitted at the factory or is it a third party kit? Same Price? Rather like the A/C kit for the New Mercedes Sprinter. £995 for a Factory fit Climate control, £1500 for a retro fit manual A/C!.
Trev.
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My Trigano Tribute came with cruise control and that only cost £29k and luckily Fiat fitted it NOT Trigano
When I looked into getting any options when ordering the Tribby ( air con being top of the list) I got an email back from Italy that informed me that all the base vehicles are bulk ordered by the manufacturer from Fiat with the manufacturers options so cruise control will have been requested by the manufacturer NOT fitted. As they bulk order the years worth of vans its near impossible to get an option that has not been requested by the manufacturer.
So its a case of finding a manufacturer who has ordered the option on a van you like or having the option retrofitted as I did with air con (£2k) as Fiat make a point of not retrofitting so you need to find a aftermarket specialist hence £2k and not £950.
I use cruise control all the time in the car but only once this year in the MH. Thats because I tend to stick to small winding roads in the Tribby but being a true Yorkshireman "Owt for Nowt"
Digressing the best option must be traction control that Fiat offer as a factory fit but I have not seen any manufacturer offering. Imagine never getting stuck on another muddy site and pulling all them 4x4 out of the mud
Happy New Year
650
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My Trigano Tribute came with cruise control and that only cost £29k and luckily Fiat fitted it NOT Trigano
When I looked into getting any options when ordering the Tribby ( air con being top of the list) I got an email back from Italy that informed me that all the base vehicles are bulk ordered by the manufacturer from Fiat with the manufacturers options so cruise control will have been requested by the manufacturer NOT fitted. As they bulk order the years worth of vans its near impossible to get an option that has not been requested by the manufacturer.
So its a case of finding a manufacturer who has ordered the option on a van you like or having the option retrofitted as I did with air con (£2k) as Fiat make a point of not retrofitting so you need to find a aftermarket specialist hence £2k and not £950.
I use cruise control all the time in the car but only once this year in the MH. Thats because I tend to stick to small winding roads in the Tribby but being a true Yorkshireman "Owt for Nowt"
Digressing the best option must be traction control that Fiat offer as a factory fit but I have not seen any manufacturer offering. Image never getting stuck on another muddy site and pulling all them 4x4 out of the mud
Happy New Year
650
There is a 17wk lead time when you order cabs from Fiat.We offer Fiat options that are most frequently asked for.If we are wrong not to offer cruise control we will reconsider our decision. I should just like to point out to those who are critical of us 'what other manufacturer could you have dialogue and answers from on New Years Eve?' Happy new Year to you all.Peter.
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Hi Peter not surprisingly Swift sound more flexible that Trigano. As you only have a 17wk lead time unlike CI's 12 month ( according to Fiat) can you order one offs like traction control or would the whole batch have to have them fitted ?
Good to see you still working on New Years Eve ! Best wishes to you.
650
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Hi Peter not surprisingly Swift sound more flexible that Trigano. As you only have a 17wk lead time unlike CI's 12 month ( according to Fiat) can you order one offs like traction control or would the whole batch have to have them fitted ?
Good to see you still working on New Years Eve ! Best wishes to you.
650
No we can order one- offs lbut I suspect that will be longer than 17wks? So we try and keep our options simple.Fiat/Peugeot are notorious for cocking up special orders as they make over 1000 vehicles a day at Sevel! Peter.
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