My 350th Customer Letter! A Milestone!!!
“Great deals, Ling is competitive and gives fabulous customer service. I’ll always talk to Ling first for a leasing deal.”
Adam Foley-Comer
15 Brookland Close
London
NW11 6DJ
Editor Note: Adam! You are my 350th letter writer! Thanks! Hope you have a great summer in your new Mazda MX-5 – Ling
Chinese Take-Aways to sell MG Sportscar – SCOOP
Due to reasons of cost it has apparently been decided that the new Chinese MG will NOT be sold via traditional car dealer networks in the UK, reports the Shanghai Morning Star.
Instead, Nanjing chief, Yu Jianwei said: “We are committed to re-building the marque in major markets, with cars supplied from the UK or China, [...]
Ka-Bam! Customer Letter 349 Flying In
“Ling made my first experience at leasing a car simple and straightforward, handling everything from finance to delivery so efficiently. The time between finance being agreed and taking delivery of my car took longer than expected, but I am delighted with my new Mazda 6. The dealer was excellent with a helpful and friendly delivery [...]
New BMW 3-Series Saloon, £298.96+VAT
I have just uploaded a new BMW 3-Series Saloon deal to my website!
I added New BMW 3-Series Saloon 318i 2.0 ES Saloon 4dr 1995cc Petrol, with Automatic gearbox and Non-metallic paint. It is on a 3+23 monthly profile. Only £298.96+VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 23 payments on direct debit. Private [...]
Customer Letter 348 from PDR of Wales!
“A pleasurable and smooth experience from start to finish. Excellent dealer. The personal approach is hard to find these days, but is guaranteed with Ling. Highly recommended, will definitely use in the future.”
Wayne Towell
35 Garth View
Hillside Park
Bedwas
CF83 8EW
Editor Note: Wayne, you have very nice summer to enjoy your new Mazda RX-8 sport car in People’s [...]
BEST Magazine: LINGsCARS meets 1,200,000 readers
With a monthly sales figure of 400,000 and a readership of 1.2m, Best Magazine wanted to find out from me what women find most irritating about car dealers. So I told them. My webpage visitors have gone through the roof, so “HELLO” to all BEST readers! It is very pleasant to have more women customers, [...]
Ta-Daaa! 347th Letter From Crazy Customer Drops In
“Ling, the new VW Transporter van is lovely. The dealer was helpful and I’m happy. You, on the other hand, are quite bonkers (WHAAAAAAT? – Ling) and I love you for it (ummm, OK… – Ling)! We WILL be having another van from you soon. You were helpful and mad; my kinda woman! Carry on [...]
My Dinky Toy Routemaster is Nearly Ready
Wah! It looks like a Dinky toy, but it is really real! My 1966 London bus is getting the final coat of bright red paint and it’s looking brilliant! They think it is (red) all over; it nearly is, now!
It is a while now since I completed my last project, the LINGsCARS Nuclear Missile Truck. [...]
Pull My Truck! Twice.
Pay attention old people of Britain!
Because, in China, a 72-year-old grandmother has pulled a four tonne truck, loaded with people, with her teeth. Wang Xiaobei, from the Shandong province, managed to drag the truck for more than 10 metres. Wang, a senior accountant, said her good health and high spirits were down to [...]
The Bishop, the Donkey and the Devil
Chinese online car-sales website owner, Ling Valentine, 33, has hit back at Church of England Bishop Richard Chartres who suggested that “buying a large car is a symptom of sin”.
Bishop Chartres, who has helped form the Church of England’s policy on the environment, said there was now an “overriding imperative” to “walk more lightly upon [...]
Letter 346 zooms in to my postbox…
“Most impressed with all aspects of dealing with you.
Fun website – and very clear. I really appreciated the fact that you always pick up the phone at once (I can never get through to some companies) and you are really helpful and friendly.
The Nissan Note is great, the dealer was excellent and I’m delighted with [...]
The Best Food x Foolishness x Far
Land Rover is really gunning for posh nobs with it’s latest hamper of food.
Acclaimed chef and restaurateur, Marco Pierre White, and Land Rover are proud to announce the launch of a strictly limited edition picnic hamper, available from June 26. The contents of this luxury hamper, priced at £199 have been been selected by Marco [...]
Customer Letter No.345 Drops in by Email
“Just a short note – my new Mazda RX8 turned up on schedule – I am very pleased with the car and your impeccable service and will be using you again when my current contracts expire. Whilst I don’t like spending money on cars, you make it as painless as possible with your helpful and [...]
Hmmm, New Chrysler
CHRYSLER has chosen this week’s British Motor Show for the world premier of its new Sebring saloon model, even though it will not reach UK showrooms until early next year.
Chrysler says that the Sebring will boast several novelty features such as a heated/cooled front cup-holder for hot and cold drinks.
What can I say? Chrysler says it all, [...]
New SAAB 9-3 Sportwagon, £289.99+VAT
I have just uploaded a new SAAB 9-3 Sportwagon deal to my website!
I added New SAAB 9-3 Sportwagon 1.9 TiD (150bhp) Vector Sport Sportwagon Estate 5dr 1910cc Diesel, with Manual gearbox and Metallic paint. It is on a 3+35 monthly profile. Only £289.99+VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 35 payments on [...]
New SAAB 9-3 Sport Saloon, £284.99+VAT
I have just uploaded a new SAAB 9-3 Sport Saloon deal to my website!
I added New SAAB 9-3 Sport Saloon 1.9TiD (150bhp) Vector Sport (Leather) Saloon 4dr 1910cc Diesel, with Manual gearbox and Metallic paint. It is on a 3+35 monthly profile. Only £284.99+VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 35 payments [...]
New Vauxhall Corsa, £124.99+VAT
I have just uploaded a new Vauxhall Corsa deal to my website!
I added New Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 (80bhp) SXi + Hatchback 3dr 1229cc Petrol, with Manual gearbox and Metallic paint. It is on a 3+35 monthly profile. Only £124.99+VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 35 payments on direct debit. Private customers, [...]
Million Stupid Motor Dealers.com
I was using Glass’s Guide and I came across a full page advert encouraging motor dealers to advertise on the MillionDollarMotorPage.co.uk.
This is a rip-off of Alex Tew’s MillionDollar HomePage, which raised $1m for the enterprising British student from Swindon, to pay (!) for his uni fees. I took some space on that page, because it [...]
344th Customer Letter Arrives in Post
“Ling is unique – I’ve been selling for 30+ years, but her marketing and sales approach rates as amongst the best I’ve ever seen. This is (as importantly) backed up by fast, accurate and helpful responses to pricing, queries and completion arrangements.
Fast, competitive, helpful – why go elsewhere? I had no complaints and excellent service [...]
New SAAB 9-3 Convertible, £329.99+VAT
I have just uploaded a new SAAB 9-3 Convertible deal to my website!
I added New SAAB 9-3 Convertible 1.8t (150bhp) Vector Convertible 2dr 1988cc Petrol, with Manual gearbox and Metallic paint. It is on a 3+35 monthly profile. Only £329.99+VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 35 payments on direct debit. Private [...]
New SAAB 9-3 Convertible, £314.99+VAT
I have just uploaded a new SAAB 9-3 Convertible deal to my website!
I added New SAAB 9-3 Convertible 1.9 TiD (150bhp) Linear Convertible 2dr 1910cc Diesel, with Manual gearbox and Metallic paint. It is on a 3+35 monthly profile. Only £314.99+VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 35 payments on direct debit. [...]
New SAAB 9-3 Convertible, £294.99+VAT
I have just uploaded a new SAAB 9-3 Convertible deal to my website!
I added New SAAB 9-3 Convertible 1.8t (150bhp) Linear Convertible 2dr 1988cc Petrol, with Manual gearbox and Metallic paint. It is on a 3+35 monthly profile. Only £294.99+VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 35 payments on direct debit. Private [...]
Issa Da Same Alfa Problems in South Africa, Boss.
This is an excerpt from a South African newspaper, today, The Mail and Guardian.
“It’s for this reason that I found the start of the press presentation of the new Alfa 159 so refreshing. Alfa executives chose to focus on the poor infrastructure they had in South Africa while showing us how they had been improving [...]
Beautiful Poem Sent By Welsh Ethnic Customer
“If you want nice car from Ms Ling,
All you got to do is give her a ring,
All her cars in perfect working order
They have just been smuggled over the Chinese border.
You rent a car you get a free polo,
Not the Volkswagen one you silly fellow,
Her prices are great and her cars are many,
Don’t get her [...]
Customer Letter Number 343 Arrives by Fax! (Remember Faxes?)
“We have now converted all our cars to cars on lease – this latest one is a SAAB 9-3 Sportwagon – and all through Ling! Her service is excellent and she really tries to find the car we are looking for. Ling’s website always has the best prices and it’s the most fun, and her [...]
New Mazda 3, £172.42+VAT
I have just uploaded a new Mazda 3 deal to my website!
I added New Mazda 3 1.6 TS Hatchback 5dr 1598cc Petrol, with Manual gearbox and Metallic paint. It is on a 3+35 monthly profile. Only £172.42+VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 35 payments on direct debit. Private customers, make sure [...]
LINGsCARS Mongol Rally Entry
Hey, hey, hey!
My lads (James and Andy) are setting off on 22nd of July to Ulan Bator (Mongolia you dimwit), on the 2006 Mongol Rally. James Rickwood-Dodsworth, 19, Ryton and Andy Wallace, 19, of Gosforth set off on July 22 from London and will take in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the Mongol Rally.
In a world [...]
New Honda CR-V, £209.99+VAT
NOTE: THIS IS SERIOUSLY DAMN CHEAP 4X4 CAR!
I have just uploaded a new Honda CR-V deal to my website!
I added New Honda CR-V 2.2 i-CTDi SE Station Wagon 5dr 2204cc Diesel, with Manual gearbox and Metallic paint. It is on a 3+11 monthly profile. Only £209.99+VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by [...]
New Volkswagen Golf, £288.08+VAT
I have just uploaded a new Volkswagen Golf deal to my website!
I added New Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI GT Hatchback 5dr 1968cc Diesel, with Manual gearbox and Metallic paint. It is on a 3+23 monthly profile. Only £288.08+VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 23 payments on direct debit. Private customers, make [...]
Fuel Prices Mean Changing Your Car Gets Cheaper
According to Reuters news agency this morning, UK petrol and diesel prices are getting to their highest levels -ever:
Reuters say : “The average price for premium unleaded petrol at UK service stations reached a new high of 97.31 pence a litre.
The pump price for diesel hit 98.93 pence a litre, very close to a [...]
OH! It Gets Worse
Today I opened my issue of CAR magazine, and it came with a free CD from Renault.
Wow! Huh? Yes. Stunningly crap. You know, they have made a Flash movie. About the Clio. Still pretending it is half French and half British. Just hope the electrical bits aren’t French. The movie isn’t any good. Very arty-farty.
They [...]
Targeting People Who Cannot Afford It
From time to time, I receive emails like this one I received today (below).
What they are trying to get from me are the names and proposal details of customers who have been declined for contract hire. To pass finance checks and get one of my cars you have got to be a reasonably good credit [...]
New BMW 1-Series Cabrio Coming Soon
Hey, I’ve just seen a picture of the new BMW 1-Series Cabrio which looks MUCH BETTER than the hatchback. As the normal 5dr BMW 1-Series has no legroom in the back, the change to a cabrio won’t hurt it that much, eh?
Waiting, anticipating. If the price is sub-£250/mth, I will sell LOADS of these. Come [...]
Groaning Email Box
Right. I’m a heavy email user. I send over 200 per day, to customers and suppliers. I receive over 300 a day, from customers, suppliers and from f**kwits! Stop sending me chemist-shop stuff!
Really Annoying Car Manufacturers
I am sick of reading about “Fiesta” or “Punto” or “Vectra“.
Are these car manufacturers illiterate? Even me, being a bloody Chinese, knows that there should be a THE in front of a car name. It’s as if these cars are people! They’re not. They are just cars, so when they sentences like “New Punto falls [...]
Crush My (Peugeot) 307.co.uk
Well, the guy with the Peugeot 307 that was so bad he decided to crush it, is getting lots of publicity.
Owner Mark Fell-Crook from Prestatyn, Denbighshire says he’s had loads of trouble from it since buying it in 2002 even though it’s only got 30,000 miles under its wheels. So, inspired by an event in [...]
WEB ACTIVE Magazine Article: UK Vendors Attack Email Charges
Here’s the text of the article:
“Vendors say AOL and Yahoo ‘will make money letting rubbish through’ at the expense of legitimate emails
A move by service providers AOL and Yahoo to charge companies for delivering promotional emails has been attacked by some UK online vendors. The charge will allow messages to bypass the service providers’ spam [...]
Customer Letter No. 342 arrives!
“Excellent service, very professional company. Highly recommended. Honda CRV delivered on time, as advised.”
Wac Jokhia
address withheld
Derby
DE73 ***
Editor Note: Have a great time in your new CRV, Wac!! – Ling
Do NOT Put One on Your Contract-Hire Car!
To add to my list of things you should not fit to your contract hire car, this is a FLAMETHROWER product from a bloody Australian website.
Although it does look interesting… Especially as a contract hire car doesn’t actually belong to you. So if you blow the car up you could simply take off the flame [...]
BEST World Cup Movie! DA SHEEP!
World Cup is over, I know.
But I have found THE BEST world cup movie made in Cumbria, using SHEEP. It is completely worth watching. Click on picture to visit site and play movie.
Funny as HELL!
Have YOU been snapped by a Digital Speed Camera?
There are many anti-speed camera people out there. I am certainly not one of them. I certainly don’t endorse the lunatics and middle-class superior intellectuals of, for example Safe Speed. I think speed cameras have a definite role.
But this morning I have been notified by the DSA of this webpage. Every infringement caught by one [...]
New BMW 3-Series Saloon, £285+VAT
I have just uploaded a new BMW 3-Series Saloon deal to my website!
I added New BMW 3-Series Saloon 320i 2.0 ES Saloon 4dr 1995cc Petrol, with Manual gearbox and Metallic paint. It is on a 3+23 monthly profile. Only £285+VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 23 payments on direct debit. Private [...]
New BMW 3-Series Saloon, £265+VAT
I have just uploaded a new BMW 3-Series Saloon deal to my website!
I added New BMW 3-Series Saloon 318i 2.0 ES Saloon 4dr 1995cc Petrol, with Manual gearbox and Metallic paint. It is on a 3+23 monthly profile. Only £265+VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 23 payments on direct debit. Private [...]
New BMW 1-Series, £215+VAT
I have just uploaded a new BMW 1-Series deal to my website!
I added New BMW 1-Series 118d 2.0TD ES Hatchback 5dr 1995cc Diesel, with Manual gearbox and Non-metallic paint. It is on a 3+23 monthly profile. Only £215+VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 23 payments on direct debit. Private customers, make [...]
New Volkswagen Passat, £264.52+VAT
I have just uploaded a new Volkswagen Passat deal to my website!
I added New Volkswagen Passat 2.0 (140bhp) TDi S Saloon 6-speed 4dr 1968cc Diesel, with Manual gearbox and Metallic paint. It is on a 3+23 monthly profile. Only £264.52+VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 23 payments on direct debit. Private [...]
MEN! Save a Fortune on Your New Car!
Look what I’ve just come up with!
Some of my male customers could save a fortune on their new car by simply buying these padded briefs, and renting a much smaller, less provocative car. Why waste money on a Porsche or Ferrari or even a Mazda RX-8? These padded briefs will give you all the street-cred [...]
New Ford Mondeo, £259.99+VAT
I have just uploaded a new Ford Mondeo deal to my website!
I added New Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi (115bhp) LX Hatchback 5dr 1998cc Diesel, with Manual gearbox and Metallic paint. It is on a 3+11 monthly profile. Only £259.99+VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 11 payments on direct debit. Private customers, [...]
Really Useful Emergency Bike
The inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, who brought us the Sinclair C5, has launched another CRAZY THING: the A-Bike.
Looking at press reaction, everyone seems to be missing a point. This little fold up bike is said to be uncomfortable and a bit unstable… but what a great bike to keep in your car boot! Stuck in [...]
New Citroen C4 Coupe, £125+VAT
I have just uploaded a new Citroen C4 Coupe deal to my website!
I added New Citroen C4 Coupe 1.4i 16v (90bhp) VT Coupe 3dr 1360cc Petrol, with Manual gearbox and Non-metallic paint. It is on a 3+23 monthly profile. Only £125+VAT per month with 3 months initial payment, followed by 23 payments on direct debit. [...]
VW Still Cheapening Themselves with Jetta Ads
On the 2nd of July, I posted on here and on the CompanyCarDriver forum about VW cheapening themselves by comapring the VW Jetta (Golf with a boot) to a Vectra or an Avensis in their adverts (below). I thought their ads were disingenuous;
They were pointing out how much cheaper a Jetta was, so I pitched [...]
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