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Further to my posting in September - I never got the car, there weren't any left in the UK - so I ordered one at the September price (there was a great promotion going on then) and was told I'd have to wait. Well it finally arrived on Tuesday and to my total delight was the 2010 model which has quite a few improvements on the 2009 which I thought I was getting. I am chuffed to bits.

When I ordered minne is September there weren't any left - as they were having a special promotion and they were cheap I was gutted I couldn't have one immediately. Went to pick it up on Tuesday and was astonished to find it was the 2010 SXT - it was the first one my dealer had seen. It now has a roof rack which is what made the RT look better (but I wasn't going to pay an extra 2k for that - nor leather seats as I don't like them). The other major difference is that it also comes with sunscreen glass which was a paid for option on the 2009 model. It also now comes with a spare wheel - but the best surprise for me is that it now comes with an integrated child booster seat, a clever piece of engineering, you just pull a strap and the seat pops up - absolutely brilliant. If you're ever taking another kid home from school with your little ones, there's no need to lug around a spare car seat. To say I'm very happy is an understatement - if only I could figure out how to use the entertainment system with the HDD sat nave etc - I'd be laughing.

I'm not surprised you haven't seen any - I've been told by yet another dealer that there aren't any left in the country and there won't be any until next year - but they wont let you pay for one now and wait. I'm very pissed off.

So I placed my order for an RT on Saturday for £16,800 ($27,000) Only to get a phone call on monday to tell me that there won't be any mor RT's until January Not a problem, I'll wait - I said No chance - they won't take my money until the car comes in - however they wont honour the deal in January , they say that the price might be completely different then - plus of course our tax rate changes to 17.5% so I'm going to be stung for another £500. Needless to say, I am very very pissed off about this - I see no reason why I can't give them the cash now and wait until january. Anyone can advertise a product at a great price if they actually have no intention of letting people buy them.

Damn! I was happy with my £16,800 for thr RT (offered an SE for £12,300) i thought it was a good deal I was getting, so didn't bother haggling (I usually do) - I wish I had now. That's a great deal you got (did it include scrappage ?)

Ordered my RT in red today One of my mates says it's the ugliest looking car on the road, and recommended I got this instead http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/transporter/sportline/ Trouble is, I don't think he's joking Tried looking at other MPVs but just couldn't stop comparing them to what I think are the stunning looks of the dodge. Just have to wait for 3 long weeks now.

Cheers BAC Finally decided to go for the RT anyway so petrol is a moot point now - just couldn't resist all the add ons - but I must say if there was an option of just adding the chrome handles and roof rails - I'd have probably stuck with the SE, for some reason those little touches make it look so much better. As it happened I got a stonkingly good deal on the RT manual, (£16,800) I would have liked to have tried both but they are very small dealerships in the south of england and only had autos so I'm taking a bit of a flyer but I'm used to manuals so it shouldn't be too bad. Anyway I thought that for the deal I was offered, it was a hell of a lot of car for the money. (i've seen them second hand for £18,500 on autotrader) I took an SMAX out for a ride today and although the ride was smoother, I just couldn't stop thinking about the fact that I would always be dissapointed looking at the damn thing in my drive. I also thought that despite the fact it was a top of the range SMAX it felt cheap inside and the car feels flimsy (despite it costing nearly 23 grand). I like the big chunky doors on the Dodge and after seeing the footage of the crash tests on youtube, feel quite happy that my kids will be a lot safer in it, so a call went in to the dodge dealer when I got back home Love the colour of yours - I was really torn between that and the red - went for the red in the end. Thanks for answering, I'm really glad to hear that you're happy with yours. I think that once you set eyes on one of these - then nothing else will do. Will now have to wait patiently for 3 weeks.

Hello all I'm looking to buy one of these ever since I came across one the other day and thought it looked fantastic (I recon most of the MPV's in the UK look like you have been well and trully neutered)- it's not as practical as some of the 7 seaters - as a matter of fact I reckon I'm deffo going to need a roof box as the middle row seat doesn't look as if you'll get a child seat on - so one of the 3 kids will permanently have to be in the back. However I was wondering if any of you good people who are living with these cars could answer a couple of questions for me. A) petrol or diesel ? I know the diesel is more fuel efficient but on my test drive I was almost tempted to pick up a fare as it sounded like a London black cab, plus there was this little high pitched whine that went up in pitch when you revved the engine. So I was wondering, is the petrol motor significanlty quieter ? as the engine noise really did put me off. B) secondly and most importantly, knowing what you know now about the car - would you still have bought it if you could go back in time? I'm currently going to have to give up my Honda CRV whaich has never given me a days bother since I bought it, and I really don't wish to replace it with something that is going to frustrate me - no matter how fantastic I think it looks. (going for the red SE for £12,300 which seems like a pretty good deal) Thanks in advance for any advice I may receive, it is much appreciated.