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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Entwood on 16 April 2018, 21:37:17

Title: Vauxhall dealerships ...
Post by: Entwood on 16 April 2018, 21:37:17: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43789933

Will we notice the difference ??
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealerships ...
Post by: STEMO on 16 April 2018, 22:10:47: Only if you buy new vauxhalls.
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealerships ...
Post by: tunnie on 16 April 2018, 22:40:48: Discussed a lot here:

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=142172.0 (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=142172.0)

I find my local dealer decent enough, MOT for £27, wash/vac and good service.

Found the sales man utterly, utterly useless. I asked about the last of the previous shape Insignia Elites, as I noticed they had upgraded/different leather style sports seats, also all came with the TFT speedo display. I wanted to ask what year that came in and few other questions. He just replied "you've got me there, did not know they had those style seats".

So if they sales are falling, might want to look at their rubbish reps!

Eg these type of seats.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201804105416583?price-to=12000&aggregatedTrim=Elite&sort=sponsored&make=VAUXHALL&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&postcode=tw89de&radius=1500&model=INSIGNIA&advertising-location=at_cars&page=4 (https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201804105416583?price-to=12000&aggregatedTrim=Elite&sort=sponsored&make=VAUXHALL&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&postcode=tw89de&radius=1500&model=INSIGNIA&advertising-location=at_cars&page=4)
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealerships ...
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 16 April 2018, 23:56:28: Leather faced sports seats... My '61 Sri had them ::)

Incidentally that car is a facelift, so 2014 MY :y
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealerships ...
Post by: Lizzie Zoom on 17 April 2018, 07:43:50: I have spoken to the General Manager of my local Caffyns dealership who I have got to know and he is confident that their larger multiple dealership is safe. I hope he is right!! :o :o ;)
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealerships ...
Post by: TheBoy on 17 April 2018, 17:14:42: Whilst I would not foresee me buying a new car from Vauxhall for the foreseeable future, I do buy a lot of bits from my local TC dealer... ...and it was a PITA during that period when they didn't do TC.

If that supply dries up, I have to start looking at other options, which given my current outstanding problems with both halves of the ECP/CP4L abortion of a company, means limited choices :(
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealerships ...
Post by: Pmacca2000 on 22 April 2018, 09:27:56: I take it dealers who loose the VX franchise will become VX specialists?
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealerships ...
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 22 April 2018, 09:42:44: Quote from: Pmacca2000 on 22 April 2018, 09:27:56
I take it dealers who loose the VX franchise will become VX specialists?
One of the larger VX dealers locally made this transition about four years ago... Still supply genuine VX parts, but not the new cars.