Nice to welcome a new boy on the block - but have to see if he's friendly or a thug....!

The new dealership has just taken delivery of a set of Scoobs (Sti, WRX, Legacy, Forrester) but is waiting for the IM-demanded showroom changes to be carried our (at their own expense - room for 5 cars, specially lowered black ceiling and lighting etc).

No prices on the vehicles yet, but expected in the next week or so. They've even employed a specialist, a chap called David Moulds from Dixons (hmmm, not the greatest recommendation on the face of it, but who knows?). I hope to meet him soon to see how he's going to play the game. We're sorely lacking a pro-active dealership in our neck of the woods.

Interestingly, while having a peek at the Scoobs, a resident salesman accosted me - and it turned out to be the same guy who, 11 years ago at the very same centre, sold me an MG Maestro Turbo (yup, there's goes my credibility - please be forgiving. The Scoob as we know it was just a drawing board idea then, and the Maestro was lots of fun in a straight line...Came to a sad end when thieves stole it and it was found burned out on a local housing estate. Not much more than the wheels left standing. Ho hum).

Anyway, I actually had 2 motors from him (the other was a Rover 220GSi - couldn't afford the turbo) and always felt he played fair, none of the usual sales bull**** - he treated you like someone who at least understood the basics.

Phil Jackson's his name and he's the New Car Sales Manager for the MG Rover section, but will also be involved in the new Scoob franchise.

Anyway, after a long digression, Phil was very positive about what they wanted to do and was very keen for me to meet the new man in charge because they appreciated Scoobs are specialist cars and the average punter through the door will be on the ball and needs to be treated with respect. They are, it seems, well up for input from the Scoob community.

What that means in terms of dealer service, support, deals and all those things that matter is unknown right now, but if they still do business the way they used to, this could be a good omen for Hull and East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.

I'll report back on the outcome of my chat (hopefully next weekend) with Mr Moulds of Welptons of Hessle, Hull, just near the Humber Bridge.

 

Nice to see things are moving just as fast as usual on here! This post is to get it back up the ladder for any East Yorks/North Lincs Scoob owners to see.

There may have to be others!

 

Noticed the Subaru signs on Welptons from the A63 yesterday- has to be good news for this area! They used to have a good reputation when with Rover. And to think I only had mine serviced at Jordans 2 weeks ago- should have waited!

 

Sounds promising! Can't be any worse than Jordan's anyway!

Mine needs servicing in a month or so - if Welpton's are up to speed by then I might give them a go (saves me the drive to York if nothing else!)

I'd heard the rumour of the new dealership on my "Hull Scoobs" thread (in Northern) so popped up a week or so ago and could see no visible sign of anything Subaru related.

Keep us posted on developments David - I'd be interested to know the outcome of your meeting

 

It does seem that they are offering the Full Monty, including servicing. No info yet on "who" they've got to do the servicing (whether their own guys re-trained, staff pinched from Jordans, new "experts" or a combination of all three).

Phil did make the point, unprompted, that the servicing package would include a courtesy car for customers - but whether that was off-the-cuff, aimed at me alone or will actually be part of the package isn't yet clear.

 

wish them all the best...