Pro Boy

Pangbourne by Bulldog, Osbornes by Haddocks and thats only two on Scoobynet, do these dealers not want the franchise or what?

How many more are going being replaced.

And still not one in Suffolk

Harry_Boy

Generally weeding them out. For example Bentleys in Sheffield replaced by Montys.

T5NYW

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Listers Worcester sales gone to Lexi (but still retain Subaru servicing,repairs and Warranty) sales done by different Dealership cant remember name

I think you'll find it's more to do with Finances

Dealers approaching the end of their Franchise are looking for the best deals Maybe the best deals are made for 'NEW' Dealers rather than retaining 'OLD' dealers IMHO AFAICR etc.etc.

Tony

Bagpuss42

Lancaster Pangbourne wanted it alright. It was taken away from them. The pangbourne site is grade 2 listed and cannot be rebuilt, thats apparently the reason. Image! I'd take decent service and technical know how over image any day.

yoza

Older dealers tend to lose their bottle the older they get, they get sick of the hastle, and have made enough money to leave the business anyway. Their boots are then filled by a younger more ruthless dealer, and so the cycle continues.

Allan

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Are we talking Osbornes in Colchester ?

banshi

Get real Yoz,

Intermoto made Timeshare hustlers look like a group of Vicars trying to flog the parish mag

mutant_matt

Some dealers made the choice for whatever reason. The fact that several in a short space of time would imply that it might have been for the same or similar reason, whatever that is (and I doubt it's anything to do with making enough money to get out!!!!).....

Ex_Pug

My local dealer A&J White of Blackburn have given up the Subaru franchise too, apparently due to Subaru asking them to spend more than they were prepared to on the showroom etc.

[Edited by Ex_Pug - 8/29/2003 5:58:38 PM]

Scott.T

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I which my local dealer would get taken over or even a more modern arrived in the area.

My dealer are more interested in selling you a grow bag or a tractor then supplying a new car or parts.

They were the only dealer at a local motor show who hadn't bothered to clean there cars and even kept them locked all weekend.

You could jump into as many cars as you liked on other stands i.e Merc, BMW, Audi, Toyota, Ford etc...etc...all you could do with the Subaru's was press you face against the window.

bluto22b

Don't I know it since I came to this neck of the woods [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

GC8

From what I gather International Motors insisted that dealers spend about £100,000 on facelifting their premises to bring their image 'upmarket'. Most legacy (not the car!) dealers had small premises and this amount was too much to pay; International Motors were probably only too aware that this would be the way that a lot of the dealers would react.....

Simon

Big Goon

Chappelgate and Mill Lane down south gone too

Pro Boy

AllanP

Yes Osbornes in Colchester

scoobyboy

also the quality of workman ship on the building of the showrooms is another reason to it not being worth £100,000.00 we have had ours done and our boss isn't happy and also i.m inflate the prices something chronic

NACRO

quote: "also i.m inflate the prices something chronic "

International Motors inflate prices shocker- this is something all buyers new of UK supplied Subarus already know about.

scooby_jim

scoobyboy, U work at CCV? Top service there BTW

Jim

Madjay

"From what I gather International Motors insisted that dealers spend about £100,000 on facelifting their premises to bring their image 'upmarket'. Most legacy (not the car!) dealers had small premises and this amount was too much to pay; International Motors were probably only too aware that this would be the way that a lot of the dealers would react....."

if they said that to me, i'd be *** off u rubber desk Johnny, i'm selling ur cars for YOU now YOU pay the 100thousand