Leaderboard

Hi Over the last eleven months business has been ok, but come the 1st April customer enquiries from A/T have sunk to a new low! When I phone A/T and explain to them the effects they are causing in the motor trade, you would think I was the only one upset.. Obviously I am not the only one. If anyone here is thinking of paying for something we already had only a month ago then you need to look at your future with A/T. If they think you can afford to pay these increases then it will keep on happening year after year. Image five years from now what they will be asking for your advertising. What we need is a website owned by the motor traders so we can decide how much money is needed to generate customer leads. Its already been done in the housing market with "On The Market" when "Right Move" became too expensive. My biggest hope is that this will bring the car dealers together in order to safe guard our future in the car industry. M.J the crazy thing is A/T are the ones that have pushed you away. We have started to invest in other areas so we can leave too. I have tried my hardest to work with A/T but they have made the decision for me. To put it simply... if A/T were a customer wanting to buy a car from me I would decline. Who would want to do business with someone like that! I wish you lots of luck and business.. Trade Vet have you sent a link to the email addresses you posted. If not please do!!

Think you're spot on , But then cars were not as complicated and expensive to repair ! these days lights ping on for no reason PLUS I Think people have no money to repair them either - , they are all signed up to new phones, sofa,s, TV,s, designer clothes etc etc etc ..so the only way is have a go at the dealer without being in the real world!

It's really annoying when people do this. If I bought a car and less than a month later there was something wrong with it the first person I'd call is the one who sold it to me to see where I stood. If you buy a laptop out of John Lewis and the screen falls off you don't take it to get repaired and bill them you return it.

OK,very funny. I was thinking more like the damaged stuff that has been dropped by helicopter like Land Rovers where the parts are valuable or smaller stuff which is sold off with known mechanical problems but are fixable .

Hi,with your knowledge and expertise in Army stuff, I would suggest that is what you should deal in.The MOD flogs off loads off stuff that you will know all about.Niche market-good profit margins!,better than being a car dealer. Good luck