Another local Motorcycle firm has closed - Pidcocks (BMW dealer).

[Laverda Dave]

Probably very true Ted. When the bean counters get involved in maximising profit it's always at the expense of quality.
I remember tears ago on Top Gear Quentin Wilson was testing the then new E-Class Mercedes and he couldn't believe how the quality had nose dived from the previous model. He told the audience to save their money and buy a good quality, low milage old model.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Or a Lexus.😁😁😁

[SteveD CB500K0]

Ahh, the football manager’s LS400.

Don’t see many around now.


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[Laverda Dave]

Ahh, the football manager’s LS400.

Don’t see many around now.
😁

And the matching sheepskin football managers overcoat!


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[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

I remember my late father and his business partner (both motor traders) wearing the classic Arthur Daly sheep skin coat - much like the Barbours - for some they never went out of fashion.

[Mike_Berkshire]

When I worked for Inchcape Mercedes  2004-2018 there were a lot of issues with build quality & reliability on the C & E class variants. If you read the Mercedes brochures they never say where the car is actually assembled/built - they talk about German Engineering etc.

I worked for Inchcape from 2016 to 2022 Ted :-)

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

It's a small world - which dealership?

They have just sold all the UK retailers to an American firm.

[Murf]

Hope the standards don’t drop, I have used Inchcape Toyota in Nottingham for years, always had good service from them.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

I was talking to one of the Technicians at MB Derby a few weeks ago as, he said the new owners Group 1 Automotive had immediately spent money on upgrading and replacing the tired workshop equipment.

[Mike_Berkshire]

It's a small world - which dealership?

They have just sold all the UK retailers to an American firm.

I didn’t do any real work there Ted. I was at head office in London. I know a lot of folks in the uk business and all seem very positive about the new owners. Good news!

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

When I went to work at MB Derby it was still privately owned in 2004, it was a really nice place to work with a low staff turnover. I met Daksh Gupta when Inchcape were negociating the buy out - what a personable chap he was.