vovo dealer closed in Reading,berks+spare parts supply

Post by **srtames** » 20 Nov 2008 02:14 pm

Just found my local dealer closed without warning . Had to buy an intermotor dizzie cap instead of oem but loos pretty good quality. Has any deaer bought up all the 300 spares?

Steve

Post by **filthyjohn** » 20 Nov 2008 05:38 pm

They probably won't have had much in stock. If they're anything like mine, where the Parts Troll has a small breezeblock room with 2 sets of shelves and lots of 850/S40/V70 etc parts, but nowt for the likes of us.

Post by **shimon340** » 20 Nov 2008 06:21 pm

Stratstone??

dont worry, all 30 Stratstone sites will be replaced by the end of 2008 or very early 2009 at the latest. The new dealers will either be on the same site or will be serving the same catchment area as the closed dealer but in this case would be on new site owned by the new company.

volvo uk are working fast on this!!

Post by **Ronnie** » 20 Nov 2008 06:22 pm

Plenty of car dealerships are going to close in the near future - no marque will be immune

Post by **nomashedswede** » 21 Nov 2008 09:27 pm

shimon340 wrote:Stratstone??

dont worry, all 30 Stratstone sites will be replaced by the end of 2008 or very early 2009 at the latest. The new dealers will either be on the same site or will be serving the same catchment area as the closed dealer but in this case would be on new site owned by the new company.

volvo uk are working fast on this!!

What`s the story ? Please dish the dirt....

Post by **V6 Man** » 21 Nov 2008 10:58 pm

Volvo were fed up with complaints about Stratstone and have told them to bog off.

Post by **nomashedswede** » 22 Nov 2008 10:45 am

V6 Man wrote:Volvo were fed up with complaints about Stratstone and have told them to bog off.

Good for Volvo - I`m amazed the likes of Merc and B.M.W. etc., haven`t done similarly - the whole ethos at Stratstone seems to be screw the customer and forget service.

Post by **foggyjames** » 24 Nov 2008 02:08 am

Amen brother. Good riddance...

cheers

James

Post by **workshopmanualman** » 24 Nov 2008 08:32 am

Here in Surrey a few big dealer's have gone to the wall, apparently due to the credit crunch. However, speaking to some still in business, they are actually quite happy with sales and have had a few good months recently. Going by the above post, it may be that the manufacturers then may be using this as an excuse and are cutting out dead wood and streamlining things back?

vovo dealer closed in Reading,berks+spare parts supply

vovo dealer closed in Reading,berks+spare parts supply

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