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Tesco also tried to link up with BlackCircles to " transform the UK tyre industry" with WWW.tesco-tyres.com
https://car2cover.co.uk/tescos-have-teamed-up-with...
Seems like whenever an established company decides to try their hand at something car related it is doomed to fail.
I am sure the £30 million they are spending involves a large sum of money going to consultants telling them how much money they are going to make.
https://car2cover.co.uk/tescos-have-teamed-up-with...
Seems like whenever an established company decides to try their hand at something car related it is doomed to fail.
I am sure the £30 million they are spending involves a large sum of money going to consultants telling them how much money they are going to make.
Joey Deacon said:
Tesco tried something similar in 2011, look how that turned out.
https://conversation.which.co.uk/shopping/buy-car-...
Isn't this an idea that gets tried every few years, fails and is then forgotten about until the next person thinks they can make it work.
This.https://conversation.which.co.uk/shopping/buy-car-...
Isn't this an idea that gets tried every few years, fails and is then forgotten about until the next person thinks they can make it work.
It's not that easy. The dynamic between the two parties in a car sale is too complicated and entrenched. Things may change, but it is going to take years and by then I'm pretty sure the whole automotive sector will have changed beyond recognition anyway.
It went live this week and apparently Daily Mail has invested. The website can be found https://www.cazoo.co.uk/
It reminds me of a venture that RBS were involved in in the early 2000's I think. It was run I believe through Dixons Motors and operated out a site at Thorne near Doncaster. I believe rather than buying cars outright they sourced them after they had an enquiry. So I would say I wanted a red Focus with 10,000 miles on it, they would source it, take it to Thorne and check it over fix scrapes etc and then deliver it for me. I could drive it for a couple of weeks and then return it and they would collect it.
It didnt last long!
It reminds me of a venture that RBS were involved in in the early 2000's I think. It was run I believe through Dixons Motors and operated out a site at Thorne near Doncaster. I believe rather than buying cars outright they sourced them after they had an enquiry. So I would say I wanted a red Focus with 10,000 miles on it, they would source it, take it to Thorne and check it over fix scrapes etc and then deliver it for me. I could drive it for a couple of weeks and then return it and they would collect it.
It didnt last long!
Seen a lot of adverts for this company now, had a look at a few cars on their website, looked good on the surface. Just don't know how well this is going to work as a business? How many people get buyers remorse? Or is that 7 days enough to keep people in the honeymoon phase and keep the car? What about the "90 day warranty", how is that honoured? Take to any garage you like or do they collect the car, repair and return?
Butter Face said:
V8RX7 said:
Seems like a great way to get a free car for 7 days
I predict huge losses
Yes quite.I predict huge losses
Fancy an RS5 for a week? Pass the credit check, run it, give it back. Nice.
You can only do the 7 day return once, after that they charge you £100 a time. There's also a 250 mile limit, so no Euro road trips...
https://www.cazoo.co.uk/support/refunds-and-return...
spreadsheet monkey said:
Butter Face said:
V8RX7 said:
Seems like a great way to get a free car for 7 days
I predict huge losses
Yes quite.I predict huge losses
Fancy an RS5 for a week? Pass the credit check, run it, give it back. Nice.
You can only do the 7 day return once, after that they charge you £100 a time. There's also a 250 mile limit, so no Euro road trips...
https://www.cazoo.co.uk/support/refunds-and-return...
Can't really see it catching on, I suspect people buying a car who are totally disinterested in cars and just want a red hatchback or whatever will think its great, but most people and definitely car people would want to see and drive a car before parting with there hard earned. Don't get me wrong the Internet is great tool for searching for the right car but I still want to try before I buy
Bonzo1930 said:
Can't really see it catching on, I suspect people buying a car who are totally disinterested in cars and just want a red hatchback or whatever will think its great
I think this ^^^ is it's target market, which is actually the vast majority of buyers - when you look at cars on the road.Just took a quick look and there are very few interesting cars on there - although there are a couple of Mustangs which is surprising
Nickp82 said:
Cinch using Rylan as their promotional figurehead probably says all you need to know about the type of customer these businesses are targeting.
The cars they sell are all pretty mainstream. Rylan is mainstream. Who are they supposed to use? James May? Mike Brewer? Hubnut from YouTube?Gassing Station | Car Buying | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff