Driveline Sports and Performance - Birmingham

Driveline Sports and Performance - Birmingham

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Rochester TVR

Original Poster:

3,313 posts

205 months

Tuesday 25th March 2014
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Potentially going to look at a car here but it would be a ~6 hour return trip so would be interested to hear any views on them first.

Google has thrown up one unhappy Golf owner but not much else... anyone had any dealings with them?

HerrSchnell

2,342 posts

198 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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I lived in that area for a while, it would not be somewhere I would go to buy a car.

Well, not unless I was specifically after a thinly disguised cat C repair anyway.

Reviews on 192.com would tend to confirm my feelings:

http://www.192.com/business/review/0e719a3359243f6...

Rochester TVR

Original Poster:

3,313 posts

205 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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Wow, thanks for that!

I'll avoid then. Cheers.

HerrSchnell

2,342 posts

198 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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No worries, I'd hate for anyone to make that kind of a trip only to find somewhere like that at the end of it.

The area is a warren of stty industrial units full of places flogging part worns to mini cab drivers, bent MOT stations and unlicenced scrap yards operating out of the units, which is why they've taken their cars a couple of miles down the road for the photos.

Have a look around the block on street view to see what I mean...


ds666

2,605 posts

178 months

Thursday 27th March 2014
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I looked at an M5 there . In the pics the front end looked a slightly different colour . When i looked at the car it had had 2 new wings and a front end respray - all declared by the sellers ( with bmw invoices ), fair enough, they do rust . Didn't ask them to get it out of the "showroom " ( shed ) and subsequently I bought one privately . However they were happy to let me have it inspected etc if I'd wanted .
Most stock is cat c or d ( and declared as such ) . Area , as mentioned is dog rough ( and I mean really rough ) . If you do visit make sure you tell them you are coming as they may have to move 10 to 20 cars to get the one you want to look at out ...
It certainly wasn't a typical car showroom ...

AClownsPocket

899 posts

158 months

Saturday 27th December 2014
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I know this is old, but that last post. Thats my old car. It wasn't too bad a motor, but it needed some engine work and the underside I found when we managed to get all the waxoyl off, was not in a good way, hence why I moved it on. The new wings and paint were done in my ownership along with the wheel refurb, after this, we found the knackered undercarriage.

Wish I'd known then what I know now and I would have avoided the place like the plague.

HerrSchnell

2,342 posts

198 months

Friday 19th May 2017
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Bump for their television debut this week, described by the producers as an "angry mob" who surround debt collectors after refusing top pay a £13k CCJ against them:

https://www.my5.tv/cant-pay-well-take-it-away/seas...

kenworthy

4 posts

187 months

Saturday 20th May 2017
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HerrSchnell said:
Bump for their television debut this week, described by the producers as an "angry mob" who surround debt collectors after refusing top pay a £13k CCJ against them:

https://www.my5.tv/cant-pay-well-take-it-away/seas...
Indeed, after watching this episode I would not go anywhere near them, looked like thugs, a mini-riot.

If you bought a veh from them and it went wrong you would not wish to go up against that lot!

JulianHJ

8,733 posts

261 months

Saturday 20th May 2017
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I saw that this evening whilst flicking through the channels. No idea how old the footage is, but I wouldn't go anywhere near them based on that demonstration.

From what I saw they had to pay someone £13k after selling him a mis-described GTR. Sounds like a nasty business.

Kapow82

25 posts

90 months

Saturday 20th May 2017
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Total scum. I was so hoping for a ton of police brutality on that show, give them a f*****g good beating. Probably in partnership with KTC or motorhub or whatever they're called these days 😂

Downward

3,488 posts

102 months

Saturday 20th May 2017
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Not the greatest advertisement for their business.......

Legacywr

12,016 posts

187 months

Wednesday 4th April 2018
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I believe this company was shown again today on Ch5 CPWTIA!?