Why is there no Renault dealer in Aberdeen?

Why is there no Renault dealer in Aberdeen?

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grahamtr7

Original Poster:

129 posts

198 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Anybody know why?

Graham


Kiltie

7,504 posts

246 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Sorry, I don't know the answer to your question but it does explain why my brother apparently has to go to Peterhead for warranty work and recalls. smile

Lefty

16,154 posts

202 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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There was until reasonably recently, it's now an Amec office.

Butter Face

30,304 posts

160 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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I believe it was Arnold Clark and they closed it and moved elsewhere?

Kiltie

7,504 posts

246 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Kiltie said:
... my brother apparently has to go to Peterhead ...
I see I'm mistaken, nearest dealer is in the Broch.


ModernAndy

2,094 posts

135 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Kiltie said:
I see I'm mistaken, nearest dealer is in the Broch.

It's actually not even in the relative civilisation of Fraserburgh, it's a few miles away in Memsie (which is basically a crossroads with a few houses scattered about). It's about the least glamorous dealership in the world, surprised they're still going.

Edited by ModernAndy on Monday 24th November 02:12

arfur daley

834 posts

166 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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I think its because the French cant understand the Scottish

Lefty

16,154 posts

202 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Actually I think it's because everyone in Aberdeen wants a white audi on pcp and not, you know, something cheap.

mattius

457 posts

215 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Probably cause the one that was there was horrendous!

My old megane sport went into limp mode, phoned them to see if they could help, got told the first time they could even look at it was 3 weeks later!!!!

Can't remember who they were, it was on the lang stracht

MidnightXR6

813 posts

169 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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Lefty said:
Actually I think it's because everyone in Aberdeen wants a white audi on pcp and not, you know, something cheap.
This and aberdonians love getting bent over for a BMW or Mercedes. PCP is king ha.

rossub

4,442 posts

190 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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I think its because everyone in Aberdeen knows that Renault are ste.

mon the fish

1,416 posts

148 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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First time I've seen the Broch and civilisation mentioned in the same sentence for a while biggrin

cjb1

2,000 posts

151 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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rossub said:
I think its because everyone in Aberdeen knows that Renault are ste.
Like! The last voiture francaise to grace my drive went a long time ago. Bloody awful things, Renault were actually the best of a bad bunch in my opinion.

HendryG

308 posts

161 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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It was Evans Halshaw Renault/Nissan and Stratstone Jaguar (Pendragon) on the site with Peter Carry Vauxhall next to it, my understanding is Pendragon binned off Nissan which John Clark (Specialist Cars took over) Pendragon then sold Stratstone Jaguar and Evans Halshaw Renault to Peter Vardy who closed the Renault dealership down.

Not sure what the plan for that whole area is: http://www.am-online.com/news/2014/11/11/plans-for...