A story about Dick, Jay and a DB7

[silverspeed]

They still haven't filed accounts with companies house and they have put a winding up order against them. They also have CCJ s against them. Can't comment on workmanship I never used them.

[897sma]

Slarti said:

Wait. What the heck happened? This forum would never let a bad thing be said about dick not so long ago! With respect, are the astoneers here a naive bunch? Fickle? Are we going to start hearing similar horror stories about bridge mill and bamford rose before long? Sorry, don't mean to sound offensive but opinion seems to violently swung from very positive to quite the opposite.

I can remember thinking jimmy saville was a bit like Santa claus when I was kid and along with many of my peers wrote letters to him. Well we're all finding out now that Jim didn't actually fix it in the way that we thought he was doing. Thank fk it wasn't possible for him to send me into space.

BTW. I and some of the others on here formed our opinions based on ACTUAL experience, good or bad. Sometimes time proves that we were mislead. At the time I still thought they were ok - they must be because they came recommend by Aston owners (on the AMOC forum, not here)

Edited by 897sma on Friday 12th October 07:23

[V8 Animal]

Slarti said:

Wait. What the heck happened? This forum would never let a bad thing be said about dick not so long ago! With respect, are the astoneers here a naive bunch? Fickle? Are we going to start hearing similar horror stories about bridge mill and bamford rose before long? Sorry, don't mean to sound offensive but opinion seems to violently swung from very positive to quite the opposite.

If it's true it should be said that's what forums are for,however it can quickly get out of control hence the N/S rules i expect.

[michael gould]

897sma said:

Slarti said:

Wait. What the heck happened? This forum would never let a bad thing be said about dick not so long ago! With respect, are the astoneers here a naive bunch? Fickle? Are we going to start hearing similar horror stories about bridge mill and bamford rose before long? Sorry, don't mean to sound offensive but opinion seems to violently swung from very positive to quite the opposite.

I can remember thinking jimmy saville was a bit like Santa claus when I was kid and along with many of my peers wrote letters to him. Well we're all finding out now that Jim didn't actually fix it in the way that we thought he was doing. Thank fk it wasn't possible for him to send me into space.

BTW. I and some of the others on here formed our opinions based on ACTUAL experience, good or bad. Sometimes time proves that we were mislead. At the time I still thought they were ok - they must be because they came recommend by Aston owners (on the AMOC forum, not here)

Edited by 897sma on Friday 12th October 07:23

[whoami]

Slarti said:

Wait. What the heck happened? This forum would never let a bad thing be said about dick not so long ago! With respect, are the astoneers here a naive bunch? Fickle? Are we going to start hearing similar horror stories about bridge mill and bamford rose before long? Sorry, don't mean to sound offensive but opinion seems to violently swung from very positive to quite the opposite.

There always were (attempts at) problems being pointed out.

As mentioned previously on this thread, these were quickly stamped on by Dick's cheerleaders.

[yeti]

Slarti said:

Wait. What the heck happened? This forum would never let a bad thing be said about dick not so long ago! With respect, are the astoneers here a naive bunch? Fickle? Are we going to start hearing similar horror stories about bridge mill and bamford rose before long? Sorry, don't mean to sound offensive but opinion seems to violently swung from very positive to quite the opposite.

Inflammatory and ultimately pointless post there Slarti - do you think anyone is posting here with any relish? I would love to be a few thousand quid better off as would Steve - the fact is we were mislead and ripped off in the end, him more than me.

In the old days, there was free advice and it was good. Then there were some basic mods which worked.

By the time I was considering the serious work, Dick was no longer on the scene and the work was being done by three 17yr old kids in there, to the best of their abilities, which was not good enough. Elementary and dangerous mistakes were made, constantly. My car was still not sorted when they went bust and I found BR - who sorted it.

Steve is the first who has spoken up although the situation is often talked at during meets, it's just not come up on PH. Steve's clever story of fictional characters in a fictional universe doing factual things has allowed people to get their points across within the rules.

I hope this means the situation does not rise again. Dick had cheerleaders for a very good reason - in the early days his work was great and well priced and he had a VAST and happy customer base. Then he got asked to do stuff he wasn't familiar with but said he was, problems cropped up elsewhere personally we assume, so he was never there to supervise even the basics at the end hence my issues.

So a two fold problem; firstly he did stuff he wasn't familiar with, secondly at the end he wasn't even there to do the basics so even standard servicing suffered.

I don't see where naivety or fickleness come into it. The issues have been known since the doors closed, it just wasn't discussed here. And still isn't, as these are fictional characters in a fictional universe

[897sma]

I think this thread has probably run it's course and should probably be allowed to die a natural death as I don't think there is anything constructive to be gained going forwards. Name calling and accusing other forum members is wrong, no one recommended them KNOWING that there were issues. Hindsight really is a wonderful thing.

If no one posts again it will be relegated down the list and won't be looked at again.

[B4rnst4ble]

well said steve lets not post on this topic again

[Slarti]

yeti said:

Inflammatory and ultimately pointless post there Slarti - do you think anyone is posting here with any relish? I would love to be a few thousand quid better off as would Steve - the fact is we were mislead and ripped off in the end, him more than me.

Apologies. I didn't mean to cause offense. As it happens, my car has 2 stamps in the book from said fictitious company, and I bought it (partly) on the strength of this company's reputation. My service is due this month and I've booked it into stratstone wilmslow because (for me) there's a sense of peace-of-mind that I get from dealing with a bigger outfit - I find them easier to sue (as I have done previously with large motor industry related companies) if things go wrong. I then see this thread and it's just left me quite surprised. Anyway, let's end this thread with me saying sorry for being flippant/emotional.

[michael gould]

Slarti said:

yeti said:

Inflammatory and ultimately pointless post there Slarti - do you think anyone is posting here with any relish? I would love to be a few thousand quid better off as would Steve - the fact is we were mislead and ripped off in the end, him more than me.

Apologies. I didn't mean to cause offense. As it happens, my car has 2 stamps in the book from said fictitious company, and I bought it (partly) on the strength of this company's reputation. My service is due this month and I've booked it into stratstone wilmslow because (for me) there's a sense of peace-of-mind that I get from dealing with a bigger outfit - I find them easier to sue (as I have done previously with large motor industry related companies) if things go wrong. I then see this thread and it's just left me quite surprised. Anyway, let's end this thread with me saying sorry for being flippant/emotional.

Stratstone Wilmslow have serviced all 3 of my Astons....they have always been honest and helpful and, as mean as I am, their prices are acceptable.....mine is also booked in for a service towards the end of the month

[sukh_m]

Just bought from Stratstone Wilmslow, said they would offer me a substantial discount on my next service through them (which I'd probably do).

Very good customer service imo but then again wouldn't you be nice if someone just bought a car from you?

[yeti]

Slarti said:

Anyway, let's end this thread with me saying sorry for being flippant/emotional.

And me for being touchy

It's not nice to know you've been taken for a fool; neither to have it pointed out, and then have it pointed out you were also one of the 'cheerleaders' that stopped the truth getting out.

A sad state of affairs. FWIW, service stamps in the book I'd still be happy with. An engine rebuild... perhaps less so...

[jonby]

michael gould said:

Stratstone Wilmslow have serviced all 3 of my Astons....they have always been honest and helpful and, as mean as I am, their prices are acceptable.....mine is also booked in for a service towards the end of the month

some (and I accept it is only some) of the premium you have to pay an authorised dealer is in my mind, rightly or wrongly, justified because it's more costly to operate as such than as an independant but in return you will get backed up by the factory if something goes seriously wrong - anyone can go bust and anyone can make a mistake but one assumes the factory won't get involved unless it is one of their authorised dealer but if it is an AD, they can't afford not to sort the mess out as the AD is effectively acting as the voice & face of the factory

if the AD takes advantage by charging ludicrous premiums of course it makes it difficult but as Michael says, I've never found that to be the case with Wilmslow.

[michael gould]

Stratstone's seem to take a pragmatic view on older cars .......they know that they have to be competitive and they are .......Keith the service manager is a charming man and keeps his service department busy with his sensible pricing policy......it's still not cheap but it is competitive .......My car has been serviced every year by a main dealer and that does have a premium value

[Slarti]

michael gould said:

Stratstone's seem to take a pragmatic view on older cars .......they know that they have to be competitive and they are .......Keith the service manager is a charming man and keeps his service department busy with his sensible pricing policy......it's still not cheap but it is competitive .......My car has been serviced every year by a main dealer and that does have a premium value

That's certainly the impression I'm under. Mines a 56 db9v and Keith has actually been quite flexible. Still not cheap mind you, but I guess a little cheaper than list. I'm just hoping they'll take the same care!