Superbike Factory - Donnington
Discussion
bbob said:
I went the other day and was very impressed with the setup and quantity of bikes on offer. I also thought the scanning for a price was a bit odd and tedious but I guess it allows them to quickly adjust the prices on the slow sellers and/or to remain competitive.
Completely Motorbikes (competitor to super bike factory) also do the scanny thing.If the machine isn't working it wouldn't kill them to have a kettle on the go, there were enough staff wandering about.
I can see how it's easier for them to have a scanner rather than a price but it may well have lost them a sale as I buy on primary on price and I'm not scanning 600 bikes
I admit I'm probably not their target audience, who buys what they want on the monthlies and doesn't even look at the price
I can see how it's easier for them to have a scanner rather than a price but it may well have lost them a sale as I buy on primary on price and I'm not scanning 600 bikes
I admit I'm probably not their target audience, who buys what they want on the monthlies and doesn't even look at the price
The scanning thing works great at completely motorbikes. Much prefer it.
Means you can keep the tabs open for easy comparison later.
Is the quality good in there because their other branch generally is dog rough to average....unless the bike is only a year or two.
Sell first then prep later method doesn't sit well with me to be honest.
Means you can keep the tabs open for easy comparison later.
Is the quality good in there because their other branch generally is dog rough to average....unless the bike is only a year or two.
Sell first then prep later method doesn't sit well with me to be honest.
Alex-e88m5 said:
Is the quality good in there because their other branch generally is dog rough to average....unless the bike is only a year or two.
Sell first then prep later method doesn't sit well with me to be honest.
I haven't been to Macclesfield but heard others say similar - I didn't examine many closely but I'd say that they seemed to be prepped & ready to go - many had new tyres etcSell first then prep later method doesn't sit well with me to be honest.
Being a lazy 
and living local I popped in on Tuesday for a sniff around after finishing work early. Hell of a business model. The costs including staff must be massive. I cannot get my head round how they get the stock, its the biggest showroom I have ever been in.
I may be wrong but I guess there business model relies on massive credit broker fees or they could actually be brokers.
Not for the cash buyers but money to be made from the desperate .
and living local I popped in on Tuesday for a sniff around after finishing work early. Hell of a business model. The costs including staff must be massive. I cannot get my head round how they get the stock, its the biggest showroom I have ever been in. I may be wrong but I guess there business model relies on massive credit broker fees or they could actually be brokers.
Not for the cash buyers but money to be made from the desperate .
KTMsm said:
That works if you know what you want but you can't even browse at say £3-6k bikes - it's in thousand pound bands
Can't you do it that way on autotrader? Set the postcode for the shop, 1 mile radius.Edit: No you can't, but it wouldn't surprise if that does work some time when they've sorted the stock
Edited by Krikkit on Friday 27th August 21:16
The monthly figure shown must change based on a price amendment though. Its blatantly just to entice people into the finance.
I went there yesterday... Asked if I could sit on some bikes and the guy at the door said go for it. 5 mins later there's a recorded announcement reminding people not to sit on the bikes.
I went there yesterday... Asked if I could sit on some bikes and the guy at the door said go for it. 5 mins later there's a recorded announcement reminding people not to sit on the bikes.
lukeyman said:
I went there yesterday... Asked if I could sit on some bikes and the guy at the door said go for it. 5 mins later there's a recorded announcement reminding people not to sit on the bikes.
Yes another guy and myself sat on a few with none of the staff saying anything for 20 minutes, then the announcement said not to even touch bikes TT1138 said:
So a bike showroom that doesn’t display prices and won’t let you sit on bikes. What’s the point?
I had a similar experience when shopping at completely motorbikes, I was fairly convinced I wanted a Tracer 900 GT, but wanted to have a look at one first. After sitting on the bike I got the please don't (because Covid, so it might have changed), and definitely no chance of a test ride without paying a non-refundable deposit. While waiting for another tracer 900 to be available relatively locally, on a whim I visited a KTM dealer to look at a 1290 super adventure, they didn't have a concern giving me a test ride, and I put the deposit down as soon as I was back at the dealer.
Max5476 said:
I had a similar experience when shopping at completely motorbikes, I was fairly convinced I wanted a Tracer 900 GT, but wanted to have a look at one first. After sitting on the bike I got the please don't (because Covid, so it might have changed), and definitely no chance of a test ride without paying a non-refundable deposit.
Non refundable deposit - before a test ride, that's ridiculousMax5476 said:
TT1138 said:
So a bike showroom that doesn’t display prices and won’t let you sit on bikes. What’s the point?
I had a similar experience when shopping at completely motorbikes, I was fairly convinced I wanted a Tracer 900 GT, but wanted to have a look at one first. After sitting on the bike I got the please don't (because Covid, so it might have changed), and definitely no chance of a test ride without paying a non-refundable deposit. While waiting for another tracer 900 to be available relatively locally, on a whim I visited a KTM dealer to look at a 1290 super adventure, they didn't have a concern giving me a test ride, and I put the deposit down as soon as I was back at the dealer.
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