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Retman

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848 posts

187 months

Friday 3rd August 2012
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Promised Mhairi a day out today so took her with me to get the car serviced (very mad or very brave)!; and you know what she had a great day. Driver dropped us off in Derby for quick shop, then we went to Darleys for lunch (highly recommended) then Stratstone came and picked us up. Sal and the team at Stratstone were excellent; without it being mentioned, they spotted the wiper housing was rusty and replaced it with one they had taken off another car and had refurbed foc - only a little thing but probably the reason I am making this post - having said that there are cheaper ways to have a day out!

AMDBSNick

7,215 posts

191 months

Friday 3rd August 2012
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Hagley the same biggrin

Jockman

18,410 posts

189 months

Friday 3rd August 2012
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Great service Andrew - ask them to go over it with a fine tooth comb whilst under warranty and any Dealer should oblige really.

Mhairi and shops should never be joined nono

Retman

Original Poster:

848 posts

187 months

Friday 3rd August 2012
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Jockman said:
Great service Andrew - ask them to go over it with a fine tooth comb whilst under warranty and any Dealer should oblige really.


Mhairi and shops should never be joined nono
Not in warranty but they spotted it and did it all the same foc.

It was fairly painful banghead but one shop had a tv positioned outside the changing rooms showing the Olympic rowing thumbup

mikey k

13,074 posts

245 months

Saturday 4th August 2012
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Darleys has changed since I last went there

max b

267 posts

210 months

Saturday 4th August 2012
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I was there on Thursday for a service on my Roadster and I have to say the service from Sal and his team was excellent. Great on price and both Sal and the tech Andy enthusiasts on the Aston models.

(It's a shame the more local Aston dealer to me in Birmingham didn't seem interested in my custom - their loss laugh )

Neilc123

258 posts

172 months

Saturday 4th August 2012
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Max: I hear your thoughts about the local dealer and their service smile

max b

267 posts

210 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Neil, l'm glad its not just me then, that has experienced the 'joys' of our local dealership then!
If my car wasn't still under warranty it would go to BR. At least Derby is not that far. beer

Neilc123

258 posts

172 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Sadly max there is only one chap at Hagley that I have a lot of time for as he really knows his stuff - shame the same could not be said for the rest. I have found Derby generally very good, but BR are certainly getting a growing reputation!

AMDBSNick

7,215 posts

191 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Max, Neil. How odd. They have been brilliant to meconfused

V8 Animal

6,015 posts

239 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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AMDBSNick said:
Max, Neil. How odd. They have been brilliant to meconfused
Not me

3.1 smile

AMDBSNick

7,215 posts

191 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Perhaps the lesser the cylinders the lesser the service wink

V8 Animal

6,015 posts

239 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Up yours biggrin

Tony V12V

2,465 posts

181 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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AMDBSNick said:
Perhaps the lesser the cylinders the lesser the service wink
yes

AMDBSNick

7,215 posts

191 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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V8 Animal said:
Up yours biggrin
rofl not heard that in years. Made Moose and I cry

Jockman

18,410 posts

189 months

Monday 6th August 2012
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So....we've established so far that.....

This is a Dealer who pleases some people.

This is also a Dealer who doesn't please others.

Intriguing biggrin

max b

267 posts

210 months

Monday 6th August 2012
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Jockman said:
So....we've established so far that.....

This is a Dealer who pleases some people.

This is also a Dealer who doesn't please others.

Intriguing biggrin
Jockman, not so intriguing, this dealer Stratstone Derby aims to please and has 3 happy respondants. The other dealer who Nick is referring to only seems to help people who have more than 8 cylinders laugh