Favourite Dealer?
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Golden Boy

Original Poster:

86 posts

264 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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Happen to notice on the Sleepyfish website mention of a favourite dealer. Which got me thinking. Other manufacturers have dealer satisfaction surveys to nominate a dealer of the year, has one ever been done for TVR dealers?

So how about it? a PH vote for your favourite TVR dealer...

chris watton

22,547 posts

289 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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When I find one, I'll gladly put it on here, in my 3 years of TVR ownership, the only constant has been disappointment with the few I have tried with the car coming back looking the worse for wear, despite spending a small fortune in keeping it looking like new!, although TVR Power did a great job of fitting my sports exhaust!

UKBob

16,277 posts

294 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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Dont most people rate silverstone very highly?

tvrbob

11,197 posts

284 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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Hexham Horseless Carriages. Being oop north they don't get much press but they rate highly in my book having tried others. Very respectful and attentive.

apache

39,731 posts

313 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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Skanky Bob at number 36

gazzab

21,631 posts

311 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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Wonder how long this thread will survive.
come on - regardless of naming and shaming isnt this totally subjective and why am I wasting time even typing this r

Golden Boy

Original Poster:

86 posts

264 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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OK thats a start.

Silverstone 1
Hexham Horseless Carriages 1 (great name!)
TVR Power 1

Might have to introduce catagories, service only (TVR Power), official Sales and Service and independent (and maybe silliest name...)

TheHobbit

1,189 posts

280 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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Peninsula.
Never had a problem with them, and they always make us feel welcome, and we always come away feeling the bill was fair for the amount done, even if its a lot! They put up with all our newbie questions when we got our Chim too.

mrs fish

30,018 posts

287 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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tvrbob said:
Hexham Horseless Carriages. Being oop north they don't get much press but they rate highly in my book having tried others. Very respectful and attentive.



So good we used to take our Tivs from Derby up there for servicing

sacha

509 posts

283 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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I rate Gatwick TVR very very highly, I could name and shame so other but i wont (takes alot of restraint not to say anything......).

Gatwick for me seem to alway go the extra mile and especially with me living abroad, they are always on hand to help me over the phone when problem arise (which to say have been few).

My vote, Gatwick!

groucho

12,134 posts

275 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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Couldn't say, but it certainly keeps me up all night.

ChelseaTractor

761 posts

268 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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Ooooh I looooovvvveee Dream Machines!!!!!

Tony, Ben, James, Terry they're all great blokes.
The service is second to none.
Free coffee and banter.
My car comes back spotless after visiting them.
They're all good looking chaps too (in an apreciation kinda way)!














Now Ben, about the cost of my new
Saggy.................

Mr Freefall

2,323 posts

287 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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I'd Vote for Castle TVR, and TVR Centre. Over the past 3 years they have been just 1st class. I have bought cars from both and, and had servcing from both, and I cannot fault them

Mr F

Mustang Baz

1,653 posts

263 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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Racing Green would have to be included; always made me welcome when I was nosing around looking at cars, and have continued to assist with guidance since I have purchased (car not from them either). Silverstone were also excellent when I was looking around - Steve/Matt top chaps.

the pits

4,290 posts

269 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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Like Sacha I'm voting Gatwick TVR. Top chaps. They let me have two goes in their Sagaris even though I'd already bought one.

They're also the easiest to get to from London, using the Gatwick Express.

DJC

23,563 posts

265 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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Dream Machines have been cracking to me.

mccee

4 posts

257 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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Well i'd have to say TVR Mads (www.tvr-mads.co.uk). But there again i'm biased

A very genuine person, James treats each and every car like his own, just wish they sold TVR's over in Dubai... Hey ho, happy memories.

All the very best Birks, be happy.....




tvrbob

11,197 posts

284 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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Are people here just posting that their local dealer is good.

Surely the mark of a good dealer is one that people travel hours to get to whilst bypassing nearer dealers. And you'd have to have experienced more than a couple before being in a position to judge.

jimothy

5,151 posts

266 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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tvrbob said:
Are people here just posting that their local dealer is good.

Surely the mark of a good dealer is one that people travel hours to get to whilst bypassing nearer dealers. And you'd have to have experienced more than a couple before being in a position to judge.


Or perhaps there are a lot of good TVR dealers. I can imagine a bad one would get a reputation very quickly and go out of business.

My favs are Fernies (where I bought mine) and Racing Green (my local), bith very friendly, very knowledgable and both do good work.

tvrbob

11,197 posts

284 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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jimothy said:

I can imagine a bad one would get a reputation very quickly and go out of business.
Yes there are bad ones. Very very bad ones but we must not name them because the law protects the guilty.