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Hi, still looking for my ideal car, so whats everyones opinion on Adrian Blyth in Grayshot. I have seen 1 or 2 cars that I am interested in there but would like to know what you guys think of them? do they have a good name? It's the first time I have bought an elise so would like to get it from a dealer as it will give me more back up.
All coments welcome please.
All coments welcome please.
Hi Griphot, I actually bought an Elise from them last week (I have to wait till 28th April to pick it up but thats my choice). They are very good, Peter at Adrian Blyth was very helpful no pressure and honest approach. They sort out an inspection and they give you 6 month warrenty as part of the deal. This gave me a lot of confidence in buying from them. I would definately pop down and see for yourself but so far I have nothing but a good word to say about them.
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Good, but don't think you're necessarily going to get a better deal from a dealer on a car that is not brand new and does not come with a Lotus factory warranty.
A mate of mine bought an S2 from a dealer and is having big problems getting a suspected HGF problem sorted out via them.
A good private sale, checked out by a specialist, and your own AA parts & labour cover (£50ish per year) will be just as good a bet.
A mate of mine bought an S2 from a dealer and is having big problems getting a suspected HGF problem sorted out via them.
A good private sale, checked out by a specialist, and your own AA parts & labour cover (£50ish per year) will be just as good a bet.
Bought my S2 from them just over a year ago. Superb service and car was prepared to an excellent standard. I know buying from a dealer you expect to have it well prepared but it really was outstanding and don't think its been as clean since!!
Really enthusiastic people who know their stuff. I even had to claim on the warranty for a new alternator - No quibbles and cheque was in my hand 3 days after sending them the invoice.
Can't recommend then enough and I found them much better than my nearest main dealer.
matt
Really enthusiastic people who know their stuff. I even had to claim on the warranty for a new alternator - No quibbles and cheque was in my hand 3 days after sending them the invoice.
Can't recommend then enough and I found them much better than my nearest main dealer.
matt
[Mod edit;] Stuart unfortunately I have to remove most of your post as it falls foul of our naming and shaming policy. Please feel free to post your thoughts, but ensure they remain within the rules, available to your left on the post message box.[/mod edit]
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...Only my opinion, but I certainly would NOT use or recommend them!!!
>> Edited by TonyHetherington on Wednesday 12th April 09:08
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...Only my opinion, but I certainly would NOT use or recommend them!!!
>> Edited by TonyHetherington on Wednesday 12th April 09:08
Hi,
Bought my S1 from them in September, really good service and a decent warranty that I have claimed on with no problems.
I think it comes down to confidence, when I bought my first lotus I wanted a bit of hand holding and a bit of a safety net (and I paid for it too!). Next time I'll be confident enough to go it alone, specialist check and get AA P&L.
J
Bought my S1 from them in September, really good service and a decent warranty that I have claimed on with no problems.
I think it comes down to confidence, when I bought my first lotus I wanted a bit of hand holding and a bit of a safety net (and I paid for it too!). Next time I'll be confident enough to go it alone, specialist check and get AA P&L.
J
I 'ALMOST' bought a car from them. The dealings I had with them were very professional and certainly I would go back to them when looking for a future car. The only reason that I did not buy from them was that we could not agree on a price (no bad thing, just life!) but, like I say, I would definitely go back there that's for sure.
Tony
Tony
Adrian and I really appreciate the endorsements, we've always strived for that enthusiasm allied to customer empathy in our business ethic and that appears to come through in your posts... although reluctantly, I am only too aware, that we can never please all of the people all of the time! 
Constructive feedback on how we may improve our service to customers is always welcomed.
apprentice
Constructive feedback on how we may improve our service to customers is always welcomed.
apprentice
Lotustuart said:
[Mod edit;] Stuart unfortunately I have to remove most of your post as it falls foul of our naming and shaming policy. Please feel free to post your thoughts, but ensure they remain within the rules, available to your left on the post message box.[/mod edit]
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...Only my opinion, but I certainly would NOT use or recommend them!!!
>> Edited by TonyHetherington on Wednesday 12th April 09:08
Didn't see this original post, but why are all the good comments allowed but not any bad, surely a balanced approach would be better, or no opinions at all..?
It's a very fair question, Bob. PH, in the past, has had problems with so called 'naming and shaming'. Namely, accusations (be they unfounded or not) against companies.
The comments I removed above were not because they were negative to the company, but because they accussed the company in question of doing (or rather not doing) something; whether it is true or not is not our place to judge. As such, I removed the comments which said "XYZ did ABC" but wanted to maintain the deserved balance to the thread by keeping in the 'feeling' of the post - hence why I wrote "and LotuStuarts' post ended...." etc.
I stress again - everyone is entitled to cast their opinion (I don't like XYZ because I don't like the taste of their food), but not make accusations (I don't like XYZ because they use dog meat in their food).
Please have a quick read of The Rules to understand PH's position on this.
I trust that makes sense - to everyone concerned. If you have more questions please feel free to e-mail me via my profile.
Tony
The comments I removed above were not because they were negative to the company, but because they accussed the company in question of doing (or rather not doing) something; whether it is true or not is not our place to judge. As such, I removed the comments which said "XYZ did ABC" but wanted to maintain the deserved balance to the thread by keeping in the 'feeling' of the post - hence why I wrote "and LotuStuarts' post ended...." etc.
I stress again - everyone is entitled to cast their opinion (I don't like XYZ because I don't like the taste of their food), but not make accusations (I don't like XYZ because they use dog meat in their food).
Please have a quick read of The Rules to understand PH's position on this.
I trust that makes sense - to everyone concerned. If you have more questions please feel free to e-mail me via my profile.
Tony
bob_defly said:
Didn't see this original post, but why are all the good comments allowed but not any bad, surely a balanced approach would be better, or no opinions at all..?
Bob, in a perfect world I'd agree unfortunately the practicalities of it differ. I've explained my rational here
Tinkerbell said:
Well you can find me that Yellow 135R for starters
I'm guessing you've already looked, but just in case, there is one listed on the lotuscars.co.uk used car search up in Bristol. Don't know if the dealer still has it though.
Yep, a little too far for me to travel to go and look, plus I feel the price is optimistic in the current market. Thanks for the note tho.
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