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Delivery Delayed - rsk21 - 02-12-2011 11:11pm
It's Stratstone . Sadly the UK's largest (by number of showrooms) LR dealer.
Yes they have financial woes. Parent company is Pendragon group, the UK's largest dealer group. Google is your friend, their struggles with financial distress are well documented but the headlines are a recent rights issue, approx £400m of debt which mostly matures in 2014 and a £50m cost reduction programme underway. It's no wonder they are watching every penny.
RE: Delivery Delayed - Evo-king - 02-12-2011 11:44pm
Gordon Bennett, can I swap dealers.
Mark I have an inkling that your collection/handover is going to be the fastest in LR history, I'm guessing 5 minutes.
RE: Delivery Delayed - cjfp - 02-12-2011 11:51pm
(02-12-2011 11:11pm)rsk21 Wrote: Yes they have financial woes.
"Allegedly"
Delivery Delayed - rsk21 - 02-12-2011 11:52pm
I don't think it needs that caveat CJ, it's all a matter of public record.
RE: Delivery Delayed - mark_n - 03-12-2011 12:02am
To be fair, the salesman had the guts to phone me with the news and must have been expecting a roasting because he already knows I'm on the bad tempered side of irascible when a SNAFU occurs. Partly because I was half way up a mountain with others in ear-shot, I was reasonably laid back about it. He came on all gooey-gooey about how good the colour combo looks and is confident it will happen on Wednesday.
RE: Delivery Delayed - Evo-king - 03-12-2011 12:07am
Might do a drive past on Wed to see if it is prepped for delivery.
RE: Delivery Delayed - mark_n - 03-12-2011 12:13am
Apparently, it's on the dealer frontage until Tuesday, so if you want to inscribe your initials... (also a joke...)
RE: Delivery Delayed - Evo-king - 03-12-2011 12:17am
I was going into there tomorrow to discuss the Dynamic change of order, but unfortunately my wife is going in the Winfield for an op so might not, pity as I'd like to see the Dynamic again, did you go for Sparkles or Shadow Lines?
RE: Delivery Delayed - cjfp - 03-12-2011 12:34am
(02-12-2011 11:52pm)rsk21 Wrote: I don't think it needs that caveat CJ, it's all a matter of public record.
No worries, just covering (in case!)
RE: Delivery Delayed - mark_n - 03-12-2011 07:09am
Just the standard Sparkles (Type 6). I did think of the Shadows but think they will look perpetually in need of a clean but will also be more difficult to refurbish if they get scuffed.