New Dealer?

[Spranglebolt]

Thanes Valley types have had a servicing prob for some time, due to closure of a dealer group in Slough, Amersham and High Wycombe. For me it meant trekking to Bracknell.

I note, however, from one of those sponsorship signs on a roundabout, that there's a new co in Maidenhead bearing the name BERKSHIRE TOYOTA (it's googlable). Apparently sanctioned by Toyota although it doesn't yet appear on their list. Haven't yet visited so I don't know if it offers the full range of services.

[bothwell_buyer]

Theres a reputable guy in Cheshire/Wales border who services yer car for the price of a pie.

[Red diesel]

Hopefully the Thames valley servicing issues (lack of dealer in area) is now resolved

However ive been thinking about the whole main dealer thing lately - and believe that this kind of thing will become more common across all manufacturers unless reliability issues with modern cars (of all makes) are addressed.

The problem i see - is that with diesels especially - owners are being landed with massive bills that manufacturers are slow to cover the cost of - and that are too fequent and costly for a dealer to absorb.

I mean if youve got a customer being forced to Shell out say 3 grand on repairs after only 3 or 4 years old - its not very likely that the customer will come back to that manufacturer or dealer again . This is not good for a business obviously.

Something the manufacturers are going to have to be more proactive in dealing with from where im sitting

Red diesel