New Official Skoda Parts and Service Centre in Wigan

[Wardy]

I'm probably going to book in with Alex Lawrie in Liverpool Caz - I need an annual doing at the start of March.

That's the only place (relatively) nearby that I've heard consistantly good things about.

Steve

[PussCat]

Originally Posted by Wardy

I'm probably going to book in with Alex Lawrie in Liverpool Caz - I need an annual doing at the start of March.

That's the only place (relatively) nearby that I've heard consistantly good things about.

Steve

Ta Steve.... looks like I'm off for a trip to Bootle then! (think that's where it is?) tbh I was prolly gonna go there if noone said anything - the IS manager at work got her Octy vRS from there and she said they treated her well!!

[ColinD]

This is a great shame, the chaps in Warrington always had time to talk and serve; although the dealership was right opposite the VW place (an advantage imho) but was always empty.

It's never good to be in that limbo land. Hope it comes good for you and everyone else, never had any faults or complaints with the work done.

@Caz, Or you could try Mitchells near cheshire oaks, good reason for a quick shop too

[PussCat]

hmmm..... spoken to Alex Lawrie now, heading over there this afternoon!

A bit OT, but just found out my IS Manager ordered herself an Octy 2 vRS from Alex Lawrie on Saturday... grrrr envious

Only colour she could get was Race Blue.....

[skudupnorth]

Update on Gorners..it's all gone ! Place shut down 3pm today,everyone except a skeleton staff have been made redundant.

[steviec]

I yesterday found a nice Skoda Dealers in Bolton a place called Parkside Garage, only found it by accident was on my way to Newcastle when a piece of my front grill came off and up the windscreen just on the M60/M602 interchange. Anyway pulled off looked up my nearest Skoda Dealers on my TomTom Go and headed for Parkside, very friendly place, nice people the old style dealership no chrome & mirrors.

Anyway was back there today for them to fit my new Grill at my cost. Plus to replace the top centre dash storage unit the one above the centre air vents as the chrome strip has flaked off, but this was under warranty. Booked an appointment for 14:00 today and they did it whilst I waited, great job just over an hour and a half from arrival to departure and they only charged me £20 labour.

Well impressed with them, will be booking my next service there.

Oh and they have a very nice Black VRS sat in the Showroom with £1K off RRP as the onscreen price. Was tempted.

[MeatballTurbo]

Originally Posted by skudupnorth

Update on Gorners..it's all gone ! Place shut down 3pm today,everyone except a skeleton staff have been made redundant.

Steve. get an email off ASAP.

Robin Dix
Stratstone Saab Manchester
Water Street

Manchester
M3 4JW
0161 8326566
manchestersaab@stratstone.com

They want a Service team leader.
They aren't bad motors to work on you know.

[looking_to_buy]

Originally Posted by steviec

pulled off looked up my nearest Skoda Dealers on my TomTom Go ....

would love a Skoda dealership POI for TomTom - is this what you have? where did you get it from if so??

gutted about Gorners by the way - really good garage and when in Warrington, were just around the corner... always helpful and the guy I bought my current car off was really helpful and not pushy at all (the way all sales people should be) - can't remember his name...

[DGW]

Originally Posted by looking_to_buy

would love a Skoda dealership POI for TomTom - is this what you have? where did you get it from if so??

Would you believe it is available here in this thread!

[looking_to_buy]

haha so it is thanks for that

[skudupnorth]

Good team at Parkside,i should know as i did 6 years there ! Just got new job at Claybank so lets see if they are any good to you lot now i'm in Must admit to being a bit aprehensive after all the bad press and i was seriously temted to bin the motor trade altogether after the Gorners loss.

[MeatballTurbo]

Originally Posted by skudupnorth

Good team at Parkside,i should know as i did 6 years there ! Just got new job at Claybank so lets see if they are any good to you lot now i'm in Must admit to being a bit aprehensive after all the bad press and i was seriously temted to bin the motor trade altogether after the Gorners loss.

You'll just need to kick **** in the sales dept to make sure they are upto your standard.

[skudupnorth]

Originally Posted by MeatballTurbo

You'll just need to kick **** in the sales dept to make sure they are upto your standard.

Salesmen are all the same in the eyes of the real workers in the motor trade...you just wipe them off your feet !!!!

[Ants]

Originally Posted by skudupnorth

Salesmen are all the same in the eyes of the real workers in the motor trade...you just wipe them off your feet !!!!

If we didn't sell cars you wouldn't have them to fix and service!!!!! We own you!!!!!!

[MeatballTurbo]

You know, the salemen at ours place try the old "We pay your wages" crap too.
Except now, I've turned it. When ever they start spouting off about technical or engineering not doing what they want, I have two answers
1) "We do what you ask for, sometimes that isn't what you want"
2) "Oi, We make what pays your wages".
Both have been known to shut thm up for at least 3 seconds.

[skudupnorth]

Originally Posted by WRC_Ant

If we didn't sell cars you wouldn't have them to fix and service!!!!! We own you!!!!!!

After sales always makes the money ! ......but thanks for the head start !!!!!!

[chris1978]

tried to get my car repaired - temp sensor fault and throttle body carboned up so rang gorners and got put through to the liquidators so pity anyone who bought a 55plate or younger car so i went to IMG Seat in warrington they were polite and fast to repair car price wasn't to bad either

[skudupnorth]

Originally Posted by chris1978

tried to get my car repaired - temp sensor fault and throttle body carboned up so rang gorners and got put through to the liquidators so pity anyone who bought a 55plate or younger car so i went to IMG Seat in warrington they were polite and fast to repair car price wasn't to bad either

It does not matter where and when you bought a car, off Gorners or any dealer,if you have a problem and the car is under warranty you can to any dealer of your choice to get it sorted.The only down side if you are an owner in the Manchester area is the shortage of dealers and timescale to book cars in.I now work at Claybank in Eccles and we are over-stretched with service,sales and warranty work....i'm knackarded !

[chris1978]

thats good to know thanks, just when you start to trust a dealer and recomend them to friends they go and pull a trick like going belly up.

[skudupnorth]

Originally Posted by chris1978

thats good to know thanks, just when you start to trust a dealer and recomend them to friends they go and pull a trick like going belly up.

Tell me about it,i actually enjoyed working for Gorners and still find hard to believe it's gone.The whole set-up was good and all the lads (and lasses) were a good team at both Warrington & Ashton in Makerfield branches,i feel like i have lost a family.Some of the team are still out of work which must be hard,i was "lucky" getting a job straight away,but it is not as well set up as Gorners,but on the flip side,it's paying the bills.