Here's what I saw today, mark 3 (don't quote pictures, 24h ban!)

extra-ordinary_ · 20-08-2020 12:03am

Marcinek_55 wrote: »

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https://i.imgur.com/nhHgVw3.jpg

Touchscreen...what a disaster

Vicxas · 20-08-2020 1:27pm

Odd question, but do the Porsche people mind you coming in to the showroom and and having a look/cry at the cars?

jozi · 20-08-2020 1:35pm

Vicxas wrote: »

Odd question, but do the Porsche people mind you coming in to the showroom and and having a look/cry at the cars?

Was there recently, they greeted me and I mentioned I'm just having a browse, no issue whatsoever. It's it any different at other dealers?

Vicxas · 20-08-2020 1:52pm

I was only wondering as they're very expensive cars and wasnt sure if they'd have a bee in their bonnet about it

tossy · 20-08-2020 2:18pm

Vicxas wrote: »

Odd question, but do the Porsche people mind you coming in to the showroom and and having a look/cry at the cars?

Porsche are actively encouraged to be open to this by HQ especially to parents with young kids, their thinking is they are all potential customers of the future.

lassykk · 20-08-2020 2:27pm

jozi wrote: »

Was there recently, they greeted me and I mentioned I'm just having a browse, no issue whatsoever. It's it any different at other dealers?

The jaguar dealership in Waterford certainly isn't welcoming unless you look a certain way. I went in when I was getting my new car and drove in my old 407 coupe, which albeit immaculate was worth less than €1k and they would barely talk to me let alone let me test an XF. The Mercedes and BMW garage had no such issues so I guess its dealer/sales person specific.

cadaliac · 20-08-2020 2:33pm

lassykk wrote: »

The jaguar dealership in Waterford certainly isn't welcoming unless you look a certain way. I went in when I was getting my new car and drove in my old 407 coupe, which albeit immaculate was worth less than €1k and they would barely talk to me let alone let me test an XF. The Mercedes and BMW garage had no such issues so I guess its dealer/sales person specific.

Any good salesman can see well past any of that. It used to be the well dressed well heeled people who had the money. Now, track suits and tatted up have as much money as anyone else.
Dumb sales people are left behind.

lassykk · 20-08-2020 3:38pm

cadaliac wrote: »

Any good salesman can see well past any of that. It used to be the well dressed well heeled people who had the money. Now, track suits and tatted up have as much money as anyone else.
Dumb sales people are left behind.

Lol, I've no tattoos but I did rock up in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt and not a full suit. It's strange as a private dealer let me out on my own in a Jaguar XK in Dublin after rocking up in the same car!

vintagevrs · 20-08-2020 5:50pm

First 2mins of this he talks about Porsche dealerships and their open door thinking as Tossy mentioned above.

Muppet Man · 20-08-2020 7:41pm

I’m gonna test that on the weekend and walk in there with a 99 in one hand and a cappuccino in the other.

Marcinek_55 · 20-08-2020 11:35pm

I found Porsche Centre Dublin very friendly. I was mailing them before and got really fast and professional answer. They were nice to me even thought I only came in with Lexus and not a Porsche. BMW dealers were nice to me as well. Worse service I got in Ireland was Mercedes showrooms and I was coming with two different Mercedes at that time. Thought they would be nicer to someone who drive their car but was wrong.

But worse service I ever experience was Ferrari in Switzerland. They just wanted to kick me out. Charles Hurst in Belfast are fine same like Ferrari in London but i felt really bad in Switzerland dealer.

Ta ceist agam · 21-08-2020 5:36am

It's so true what a poster stated that everyone is a potential customer.

As a 10 year old child I wrote to Lexus, BMW, Audi, Mercedes to ask for a complimentary emblem badge as I collect them as a child, being quite honest.

Whie it was a cheeky request and all the marquee distributors did reply they did guide me to local dealerships to buy their emblem, Lexus Ireland were the only marquee to reply with a complimentary emblem badge that I still have today.......and guess what car I drive today....a Lexus (albeit a 2and hand one lol)

MetzgerMeister · 21-08-2020 9:57am

I was in Morrisons about 2 years ago getting a service when I asked if I could take an M4 for a spin. I said a few times that I had neither the money nor the interest in buying it but they still treated me as though I was a wealthy customer set on buying it.

Bad(ish) experience was in Mazda, Nenagh. They had a rotary engine with a crank handle on the back on display the first time I went there. The second time I was there it was in dumped out the back (and broken) so I asked if I could have it. Sure said the parts guy.....give us €290 and you can take it away.

James Bond Junior · 21-08-2020 10:13am

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I was in Morrisons about 2 years ago getting a service when I asked if I could take an M4 for a spin. I said a few times that I had neither the money nor the interest in buying it but they still treated me as though I was a wealthy customer set on buying it.

Bad(ish) experience was in Mazda, Nenagh. They had a rotary engine with a crank handle on the back on display the first time I went there. The second time I was there it was in dumped out the back (and broken) so I asked if I could have it. Sure said the parts guy.....give us €290 and you can take it away.

Similar experience with Aherns in Tralee. Every customer is a potential and they treat you like royalty. Nearly always throw me a model or something from the lifestyle range when I am in. We had 2 cars from there and several more in the extended family.

Keary's of Cork were totally disinterested. Drove in back in 2012 in a 4 year old E90 to look at a 4 year old 1 series and they wouldn't let me drive it, told me it needed a part and when I spoke to the parts guy he told me that was rubbish. Same when a relative drove in in a 2 year old A8 to enquire about something similar new and they didn't even leave the showroom to come greet them.