PWL Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Normally I'd be tutting under my breath about parasitic ambulance chasers. However, in this case, GIRFU them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrybiy Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 I forgot or couldn't be arsed asking for compensation. I still might though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 mate of mine posted this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 1 hour ago, ICTChris said: mate of mine posted this. My wife was given a 2021 Kia Rio with more hits than The Beatles as a courtesy car.It felt like THE LOANER from The Mask 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 4 hours ago, No_Problemo said: Unfortunately yes - it may have changed since you did it, but I went to apply and it wouldn’t let me! Hopefully at some point there will be a scotland version… Write to them threatening the small claims court if you don't think you would be entitled to more than £5k you can do it yourself, my parents took VW to court. VW appointed some big Edinburgh firm who in turn got a local guy who didn't review the case before the case was in front of the court so it was postponed and in the intervening period they settled, the legal costs must have been far larger that the settlement, and of course you'll be able to see what people have got from the class action guys but if you do it yourself you won't lose 25/30% to the lawyers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 9 hours ago, ICTChris said: mate of mine posted this. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 29 minutes ago, Bert Raccoon said: I literally replied to his tweet with this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 I sympathise. I had to use my wife's Fiat 500 for a couple of weeks recently. I am 6 foot 4 and 19 stone. Eye opening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 That will be me today,I have to drive my wife's Vauxhall Adam 45 miles down to our caravan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 4 hours ago, scottsdad said: I sympathise. I had to use my wife's Fiat 500 for a couple of weeks recently. I am 6 foot 4 and 19 stone. Eye opening. IDK, must be the extra couple of inches (insert Kenneth) cause I had a 500 as a daily driver for a couple of years no problem. However, I was just 5’11” then, although I was also a good 20+ stone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Just now, TxRover said: IDK, must be the extra couple of inches (insert Kenneth) cause I had a 500 as a daily driver for a couple of years no problem. However, I was just 5’11” then, although I was also a good 20+ stone. What height are you now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Just now, scottsdad said: What height are you now? Down about a half inch, and that’s in just the last couple of years…that s**t about shrinking as you age is spot on! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 14 hours ago, scottsdad said: I sympathise. I had to use my wife's Fiat 500 for a couple of weeks recently. I am 6 foot 4 and 19 stone. Eye opening. 'Tinder' thread for this pish......................... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossilYM Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Arnold Clark's father played in the St Roch's 1922 Scottish Junior Cup winning team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Peter Vardy to close their car supermarkets in Glasgow and Dundee: https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2023/08/vardy-closing-showrooms-as-used-car-sales-slump/ They are blaming a lack of stock but a quick look at their website say they have in excess of 500 cars available. I reckon its more likely due to the hikes in interest rates and the (lack of) availability of finance. I reckon when all the recent (3/4 year old) PCP deals start maturing there's going to be a glut of cars coming back to the dealers, a shortage of buyers who are prepared to take them on finance and the recent price inflation reversing quite markedly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2023/10/arnold-clark-family-receives-67m-in-dividends/amp/ I see the family are to get £67M between them this year. Even though the late Mr Clark inspired this thread he ‘only’ took dividends of a few £M each year. Every business is entitled to run at a profit but it strikes me the current custodians are grasping c***s. If you are contemplating buying a car off them, make sure you haggle an appropriate discount or you’ve only got yourself to blame for funding what I’d expect is their inevitably lavish lifestyle. And then there’s the whole other argument about furlough money. Makes Lady Mone of Mayfair look small time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Used to go out with the lassie in the current advert (dark haired one) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven W Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Bought a car from Arnold Clark a couple of weeks ago. Drove it from the dealership to Hampden for Scotland v England game and it broke down on the way (half hour after getting it) there. Managed to get to Hampden, but broke down again on the way home and had to abandon the car on the outskirts of Glasgow overnight - I couldn't believe it! They rescued the car the next day and got it repaired within 48 hours. Its been fine since then, but breaking down half hour after driving away must be some kind of record 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Terrapin Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 On 02/08/2023 at 10:06, alta-pete said: Peter Vardy to close their car supermarkets in Glasgow and Dundee: https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2023/08/vardy-closing-showrooms-as-used-car-sales-slump/ They are blaming a lack of stock but a quick look at their website say they have in excess of 500 cars available. I reckon its more likely due to the hikes in interest rates and the (lack of) availability of finance. I reckon when all the recent (3/4 year old) PCP deals start maturing there's going to be a glut of cars coming back to the dealers, a shortage of buyers who are prepared to take them on finance and the recent price inflation reversing quite markedly. Tried to buy a car from heir Motherwell branch on Monday. Car was advertised as Full Service History but it hadnt had its cambelt changed which should have been done a year previously.I tried to negotiate a discount to factor this in and salesman(a complete p***k) would not budge an inch. He also said the 90 day warranty would cover cambelt failure, which it definitely wouldn't. I walked away and noticed they increased the price by £900 online overnight obviously to then offer a discount to next customer who spotted the error. Fuckers, hope they go to the wall. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 12 hours ago, alta-pete said: https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2023/10/arnold-clark-family-receives-67m-in-dividends/amp/ I see the family are to get £67M between them this year. Even though the late Mr Clark inspired this thread he ‘only’ took dividends of a few £M each year. Every business is entitled to run at a profit but it strikes me the current custodians are grasping c***s. If you are contemplating buying a car off them, make sure you haggle an appropriate discount or you’ve only got yourself to blame for funding what I’d expect is their inevitably lavish lifestyle. And then there’s the whole other argument about furlough money. Makes Lady Mone of Mayfair look small time. There's that many of them, it'll probably just be like a small lottery win each. Except they get it every year. I'm not sure what the furlough fuss is about though. If they had their staff on furlough, are they not entitled to it the same as everyone else? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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