Xela Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 8 hours ago, villa4europe said: I've built a few dealerships, last one was the JLR on the Tyburn Road During the construction we obviously got chatting to them about their business and how JLRs corporate identity is obscenely expensive to build and what kind of kick backs they get for doing it etc etc and the answer was basically next to nothing anymore, there's also nothing crazy in the sales or even used sales Service bays however... £100k per year per bay profit... And that was 10 years ago, that's where the money is for the dealers That monstrosity Talking of Tyburn Road, I've used the Audi Dealership there. Felt like I was there to be fleeced. The service managers and sales advisors all think they are in an episode of the Apprentice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 21 minutes ago, Xela said: That monstrosity Talking of Tyburn Road, I've used the Audi Dealership there. Felt like I was there to be fleeced. The service managers and sales advisors all think they are in an episode of the Apprentice. First one in the world, was definitley an interesting project We built the building but it wasn't an audi dealership, it was mazda from memory, they swapped everything over after about a year JLR as part of their corporate identity has crazy things like no cuts anywhere, the building has to be designed so that the 600 x 600mm floor tiles, ceiling tiles etc are not cut and that's just the tip of the iceberg, we had like 400 variations on the building because they were literally making it up as they went along, out towards Tamworth inside a huge warehouse they had a mock up one to see what worked and what didn't (the tata cladding panels didn't... They're **** garbage, kept buckling) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 26 minutes ago, Xela said: That monstrosity Talking of Tyburn Road, I've used the Audi Dealership there. Felt like I was there to be fleeced. The service managers and sales advisors all think they are in an episode of the Apprentice. Bet you fitted right in there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Xela said: Talking of shit customer service. Had a case of the Ross McCormacks today... the electric gate at our complex wouldn't open. Rang the managing agent. They're a big company (First Port). "We are currently experiencing a high volume of calls..." The standard voice message nowadays. Surprised they didn't mention covid. Our GP's recorded message still does. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 9 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Had this yesterday. Apparently went well but won’t know until my follow up in a couple of weeks. Still got numbness in my arm but they’ve told me it’s going to **** hurt when that’s worn off Yeah it does smart a bit when it wears off, they give you some cocodamol to help? I remember the most annoying bit was being told to keep my hand above my heart at all times to help the healing. At least I got 4 weeks off over Christmas and New Year as I couldn't work as I worked with food. Hope it gets better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 5, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: Yeah it does smart a bit when it wears off, they give you some cocodamol to help? I remember the most annoying bit was being told to keep my hand above my heart at all times to help the healing. At least I got 4 weeks off over Christmas and New Year as I couldn't work as I worked with food. Hope it gets better soon. Yeah cocodamol. The pain is just kicking in to be honest. Was wondering how long it would take! Keeping it elevated is a pain in the arse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Yeah cocodamol. The pain is just kicking in to be honest. Was wondering how long it would take! Keeping it elevated is a pain in the arse Tbh I didn't find the pain lasted that long but they didn't actually bother fixing the bone in mine as it was so close to the tip so may have been less painful. I'd split my finger tip in half on a doughnut machine so they just had to sew the nail bed back on the rest of my finger and let the broken bone 'float' inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted January 5, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 5, 2023 58 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Yeah cocodamol. The pain is just kicking in to be honest. Was wondering how long it would take! Keeping it elevated is a pain in the arse Cocodamol is a great painkiller. It plugs you up though, so eat yer figs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 6, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 6, 2023 10 hours ago, Anthony said: Cocodamol is a great painkiller. It plugs you up though, so eat yer figs! Has anyone told @Xela? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 6, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 6, 2023 On 04/01/2023 at 16:56, foreveryoung said: Mrs car in for service today, wasn't sure how much it would cost and they looked busy this morning, so just asked them to give me a call. They called me 30 minutes ago, replaced the front pads and serviced it, without a call £450 thanks very much. I work in the motor trade, know all the tricks, so have asked where the call was with the costs, an some incumbent said we have just done what it was booked in for?? Gonna be a interesting conversation when I collect tomorrow. Well? How did they worm out of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted January 6, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 6, 2023 11 minutes ago, BOF said: Well? How did they worm out of it? Threw in a goldfish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 35 minutes ago, BOF said: Well? How did they worm out of it? I bottled it really, they gave me the 'we saw the child seat in the car and just took it you would have the brakes done as its safety related". An they just apologised for not calling me with the costs. I just said I would have appreciated a call, they gave me 10% off which I just accepted, an it was a young girl so didn't wanna kick off on her. If it was a arrogant **** I guess I would gave took it further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 6, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 6, 2023 5 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: I bottled it really, they gave me the 'we saw the child seat in the car and just took it you would have the brakes done as its safety related". An they just apologised for not calling me with the costs. I just said I would have appreciated a call, they gave me 10% off which I just accepted, an it was a young girl so didn't wanna kick off on her. If it was a arrogant **** I guess I would gave took it further. You're going soft on us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sidcow Posted January 6, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 6, 2023 That the Christmas Thread is closed when I want a rant about the idiots with their lights still up, or all of the Christmas stuff we've still got that we shouldn't have bought in the first place that hasn't been used or that I found some Christmas stuff about the place that should now be in a box in the loft or that it's going to rain all weekend so I probably won't take the outside lights down. Oh wait.... This is a good thread to moan about that shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted January 6, 2023 Administrator Share Posted January 6, 2023 21 minutes ago, sidcow said: That the Christmas Thread is closed when I want a rant about the idiots with their lights still up, or all of the Christmas stuff we've still got that we shouldn't have bought in the first place that hasn't been used or that I found some Christmas stuff about the place that should now be in a box in the loft or that it's going to rain all weekend so I probably won't take the outside lights down. Oh wait.... This is a good thread to moan about that shit! If only there wasn't a worldwide shortage of new threads, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 6, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 6, 2023 14 minutes ago, limpid said: If only there wasn't a worldwide shortage of new threads, Tory austerity cuts biting again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted January 6, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 6, 2023 39 minutes ago, sidcow said: That the Christmas Thread is closed when I want a rant about the idiots with their lights still up, or all of the Christmas stuff we've still got that we shouldn't have bought in the first place that hasn't been used or that I found some Christmas stuff about the place that should now be in a box in the loft or that it's going to rain all weekend so I probably won't take the outside lights down. Oh wait.... This is a good thread to moan about that shit! Must drive you mad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 7, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2023 8 hours ago, sidcow said: That the Christmas Thread is closed when I want a rant about the idiots with their lights still up, or all of the Christmas stuff we've still got that we shouldn't have bought in the first place that hasn't been used or that I found some Christmas stuff about the place that should now be in a box in the loft or that it's going to rain all weekend so I probably won't take the outside lights down. Oh wait.... This is a good thread to moan about that shit! Traditionally Christmas decorations went up just before Christmas and stayed up for the 12 days of Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted January 7, 2023 Administrator Share Posted January 7, 2023 5 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Traditionally Christmas decorations went up just before Christmas and stayed up for the 12 days of Christmas Traditionally there were no Christmas decorations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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