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Yeah - it's weird that they got that. The reason Ferrari of
Atlanta gave up the Aston dealership was that Aston was requiring them to build
a stand-alone building with their corporate design and the FoA team said that it
would take a ridiculous amount of time to pay back the cost of the building that
was required.
So Aston gave it to Motorcars of GA but I've see no evidence
that that group is having to build another building. Seems like if they weren't
going to require that they would've left the dealership with the established
group. Interesting politics somewhere, I'm sure.
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Charles G Perry IV, DMC-E
Vice-President, Engineering
Carolina Sound Communications – MuzaK
7630 Southrail Road, BLDG B
N. Charleston, SC 29420
(843) 571-4488 x1005
www.carolina-sound.com
Boy they have the Astons though!
On 8/24/12 1:27 PM, Charles Perry wrote:
You must be talking about the old one over on the
Tucker side of town. The new one is near Roswell.
Motorcars is there and appears healthy, although I
have no idea how since I've never seen anyone there but myself and the staff
and as I mentioned, those two groups appear to be oil & water.
They've also never had anything more interesting than a Gallardo there when I
visit.
--
charles
Lambo
Dealer in ATL folded
Clyde
From: Erik Nielsen [mailto:judge4re [at] gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 12:42 PM
To:
Clyde
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] McLaren
vs. Ferrari dealers
End of the day they're all just cars and it's still your
money, proceed only if both parties are happy.
Been in the design and production side for more than 10
years now, I know why there are so few "car guys" left in the industry, most
people in the business start hating all of them after a while, but it is what
they are good at from a money making stand point.
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Doug and Terri Anderson
<dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:
The
Auto Gallery – Woodland Hills, CA, threw a huge free, as in FREE, diagnostic
tech session. Bring your Ferrari – meet the tech – toss the car on the
lift and take about an hour going thru your cars good, the bad and the
ugly. In between, gnosh down on a fine catered Italian lunch (no Cost Co
sandwiches here folks) and chat up our cars over an espresso. And yes –
here is a small vile of touch up paint for your car mixed per VIN – and, um,
that was in the huge red with Cavallino Ramparte on the side goodie
bag.
Nice
day had by all.
DOUG
Contrast
that to a Beverly Hills Porsche who, just last Saturday, refused to abide by
USAA’s Car Buyer Service guide line AFTER I got down to their store for my
appointment – the old bait and switch. Letter went to USAA CEO Robles on
that one which raised the roof – outcome? It may change BHP’s business
tactics but only after it changes the color of the owners eyes.
Alas.
From: Charles Perry
[mailto:charles [at] carolina-sound.com]
Sent:
Friday, August 24, 2012 9:01 AM
To: DOUG
Cc: The
FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] McLaren vs. Ferrari
dealers
It is
amazing how each dealership develops personalities - not necessarily marque by
marque but dealer by dealer.
I've
never considered buying a new Mercedes, Porsche, Infiniti, Jaguar or
Maserati in Charleston because the dealership group that owns all of those
here was so incredibly rude to me when I was Porsche shopping in my late
twenties that I vowed never to support them. Even a letter to them from PCNA
after I complained wasn't enough to fix the issues of the
time.
In
contrast, my two local Ferrari dealerships, Ferrari of Atlanta and Foreign
Cars Italia couldn't be more friendly and accomodating and they support club
events mostly populated by people who aren't their new car buyers. Same for
the Lamborghini dealership in NC, although they've changed owners since I've
been there last.
Contrast
that with the Lambo/Aston/Bentley/Lotus dealer in Atlanta - Motorcars of
Georgia. As this writer says, I am and have always been a complete ghost in
that dealership - not even acknowledged, let alone assisted despite the fact
that I own two of the four marques they represent. I sort of understood that
15 years ago, but now that I'm in my forties I don't look like the
aspirational test-drive hopeful anymore. And after the tech boom and resultant
glut of young wealth, you would think they would've altered their business
methodology as the writer suggests.
But
time will fix the problem, as it always does...
--
charles
From: Fellippe Galletta
[mailto:fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com]
Sent:
Friday, August 24, 2012 11:12 AM
To: Charles Perry
Cc: The
FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] McLaren vs. Ferrari
dealers
Interesting....
http://doubleclutch.ca/1305/losing-a-generation/
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