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duurtlang
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05/24/2018 at 06:24 |
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Do you still have Honda dealerships?
Yes, I know we do too. It just so rare that I see a newish Honda driving around.
pip bip - choose Corrour
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05/24/2018 at 06:27 |
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in view of customers?
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> duurtlang
05/24/2018 at 06:27 |
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In my city there’s one Honda dealership and it’s really small, literally space for 3-4 cars on the floor.
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> pip bip - choose Corrour
05/24/2018 at 06:28 |
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Aye. Literally behind the service advisor.
HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
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05/24/2018 at 07:43 |
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I need that huge Honda logo very badly
Ash78, voting early and often
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05/24/2018 at 08:04 |
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Some bizarro world where Honda is still a fun, offbeat underdog...sadly, I was born in 1978, so all I’ve known in the US is the bland, entitled, cocky, and corporately sanitized version.
Probably the exact opposite of VW in our two countries.
boxrocket
> Ash78, voting early and often
05/24/2018 at 12:51 |
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Of all the US-sold brands, VW/Audi top the list of “bland, entitled, cocky, and corporately sanitized”...
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Ash78, voting early and often
> boxrocket
05/24/2018 at 13:19 |
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That’s shocking to hear. In 25 years of doing business with them (4 dealers in 3 cities) every service advisor or technician I’ve had has been an enthusiast, usually on his 5th+ car from the brand.
I’ve never had a hard sell put on me, either, and they were always ready to make a decent deal. As laid back as anywhere I’ve been.
But this just shows how much a brand is dependent on their dealers, which is a huge flaw/inconsistency, especially in the US.
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boxrocket
> Ash78, voting early and often
05/24/2018 at 21:44 |
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I’ve been in auto service for almost two decades as both a tech and now an advisor. We work closely with manufacturer dealerships, and the local VW dealerships’ sales & management staff seem to envelop themselves in a hubris as if they’re selling Bentleys, yet desperate to increase volume to levels seen by Ford and Toyota. As is the norm, the Service side is more down-to-earth. None of the techs drive VWs - mostly Subarus, oddly enough, with a smattering of Volvos, Saabs, and a mix of everything else - and techs make plenty of billable hours thanks to VAG’s oddball decision to do stuff differently than the rest of the industry - spline-drive fasteners, FFS?! and that’s just for starters - and startling amounts of labor time to do relatively simple tasks.
Even with a warranty I wouldn’t own one. It’s almost pitiful that “Dieselgate” didn’t cause greater fallout.