Boghead ranter Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 1 minute ago, D.A.F.C said: Dont buy any car from them FTFY 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Pretty much. Although my experience of Kirkcaldy was excellent. They phoned me up and did a free service and replaced some parts under warranty. Car was picked up from my house, given courtesy car, car valeted and dropped back off. Its really a lottery if you don't know the branch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) On 24/08/2015 at 16:30, Shandon Par said: I got a car (Fiat 500) for an employee on a lease deal from AC on Gorgie Rd (now closed) once. They must've forgotten to do the paperwork properly as after a few months my missus/finance minister asked how/when I was paying for it. I thought about keeping quiet but figured someone might eventually notice that they'd given me a free car. After four months not paying a penny I emailed Fiat directly and thanked them for their kind use of the car and suggested that I really should give them some money for it. It's a bit late to reply but this enrages me. You fucking idiot. P.S. I now see it was a company lease which makes your actions more understandable. Carry on. Edited January 14, 2017 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Stuck up for them on this thread after having good experiences locally. Before x-mas I bought a car from Edinburgh from them, was promised everything would be ready. I even phoned the manager to check before swapping over insurance. Day before, told it wasnt ready and then went through the next day and found another obvious fault. Then was left without a car for three days while they fixed it telling me each day it would be ready. Dont buy any car from them before checking everything over and going to see it in person. Ultimately I got a good car but ffs what a fucking mess of a branch that is. When buying the car the saleman was called away to a meeting. What the actual f**k? Why the f**k would you buy a car from anyone, anywhere, without seeing it in person first? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 7 minutes ago, peasy23 said: Why the f**k would you buy a car from anyone, anywhere, without seeing it in person first? Yeah that's utterly nuts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Stuck up for them on this thread after having good experiences locally. Before x-mas I bought a car from Edinburgh from them, was promised everything would be ready. I even phoned the manager to check before swapping over insurance. Day before, told it wasnt ready and then went through the next day and found another obvious fault. Then was left without a car for three days while they fixed it telling me each day it would be ready. Dont buy any car from them before checking everything over and going to see it in person. Ultimately I got a good car but ffs what a fucking mess of a branch that is. When buying the car the saleman was called away to a meeting. What the actual f**k? I'm exactly the opposite. I was part of the "never buy from Arnold Clark" club but I bought a Golf from them back in July and both the car and the service have been superb. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Why the f**k would you buy a car from anyone, anywhere, without seeing it in person first? They do a walk around video and it was subject to a test drive. Faults were bodywork. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 They do a walk around video and it was subject to a test drive. Faults were bodywork. I know they do the videos, but I still wouldn't commit to buying it without seeing it in person. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Lesson learned tbh. I had the same car it was an upgrade so knew the car but just overestimated AC after good experiences. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
port-ton Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I work in the accident repair side of things and I have to say that Sir Arnold our Lord and saviour is a wonderful man to work for.That should keep me in a job when the social media team are lurking 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcat1990 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I work in the accident repair side of things and I have to say that Sir Arnold our Lord and saviour is a wonderful man to work for.That should keep me in a job when the social media team are lurking From what I've heard from a former employee is that his mental capacity is long gone. This fella worked for them about six years ago so can't imagine Mr Clark is anymore with it these days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
port-ton Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 From what I've heard from a former employee is that his mental capacity is long gone. This fella worked for them about six years ago so can't imagine Mr Clark is anymore with it these days. Aye he's getting on a bit now. Eddie Hawthorne runs the company now and Sir Arnold doesn't go around visiting branches like he was always known to do. By all accounts he's actually a great and friendly guy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleslie99 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Wouldn't ever buy from Arnold Clark ever again. A mate of mine just bought a new car for him and his missus. After getting it home he could hear a rattling noise. Took it to the garage next to his work and got them to look over it. Apparently it was clear it had been in an accident and hadn't been repaired properly! Needless to say it was taken back and a refund was forthcoming! Absolute joke! If that had been a less clued up person their life could have been at risk. Bunch of c***s the lot of them. Iv had previous poor experiences and would never go back to them 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
port-ton Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 He was that friendly he couldnt recognise one of his own family members 20 years ago. Shite company to work for. I wouldn't recognise half my family if they walked past me and I'm a lovely person. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I, for one, am shocked at the number of complaints about Scotland's biggest employer of car salesmen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelmen Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I have had good experiences buying from a few different sites but I will never go near the sitehill, Edinburgh one again after the guy tried to force the wife into buying a new car when I was off looking at something else.Best one was in Kirkcaldy, granted she was foxy and I would have bought one without an engine from her [emoji7] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 6 hours ago, port-ton said: I work in the accident repair side of things and I have to say that Sir Arnold our Lord and saviour is a wonderful man to work for. That should keep me in a job when the social media team are lurking Tell uncle Bill i'm asking for him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
port-ton Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Tell uncle Bill i'm asking for him. I work in the office next to him. His desk faces my computer screen which is heartbreaking as I can't skive He's retiring this year though so there is hope. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Just now, port-ton said: I work in the office next to him. His desk faces my computer screen which is heartbreaking as I can't skive He's retiring this year though so there is hope. Some boy is Bill. Is Alan getting his job? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statts1976uk Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 8 hours ago, D.A.F.C said: Pretty much. Although my experience of Kirkcaldy was excellent. They phoned me up and did a free service and replaced some parts under warranty. Car was picked up from my house, given courtesy car, car valeted and dropped back off. Its really a lottery if you don't know the branch. Kirkcaldy Fiat are a bit of a joke, last year when we bought the wife a brand new Panda they registered the wrong car. It wasn't the matter of just one letter out but the only thing they got right was the 65. They eventually realised what they done and they told us that we had to go back to them immediately and pay for new plates to be made and to change the insurance details and the corresponding admin charge would be our responsibility! We left it a few days until they got a bit desperate as the customer for the other car was waiting to pick theirs up. They did come to the house to change plates. It still wanted us to pay for the new plates and wouldn't reimburse us for the insurance change. Eventually they relented and offered to sort it out with no cost to us. Should never have happened but decent customer service should have kicked in once the mistake had been discovered. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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