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Motorvation & North Road Motor Co - Experiences

  • 28-05-2010 9:29pm
    #1
    bf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 993 ✭✭✭


    Going to look at cars in both these garages in the morning - anyone have any experiences with either, positive or negative?


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  • #2
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    No experience with the first one, but I would take anything the dealer says in North Road with a pinch of salt. Make sure all warranty is in writing and get any prospective car looked over by a mechanic before purchase. Not a direct negative experience so Im not going to say anything libellous. Just be careful i guess :P


  • #3
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,688 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    I know someone who bought a car from motorvation. The log book couldnt be found when the deal was done. Alot of bull**** talked & the log book never did trn up. The buyer had to go to alot of effort to have the registration transfered to her without any help from garage. They wouldnt take calls about the log book at all. Now it was foolish to buy without seeing the book in the flesh but people trust garages & believe they have comeback. The car was ok though last I heard. I would avoid though.


  • #4
    Absurdum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,445 ✭✭✭Absurdum


    I bought a car from Motorvation about 10 years ago (or shortly after they opened, can't remember exactly when), was quite happy overall but I received a speeding ticket for the car I had traded in to them a few weeks later. When I rang them (Motorvation) about it, they told me to send it to them and they would pay it, which I wasn't happy about since the car should have been transferred to them and I didn't want it on my record (this was pre-penalty points days but that wasn't the point). I sent the ticket back to the Gardai with a letter explaining the situation, never heard anything back after that. Looked at another car there last year, salesperson was ok, didn't purchase.

    Do a search on here, several threads will come up about people buying cars there but only getting one key and having trouble getting the spare.


  • #5
    Fallon2304
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40 ✭Fallon2304


    Bought a car two years ago from motorvation. Very happy. Julian was who I dealt with and afaik he's still there today. Very nice chap to deal with.


  • #6
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,696 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    I like motivation, guys are pretty sound and they always have good stock with the extras, nice to walk into a garage and most of the cars have leather!


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  • #7
    mercservices
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81 ✭✭mercservices


    I have had A Lot of dealings with motorvation over the years,julian and conor are 100 per cent. They moved a massive amount of cars over the years,The odd hicup every now and then shoudnt be held against them.


  • #8
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Toyota/Carina/DIESEL-A/201022198212661/advert?channel=CARS

    On the topic of North Road motors - I saw this recently.

    A bargain much? :P Toyota carina E's are up there with Octavia's in my list of cars that Id love to buy.


  • #9
    pmac086
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭pmac086


    Max Power1 wrote: »
    No experience with the first one, but I would take anything the dealer says in North Road with a pinch of salt. Make sure all warranty is in writing and get any prospective car looked over by a mechanic before purchase. Not a direct negative experience so Im not going to say anything libellous. Just be careful i guess :P

    It is completely wrong to defame a dealer unless you have had "direct negative experience"
    My own personal experience is that North Road Motors is one of the best value around and like any Dealer you buy from and are offered a warranty , get it in writing of course.


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