HB Dennis (Airside) closing.

Please Kill Me

Just got a call from my dad in the last hour. He works for HB Dennis and was informed today he's going to be out of a job as HB Dennis in Airside, Swords has decided to close their doors. Such a shame, another dealership gone. This country really is going down the toilet. Feel sorry for the lads (salesmen and mechanics) who lost their jobs today.

Jimbob 83

Always seems to be the cowboys who stay in business

T-Maxx

Sorry to hear that man. Quite a shock as they were one of the bigger and established ones.

paddy147

Please Kill Me wrote: »

Just got a call from my dad in the last hour. He works for HB Dennis and was informed today he's going to be out of a job as HB Dennis in Airside, Swords has decided to close their doors. Such a shame, another dealership gone. This country really is going down the toilet. Feel sorry for the lads (salesmen and mechanics) who lost their jobs today.

They should have stayed put over near Christchurch.

I bought my Punto and Alfa new off them,and they were all sound.

When they moved to the new place in Airside,all their attitudes changed (for the worse) and I didnt bother dealing with them anymore.

They got too big for their boots.:rolleyes:

Please Kill Me

paddy147 wrote: »

They should have stayed put over near Christchurch.

I bought my Punto and Alfa new off them,and they were all sound.

When they moved to the new place in Airside,all their attitudes changed (for the worse) and I didnt bother dealing with them anymore.

They got too big for their boots.:rolleyes:

Maybe they merged a few different places, but they were originally on the Richmond Road. They were all sound lads.

exador

just heard this this evening ok...sad to see so many people lose their jobs...another long established dealer gone

L-M

Any link to support this?

MugMugs

I'd say the OP is reliant on his allegedly soon to be redundant Father. Google only shows this thread.

Never bought from them but very attentive when I was in with them. Terrible shame if its true.

exador

its true..unfortunately... I got it from very good source...

futurec

Heard the news last night
Very sad to see them go
But they were extremely overpricing there servicing

Silver Back

Sad to see another garage go due to the recession. I worked for them, (14 years) in the 80's and 90's in New st. They were great guys to work for. Had some great times both in work and social.

Woodey

Very sad news indeed. Hope all the lads out there can find work soon. Happened to us a couple of years ago, but we were lucky.

crosstownk

Limerick man wrote: »

Any link to support this?

I've no link but as I type their new vehicle stock is being loaded onto transporters. Very gloomy scene indeed.

Please Kill Me

Limerick man wrote: »

Any link to support this?

My dad rang me in tears, I think it's true!!

Silver Back wrote: »

Sad to see another garage go due to the recession. I worked for them, (14 years) in the 80's and 90's in New st. They were great guys to work for. Had some great times both in work and social.

Well I bet you know (knew) my dad then. He's known as JJ?

crosstownk wrote: »

I've no link but as I type their new vehicle stock is being loaded onto transporters. Very gloomy scene indeed.

Yeah, it's a sad day alright.

Please Kill Me

Please Kill Me wrote: »

My dad rang me in tears, I think it's true!!........

Sad times.
There's always a glimmer of hope though, was only talking to a carpenter yesterday who's started working in a med device manufacturer as an operator, he had no such experience and 'tis all new to him.

Fingers crossed your Dad has some luck finding work.

Atlantic Dawn

An article on it in tonights Herald said it was only the Volvo side of it that closed, they pictured transporters removing all the Volvo stock. Said in that the switch to also sell Alfa Romeo impacted on the decision to close the Volvo part of the business.

Saab Ed

Guys I've got to say that its been an abysmal couple of months in the motor trade. Nobody you talk to is doing anything, well with new cars anyway. The first quarter numbers just havent added up for many and I'd say we've yet to see a lot more fail this year. Squeaky bum time for us all in the business.

unkel

Saab Ed wrote: »

Guys I've got to say that its been an abysmal couple of months in the motor trade. Nobody you talk to is doing anything, well with new cars anyway. The first quarter numbers just havent added up for many

But for sure we all knew this was coming. The scrappage scheme only gave false hope last year

paddy147

Maybe of new car prices in this country werent such a bleeding joke and so bleeding high,then maybe people would buy a new car on a more regular basis.

unkel

paddy147 wrote: »

Maybe of new car prices in this country werent such a bleeding joke and so bleeding high,then maybe people would buy a new car on a more regular basis.

New entry level cars are a lot cheaper than they ever were...

brianodub

paddy147 wrote: »

Maybe of new car prices in this country werent such a bleeding joke and so bleeding high,then maybe people would buy a new car on a more regular basis.

That's not really the fault of the dealer though is it?

Conways1977

Devastating that yet another dealership has gone.

lomb

Depreciation is higher than ever on new mid and high level cars. Who wants to loose 5 or 6 k pa for the privilage of driving a new motor?

In the UK there are very very large lease/fleet discounts and also very attractive monthly lease rates and these cars then eventually make it onto the private market at low prices passing on the discounts.

Ireland has none of that, is an arguably much poorer country than the UK - there is no reason that there should be large volumes of new cars sold here especially with the pricing.

L-M

Someone pm me with some sort of proof and i'll re open this.

L-M

Reopening this

www.independent.ie/national-news/bid-to-save-28-jobs-at-car-dealership-3108986.html ng

mitchaul

Terrible news, behind every dealership/business closing in this country there are skills and careers being permanently ended.

road_high

Drove into there today and it looks a sorry sight. Cars removed and looking very empty. It's mad 'cos I was there 3 weeks ago pricing a new car off them and there was loads of activity and lots of stock. Loads of new Chryslers as well and Alfas.

bbsrs

Abolish vrt , reduce draconian road tax rates and halve tax on fuel then we'll see a surge in car sales. Is that a flying pig I see.....

brianodub

bbsrs wrote: »

Abolish vrt , reduce draconian road tax rates and halve tax on fuel then we'll see a surge in car sales. Is that a flying pig I see.....

Draconian Road tax rates?? Not in this country. You can tax cars worth over 50k for 160 a year.

Eric Cartman

brianodub wrote: »

Draconian Road tax rates?? Not in this country. You can tax cars worth over 50k for 160 a year.

just because it costs over 50k to buy doesnt make it a good car. You can charge anything you want for a car in this country aslong as it has a sh*tty little 4 cylinder diesel engine and cheap road tax.

I think what bbsrs meant is that you cant have anything with a decent bit of power in it without bending over and taking one from the tax office

AltAccount

AH don't start this sh1te, we're talking about a long established business closing and unfortunate people losing their jobs.

There are enough threads moaning about tax and VRT...

Please Kill Me

AltAccount wrote: »

AH don't start this sh1te, we're talking about a long established business closing and unfortunate people losing their jobs.

There are enough threads moaning about tax and VRT...

Absolutely. Thank you!

brianodub

Eric Cartman wrote: »

just because it costs over 50k to buy doesnt make it a good car. You can charge anything you want for a car in this country aslong as it has a sh*tty little 4 cylinder diesel engine and cheap road tax.

I think what bbsrs meant is that you cant have anything with a decent bit of power in it without bending over and taking one from the tax office

Depends on what you class as a good car. Power isn't everything!

Audi A5 2.0Tdi SE (177BHP) Cat A road tax. Not do anything for you?

Eric Cartman

brianodub wrote: »

Depends on what you class as a good car. Power isn't everything!

Audi A5 2.0Tdi SE (177BHP) Cat A road tax. Not do anything for you?

considering the fuel consumption on the 3 litre V6 diesel would be within 1-2mpg and garners 240 odd BHP. Dont forget the great petrol offers either , despite irish people being petrified of them

now back on topic...

brianodub

Eric Cartman wrote: »

considering the fuel consumption on the 3 litre V6 diesel would be within 1-2mpg and garners 240 odd BHP. Dont forget the great petrol offers either , despite irish people being petrified of them

now back on topic...

:eek:

Eh...ok. If you say so...

Hotwheels

mfitzy wrote: »

Drove into there today and it looks a sorry sight. Cars removed and looking very empty. It's mad 'cos I was there 3 weeks ago pricing a new car off them and there was loads of activity and lots of stock. Loads of new Chryslers as well and Alfas.

Had the Ti serviced there a few weeks ago, sad to hear it, they gave me a price on a possible move to a 170 Jtdm Giulietta...I was still mulling it over...

R.O.R

brianodub wrote: »

Audi A5 2.0Tdi SE (177BHP) Cat A road tax. Not do anything for you?

Slightly on topic ^ Pah to a mere 177ps - MY13 Volvo S80 D5 (manual) - 215ps and 120g - band A

Sorry to see them go. Never had much dealings with them, but worked with one of the younger Dennis's for a while and he was a top lad.

djh2009

Strong rumours doing the rounds that another big , very high profile name is to go shortly too, and this one has a branch in Airside also. It's going to look like a desert out there in Airside if this keeps up.

let's keep rumours to a minimum. It's hard enough keeping a garage open

colm_mcm

www.independent.ie/national-news/bid-to-save-28-jobs-at-car-dealership-3108986.html

colm_mcm

I read about this in one of the Sunday papers too, apparently Marty whelan or someone had their classic car in there for work when the place closed.

Also mentioned in the evening herald about 8 days ago.

padd b1975

bbsrs wrote: »

Abolish vrt , reduce draconian road tax rates and halve tax on fuel then we'll see a surge in car sales. Is that a flying pig I see.....

What measures do you suggest to counteract the lost tax revenues?

colm_mcm

padd, feel free to start a new thread on the implications of a different tax system,
This isn't really the right thread for it,

true

Sorry to see them go, I done business with them a few times and thought they were decent enough.

djh2009

djh2009 wrote: »

Strong rumours doing the rounds that another big , very high profile name is to go shortly too, and this one has a branch in Airside also. It's going to look like a desert out there in Airside if this keeps up.

let's keep rumours to a minimum. It's hard enough keeping a garage open

I deliberately didnt name any garage in particular ?

colm_mcm

No, but the location is very specific.
Thanks for not actually naming the garage though

Beasty

Just got a letter from Volvo Ireland stating that HB Dennis reopened as a Volvo dealer on 5 September (ie yesterday). It will be owned and operated by the Joe Duffy Motor Group. It also says there will be some familiar faces there.

This is great news - HB Dennis was as good a dealership as I've come across in Ireland and I'm delighted iif they've been able to take back on some of their old workforce

New website here

R.O.R

Beasty wrote: »

Just got a letter from Volvo Ireland stating that HB Dennis reopened as a Volvo dealer on 5 September (ie yesterday). It will be owned and operated by the Joe Duffy Motor Group. It also says there will be some familiar faces there.

This is great news - HB Dennis was as good a dealership as I've come across in Ireland and I'm delighted iif they've been able to take back on some of their old workforce

New website here

Yea to HB Dennis opening again, just a shame it's being run by Duffys.

Was out that way last weekend and it was such a shame to see the showroom empty.

Hotwheels

Good to hear that, some good folks worked there

jdmauto

R.O.R wrote: »

Yea to HB Dennis opening again, just a shame it's being run by Duffys.

Was out that way last weekend and it was such a shame to see the showroom empty.

Why is it a shame that it is being run by Duffy's?

BeardyGit

jdmauto wrote: »

R.O.R wrote: »

Yea to HB Dennis opening again, just a shame it's being run by Duffys.

Was out that way last weekend and it was such a shame to see the showroom empty.

Why is it a shame that it is being run by Duffy's?

Why don't you tell us why it's a good thing, you shill? JDM, eh?

Please Kill Me

jdmauto wrote: »

Why is it a shame that it is being run by Duffy's?

You mean APART from extortionate OTT service costs??? Hmmm, let me think.... :rolleyes: