Rice and Roddy Closed

Mr Locksmith

Sorry to see that Rice and Roddy went out of business last night.Some of the workers had been there 33 years.Pity to see it go.

bigneacy

Mr Locksmith wrote: »

Sorry to see that Rice and Roddy went out of business last night.Some of the workers had been there 33 years.Pity to see it go.

Awh jaysus, sorry to hear that. I don't think they ever really recovered after they lost the Renault franchise.

working fool

bigneacy wrote: »

Mr Locksmith wrote: »

Sorry to see that Rice and Roddy went out of business last night.Some of the workers had been there 33 years.Pity to see it go.

Awh jaysus, sorry to hear that. I don't think they ever really recovered after they lost the Renault franchise.

That's exactly what I was gonna say .
There was a couple of nice fellas who worked there .

20 Times 20 Times

bigneacy wrote: »

Awh jaysus, sorry to hear that. I don't think they ever really recovered after they lost the Renault franchise.

How come they lost it ?

Not nice news at all, and to see the mechanics walking out with their tools...

Armaghmagic

That is tough news. Good employer in the town over the years. Was in not so long ago looking about a car and the salesman Bernie could not have been nicer.

My dad had his van booked in for its test there next Wednesday. Wouldn't have gone anywhere else. Big shame. Hope the employees find something else.

MustangMick

Was messed around on ordering a new Rear lock for my van last week (now I know why!!!!!) . Ordered it again last Tuesday from them(paid by Laser - €90), went to pick it up today, CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Will phone bank and Opel ireland on Tuesday. Need my van fixed for gigs next Saturday......will probably have to go to McChesneys in Monaghan.

Mick

washiskin

That IS truly sad news. Kevin, their Parts Delivery man was one of the nicest, most decent fellas you could ever meet. A real shame

Renault rejigged the dealer network a few of years ago & some of their decisions beggared belief.

My name is URL

Only ever place in which a car salesman advised me not to buy a car that I was interested in :pac:

Sorry to hear it's closed.

poshea69

sad to hear

tayto lover

Very bad news but the town is dying on it's feet. Walked up Park St the other morning and the amount of shops closed near the Anne St/Park St junction is unreal.

kegzmc

Is this the VW dealers beside Harvey Normans?

Armaghmagic

No its the Opel/Kia dealer (formally Renault for years) on the Newry road between The Lisdoo and Aldi.

Nesta99

Was told by a local mechanic the R&R fell foul of Renault and lost the franchise as a result. He claimed that some refurbishment was done on parts (replaced under warranty) that were to be scrapped. I hope it wasnt a case of playing with fire and getting burnt. The Opel/Kia franchise didnt have the same attraction as id presume that most Opel customers would have used McChesneys after Grants closed and old habits die hard.

MaureenMac

Nesta99 wrote: »

Was told by a local mechanic the R&R fell foul of Renault and lost the franchise as a result. He claimed that some refurbishment was done on parts (replaced under warranty) that were to be scrapped. I hope it wasnt a case of playing with fire and getting burnt. The Opel/Kia franchise didnt have the same attraction as id presume that most Opel customers would have used McChesneys after Grants closed and old habits die hard.

No "playing with fire"; no refurbishment of parts. Simply a case of Renault being total a***holes to deal with from a business point of view, details of which I will not go into. Devastating for a lot of families with little or no hope of employment elsewhere. The decision to close would not have been taken lightly.

furiousox

Seems to have re-opened a few weeks ago with some of the original staff.
Nice to see.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

They're just open under the receiver at present