Moores Carlow

road_high

I see Moores Carlow are now selling Toyota...still a Peugeot sign down the side though maybe they are just a service dealer now.

MuppetCheck

Fitzpatricks are selling opel now instead of Toyota.

colm_mcm

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Fitzpatricks are selling opel now instead of Toyota.

And the crossings in naas are selling toyotas now instead of selling no peugeots

MuppetCheck

colm_mcm wrote: »

And the crossings in naas are selling toyotas now instead of selling no peugeots

And grandons in cork are doing the same. I'm driving a recent pug at the moment and wouldn't blame them to be honest......

road_high

I love the new 208 and the 508 as well. According to webste they still sell Pugs.

MuppetCheck

3008 auto is the biggest heap of steaming dung I've driven since the original Kia Sportage.

colm_mcm

road_high wrote: »

I love the new 208 and the 508 as well. According to webste they still sell Pugs.

Strange as toyota Ireland aren't a fan of multi franchise dealers

road_high

MuppetCheck wrote: »

3008 auto is the biggest heap of steaming dung I've driven since the original Kia Sportage.

Well they certainly look ugly...ill proportioned or something. Seen a few on steel wheels and they look especially bad.

MuppetCheck

road_high wrote: »

Well they certainly look ugly...ill proportioned or something. Seen a few on steel wheels and they look especially bad.

As jacked up hatches go this would be alright with a decent engine and a manual box. Much nicer to travel in than a Nissan cashcow too. But the 1.6 diesel auto is getting later 30s MPG on long spins and that's according to the computer. I'd prefer not to work it out as the cost to depression ratio would be overwhelming.

For Forks Sake

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Fitzpatricks are selling opel now instead of Toyota.

Fitzpatricks in Tullamore switched to Hyundai from Toyota a few months back as well.

The Pontiac

Kearys of Midleton are no longer a Toyota dealer, Renault now.

Why is this happening?

colm_mcm

The Pontiac wrote: »

Kearys of Midleton are no longer a Toyota dealer, Renault now.

Why is this happening?

Combination of things, Toyota took a hard line on dealers selling and servicing other brands, some dealers went bust, and there are too many dealers competing for a declining market so being a Toyota dealer isn't as attractive as a business as it once was

The Pontiac

colm_mcm wrote: »

Combination of things, Toyota took a hard line on dealers selling and servicing other brands, some dealers went bust, and there are too many dealers competing for a declining market so being a Toyota dealer isn't as attractive as a business as it once was

Makes sense. I think Grandons of Glanmire got that Toyota slot. They were always a big seller of cars when they were a Fiat dealer and later Peugeot.

245

colm_mcm wrote: »

Combination of things, Toyota took a hard line on dealers selling and servicing other brands, some dealers went bust, and there are too many dealers competing for a declining market so being a Toyota dealer isn't as attractive as a business as it once was

I would imagine that its getting increasingly harder to sell Corolla/Auris/Avensis against the competition - can't be too big a wrench for the dealers who move to another franchise.

ofcork

The Pontiac wrote: »

Makes sense. I think Grandons of Glanmire got that Toyota slot. They were always a big seller of cars when they were a Fiat dealer and later Peugeot.

Id say they will have a lot less unhappy customers coming back with problems now!

colm_mcm

245 wrote: »

I would imagine that its getting increasingly harder to sell Corolla/Auris/Avensis against the competition - can't be too big a wrench for the dealers who move to another franchise.

Offers like 3 years free servicing don't help, toyota Ireland footing the bill for the servicing but at way lower rate than retail price means that the service departments are busy but not making as much money.

Big Nasty

Hyundai is where it's at!

DisgruntledAli

Moores are selling both brands. They have been Peugeot for 50 years I think.

road_high

DisgruntledAli wrote: »

Moores are selling both brands. They have been Peugeot for 50 years I think.

The Toyota sign looks far more dominant though now. The whole showroom and outside is red and white. The blue and yellow of Peugeot is gone
So I wonder are they still selling them new...