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Dealership plate surrounds and decals

  • 02-01-2017 10:01AM
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,060 ✭✭✭


    Deedsie wrote: »
    I'd be happy enough if he lost the dealership stickers and reg plate surround. I'd ban those bastards if I could.

    The 1st thing I ever do is remove all trace of the garage from my new car. We agreed a price and I paid it. If you want me to advertise your business, let's talk............


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 544 ✭✭✭SBPhoto


    dfeo wrote: »
    We seriously need to remove the year from the plate. People are flocking in their droves to get their brand bastarding new fūĉkïñĝ car of cereal box spec for chape road tax and so the neighbours can see.

    What a enlighting statement


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭TanFlash


    The 1st thing I ever do is remove all trace of the garage from my new car. We agreed a price and I paid it. If you want me to advertise your business, let's talk............


    As a salesman, the first thing that would attract my attention to a trade in would be no dealer signage, car would bear for closer inspection.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,899 ✭✭✭The J Stands for Jay


    TanFlash wrote: »
    As a salesman, the first thing that would attract my attention to a trade in would be no dealer signage, car would bear for closer inspection.

    Eh?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭TanFlash


    Questions would be raised about source of car . I would be wary of why no stickers, maybe accident damage and change of reg plates was needed. A few more searching questions.
    Also I'd think guy would be a pedantic arsehole, but I wouldn't let him know this obviously! I'd be as sweet as a pie, as per usual.
    For the thousands of cars I've sold I've only had one request to take off signage, and he was a proper dick.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,748 ✭✭✭Avatar MIA


    Deedsie wrote: »
    Could you elaborate on that a little? Don't really understand your point. They look dreadful on a car.

    I got my Alfa in Grandons Cork and they had a sticker on the back windscreen and one each of the back passengers windows. Those came off very quickly. The back windscreen one (it was right in the view line) was tougher to remove, but after a few months dealing with them I'd have used a blowtorch to get it off if I had to.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,151 ✭✭✭✭anewme


    Are the dealers details not also usually on the plates?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,628 ✭✭✭Micky 32


    Avatar MIA wrote: »
    I got my Alfa in Grandons Cork and they had a sticker on the back windscreen and one each of the back passengers windows. Those came off very quickly. The back windscreen one (it was right in the view line) was tougher to remove, but after a few months dealing with them I'd have used a blowtorch to get it off if I had to.

    I took off the back rear screen sticker becasue it was affecting the function of the auto dimming mirror lol


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭TanFlash


    anewme wrote:
    Are the dealers details not also usually on the plates?


    Some are, depends on plate machine. We have metal plates with plastic surrounds.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭TanFlash


    Avatar MIA wrote:
    I got my Alfa in Grandons Cork and they had a sticker on the back windscreen and one each of the back passengers windows. Those came off very quickly. The back windscreen one (it was right in the view line) was tougher to remove, but after a few months dealing with them I'd have used a blowtorch to get it off if I had to.


    That's a valid reason, nothing worse than a big sticker obstructing the view


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,028 ✭✭✭xabi


    TanFlash wrote: »
    Questions would be raised about source of car . I would be wary of why no stickers, maybe accident damage and change of reg plates was needed. A few more searching questions.
    Also I'd think guy would be a pedantic arsehole, but I wouldn't let him know this obviously! I'd be as sweet as a pie, as per usual.
    For the thousands of cars I've sold I've only had one request to take off signage, and he was a proper dick.

    What dealer is this? Just so that I can avoid


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭TanFlash


    Deedsie wrote:
    You would hope as a professional salesman you would be checking those things anyway. What do you just assume it is grand if a sticker is on the back window? Very professional

    Deedsie wrote:
    Pedantic arsehole for not wanting a manky sticker on the back window or an advertisement logo on a reg plate?


    Small discreet sticker on back window is ok.
    Sure why don't you take off the manufacturers logo off the car then? Manky logos.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,642 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    anewme wrote: »
    Are the dealers details not also usually on the plates?

    Most put them on the number plate surrounds which can be removed easily. Worst case number plates with dealer logos can be replaced with plain ones cheaply enough.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭TanFlash


    xabi wrote:
    What dealer is this? Just so that I can avoid

    I couldn't possibly divulge, because then you would know my true colours!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,748 ✭✭✭Avatar MIA


    TanFlash wrote: »
    I couldn't possibly divulge, because then you would know my true colours!

    You mean it's not Tan? :eek:

    If you can't trust a car salesman who can you trust?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭TanFlash


    The whole point of boards is that you can be your true self!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,028 ✭✭✭xabi


    TanFlash wrote: »
    I couldn't possibly divulge, because then you would know my true colours!

    Nissan?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭TanFlash


    That's one of them!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,015 ✭✭✭Vote 4 Pedro


    Deedsie wrote: »
    In my experience, motorists who remove stickers and advertising surrounds actually are much more diligent in the up keep of their car. Actual pride in their property.

    This is very true as I am one of those who do, I keep my car very clean inside and out, keep the services on time etc. really hate any sort of stickers on my car but I keep the dealership number plate surrounds as long as there not to big or loud. That's enough advertising on my car thank you but that's not the main reason I remove them - I just hate stickers of any kind on my cars.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭TanFlash


    Yeah but the excuse of taking off dealer signage because someone doesn't want to advertise them is being picky.
    I don't mind trashing out a deal with someone and someone getting a deal, in fact I enjoy it. Once the sale is over I have regular contact with customers, collecting cars for service if people live near me or at their work, loan cars etc. But the guy who thinks that the dealer is constantly out to get them is on the back foot straight away. The least they could do is leave the dealer surrounds on the reg. It works both ways.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,316 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Meh. I wouldn't leave the estate agent signs up on my house.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭TanFlash


    colm_mcm wrote:
    Meh. I wouldn't leave the estate agent signs up on my house.


    Do you leave the Nike logo on your tracksuit?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,028 ✭✭✭xabi


    TanFlash wrote: »
    Do you leave the Nike logo on your tracksuit?

    Yeah, but you take the lifestyle sports sticker off.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭TanFlash


    OK, you got me there


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    Every single car I get, all the dealer logos are removed, I've gone as far as buying new number plates if the dealer name couldn't be removed from the original plate.

    Bought a car in a well known Cobh based dealer in 2014, I removed all the links to his dealership.

    In 2016 I traded the car back into his dealership and done the exact same with the new purchase.

    In 2018 I will not be returning to him or forever more.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 44 Nesser


    xabi wrote: »
    Yeah, but you take the lifestyle sports sticker off.

    Excellent comparison. If you bought an item of clothing or anything else you would leave the branding but take sellers details off. Why would you need to advertise where you bought something.

    Bemuses me to see 15 yr old cars that still have the dealer sticker on. It's the first thing I take off.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    Nesser wrote: »
    Excellent comparison. If you bought an item of clothing or anything else you would leave the branding but take sellers details off. Why would you need to advertise where you bought something.

    Bemuses me to see 15 yr old cars that still have the dealer sticker on. It's the first thing I take off.

    I still see cars from the 80's with them, the early 80's at that.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭TanFlash


    KC161 wrote:
    Every single car I get, all the dealer logos are removed, I've gone as far as buying new number plates if the dealer name couldn't be removed from the original plate.

    KC161 wrote:
    Bought a car in a well known Cobh based dealer in 2014, I removed all the links to his dealership.



    Why would you buy from a dealer who you had so much disdain for?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭TanFlash


    Nesser wrote:
    Excellent comparison. If you bought an item of clothing or anything else you would leave the branding but take sellers details off. Why would you need to advertise where you bought something.

    Nesser wrote:
    Bemuses me to see 15 yr old cars that still have the dealer sticker on. It's the first thing I take off.

    Nesser wrote:
    Bemuses me to see 15 yr old cars that still have the dealer sticker on. It's the first thing I take off.


    You are in a very very small minority


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    TanFlash wrote: »
    Why would you buy from a dealer who you had so much disdain for?

    It was only after issues with the second purchase.

    But my point is I traded in the car bought in 2014 from them and despite having no dealership branding of any kind I got more than I was expecting for the trade in.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,060 ✭✭✭Sue Pa Key Pa


    TanFlash wrote: »
    Questions would be raised about source of car . I would be wary of why no stickers, maybe accident damage and change of reg plates was needed. A few more searching questions.
    Also I'd think guy would be a pedantic arsehole, but I wouldn't let him know this obviously! I'd be as sweet as a pie, as per usual.
    For the thousands of cars I've sold I've only had one request to take off signage, and he was a proper dick.

    Are you serious? Do you think your business is extra special over others? If you can't tell if there is vehicle damage without the help of hideous stickers, well maybe you are in the wrong business.

    Do you have a Harvey Norman sticker on the headboard of your bed? Or a D.I.D. Electrical sticker on your cooker?

    As for my situation, the dealer offered me a price, I asked him to throw in a few mats and we would have a deal. I paid him immediately, shook his hand, drove home and removed all crap from the plates and windows. If I wasn't able to do that myself, I would have (politely) asked him to remove it

    What makes it worse, I was probably PAYING HIM for all that crap in the 'delivery related charges'


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