As the post says, Tom Murphys will soon be the main Toyota dealer for Waterford, I think McConnells are just closing, Rumoured that Bolands will now be the main VW dealer, Im not sure about Mercedes, I wonder will Bolands build a new VW garage?
Ah he wont be able to sell his Scooters now in Tom Murphys???
Tom Murphys were a great dealer before the Cork road move , when Mercs. were only selling in small numbers here they were selling as far as Donegal .
when they made the big move - they became a very accountant like run garage .
Gilmores in Cavan show if you have the right stock and price cars well you can sell Nationwide.
So are McConnells leaving the game completely then?
looks like it
the showrooms were very badly designed - looked very dated when built even
Yes McConnels are ceasing trading. Not sure how public that news is though. They weren’t given much choice on those showrooms. That’s why Martin Barrett lost Skoda, he refused to build one
If McConnells are leaving the business their premises dated or not will be in demand by Ford or a potential VW suitor
ah yea should be picked up by someone, prime property there alright
Martin Barrett doing well in used cars . Very badly designed but they can sort that ..waterford Ford seem to be extending their workshop. Extension at rear
From the information that I heard, that's not actually the case, they have a separate contract for the servicing of Toyota vehicles which isn't up for a couple of years yet, similar to the set up with Sheridans and Ford. It is my understanding they will continue to trade in the used vehicle market and access the situation then, time will tell I guess.
That seems a bit strange that an organisation can tell a dealer what cars they can or cannot service, or what cars they can or cannot sell???? So if I rock up in my Puegot they gonna say sorry we cant service that, we have a contractual agreement with Toyota????
Especially when that garage isn't exclusively selling one particular car brand or franchise anymore.
Dealers get short contracts these days and if you dont do what they askthey will take on another a dealer who will
a large dealer group beside a suburban shopping centrein Cork is selling x3 different brands under one roof despite x2 of the brands having very high dealer standards .
they are getting away with it because the dealer group are a big name while smaller dealers are being hounded .
Is the site next to Sheridan's owned by Trinity? I remember a Trinity sign there a long time ago, when it was Rover
It was never Trinity - it was Rover Waterford
Itsa disgraceful tip whoever owns it.
would have to take over building beside it to build a VW dealership
Was Eddie Garry not in there too at one point?
There was a few things in there but i remember a trinity sign there after rover, might have been short lived.
Ah ignore me, It was a thrifty car rental sign beside Sheridans, can't remember which side.
The Thrifty and Trinity signs are alike.
If a new VW dealer was to enter the market I'm intrigued as to where they would go, the site size of Wexford VW or Laharts is substantial and I can't see VW allowing a situation where they would be crowbarred into a smaller showroom.
I passed the old Auto Boland showroom site across the river recently and was surprised how small it is now in comparison to newer dealerships, back in the 90s I used think that was massive.
The old autoboland place was a fine place . Separate volvo and Honda showrooms. Then they moved to cork Road and put them and land rover in one small showroom ! It's like ' bolands motormall ' across the road - badly designed
is there much space at the back of the old AutoBoland?
No but it does back onto the ring road . Seems wasted
Where was the old AutoBolands place? to us non natives
Actually what's up with the piece of land that's directly opposite the BMW garage just at the roundabout?
Surely something can be built on that?
down where jysk is now
opposite or across road ? is there not a hill / rocks at side of site ?
If I remember correctly Bolands were to build a hotel/conference centre there not sure why it never happened.
the ' motor mall/ park ' was a white elephant for many years - very badly designed - showroom behind h and h motors has never been used other than for storage and showrooms at back of complex used to store trade cars
Can oppposite not be across the road too no? well directly accross the road from BMW garage, I would also call that oppposite the BMW Garage.
I don't think it takes much in terms of construction techniques to sort that out.
