EP Mooney is Back!

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Damn sad ain't it dude?

Well I suppose its the way business works for some people. Its only going to become more and more common, especially in the next 18 months. I can understand why Mooney has done this - I can only imagine how it felt to lose a huge business, but that doesnt excuse the fact that he's left other companies and customers out of pocket to the tune of 22 million.

Things like this will only destroy what little is left of consumer confidence in the motor trade if you ask me. People will think " well if a large dealer like EP Mooney's can do something like this, any dealer in the country can do it. I'll just go to the UK for my next car instead" It's only going to bad for the who industry IMO.

I work for a large dealer in Dublin who has a lot of different branches across the country. I suppose I know that we are relatively safe for the time being, and we've even taken on a new franchise, but what I know doesnt count. Its what the public will think. I think the only way to get customers on board is to convince them that you arent going anywhere.

RedorDead wrote: »

A lot of people seem to buy them in times of scrappage - Hyundai sold more cars during the scrappage in UK than all manufacturers in September. In Europe they have shown the largest % increase in countries operating scrappage schemes.

The European and UK markets are completely different kettles of fish in fairness.

Just a note - in the discussion of this story/topic, can we stick to discussion of newspaper articles etc. (stuff that can be linked to or Googled) rather than discussing or sharing rumours?

Thanks.

hey im new to all this but iv been following ep mooneys since they got into trouble and i really dont understand how he can let 170 people go and one week later (not that it was 1 week more like 2 days) open back up under a new name i for one would not trust a garge that can do that

steve06 wrote: »

Most of the old staff were re-employed... I presume you were one that didn't. And I wouldn't go digging up old threads, especially for your first post.

not quite "re-employed".

Staff prob got redundancy and then were basically given new jobs by a new company, this redundancy would have been fully funded by the government, therefore EP Mooney is back to where he was after screwing over aload of suppliers and the tax payers

Hi chaps, I have seen the comments on this thread over the past while & can understand that people are annoyed.

However this is my own personal experience of Mooneys & how I look at. My dad who has since passed on has bought cars from Paraic Mooney & his dad Ernie for a very long time,his first car I think being a Datsun 120A and I think since then he has had sunny's,cherry's,160j,200 L,Laurel,Bluebird,x trail,Volvo S40 & a Volvo S60. Throughout these cars he always brought them back for service & warranty repairs & was always dealt with fairly.
He got to know a lot of the staff in all the departments & I would often here him talking to people about his dealings with Eddie or Peter or Paddy or Noel etc & the one thing that always amazed my dad was how loyal the staff was,they where always thought to look after there customers & they did everything they could to do so. There was the very odd hick-up of course, eg after a service there was an oil leak which my Dad noticed on the Sunday morning that he was going to Westport for a wedding.He was fairly pissed off, in his new suit & the cases in the car. & my mother in his ear. He called Mooneys not expecting someone to answer on a Sunday but got an answer & it was Paraic Mooney, he had gone in to the garage to pick up something I think, anyhow my Dad vented his fury & he wasn't the type of man to get upset but for some reason this was getting to him. Within 15 minutes there was a mechanic at the door & within another 15 minutes the car was fixed, a faulty oil filter seal being the culprit. Off my dad went a little calmer.
During the week unexpectedly Paraic Mooney called to the house to see if everything was ok & to apologise,my Dad was gobsmacked to think that he would have bothered to remember or call & at this stage my dad had only bought a couple of cars of them so he wasn't a big spender or a big client. I think he also gave him a service or valet voucher.
A couple of years ago not long before my Dad passed away he had brought his car in for service only to realise that he had left his wallet at home,embarrassed he said he would collect the car tomorrow as he had forgotten his wallet, the girl behind the desk offered to have him dropped home to collect his wallet but he didn't want any fuss & declined,while this was going on Paraic Mooney walked through the reception as my dad turned to walk out. He obviously asked the reception was there a problem & shortly after he ran after my Dad who had set off up Walkinstown Ave by foot, he brought him back & insisted that he take his car & drop in a few days to sort out the bill.

I will be forever grateful for how they looked after my dad.

This is just my experience, a good decent Irish owned family company who got in to trouble over the past year or so. I don't believe that the hardship that suppliers are feeling was intended & I,m sure Mooney's have also had there fair share of being on the receiving end.

I wish them all the best,it's great to see 30 or so people employed again in the current climate.

metzengerstein wrote: »

delighted when i heard they where back ,always got my honda parts there always good service and frendly to deal with .

just make sure that you dont leave a deposit on any parts, they could be gone again in the morning.