Arnold Clark are a disgrace

[Conniff]

A PM in your box Martin.

[scaniaman]

Hampy100, you don't mention who your last post was in reply to. If it was me, then i apologise for the spelling mistake in your name. In your post 21 you bestow great praise upon A. Craig for his help. Unfortunately, many of us cannot, and in our experience he is most certainly not the right person to contact to achieve a fair settlement to our complaints, hence my question. Regards the repairs, I mentioned the Fairbairn garage since they had a good reputation as BMW agents, but this was prior to the Clark takeover. Again, experience has shown that they may be the only garage in the whole group with personnel of suitable calibre to repair a SAAB to the standards you describe. No need to be sarky with me, if indeed your post was directed at me.

[lasertung]

Hi scaniaman. Hear AC Citroen are giving you a hard time old son.

If you think it would make you feel any better just pm me your address and i will send you one of my ARNOLD SHARK T shirts to wear in town.

good luck m8

[scaniaman]

Thank you for your kind offer, but i'm keeping my fingers crossed that commonsense shall prevail and my proposals are accepted.

If not, I may have to give you a contract for dozens of T shirts.!!!!

[heliosuk]

Nice one! I was trying to thank some people who gave me advice and just clarify as regards who to contact I made I clear in my last but one post so use your eyes and as regards your joke about the car get a life mate thanks again to those who gave me constructive help

 

 

Reading this I have to say you make me a bit jumpy Hampy. There are few people who would realise the crypted connection so cleverly posted by Scania. Have to admit it took me a while to work it out.

 

Problem here is that given the responses and lack of action by said Alasdair in relation to other cases, how is it that you manage to get a problem resolved, which frankly seems a bit of an odd one, and, given the lack of technical knowledge that AC enjoys despite the bespoke training organisation (that offers courses to other dealership technicians..........heaven help us) you manage to get a result?

 

If you are this lucky then tell us your lottery numbers!

 

Personally I'm off to water my plants in the greenhouse unless otherwise advised!

[letsdothis]

Personally I'm off to water my plants in the greenhouse unless otherwise advised!

 

No hosepipes remember, hate to see you get a fine.

[MARTIN3030]

A PM in your box Martin.

 

 

No sign-can you resend ?

[scaniaman]

Heliosuk, on re reading Hampy 100's first post, and Conniff's subsequent replies, i find myself in total agreement with your opinion on this one.

[Conniff]

No sign-can you resend ?

 

 

Done

[Conniff]

I bought a Saab 93 06plate feb2010 and so far the waterpump cam belt rollers cam belt belt tensioner have all had to but relaxed by Arnold clark HOLD ON IT GETS WORSE. Since then I had to relace 2 defective three the alternator battery and now I have a leaking coolant main pipe and the electronic stability programe and has never worked ,all they have said is tough and that as goodwill gesture they will give £150 get stuffed Arnold Clark you are a disgrace. I really sm keen to here wether I am right to take them to court or disagree with me

 

Can you rewrite your original post again so it makes sense and then we can take another look.

 

Maybe I misread your other posts, but judging by the tone of nearly all of them!! I would suggest that the chances of you buying another car from AC lie between 1 in 50 Zillion and Zero.

 

I'll just sit here and wait for another abusive reply, to me, just like the last time..................................

 

Hammy

 

Are these post the ones you are refering to? because if it is then the original makes no sense at all.

[MARTIN3030]

Done

 

 

Ta - got it.

[Conniff]

arnold clark are a totall disgrace,over the last year the stress they have caused us and its still ongoing is unbeleivable!!! iv payed three quarters off my car my last finall payment is a ongoing nightmare!!! they said they didnt receive the paperwork back to carry on the payments so want it all are want take it back,they cancelled our direct debits and put the car in someone elses name then tryed charge us nearly £200 off defaults after arguing for months to get them to see what mistake they had made they finally realised but then said it too late we cant re finance coz they made the mistake!! two months ago we left the case with them they said they would get back to us now we just got a letter saying its been moved to there solicitors to come and re posses the car,this car could have been payed for now over the last year if they hadn't messed it up,they been a total nightmare for us

 

If you want assistance with this tillymitt, then start your own thread and it will be responded to.

 

As a point of note, they cannot take you car back without getting a court order.

[Conniff]

 

Sir Arnold Clark and his vast array of cars for sale.

 

And now the jokes :-

 

SUN: You have been in business for years. What is your secret of success?

AC: Look after our customers, and always put them first.

 

 

Anyone think there could be a misquote there somewhere

[letsdothis]

 

Sir Arnold Clark and his vast array of cars for sale.

 

And now the jokes :-

 

 

 

Anyone think there could be a misquote there somewhere

 

That was 10 years ago, this is now.

 

[Conniff]

Brilliantly done

[letsdothis]

Brilliantly done

 

Not that well done he has lost his hand somehow.

[Conniff]

Well he has bitten off the hand of many so will find another one no doubt.

[letsdothis]

He's found it again now, (well he learned how to PS properly)

 

[MARTIN3030]

Ah a trusty beetle....well AC certainly didnt have much of a hand in selling those...on Merseyside at least.

Huyton Volkswagen had no problem selling them-in fact between 1971 and 1974 they probably shifted more of them than any other dealer in the UK.

 

Arnold Clarke would do well to take a leaf out of the beetles book....reliable,rarely let you down and a joy to have ......a little noisy and not good with heating in winter-but no messing you knew exactly what you got.

 

Would it be fair to say that AC are to motorsists CS what the Allegro was to motoring future ?

[letsdothis]

A Beetle? No problem, we sell those as well.

 

[MARTIN3030]

ah ha....but not for air cooled enthusiasts.

 

Actually when production switched from Wolfsburg to Mexico it lost lots of authenticity.... and didnt it take the designers a long time to introduce a new one - a Beetle with a Golf engine ?......Criminal !!!

[heliosuk]

ah ha....but not for air cooled enthusiasts. quote]

 

You still get a lot of hot air from Arnold Clark though!!

[scaniaman]

Conniff, you have been a great help to me with all your good advice etc etc. But please DO NOT associate one of the best british cars ever built with Arnold Clark. He is not fit to be seen alongside a Morris Oxford of that era. The picture only shows the two extremities of the meaning of Quality.

[letsdothis]

Here's one I just found on the internet.

 

[Conniff]

Time to bring this out of the cellar and back into the sunlight