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boxerscott wrote:

Steve1200S wrote:There's a big dealership in Sheffield which is mostly ok, but some staff are your typical American style car salesmen. Hound you until you leave and don't go back.

Rainbow in Rotherham are particularly good on the sales front, all very friendly and willing to talk, but not pushy in any way.

Your BB is easily sellable in a dealership... If someone walks in looking for a cheap bike and was confronted with a 2k ish Blackbird in a show room full of 4k various 600s.... Hard to say no IMO.

Kin ell mate give the dealers a break and take a reality check on wot you just said

Which part? didn't think I was being harsh at all......

Steve1200S wrote:
Which part? didn't think I was being harsh at all......

I'm scratching my head too Steve.

Admittedly my rant was aimed at only one dealer - and he does carry a stock of what looks like very nice bikes; all clean and tidy and not too overpriced either. Despite that I left the place with no desire whatsoever to buy a bike from him.

I went into Webbs in Lincoln a few weeks ago for a browse and the guy in there was a shining example of how to treat a potential customer. Couldn't have been more helpful. After an hour or so nattering about all and sundry bike-related stuff, I left thinking 'hmmm I'll definitely buy a bike from them should I want a Triumph or Yamaha'.

A customer's first visit to a dealer should always be a positive one. All it takes is good manners. Costs nothing, achieves a lot.

A customer's first visit to a dealer should always be a positive one. All it takes is good manners. Costs nothing, achieves a lot.

And this is where the problem lies......and its not just bikes.

This. Very much this.

I like to dress down significantly when buying expensive things.

I have walked out of several dealerships after making complaints to the boss about the attitude of their staff.

Its why I don't really bother with dealers anymore.