Service Departments, How do they cope??

Submitted: Saturday, Mar 26, 2011 at 20:30

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Axle

A Local Subaru , Mazda, Benz, Dealer in our area has now expanded!!. They are now agents and have full display range for;

Nissan
Benz
VW
Subaru
Mazda;
Dodge.
Jeep

All on the same premises, Two workshops, only.

Made me think ,If one of each brand suffered a problem in the same week, how many experienced mechanics have they on tap!..LOl.

Cheers Axle.

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Reply By: Rockape - Saturday, Mar 26, 2011 at 20:56

Reply By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Saturday, Mar 26, 2011 at 23:45

Saturday, Mar 26, 2011 at 23:45

Sadly this will become more and more common as the smaller guys fold up to the pressure, it is one reason why it is sad to see people complaining about prices out in the bush but it is the same ones that complain when they fold out in the bush ...
Just wait for the next few months when fuel prices go way up and more close up in the bush, only the bigger chains will be left and then they will really start to rip people off

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Follow Up By: Axle - Sunday, Mar 27, 2011 at 00:12

Sunday, Mar 27, 2011 at 00:12

G/Day Joe &Mel, I hate this thing about folding up out bush!!, and what bleep s me more is its the stand over tatics of the likes of woolies ,Coles , that control fuel prices, and everyday. living consumables we all rely on To a point, And of course our government
is always on defence mode on these issues.

Cheers Axle,

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Follow Up By: Axle - Sunday, Mar 27, 2011 at 00:14

Sunday, Mar 27, 2011 at 00:14

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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Sunday, Mar 27, 2011 at 00:52

Sunday, Mar 27, 2011 at 00:52

yes we are independent at the moment but i can see it is going to be hard in the next few months, we are planning on how to do our fuel buying now and looking at buying it COD at the gate of the supplier and paying for the "freight" to get it delivered, all in the name of savings, means it will hit cash flows harder as it is so expensive, we have to hold 140,000L under the ground just to survive the wet as we mey not be able to get a truck in for 4-5 months at a time ....... and it is not just us, we are talking to Burktown and a few others around to try to bulk buy, we all forsee a cash flow problem affecting us all and some may simply choose NOT to sell fuel any more ....
Think about this .... extream case but no fuel from Normanton to Boorloola .... all the "Lawn Hill, Burktown, Kingfisher and around would be affected .... its not good out here in the bush eh ....
Cheers
Joe

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