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Arnold Clark
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DB.
2004-12-13 15:30:01 UTC
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Reading through the posts here I came across this URL:
www.arnoldsucks.com

Those who enjoy horror stories should not fail to look at that site - it
has 100 pages, each with about 10 reports of experiences of dealing with
that company.

Arnold Clark has over 20 different new car franchises and over 120
retail sites. Most are in Scotland, but dealerships south of the Border
are gradually being bought-up or established. Some trade under the
Arnold Clark name but it appears that others do not. Can anyone say,
please, what other names this company trades under in England?
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DB.
Uno Hoo!
2004-12-13 15:36:10 UTC
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Post by DB.
www.arnoldsucks.com
Those who enjoy horror stories should not fail to look at that site - it
has 100 pages, each with about 10 reports of experiences of dealing with
that company.
Arnold Clark has over 20 different new car franchises and over 120
retail sites. Most are in Scotland, but dealerships south of the Border
are gradually being bought-up or established. Some trade under the
Arnold Clark name but it appears that others do not. Can anyone say,
please, what other names this company trades under in England?
The local Vauxhall dealership in my area (Northwich/Winsford in Cheshire)
has been recently taken over by Arnold Clark. They still have the original
name of 'Dane County' on the front of the dealership's two premises (0ne in
Northwich and one in Winsford) but whether this will remain I don't know.

Kev
Neil MacDonald
2004-12-13 19:03:46 UTC
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MacHarg Rennie & Lindsay



Strathford Motor Company



Strathfor (Ayrshire) Limited





All of the above are owned by one Mr John Arnold Clark.



I (wife actually) had the severe misfortune to buy a shed from him and then was told it was our fault.



He didn't reckon on me being the bastard that I am and got my back several times over.



Also managed to find out his mobile phone number and home address in the course of my dealings.
DB.
2004-12-14 08:38:48 UTC
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"DB." <***@btinternet.com> asked what names Arnold Clark was
trading under in England.
Post by Neil MacDonald
MacHarg Rennie & Lindsay
Strathford Motor Company
Strathford (Ayrshire) Limited
Those are names he trades under in Scotland, of course.
He's been moving into Lancashire and the West Midlands, and now into
Milton Keynes. I'm keen to know what names (other than AC) he trades
under here so he can be avoided.
Post by Neil MacDonald
All of the above are owned by one Mr John Arnold Clark.
He's now *Sir* John Arnold Clark. He was knighted "for services to the
Motor Industry and to the Scottish Community." (sic)
Post by Neil MacDonald
I (wife actually) had the severe misfortune to buy a shed from him
and then was told it was our fault.
He didn't reckon on me being the bastard that I am and got my back several times over.
There are about 1000 horror stories at www.arnoldsucks.com from punters
who'd like to do the same. If those stories are true it's amazing that
the motor companies allow him to keep any of his dealerships. But I get
the impression he's almost monopolised the car trade in Scotland.
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DB..
Dave Plowman (News)
2004-12-14 11:21:32 UTC
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Post by DB.
There are about 1000 horror stories at www.arnoldsucks.com from punters
who'd like to do the same. If those stories are true it's amazing that
the motor companies allow him to keep any of his dealerships. But I get
the impression he's almost monopolised the car trade in Scotland.
You're joking aren't you? My local (London) BMW lost their franchise after
complaints to trading standards to be replaced by an equally bad one. Then
a couple of years later by yet another (dunno why) and they are if
anything worse. The *majority* of the motor trade is run by thieves - and
it's time the government did something about it.

I'd at least consider voting for any party which had it in their manifesto.
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Uno Hoo!
2004-12-14 16:59:43 UTC
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Post by DB.
trading under in England.
Post by Neil MacDonald
MacHarg Rennie & Lindsay
Strathford Motor Company
Strathford (Ayrshire) Limited
Those are names he trades under in Scotland, of course.
He's been moving into Lancashire and the West Midlands, and now into
Milton Keynes. I'm keen to know what names (other than AC) he trades
under here so he can be avoided.
Post by Neil MacDonald
All of the above are owned by one Mr John Arnold Clark.
He's now *Sir* John Arnold Clark. He was knighted "for services to the
Motor Industry and to the Scottish Community." (sic)
Post by Neil MacDonald
I (wife actually) had the severe misfortune to buy a shed from him
and then was told it was our fault.
He didn't reckon on me being the bastard that I am and got my back several times over.
There are about 1000 horror stories at www.arnoldsucks.com from punters
who'd like to do the same. If those stories are true it's amazing that
the motor companies allow him to keep any of his dealerships. But I get
the impression he's almost monopolised the car trade in Scotland.
To be honest I have personal horror stories about virtually every garage
I've ever had dealings with. The whole motor trade stinks and good customer
service is virtually none existent. The only happy garage/dearlership users
are those motorists who know nothing about cars and just don't realise what
a crap service they are getting.

Kev
Stuart Gray
2004-12-13 22:39:58 UTC
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Post by DB.
www.arnoldsucks.com
Those who enjoy horror stories should not fail to look at that site - it
has 100 pages, each with about 10 reports of experiences of dealing with
that company.
Arnold Clark has over 20 different new car franchises and over 120
retail sites. Most are in Scotland, but dealerships south of the Border
are gradually being bought-up or established. Some trade under the
Arnold Clark name but it appears that others do not. Can anyone say,
please, what other names this company trades under in England?
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DB.
Dunno what he does dahn sahf, but up here in Bonny Scotland he has a
reputation of being a real crook, for those in the know. Apparently started
out with ringers, bad auction cars etc. made his money and went "legit"
<cough>.
Mate of mine started out as a panel beater with him, got sick of it, went
into the biz himself, now worth a few mill. doing it the right way.

Stuart
John Laird
2004-12-15 17:25:24 UTC
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Post by DB.
www.arnoldsucks.com
Those who enjoy horror stories should not fail to look at that site - it
has 100 pages, each with about 10 reports of experiences of dealing with
that company.
Arnold Clark has over 20 different new car franchises and over 120
retail sites. Most are in Scotland, but dealerships south of the Border
are gradually being bought-up or established. Some trade under the
Arnold Clark name but it appears that others do not. Can anyone say,
please, what other names this company trades under in England?
Arnold Clark ;-) My local Honda dealership is no longer Ryland(*) (who had
a decent rep), but AC. I used to live in Scotland and it is fair to say
there was more than a whiff of dodginess about them. I did once have a look
around one showroom for a second car - seemed to be the sort of place where
everything got a quick respray to look shiny, whether needed or not.

(*) Thinking of trying Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield, who offer reduced price
servicing for older models. Anyone had any experience of them, please ?
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