Sargeant & Collins Crayford (Jeep/Chrysler parts & service)

Sargeant & Collins Crayford (Jeep/Chrysler parts & service)

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97BlackC5

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352 posts

245 months

Thursday 10th January 2013
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Just heard today the unfortunate news that Sargeant & Collins the Jeep / Chrysler parts & service center in Crayford has gone into administration. Another one gone in the South East.

pcn1

1,253 posts

226 months

Friday 11th January 2013
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Not good for the economy in general news like that.
But the reasons a company goes under can be many fold, even in good times a company can be run badly and go bust.
I see even the mighty Honda are laying of a lot of guys in Swindon because of depressed car sales.

My spanner man told me a story a while ago when he serviced my Jeep. He went to the local Jeep main dealer for some parts, and the guy in the service department started having a go at him "you back street garages are taking all our work away".
My spanner man is £45/hr no VAT. God knows what the main dealer labour rates are, £100 + VAT ???
No brainer when your out of warrenty.