Why did L Sevenoaks close ?

[carspath]

Just a few days ago , and I can’t quite remember where , I read that Sant’Agata were now keeping an even closer eye on their franchises ..... the throwaway line appearing to suggest that it might somehow be related to Sevenoaks .

Anyone know more ?

[ghost83]

I noticed a comment on here someone may have got the garage into trouble

[Lee Jones Jnr]

ghost83 said:

I noticed a comment on here someone may have got the garage into trouble

Got it pregnant?
What do you mean?

[PompeyReece]

I think someone mentioned on another thread that most/all of senior management were let go and replaced with new staff.

[drcarrera]

Did they close it and open the Mclaren Service Centre instead? Having another Lambo dealer in Tunbridge was probably a factor as well.

[c3m]

drcarrera said:

Did they close it and open the Mclaren Service Centre instead? Having another Lambo dealer in Tunbridge was probably a factor as well.

It's a Ferrari Service Centre now (albeit hasn't opened due to Covid-19).

[andrew]

drcarrera said:

Did they close it and open the Mclaren Service Centre instead? Having another Lambo dealer in Tunbridge was probably a factor as well.

that would make sense
with mclarens needing 10x as much servicing, fixing and rebuilding as lamborghinis

[SRBA]

As c3m states above, it’s will now be a Ferarri service centre, currently still under construction (excuse the poor photo)

[sparta6]

andrew said:

drcarrera said:

Did they close it and open the Mclaren Service Centre instead? Having another Lambo dealer in Tunbridge was probably a factor as well.

that would make sense
with mclarens needing 10x as much servicing, fixing and rebuilding as lamborghinis

[AndrewD]

andrew said:

that would make sense
with mclarens needing 10x as much servicing, fixing and rebuilding as lamborghinis

Yes, even the Italians couldn’t make an Audi unreliable by sticking a badge on it

[andrew]

AndrewD said:

andrew said:

that would make sense
with mclarens needing 10x as much servicing, fixing and rebuilding as lamborghinis

Yes, even the Italians couldn’t make an Audi unreliable by sticking a badge on it

you've changed your tune

[AndrewD]

andrew said:

AndrewD said:

andrew said:

that would make sense
with mclarens needing 10x as much servicing, fixing and rebuilding as lamborghinis

Yes, even the Italians couldn’t make an Audi unreliable by sticking a badge on it

you've changed your tune

[carspath]

I am pretty sure that L. Sevenoaks shutting down has nothing to do with Tunbridge , Ferrari or McLaren .

It took some time to get through to the Board of Directors of the Holding Company , but once Jardine Motor’s MD and Chairman were involved , they were absolutely brilliant .

Jardine took over completely , investigated with an independent external expert , then fully rectified the issue .... top notch service once they got involved .
But this was 3-4 years ago .

For Sant’ Agata to have to look again at the way all their franchises operate on the basis of one franchise ( and as has been suggested earlier in this thread , that S’s senior management was changed prior to the shutdown ) suggests something very seriously wrong .

I for one was very thankful for the Board of Jardine Motor’s involvement .