Update on work front

[AlexD333]

So as I mentioned before I would soon become jobless but I could not say anymore.

It's no longer secret service stuff but please don't tell all your mates in dealerships ect as it's still not wide known :thumb2

My work which has been in place since 1927 as a jaguar and Daimler main dealer, with appointment for her majesty ect, repairing of everything from the queens royal armoured cars to jose mourinhos car and various other celebs is closing!!!

Seems the company has been losing money recently and as such it will seize to trade

For many of the customers it will be bad as the dealership is very unique, not the typical main dealer experience "you are customer number 3"

The dealership consists of a cobblestone mews in many different garages, the properties alone worth a small fortune as located in Kensington just off the high st.

A real shame with some incredible heritage doing down the drain, my boss Michael Quinn is actually the grandson of the founder of Jaguar quite cool if you like your jags

There is still a small hope of the place remaining as an independant service center, for the technicians sake, I hope so.

Most of the techs have been there between 35-43 years each most right out of school,only ever having one job!!!

On a bright side for me, when I move to Sandy - Bedfordshire I will look at the Norton way group in bedfordshire, there is actually a Nissan dealer there too :naughty (they'd see me coming a mile away) :lol

 

[johnb5177]

Alex, that sounds like a common syndrome these days....very sad to see old established companies going down. It is a part of Britain`s engineering history gone never to come back.
The `old boys` suffer far more, as it is a real culture shock, to have to meet the 21st century job market, head on....very sad.
On a brighter note, perhaps your house move will enable you, as a `bright young blade` to make a new employment start.
The greatest of good luck...:thumb2

 

[AlexD333]

Alex, that sounds like a common syndrome these days....very sad to see old established companies going down. It is a part of Britain`s engineering history gone never to come back.
The `old boys` suffer far more, as it is a real culture shock, to have to meet the 21st century job market, head on....very sad.
On a brighter note, perhaps your house move will enable you, as a `bright young blade` to make a new employment start.
The greatest of good luck...:thumb2

Cheers buddy, service manager at Nissan would be handy eh :augie

I'm gonna have a nose around the Nissan side of things.

Part ex trols coming in for £300 can you imagine :naughty little old Dorris driving it, part Exing for a micra :lol

 

[Barrbeast]

Part ex trols coming in for £300 can you imagine :naughty little old Dorris driving it, part Exing for a micra :lol

You've posted that in the wrong section mate... should be in the "Jokes" bit I reckon :lol

 

[AlexD333]

You've posted that in the wrong section mate... should be in the "Jokes" bit I reckon :lol

Little Dorris wont know what a trols worth, only that the car drinks to much fuel :augie

 

[Barrbeast]

Little Dorris wont know what a trols worth, only that the car drinks to much fuel :augie

You're absolutely dreaming bud

 

[AlexD333]

You're absolutely dreaming bud

I sure am, it's a possibility though, I remember back in honda one of the salesman picked up a 2005 honda (2 years ago) off this customer for 800 quid, full service history about 20,000 spent on it in service bills, sold it for 4/5k :naughty

 

[russell.huffer]

I joked when this last came up about you coming to my local Nissan dealer who is bad, maybe this is coming true as Norton way are my local dealers altougth they are in Hertfordshire but never heard of Norton way in Bedfordshire, could be wrong but belive herts only.
Good luck with your future aspirations sandy not far from me so may see you out greenlaning although not till summer in beds as lots of seasonal tro's.


Mind regards

Russell

 

[terrano bob]

are you going to start mobile car cleaning alex :thumbs

 

[AlexD333]

I joked when this last came up about you coming to my local Nissan dealer who is bad, maybe this is coming true as Norton way are my local dealers altougth they are in Hertfordshire but never heard of Norton way in Bedfordshire, could be wrong but belive herts only.
Good luck with your future aspirations sandy not far from me so may see you out greenlaning although not till summer in beds as lots of seasonal tro's.


Mind regards

Russell

My mistake, but yeah only 14 miles from house, I will be enquiring as I know the boss, used to work norton way honda at chiswick

This is the one
Norton Way N, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire SG6 1BL

 

[terrano bob]

My mistake, but yeah only 14 miles from house, I will be enquiring as I know the boss, used to work norton way honda at chiswick

This is the one
Norton Way N, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire SG6 1BL

I take it you have something in the pipeline alex :thumbs

 

[solarman216]

chiswick

I was born in Chiswick St Albans Avenue, Rick

 

[terrano bob]

I take it you have something in the pipeline alex :thumbs

on the job front I meant to say :thumbs

 

[AlexD333]

Bit posh there Rick (need a pipe smoking emote) :lol

And re the job front no, nothing in line yet... Just looking but haven't put any cvs in or anything like that.

 

[briggie]

Bit posh there Rick (need a pipe smoking emote) :lol

And re the job front no, nothing in line yet... Just looking but haven't put any cvs in or anything like that.

apply to be ricks apprentice :thumb2:naughty

 

[AlexD333]

apply to be ricks apprentice :thumb2:naughty

Travels a bit too far :augie