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15-12-2008, 09:45 PM
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Oncewasfast
Join Date: May 2006
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Noticed that Hills Ford in Waitara, NSW is/has closed down. They were a reasonably large dealership.
Wonder if they are a casualty of the current economic woes. Anyone know what would happen to a dealer (not factory Ford) extended warranty issued by them? |
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15-12-2008, 10:42 PM
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Service Optimist wannabe
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 965
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The Hills FORD sales dept was to close last Friday - as for the service dept? The Ford spares inside the Mazda / Peugeot area is on the brink as well. This is due to the slump and the finance co's pulling out of the field.
Unless the KRUDD deal bails/bailed them, they are a gone dealership. Warranty? it would be the underwriting insco that has to honour that would it not? |
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16-12-2008, 08:16 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Kenthurst
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My brother-in-law bought his SY TX RWD from there .... as they know one of the sales-staff through family ... and got a decent discount.
The weird thing is .. Mercedes is taking Ford's place in the dealership ... so I don't think it is to do with the economy. It's more of a case of Ford's poor marketing of it's new vehicles that has caused the sales slump.
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16-12-2008, 09:06 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2005
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I reckon It is Hills Ford, not Ford AU that caused the problem here.
I have previously commented that for the first week (at Least) of the FG release - a Mondeo had the most prominent display position. |
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16-12-2008, 10:32 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Maybe we were unlucky on the person we were dealing with at Hills, or maybe they thought we were not being serious? Alex |
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17-12-2008, 01:48 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Sydney
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I bought a terri a couple of months ago privatly that was originaly bought from Hills Ford in Waitara. The car had 2 years extented warranty from the original owner but Hills told me it was not transferable to me.
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Hills Ford closing down-sign of the times?
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