Vauxhall made a very interesting electric car - the Vauxhall Ampera (original one).
I saw a used one for sale at Vauxhall, booked an appointment for a test drive.
I drove one hour with to reach the dealership. I had borrowed someone's car to get there. As my car was not working.
Only to be told, the car was sold!!. Sold in one hour?. They did not bother to call me, so I don't have a wasted journey.
The person who bought it, turned out to be a sales guy who worked at the same Vauxhall dealership.
They had a second Ampera, but the battery was flat. It would take time to re-charge it!. They wanted me to come back another day for a test drive!!
After much frustrattion, the dealership let me test drive the car which he said was sold, but it was full of dirty sweet wrappers, coke cans. How can that be?
He let me test drive this Ameria. It seems the car was being used as a personal joyride by the salesguy.....
The second Ampera which was still for sale, had higher mileage, but was more expensive!. He would not budge on price.
Reading the reviews of the Vauxhall dealership, put me off, people complaining about poor servicing etc..... The Ampera, is a specialist electric / petrol car. If they struggle with a regular car, how can they service a unique offering?
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