Hi FF members
I'm a newbie, this is my first post. I discovered the forum today and decided to join as I am soon going to buy a 500, (yay!). It will be my first ever car so I've been doing extensive research on the subject for some time now.
About two days ago I finally decided on the new Fiat 500 and excitedly began looking for dealers. That's when the problems began.
I live in Scotland and unfortunately, up here, Fiat is franchised by a dealer called Arnold Clark (AC).
For the past two days I have been asking about this dealership including random Fiat owners about Edinburgh, and looking at reviews on the net, (reviewcentre.com) and not once have I heard a good thing! I am beginning to have doubts about even buying in Scotland as AC seem to have a monopoly up here. In fact the reviews for fiat Scotland have been so bad I might go for my second choice and get a merc A class 2nd hand!!! (But I don't want to) What I do want is to be able to place my order with confidence and not with a dealership whose reputation is, at the moment, on a par with outfits from the criminal fraternity!
My question is, has anyone placed an order for a 500 yet and had complete confidence in the people they were dealing with?
I would be very interested in hearing some opinions and recommendations. And I wouldn't mind traveling to England or London to place my order there.
Many thanks.
I'm a newbie, this is my first post. I discovered the forum today and decided to join as I am soon going to buy a 500, (yay!). It will be my first ever car so I've been doing extensive research on the subject for some time now.
About two days ago I finally decided on the new Fiat 500 and excitedly began looking for dealers. That's when the problems began.
I live in Scotland and unfortunately, up here, Fiat is franchised by a dealer called Arnold Clark (AC).
For the past two days I have been asking about this dealership including random Fiat owners about Edinburgh, and looking at reviews on the net, (reviewcentre.com) and not once have I heard a good thing! I am beginning to have doubts about even buying in Scotland as AC seem to have a monopoly up here. In fact the reviews for fiat Scotland have been so bad I might go for my second choice and get a merc A class 2nd hand!!! (But I don't want to) What I do want is to be able to place my order with confidence and not with a dealership whose reputation is, at the moment, on a par with outfits from the criminal fraternity!
My question is, has anyone placed an order for a 500 yet and had complete confidence in the people they were dealing with?
I would be very interested in hearing some opinions and recommendations. And I wouldn't mind traveling to England or London to place my order there.
Many thanks.