Anyone work at Cronk BMW?

Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:12 am

Anyone work here?

CRONK OF REDHILL Brighton Road, Salfords, Redhill, RH1 6ED

Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:46 am

It's just round the corner from me and it's my local, most visited dealer.

HOWEVER, it's not Cronks anymore and has not been for about 5 or 6 years now. It's now part of the Vines group. I believe Mr. Cronk retired some years back and sold out to the Vines group.

Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:26 am

B7 wrote:It's just round the corner from me and it's my local, most visited dealer.

HOWEVER, it's not Cronks anymore and has not been for about 5 or 6 years now. It's now part of the Vines group. I believe Mr. Cronk retired some years back and sold out to the Vines group.

Ah bummer!
Was going to try and get someone to blag me a rear window dealer sticker.
Had to change the rear screen in mine a while ago and lost my original dealer sticker on that.
Never mind

Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:47 am

Pah, dealer's stickers. Why show loyalty to the b@stards who shaft customers for a living. It's akin to 'doing' an young lady in the number two, then leaving a sticker for all to see you've been there!!! Think she'd like that????

Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:37 pm

blatantarrogance wrote: It's akin to 'doing' an young lady in the number two, then leaving a sticker for all to see you've been there!!! Think she'd like that????

I know I would. Tag the bitches, tag them all.

Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:08 pm

Andyboy wrote:
blatantarrogance wrote: It's akin to 'doing' an young lady in the number two, then leaving a sticker for all to see you've been there!!! Think she'd like that????
I know I would. Tag the bitches, tag them all.

You're STi's are a testiment to that mate!

Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:39 pm

eko wrote:
B7 wrote:It's just round the corner from me and it's my local, most visited dealer.

HOWEVER, it's not Cronks anymore and has not been for about 5 or 6 years now. It's now part of the Vines group. I believe Mr. Cronk retired some years back and sold out to the Vines group.
Ah bummer!
Was going to try and get someone to blag me a rear window dealer sticker.
Had to change the rear screen in mine a while ago and lost my original dealer sticker on that.
Never mind

Just go and ask for one,I was in the Dealers where mine came from and asked for a licence holder and got one free.

Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:47 pm

Regardless of what we think, dealers stickers give a car that certain bit of "provenance"

Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:09 pm

jcjdavis1 wrote: Just go and ask for one,I was in the Dealers where mine came from and asked for a licence holder and got one free.

Not that easy,i live 200 miles away

Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:41 pm

eko wrote:
jcjdavis1 wrote: Just go and ask for one,I was in the Dealers where mine came from and asked for a licence holder and got one free.
Not that easy,i live 200 miles away

Hi phone and tell them you want your car as original as possible and could they send you a sticker and tax disc holder, all they can say is no

Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:02 pm

Didn't Cronk have another dealership in Gatwick? Near Park Royal estate I think. They may have some old Reigate stickers...

Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:36 pm

Gwynleym10 wrote:Didn't Cronk have another dealership in Gatwick? Near Park Royal estate I think. They may have some old Reigate stickers...

I think you mean Manor Royal. That was always vines as far as I know. That branch moved to 3 bridges in Crawley.

As for whether the Redhill branch would have any, I doubt it. I asked for a set of Cronk plates a long time back when they were still at the old premesis. They'd thrown everything out. (I know them quite well). Since then they've moved (about a year /18months ago) to a new style multi million pound premisis including a seperate Mini showroom, on the other side of the road so even if they did find any old cronk stuff. I doubt they'd have moved it.

Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:06 pm

Z3I wrote:Regardless of what we think, dealers stickers give a car that certain bit of "provenance"

dealers

Outmoded facilitators of car sales who slap overinflated margins for schmoozing deals.

If we can manage to buy a tin of beans without some cowboy discussing my needs and requirements from the beans, then matching my needs with the beans features and going for the close as I no longer need to look for other beans. Then charging me an extra quid or so for a 50p tin of beans.

You want to bow down and advertise the fact you're happy to be bent over by these charatans?

Nowt exclusive about a slick salesman on a 10k basic.

Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:20 pm

Yeah its a funny old world isn't it? But recognising how it is, keeps you ahead eh?

Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:23 pm

Wasnt important anyway so ill leave it!

Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:28 pm

I have a leather key fob with a metal flap bit with the Cronks name on it. You can have it if you want, I just want a leather fob with the BMW logo personally.

It's yours if you want it

Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:19 pm

Z3I wrote:Yeah its a funny old world isn't it? But recognising how it is, keeps you ahead eh?

I wish!! Probably more to do with being over opinionated and having a worn out keyboard for me mate!!!

I've worked in the trade and it's not nice!!

Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:20 pm

I work at what is now Vines of Redhill.
I can deffo get a tax disc holder, but i'll have to look into the sticker. (I can only get a 'vines' one though).

Sat Apr 21, 2007 3:13 pm

Jamesb318is wrote:I work at what is now Vines of Redhill.
I can deffo get a tax disc holder, but i'll have to look into the sticker. (I can only get a 'vines' one though).

off topic....

What did you pay for your wheels and what size are they??

Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:27 am

Jamesb318is wrote:I work at what is now Vines of Redhill.
I can deffo get a tax disc holder, but i'll have to look into the sticker. (I can only get a 'vines' one though).

Hi James. I'm in there nearly every week for parts. I know Paul in parts quite well now. He's very helpful even for the smallest of bits. I asked him for a tax disc holder the other day for the e36 and apparently they had "run out" and there was a bit of an investigation going on as to where thousands of tax disc holders were disappearing!!

He's a bit of an enthusiast on the quiet with Fords and Mini Coopers (originals). Hasn't Billy bought an old e30 recently as well.

Also know Paul Gilchrist and Owen on the service desk but I don't think I'm very popular in that depatment at the moment.

Thats me when I found what they'd done on my e36!!

Are you a technician then?

Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:41 pm

blatantarrogance wrote:
Z3I wrote:Yeah its a funny old world isn't it? But recognising how it is, keeps you ahead eh?
I wish!! Probably more to do with being over opinionated and having a worn out keyboard for me mate!!!

I've worked in the trade and it's not nice!!

Can we change your name to BlatantCynisism!?

Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:06 pm

Yep, i'm a technician there, glad the boys in parts have been helping you out, Pauls a good bloke and has done me a few favours over the years. Enthusiast yes, on the quiet, no way lol!

Another guy in parts has just got a 316 touring, in pretty good nick too.

In that case then, i retract my previous staement about the availability of tax disc holders etc! Keep badgering parts for one, im sure some will become 'available'.

What happened to your e36 then?

Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:06 am

Jamesb318is wrote: What happened to your e36 then?

You have pm