Detroit Harley Closing
Tourer
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From: Eastern Massachusetts
Paramount HD in Framingham MA just closed as well...
Great dealership, very customer driven, honest Sales Department and a very responsible Service Dep't as well. They had a ten year history in a great facility, but it was too large to support the cash flow. They were looking to move to another smaller facility with less overhead, but the MOCO's demands for the buildout were just too much.
The MOCO would rather let a first class dealership go under vs facilitating the means to keep a quality dealership (Parmount's Service Dep't had one of the best records for customer satisfaction in the region and I believe they were in the top 40 nationally as well).
A great loss for Metro West Boston. They will be missed.
The MOCO would rather let a first class dealership go under vs facilitating the means to keep a quality dealership (Parmount's Service Dep't had one of the best records for customer satisfaction in the region and I believe they were in the top 40 nationally as well).
A great loss for Metro West Boston. They will be missed.
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From: san diego
the factory is going to have to relinquish these ideas of large fancy dealerships as long as the economy stays in the dump, or else they're going to loose all the good small family owned stores, and a lot of customer base as well. car dealerships are going that way, and are winding up being corporate owned and highly impersonal and hated by most car owners.
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From: Novi MI
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From: NH
Great dealership, very customer driven, honest Sales Department and a very responsible Service Dep't as well. They had a ten year history in a great facility, but it was too large to support the cash flow. They were looking to move to another smaller facility with less overhead, but the MOCO's demands for the buildout were just too much.
The MOCO would rather let a first class dealership go under vs facilitating the means to keep a quality dealership (Parmount's Service Dep't had one of the best records for customer satisfaction in the region and I believe they were in the top 40 nationally as well).
A great loss for Metro West Boston. They will be missed.
The MOCO would rather let a first class dealership go under vs facilitating the means to keep a quality dealership (Parmount's Service Dep't had one of the best records for customer satisfaction in the region and I believe they were in the top 40 nationally as well).
A great loss for Metro West Boston. They will be missed.
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Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Georgia
I thought he meant that Detroit has had it worse than the rest of the nation so a lot of people are unemployed now. That's just from the news we hear on TV.
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Da Bronx
Reggie Pink (former flat track champion in the early years) was one of the first dealers in NYC and Westchester County. They've been around pretty much in the same spot for too many decades to just get up and move to a bigger location. When the MoCo forced them to upsize, they did to a larger facility across the street. That didn't last. A tough economy, terrible operating hours, high prices and rude employees finally brought 'em down from their high perch. Now there's two empty buildings across from each other and the legacy of Reggie Pink will fade in the dust...
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From: Taylortucky, MI
just like Motor City HD is in Farmington Hills MI, nice place...ever been to the previous Motor City a.k.a. Biker Bobs HD?
Last edited by Buckinfitch; Oct 31, 2011 at 12:42 PM.
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From: Novi MI
No because Motor City is about 4 miles from my house. I did shop around before buying my '08 Heritage and Motor City still gave me the best deal.
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From: Detroit, Michigan
(Not even remotely anything like the city of Detroit)
But, still +1
