Zanotti's closing
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
Seems like the mothership is squeezing out all the non-compliant dealers and that sucks , manipulating that market if they would put near the effort into building a top notch product as they do that there would be no need for the games .
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Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Corporate States of America
I decided to call and find out for myself if it's true. I talked with a guy at the parts counter and it is true. The guy I talked with could not have been any nicer. I wish everyone the best and hope they all find employment elsewhere quickly. Or the buyer that backed out changes his mind.
Tourer
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 427
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From: Queen Creek, AZ
FYI. Here's an email received by me from Zanotti's. It seems as though another dealership will be continuing the service.
Hi,
We received your order and the part (s) are in stock. We should be shipping this out Monday. You will receive an email with a tracking number once the order is shipped.
As most of you may or may not know the owner of Zanotti is retiring and the store will be closing Dec 31. The Internet service will have to stop at some point. The folks doing the Internet for Zanotti are discussing continuing the Internet service with another dealer. It is looking good at this point. It will have the same people and service that was provided thru Zanotti. However, it will be a slow start to get everything set up with the new dealer.
At this point we are hoping to be able to do the following. We would be able to recieve the paypal orders thru Zanotti's untill the end of December. Paypal orders would be paid and shipped thru the new dealer. We can also do some small phone orders thru Zanotti's untill the end of December. Phone hours would be somewhat limited due to the transition period and manning. Again the order being paid and shipped thru the new dealer.
Those of us that do the Internet at Zanotti are dedicated to making the transition as smooth as we can. We know there will be bumps along the way. We hope that will not discourage you from keeping us in mind for all your parts and accessory needs. We will be letting customers know the new web site for ordering as soon as it is available.
All current orders will be shipped as we get the parts. Any parts on backorder that have an estimated release date after Dec 31 will be canceled and credited to the customer.
Thanks,
John H
Zanotti's
724-283-5419
Telephone hours: Monday - Friday 12:00PM to 2:00 PM Eastern
Live Help M-F 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on web page: www.zanottimotor.com
Hi,
We received your order and the part (s) are in stock. We should be shipping this out Monday. You will receive an email with a tracking number once the order is shipped.
As most of you may or may not know the owner of Zanotti is retiring and the store will be closing Dec 31. The Internet service will have to stop at some point. The folks doing the Internet for Zanotti are discussing continuing the Internet service with another dealer. It is looking good at this point. It will have the same people and service that was provided thru Zanotti. However, it will be a slow start to get everything set up with the new dealer.
At this point we are hoping to be able to do the following. We would be able to recieve the paypal orders thru Zanotti's untill the end of December. Paypal orders would be paid and shipped thru the new dealer. We can also do some small phone orders thru Zanotti's untill the end of December. Phone hours would be somewhat limited due to the transition period and manning. Again the order being paid and shipped thru the new dealer.
Those of us that do the Internet at Zanotti are dedicated to making the transition as smooth as we can. We know there will be bumps along the way. We hope that will not discourage you from keeping us in mind for all your parts and accessory needs. We will be letting customers know the new web site for ordering as soon as it is available.
All current orders will be shipped as we get the parts. Any parts on backorder that have an estimated release date after Dec 31 will be canceled and credited to the customer.
Thanks,
John H
Zanotti's
724-283-5419
Telephone hours: Monday - Friday 12:00PM to 2:00 PM Eastern
Live Help M-F 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on web page: www.zanottimotor.com
Last edited by AZRenegade; Nov 26, 2011 at 02:58 PM.
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,855
Likes: 3
From: North Carolina
colonel thanks for posting about lshad1, their prices look like they are pretty close to Zanotti's.
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Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 720
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From: South Jersey
That really sucks. My daughter went to Slipperly Rock for 4 years and I always tried to visit them whenever we went up there. Got some good deals there and always a pleasure dealing with them. Just a sign of the times I guess.