Micronet Showrooms- don't touch with a barge pole

Cotswolds · Post by **Cotswolds** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 9:24 pm

Hello everyone,

If you remember from my grumblings a while ago, I bought my 206cc from Micronet Showrooms and paid for a CC with a sports pack fitted.

Well I did get the car, but it had no sports pack!

I have been negotiating ever since trying to get them to pay to have the pack fitted (which they originally verbally agreed to do)

I have now given up with negotiating (I had even offered to settle for Â£200, but they didn't pay up!!), and moved on to trying to get my deposit back via my credit card company.

However during the course of this, from this website, I found the news articles on www.thisisnottingham.co.uk (search "micronet") there are now 3 articles about the ongoing case of the directors being charged for Â£2 million fraud.

Not sure how I will fair with getting damages for the missing sports pack, but will keep the forum updated.

In the meantime I would not recommend having any dealings with Micronet, especially as there is a reasonably chance that they may go into liquidation fairly shortly!

Cots

PS: My brakes have developed the highly irritating squeaking problem!!!! :rolleyes:

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 10:10 pm

Thats useful to know, they sound like bloody crooks, perhaps someone can make it into a sticky thread.

Robbie.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 11:53 pm

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

lyndon has a sticky above posted about these cowboys, it has been there since 28 October 2002 - not seen it ?!

stephen T · Post by **stephen T** » Thu Jan 09, 2003 1:13 am

importers eh :rolleyes: sheeeeeesh

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Thu Jan 09, 2003 1:19 am

steve

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Thu Jan 09, 2003 5:58 pm

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

lyndon has a sticky above posted about these cowboys, it has been there since 28 October 2002 - not seen it ?!

Yeah, but Lyndon's sticky thread is a little more complimentary about them than this thread which provides more of a warning.

Robbie.

Cotswolds · Post by **Cotswolds** » Thu Jan 09, 2003 8:06 pm

Well may be useful as a sticky- I certainly wouldn't recommend handing a deposit to a company with alleged Â£2 million fraud charges!!

(Although apparently they were mainly scamming Porche buyers!)

stephen T · Post by **stephen T** » Thu Jan 09, 2003 8:25 pm

(Although apparently they were mainly scamming Porche buyers!)

well thats ok then lol :rolleyes:

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Thu Jan 09, 2003 10:36 pm

so as long as u buy a CC u will be alright ?

Cotswolds · Post by **Cotswolds** » Thu Jan 09, 2003 11:14 pm

Yeah except they confirm the specs let you pay for it and then say tough luck when it hasn't got them!!

On the bright side I did actually get my cc....

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Mon Jan 20, 2003 6:17 pm

March edition of What Car- page 73 also carried a column about Micronet.

It cites a man quoted a 36 week wait for a BMW X5 3.OL Sport Auto who didn't mind the wait cos he was guaranteed a 7,500k saving on list price.

A year later having paid a Â£5,450 deposit he is still waiting. Several slipped delivery dates have gone by and on 2 occasions he was promised a refund but received nothing.

What Cars intervention has brought the matter no further forward after they were referrerd to the companies lawyers.

Robbie.

Smiler · Post by **Smiler** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 8:47 pm

I've put some postings on the Google groups about Micronet, I was gonna get my CC from them but had loads of hassle, fortunately I changed my mind, never signed their contract, that was at the beginning of Feb 2004 just had an email from one of the "partners" saying I can have my full deposit refunded to my credit card - this is only after I've sent 2 letters quoting my rights as a consumer (My local CAB were brilliant) My credit card company couldn't do anything !!!

I wouldn't recommend anyone to get a car from them.

Both people on the site as owners are held on Companies House website as being disqualified directors which can't be good.

Fingers crossed I get the money back - if not I will not hesitate in taking them to small claims or whatever I have to.

I hope for my sake and other peoples that it's just that they're customer service skills are very slack !!!!!

J

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HelsBels4 · Post by **HelsBels4** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:14 pm

Hi

I too placed an order through Micronet at the beginning of 2005 year. :rolleyes: After numerous chasing emails/calls to find out the expected delivery date of this car, they finally said the car ordered had been delivered incorrectly.

I was lucky - I got the money I paid back - it took months to resolve. AVOID at all costs.

andyr · Post by **andyr** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:22 pm

Hi i know this posts really really old but what do you actually get with the sports pack?

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