Wild West Honda

[Fatjim]

I'm suprised a Honda shop ever has to order parts, unless their panels for suzukis.

[jtzzr]

Botany Honda
1 Danny or Josh for parts,
2 John and Paul, workshop.
3 Richard and Dave sales

The only problem I have is John is always giving me shit about changing to the Buell

Yeah good service from Botany , Richard mcF is always good too ( he`s a good guy to talk to when your day is just shit)and I`m not even buying a bike, John from the workshop has awesome knowledge too.

Hows` the Buell going John? you used to look like you loved the VTR.

[centercore]

True story from 6 months ago.

Me: "I'd like to book in a service for my ZXR"
Colemans: "We've got a 2-3 week wait at the moment"
Me: "mm ok"
Colemans: "Oh, did you buy it from us?"
Me: "Ahh no.."
Colemans: "Ahhhhh actually we probably wouldn't look at it then.. You should try Red Baron. They're just down Gt North Road"

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Same thing happened to me same bike too. Pretty much got told to piss of and go to redbaron. Couldn't even spare 30 secs to give me an idea of the problem with my bike. Botany Honda, Mt Eden Motorcycles and Red Baron have all given me a few minutes of their time to help out. Also tried to get a wof but got the same thing. Wouldn't buy my next bike from them.

However had to pick up a part for a mate from Colemans, they gave him the wrong part at first but got the right part in a few days later.

Botany Honda are real helpful in all departments.

[oldguy]

Yeah good service from Botany , Richard mcF is always good too ( he`s a good guy to talk to when your day is just shit)and I`m not even buying a bike, John from the workshop has awesome knowledge too.

Hows` the Buell going John? you used to look like you loved the VTR.

Hey been awhile mate, have to catchup soon.

Yeah I do miss it at times, some of the boys, on the SATN Ride, reckon I was faster on the VTR then on the Buell go figure.

The Boys at Botany Honda, are a good lot.

[Nagash]

Haha, didn't think this thread would come up again.

As an update, i've ordered 3 more things from Wild West about.. 2 months ago. All except one yet to show up.

I give up man..

[chris]

I was talking to then the other day about the lack of bikes in their store, and they are just not getting the bikes through from the suppliers.

Around the time this thread was started ( I think), most of the bikes that they 'weren't getting through from the suppliers' were repossessed I thought...

[craisin]

whos attitude is this[the cops must pull you up all the time] go on you know it needs to be said

[arctic]

I received an email stating that wild west honda is closed. Is that true?

[TOTO]

read this http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=97594

[Mystic13]

Botany Honda
1 Danny or Josh for parts,
2 John and Paul, workshop.
3 Richard and Dave sales

The only problem I have is John is always giving me shit about changing to the Buell

It's funny some people like a place and some don't. I stopped in at Botany Honda and saw a helmet I liked. They had no brochures on other graphic options, knew bugger all about the product and weren't keen to get the info.

So I told the guy I wanted one and could he get the two graphic options in on appro and I'll call in and choose one. His eyes light up and he says "yep". He phones the distributor and checks. It's all good and tells me he'll have the helmets there in two days and to call in. It happens I'm riding out on that day so i tell him I'll call in and be off on the road.

I call in two days later and meet the same guy.
"I'm here to look at the helmet you got in for me"
"Oh yeah, no I didn't get them in"
"What do you mean you didn't get them in... they just haven't arrived yet?"
"No I didn't ask for them to be dropped off"
"But we spoke two days ago and you said you get them in and have them here"
"Yeah, but we can't do a discount on those helmets so I didn't get them."

I'm thinking... what? are you serious. I never spoke to you about a discount? I wanted to buy that helmet.

"Mate I just wanted to buy the helmet!"
"so you're okay if we can't do a discount?"
"What? I just want to buy the helemt. You've just jerked me around and wasted my time I'll go and buy the helmet elsewhere. Do you know who else stocks it?"
"Yes AMPS, but I can still get it in for you"
"You're kidding right?"

To this day I still don't understand what was going through that guys brain. Was he thinking that because he couldn't discount it and that's what he would want that therefore I wouldn't want it so he wouldn't even bother getting it on appro.

I've never bought anything from Botany Honda since and wouldn't bother.

My stores of choice are "Motomail", "Cycletreads" and "Haldanes".

If the guy at Botany Honda had looked at things from a customer point of view he'd have sold a high end helmet. To this day I still can't believe the guy not getting the helmet in when I told him I wanted one. And then having my number not even calling me to let me know he changed his mind.

[short-circuit]

It's funny some people like a place and some don't. I stopped in at Botany Honda and saw a helmet I liked. They had no brochures on other graphic options, knew bugger all about the product and weren't keen to get the info.

So I told the guy I wanted one and could he get the two graphic options in on appro and I'll call in and choose one. His eyes light up and he says "yep". He phones the distributor and checks. It's all good and tells me he'll have the helmets there in two days and to call in. It happens I'm riding out on that day so i tell him I'll call in and be off on the road.

I call in two days later and meet the same guy.
"I'm here to look at the helmet you got in for me"
"Oh yeah, no I didn't get them in"
"What do you mean you didn't get them in... they just haven't arrived yet?"
"No I didn't ask for them to be dropped off"
"But we spoke two days ago and you said you get them in and have them here"
"Yeah, but we can't do a discount on those helmets so I didn't get them."

I'm thinking... what? are you serious. I never spoke to you about a discount? I wanted to buy that helmet.

"Mate I just wanted to buy the helmet!"
"so you're okay if we can't do a discount?"
"What? I just want to buy the helemt. You've just jerked me around and wasted my time I'll go and buy the helmet elsewhere. Do you know who else stocks it?"
"Yes AMPS, but I can still get it in for you"
"You're kidding right?"

To this day I still don't understand what was going through that guys brain. Was he thinking that because he couldn't discount it and that's what he would want that therefore I wouldn't want it so he wouldn't even bother getting it on appro.

I've never bought anything from Botany Honda since and wouldn't bother.

My stores of choice are "Motomail", "Cycletreads" and "Haldanes".

If the guy at Botany Honda had looked at things from a customer point of view he'd have sold a high end helmet. To this day I still can't believe the guy not getting the helmet in when I told him I wanted one. And then having my number not even calling me to let me know he changed his mind.

I bought the odd bit of gear here and there from Botany Honda and they were O.K (in terms of service) but not wonderful. But as soon as I bought a new Triumph though they packed a sad and practically snobbed me every time I went in the shop...fuckem - only interested in you if they can flogg you an overpriced Jappa.

I flirted with them again after my bike got written off (whilst all the time knowing I'd be getting another Striple). Other than the Fireblade Honda's got nothing

Wild West were a different story though - All good in my experience

[Metalor]

MY mate ha da pretty terrible experience with them... took bike in for a tune and service, got it back and it was FUCKED, was riding real shit. Took it back to them and they said oh, this is wrong, you'll need this and it'll cost this much.

Anyway, long story short, he had to take it back to them 4 times, they tried to cover their fuck up after charging him a shitload for their mistake in the first place.

Decided to fix it all himself in the end... turned out they had connected the spark plug cables wrong so the timing was all out. He ended up getting half the cash back off them... should have been all of it though.

[Patch]

It's funny some people like a place and some don't. I stopped in at Botany Honda and saw a helmet I liked. They had no brochures on other graphic options, knew bugger all about the product and weren't keen to get the info.

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To this day I still don't understand what was going through that guys brain.

there used to be a little know-all retard named Mark that used to work there; perhaps you were one of the unfortunate . . . . .