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| Author: | Ditch Crawler [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Progress Report |
I just returned from a visit to my nearest dealership so that I could see a Hobie Mirage in real life, and I have to say that I was completely bowled over by the beauty and the quality and the uniqueness of the Revolution which was on show. Unfortunately, as is fairly normal in the UK, the salespeople can tell you almost nothing about their products except The Price. I have definitely decided that the i12 is the boat which will best suit my needs, but it seems there are none available to view anywhere in the UK. I cannot even get a comprehensive list of available accessories and extras. Neither can I find a simple list of all UK Hobie Dealers. Ditch |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Progress Report |
UK is covered by our distributor in the Netherlands. They have a website: http://www.hobie-kayaks.com On their site is a dealer list: http://www.hobie-kayak.com/html/dealers ... ml#england The accessories are shown in our parts and accessories catalog: http://www.hobie-kayak.com/html/downloa ... loads.html http://www.hobie-kayak.com/download_pdf ... index.html |
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| Author: | Ditch Crawler [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Progress Report |
mmiller wrote: UK is covered by our distributor in the Netherlands. They have a website: http://www.hobie-kayaks.com On their site is a dealer list: http://www.hobie-kayak.com/html/dealers ... ml#england The accessories are shown in our parts and accessories catalog: http://www.hobie-kayak.com/html/downloa ... loads.html http://www.hobie-kayak.com/download_pdf ... index.html Thanks Matt, from what I can see on the PDF, the catalogue contains a lot of very useful detail, none of which would be available from a UK dealer if I waited a million years. How many ink cartridges do you think I should buy in order to get a decent hard copy? Ditch |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Progress Report |
Contact the distributor directly for a copy if / since the dealer will not provide. http://www.hobie-kayak.com/html/contact/contact.html A request from your region directly to us would be refered back to the distributor. |
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| Author: | Ditch Crawler [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Progress Report |
mmiller wrote: Contact the distributor directly for a copy if / since the dealer will not provide Right, thanks, will do! For me, one of the attractions of the Hobie is this very forum, with it's direct input from 'HeadQuarters' - I've never come across that before... Ditch |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Progress Report |
Thanks for that! I figured early on that the quicker help arrives... the smaller the problem will be. Seems to work and makes users time with our products... and therefore lives... better! |
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| Author: | Ditch Crawler [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Progress Report |
There are several UK dealers on the Hobie Europe website, but they all belong to either the one or the other of only two syndicates, with retail outlets spread around Great Britain and Ireland. There is just one independent on the list, but they have not been with Hobie for 'quite a while'. I visited one of the syndicates branches yesterday, and asked the salesperson to call me today with availability details of the i9s/i12s, but I have received no call. Today I have been exchanging emails with the sales department of the 'other' syndicate, and they have a i12s in stock at one of their more distant branches. They will transfer it to a more convenient branch for me to visit, but they cannot guarantee to do it by July 13th, which is when I next have a free day. The distance is about 100 miles. Ditch |
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