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Username: Viziondetroit
Post Number: 1072
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 6:07 pm: |    |
I drove past Northwestern Dodge on 8 Mile today and the lot was empty and the letters were gone off the building.
Are they closed or did they just move location? If they closed, that's a shame such a long time dealership. |
Urbanize
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Username: Urbanize
Post Number: 1316
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 11:30 am: | |
I noticed that too. Once one of the biggest Auto Malls on the Westside has just disappeared. |
Mikefive
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Username: Mikefive
Post Number: 20
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 12:21 pm: | |
That dealership is not on the Dodge list of Metro Detroit dealers anymore. I don't know what happened but their phone number says that they permanently closed May 31.
(Message edited by Mikefive on June 07, 2007) |
Hpgrmln
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Username: Hpgrmln
Post Number: 16
Registered: 06-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 6:31 pm: | |
We're likely to see more of this with our economy and faltering auto industry.
What I thought was equally sad was the loss of established buisnesses and familiar dealer names when Oldsmobile got dropped. Fortunately many sold other product lines as well but not anything that sold enough to keep a dealer afloat. I recall one named Drummy who also sold Suzukis. Whens the last time you've even seen a Suzuki that wasn't a motorcycle? |
Jimaz
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Username: Jimaz
Post Number: 2240
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 10:09 pm: | |
A snowmobile? |
Douglasm
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Username: Douglasm
Post Number: 855
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 08, 2007 - 7:15 am: | |
Suzuki makes the Chevrolet Aveo. It's a rebadged Suzuki Aerio...... |
Fnnm400
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Username: Fnnm400
Post Number: 2
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Friday, June 08, 2007 - 8:33 am: | |
I am car shopping, went to "2" chevy dealers yesterday, Rinke in Center Line & Moran in Clinton Twp, Rinke wasn't interested in pricing since I wasn't doing anything till end of month and Moran I couldn't find any one to wait on me! I wonder why we aren't selling cars! |
Fnnm400
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Username: Fnnm400
Post Number: 3
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Friday, June 08, 2007 - 8:36 am: | |
Drummy Olds has been closed for some time, the father passed away and I think the kids just closed it up. Interesting enough it was torn down and a large storage facility was built there with stores facing Eight Mile Rd. |
Urbanize
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Username: Urbanize
Post Number: 1324
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Friday, June 08, 2007 - 11:35 am: | |
"Drummy Olds has been closed for some time, the father passed away and I think the kids just closed it up. Interesting enough it was torn down and a large storage facility was built there with stores facing Eight Mile Rd."
Well, it has store-front REtail. That's something. |
Urbanize
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Username: Urbanize
Post Number: 1325
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Friday, June 08, 2007 - 11:36 am: | |
It closed back in '01 if I recall. |