It's a shame when the small experienced and dedicated dealers disappear. They belong to the timeline of Trad models. It took the expertise of these dealers who were close to coach building.
Perhaps this is also a sign that the Trad models will gradually disappear. The new models are perhaps more like a lotus, the wood becomes a decoration.
But because there are still so many Trad models, the small traditional dealers may continue to exist with the maintenance of these Trads. I believe that the financial advantage of selling a new car is getting smaller anyway if you have to reckon with the investments, costs, obligations and also the compulsion to buy new cars at your own risk from the factory and these are expensive cars.
But the core of the historical brand value will become smaller without these dealers. I think if MMC were to pursue a strategy of wanting to build the trads further...or being allowed to...they would care more about these deserving dealers.
If there is also in the future enough craftsmanship to do at the cars I would have another suggestion. Then MMC should keep these small dealers to fair conditions in business at least so many of them that the areas are covered. They should continue to be allowed to sell cars. And then MMC should make a deal with BMW garages that take care of everything that has to do with engine, digital etc. That would be a certain disadvantage for the customer to drive to two garages but it would be the advantage of a close-knit network and not to drive 300 miles for a dealership.
I will never buy a car where I would have to drive 200 km and more for a service.
But if MMC doesn't want these old grown values anymore, MMC has to see if there are such dealers Morgan wants and if there are such customers Morgan wants.
