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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:11 pm 
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Hi,

Anyone have any experience or recent dealings with either of these UK sellers, both have pre owned Navitimers priced around £2,500 on their web sites that are calling to me. (very loudly, check the sites I bet you can hear them too)

http://www.blowers-jewellers.co.uk/ and http://www.markworthingtonjewellers.co.uk

If any one has recently purchased from them what sort of discount were you able to achieve, I have not seen any reduction in the posted prices and in the current climate, I was rather hoping to get a little downwards movement, or get a little more Ling for my money. But then if you look at the amount of Lings and other makes that Ian Blowers are turning around you can perhaps see why they do not need to reduce prices.


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Both are excellent. I've had conversations with Ian Blowers and Roff bought his Le Mans from them. No problems at all.

I've bought from Mark Worthington myself a few years ago, and the transaction was totally painless. Excellent all round

Both are highly recommended.

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As Driver8 says, my Le Mans came from Ian. Exceptional service and communication, amazingly well packaged, couldn't be happier. They would get more of my business if the exchange rate was better.

Haven't dealt with Mark, but a recommendation from Driver8 is good enough for me.


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I Used to work in Hull and went to Blowers a number of times its a very small shop and has very little in the window but they turn over a massive ammount of stock and once you get over the initial timewaster phase as they probably get loads of up there they are very freindly,They go out of there way to be helpfull and have a nothing is too much trouble attitude so I would highly recomend them to anyone,

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:09 am 
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Thanks for the advice guys, its good to get some feed back, so I am not going in cold on my first visit and to know that I can expect good service from both of them.

Now the only problems is which one, a Navi World or a Datora????? I guess I have to sort that one out myself.


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Have you tried Andrew Michaels?

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taffytoon wrote:
Have you tried Andrew Michaels?


No, I haven't tried them, I was under the impression that they only sold special commemorative Lings, Battle of Britian etc.


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taffytoon wrote:
Have you tried Andrew Michaels?


No, I haven't tried them, I was under the impression that they only sold special commemorative Lings, Battle of Britian etc.


They're an AD - and of course the sponsors of the Andrew Michaels Owners Club.


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Learning, learning all the time, have applied for a password for their website.


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