FOW to open store in Baltimore

Have they gotten word that a few new independents are openings in MD?? Maybe a little scared of lossing some business??

 

Hard to believe, but clearly things are getting shuffled....

 

Please God, let this be true!!

 

they can service the three ferraris in b-more.

 

they wouldn't have known about them before they started the ball rolling on this. but it's all good for marylanders. by the way, i was at one of the new shops today and they plan on opening in the first week of jan. paint and floor are done.

 

maybe all of this competition will force down the labor rate to what a hyundai dealer charges...?

who, BTW there is already a half -assed facility on Kent island....lol

 

about time they put something like that there.. that is pretty near the Auto toy store over there on york.. i heard their cars were very low quality upon delivery, so take it down the street to get it fixed =)

 

"Have they gotten word that a few new independents are openings in MD?? Maybe a little scared of lossing some business??"


FoW have been kicking around the idea of a presence in Maryland for years.

I don't think the opening of a couple independent shops - even good ones, and assuming they survive in a tough business - will hurt FoW in the long run. Very difficult to compete with an authorized dealer with respect to cars under warranty, for example. FoW have created a lot of good will and loyalty in their well established customer base - folks who value their relationship with the dealership and will keep their service business where it is.

Finally, it's possible and to my mind likely that the presence of independent shops with expertise in Ferrari and other marques may actually work to make exotic ownership more palatable in the DC/Baltimore area - expanding FoW's market.

 

Sales and Service??

what I don't get is why invest in a second sales facility. I don't think any of the dealers has inventory of new cars to sell. Hell, Algar is sold out through the 430 run.

So unless they think service can carry a second facility's costs, why bother?

 

Agree

 

not if the mechanic that was working on their car leaves and only mediocre mechanics are left to work on your car. oops, did i say that?

 

don't know the answer, but i suspect if they got approval for a new dealership from fna, they got a new allocation too.

 

Sorry to say, but that's a truly ignorant statement.

 

"not if the mechanic that was working on their car leaves and only mediocre mechanics are left to work on your car. oops, did i say that?"


WTF?

Just to pick two members of the current team, I've had Dan McGowan and Sean Hahn do first rate work on my Challenge and street cars. I'd trust either of these guys with anything I own.

The shop is supervised by Glenn Marquis, former crew chief for FoW's Rolex series championship team. Glenn's a hands on guy who knows the cars.

And if a good mechanic leaves? Well, good people come and go in every business. Speaking of comings and goings, it's my understanding that FoW soon will be adding a very experienced tech, known in the local exotic car community, to its shop.

Come on, wet, these are professionals who do great work and you're insulting them. Is that really what you meant to do?

 

"I heard this from one the sales guys at FOW. Like in "Field of Dreams" build it and they will come. There has got to be more than 3 F cars in Baltimore.
Anyway, there will be more now with the increased visibility here."


Let's say that FoW is opening "a facility" in the Baltimore area. No doubt they'd introduce it with the appropriate announcements, etc. I'd suggest waiting for an announcement before drawing conclusions about their plans.

 

don't be sorry. your right, it was ignorant. I apologize to the good mechanics that work at fow.

 

More stores, more shops - good news for everyone---more CARS to look at and admire!!!!!!!!!!!

 

STEP 1 , INSERT FOOT INTO MOUTH
STEP 2 REMOVE FOOT
STEP 3 KICK ONES SELFS' AZZ WITH SAID FOOT..

 

one more reason to move to BLT HAHAHAHAH

 

+1 !!! Although I live right down the road from FoW, I can never see enough nice cars! Except the new shops in MD and Bmore is not a good thing for me distance wise haha

 

Hell, Baltimore's certainly not a car town, but there are more Ferraris than that in my neighborhood alone.

 

haa what? really ? i feel it is a car town ,soo much more than DC. you can drive through dc and you may get a few pics snapped at you from tourists from ohio, in baltimore , you will get molested there is so much attention to driving a ferrari or any other exotic..

 

done. now for those pictures i have....