turboT Posted 17September, 2015 Report Share Posted 17September, 2015 Down at the MCG for a meeting today. Extended flight back so as I could check out CTS sister act DUTTONS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevepGT3 Posted 17September, 2015 Report Share Posted 17September, 2015 take a sponsor with you or you might relapse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamr Posted 18September, 2015 Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 Might have to take some smelling salt with you as well for when you pass out at the asking prices ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1q2w3e4r Posted 18September, 2015 Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 Haha nice one! I'm doing the same thing tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 18September, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 nothing new to see but always good to see some expensive metal in the flesh. Would you believe it they not only put POA on the web, but also on the cars in the showroom...nice enough space. Some great looking cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted 18September, 2015 Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 "nice enough space"! wow you are a harsh critic.Its world class as far as im concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 18September, 2015 Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 . Some great looking carsYeah yeah but are they nice driving? Or have they been sitting all dried up in a garage/museum since resto? Can you test drive, or is a $1000 deposit required? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 18September, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 Yeah yeah but are they nice driving? Or have they been sitting all dried up in a garage/museum since resto? Can you test drive, or is a $1000 deposit required?don't know. All activity was in the cafe. No obvious salesmen in sight. All pretty tightly parked. I would imagine a test drive would be a long wait. Interesting to see the Rs cars up close and personal. The 964 was so similar to my 4 you had really look for differences. The old girl was a tough one. Looked good, but so familiar in that every hot rod is mimicking its style. I guess you can own a Rolex and be happy that a least you know it's real, but their are a shit load of fakes out there. The real madness of super expensive early Porsche car ownership is the tiny differences between top and lesser models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 18September, 2015 Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 The real madness of super expensive early Porsche car ownership is the tiny differences between top and lesser models. Chuck in a celebrity owner and you're laughing all the way to the bank. I'd pay a little extra for Mr Rohrl's signature , but I'd deduct for S. Warne's arse print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANF Posted 18September, 2015 Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 Looks more like a museum rather than a dealer?So how many did you buy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozvino Posted 18September, 2015 Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 Sorry to hijack - went to the classic throttle shop in Sydney for the first time ever Wednesday late afternoon with a work mate. Probably in Sydney 30 times a year but have never been. I think Duttons puts it to shame certainly from the standard of cars. Very interesting building, nice space if not a little grotty. Red 930 left hooker looked very nice. A couple of newer 997s that looked OK. Most cars seem over priced. Some nice Ferraris. I was curious to look at the worlds most expensive 928 S4 - looked straight but the bumper had been painted and the paint needed a proper polish . Regardless, a nice 928 but I can't see almost $70k in it. Makes mine a $60k car......The staff ignored us, just sat on the phone and never walked up. We were in suits not like we stood around in shorts and Hawaiian shirts. To be honest I wasn't impressed with many of the cars. They had a 240z that had been repainted I assume just a few weeks ago. I think it was painted in someone's back yard so amateur that I'm a little shocked they would have it on the floor. Major surface rust on the bonnet was painted over. I get and respect rusty barn finds but not what I saw. Just makes me think what the other cars might be hiding. Pass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 18September, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 Lack of service seems to be a common trait. I agree Duttons is a much bigger and more impressive outfit. Counted at least 3 Lamborghini's and a whole lot of other metal. Rumour is that they are now in someway linked. Probably both have an extensive wealthy list of clients to sell to and drop ins like us are just treated like tourists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel Posted 18September, 2015 Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 Or shown the door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Posted 18September, 2015 Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 I recently advertised a Golf GTi for sale on Carsales and one of the calls (amongst numerous ignored text messages) was from someone at a wholesale buying group - in discussion it came out that Duttons are part of the conglomerate (I assume CTS are too). She rang to low ball me on the price, claimed to have a buyer at $5k less than my $28k asking price (despite listing at bottom of the market). As it turns out, things changed and we kept the car. Dutton appear to be an exclusive high end dealer but in reality it seems they are part of a vulture call centre trawling the market for stock. Nice warehouse and contents though....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT Posted 18September, 2015 Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 Dutton's are friendly enough. They do come and say hello and gauge your interest. They're more than happy to have people wander around and are good with dads with kids who are there just to dream.I just think they should put prices on their cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 18September, 2015 Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 Duttons are part of the conglomerate (I assume CTS are too). She rang to low ball me on the price, claimed to have a buyer. As it turns out, things changed and we kept the car. Sounds familiar! After 'liking' CTS' page on Facebook, I was contacted by a woman who asked if my 912 was for sale, and that she had buyers waiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-banger Posted 18September, 2015 Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 George Nakashttp://neoskosmos.com/news/en/A-self-made-Greek-amongst-Australias-richest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 18September, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 George Nakashttp://neoskosmos.com/news/en/A-self-made-Greek-amongst-Australias-richestnow I feel left out that I haven't been called just tell em 'POA' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 18September, 2015 Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 Gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Posted 18September, 2015 Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 George Nakashttp://neoskosmos.com/news/en/A-self-made-Greek-amongst-Australias-richestthat's them sellyourcarfast.com.au, offering wholesale price to achieve a quick sale. No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 18September, 2015 Report Share Posted 18September, 2015 Looks very similar to San Francisco sports cars which I like to visit when I'm there. Got that whole warehouse-y feeling and period artwork about the place. Mind you SFSC is plonked in the middle of mega-money so standard of cars is a wee bit higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiller Posted 19September, 2015 Report Share Posted 19September, 2015 Have tended to avoid walking into establishments like this in the past. Not entirely comfortable with the idea of looking at cars in any show room that I have no intention (or means) to purchase. 95% of their walk ins would be tyre kickers you'd think so they're probably used to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 20September, 2015 Report Share Posted 20September, 2015 Exactly why I don't walk into any flash car showrooms, especially Porsche!That red 356 is a bit special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 20September, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 20September, 2015 Have tended to avoid walking into establishments like this in the past. Not entirely comfortable with the idea of looking at cars in any show room that I have no intention (or means) to purchase. 95% of their walk ins would be tyre kickers you'd think so they're probably used to it!nothing wrong with a bit of dreamin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiller Posted 20September, 2015 Report Share Posted 20September, 2015 nothing wrong with a bit of dreamin agree 100%, I need to learn how to kick tyres a bit better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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