MadaboutKitcars

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/unprofessional

How does the above quoted question turn into the response below?:

"i would not ever want to sell either one of you a kits i don't need your custom."

No it's not.

I don't blame mick miglia... There's been a few few odd comments not just on this post

This is not a dig at you Mike but your comments towards me are not correct, i am building a kit car based on a fifties sports car and WAS looking at your kit because i liked the look of the red miglia herald based car you have on your web site. If you wish to see what i am up to then here's a link to my thread http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4861

I have pm you for images etc of a spitfire based car on a number of occasion to keep any conversations out of the public domain the first was on the 18th December 2013 so your comment of a customer you deal with always get what they ask is not true. All i asked for was images and when you say that the images will be on the net and then there's a no show, time and again it's poor customer care.

One thing that i do know due to the fact i have ran my own business since 1996 is that to meet your potential/customer expectations you always quote a lead time that you know you can meet or beat so when the customer receives the info/goods earlier than expected they are very pleased with your business and more than likely to do repeat business, i'm not trying to tell you how to run your business Mike only giving you some advice.

This time you have shot yourself in the foot as Ribble are now getting my business as i feel that i can't hand my hard earned cash over to a business that is telling me they don't want my business.

And no your comments did not offend me they only made my decision a lot easier.

As they say you live and learn....C'est la vie.

Thank you , for your advise , like i said it doesnt worry me at all if you a buy a Ribble i couldnt care less to be honest. I always try to spend some time on the forum , but with the silly digs and comments and so called experts on how i should run my buisness . Also like i said Swift read my comments ,i will try and post up when ready . Life isnt plain sailing

just get in your car and see for your self I did all the way from france well said mikie spraying car top coat /brooklands green/on Thursday xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxrattler

Brooklands Green , now that is a nice shade of green mate. I think i need to come over and join in the village race. Plus of course a bottle or two of your best wine Looking forward to seeing finished Dave. Roundals and stalks sorted by the way.

I don’t know what the dispute between Mike and a few forum members is about. I can only say that I did business with Mike and he is great to work with. I’m very pleased with his work, his ideas, his punctuality and the way he deliveres more then what was prommissed.

Michiel

ta mike your more than welcome I will post pic when its finished I am fed up of sanding lots people looking at the car they don't believe its t/herald see you week after easter rattler

I know I am not the only one on here that would really appreciate some pictures of your project Marc F when you visit it this weekend.

No probs - Mike and I will sort it out. I only have a Blackberry so any photos I take will be poor, but will update later. Really looking forward to this weekend - Mike's a cool guy to be doing this project with :-)

I've tried to not post on here up until now as I was sure you'd all sort this out, but tbh I can't understand the frustration over just a few pics.

I've known Mike for a few years now since I built my Sammio and I've even bought him a beer! In my opinion he's a good and honest bloke, just a very busy one and someone who lives in his workshop rather than on a PC (lucky bugger!)

I'm sure that when things are ready then pics will appear, but until then, they wont and i can't see anything positive coming from us getting upset about it?

Ok, some bad news for some. Mike and I cannot get our diaries aligned for this weekend, so I will not be travelling down just yet, and with Easter coming it will be another few weeks yet.

But I hope all us forumers can be relaxed about this - after all, I have money with Mike, and I am patient, so chill out and all will be revealed soon (ish). Mike and I are in regular contact and I have no problems with the timetable to date, for getting a whole new car prepped up - remember, this is a body and frame job for Mike, different floors, radius arm mounting points etc, and then to be registered as the final "proof of the pudding".

So happy Easter to everyone - enjoy your holidays, and for those of us waiting for our cars, there are always other jobs to do in the meantime :-)

Thats a shame.
Davecymru. the frustrations have only come from the fact promises of pictures never get realized. Its is common knowledge on these pages that Mike is clearly good at what he does but he doesn't always tell it how it is. I don't need to go over that all again its all on here to read if you feel the desire.
I think the general consensus is that the pictures are not becoming public because there isn't anything to take a picture of.
Marc F. Are you not getting any update pictures at all?
All we want to see is a Spitfire based Miglia body as advertised.

Hey matey,

This is an example of why i felt i need to post, as when you say "the general consensus is" i feel as if it's more "your opinion is" and tbh that's fair enough, you're fully entitled to our own opinion but all i wanted to share was that in my 1-2-1 dealings with mike over the years he's never been anything but honest with me.

I really do hope you get your photos soon, and if we meet at any of the shows we at least give each other a passing nod!

Dave

I am not sure a picture at this stage would help Mike's marketing, as my car is the pre-production version (ie this is the cut and shut version - so not entirely photogenic). One of my discussion points with Mike is around getting it painted, as I reckon it will be a far better advert to show off the painted shell on the chassis, rather than a dusty and sanded raw shell as currently. Don't worry - we'll get there in time.

And related to this, my new "rear end" hasn't been completed yet, but when it comes this will make my Miglia a very tastry little car indeed I reckon.

PJ - Like Dave, I too feel the need to disagree with your statement and put in a good word in for Mike.

He has always been helpful and supportive of my build, and made generous offers of personal help too.

I met him a couple of years ago on my first first to Sammio.



This is another photo of the inside that someone else took of their visit



This is clearly not car building on an industrial, Ford type, scale.

Marc F talks about the "cut & shut" stage and this is similar to the work done by Tribute.

Before:



After:



Personally, I find the fact that Milglia, Ribble & Tribute can all create "something from nothing" amazing.

Clearly Marc F is happy with the work Mike is doing for him, so what exactly is the problem?

I am also looking forward to the photos, but am happy to wait, given how much work goes into actually building the car.

Cheers, Paul.

Yep - that's exactly my point - Mike's red demo car was such a great looking car I think (and hope) that we all want the Spit version to look as good. Once Mike has some good photos of a lovely looking car (hopefully mine) I am sure we can then all enjoy the WIP pictures - but I doubt Ford or BMW would want to keep updating on progress as they proceed. I understand why people in this internet age want up to the minute updates, but Mike's style is different, and I respect his work.

All the best everyone

Marc

My point is exactly as outlined above by both of you. I dont want to turn this into a hugely heated discussion but I enquired directly about the Miglia. A Miglia Spitfire car is being offered for sale and I was given the impression they were selling. I asked for pictures of the body before I invested. I was promised some. They have never materialized.
Marc F. you say your car is the first and prototype example. Fair to say then , as its in an unfinished , unphotogenic state ( although any stage of a project is of interest to everyone on here ) that if yours is the first and is pre-production then there are no kits available at this time and nothing to see for quite a while? Would you not agree its a little early to be advertising this product as available and deposits being taken?
Paul L. Thankyou for the pictures. I am not sure of how the external shot of a building and an artistic internal shot of the same building that were taken several years ago when the building was occupied by someone else can add any gas to your argument?

Ok PJ, I am bowing out of this one. All the best.

Grabowski , i understand what your up to , and its obvious yet again your
playing to shit stirring game . But please ,most decent people that have worked out that your a very bored man sat on the end of a laptop being a
pain in the ass.

The other thing is concentrate on Ribble as i wont ever sell you a kit , because i can .

Ps thanks Marc, Dave and Paul for your observation and support and Patience

Mike, bleeding armchair warriors, Pat

please stop it no need for this rubbish rattler