Cazoo

[bluenorthwarrior]

They were sponsoring everything under the sun at one point. Completely unsustainable looking back.

I actually used their service shortly after they started sponsoring us and I thought it was great. I looked again at their site several years later when it was time for a change and could tell immediately that their service was dramatically worse and figured they must have been struggling.

Exactly the same, great experience buying my current car from them 3 and a bit years ago during covid. Very fair price as well.

The business model went wrong when they started buying traditional garages and messed up their USP, Cinch have been the winners by the looks of it.

 

[Rita_Poon]

What would cazoo do? Angry birds made it to the roasting pan yet?

 

[Davidoff]

Danka

 

[mmmmsnouts]

I'm amazed Moshiri would take money from a dodgy company!

 

[Wizard]

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

I heard similar from a mate who sells and buys cars.

They were paying top dollar for cars at that time, way over what a dealer would pay for them.

He couldn’t work out how they were making a profit and thought it must’ve been some kind of tax scam.

They were simply burning through investor cash. They managed to spunk nearly £1.5billion in just a few years.

Gravy train crashed and everyone gets off.

 

[Bluesaint]

It was all going so well for them, until they got involved with Everton.

 

[Bedfordblue]

Flogged my car to them a couple of years ago, could’t believe how easy it was, how much they valued it at and how little scrutiny they gave the car when I dropped it of (at night in a relatively unlit forecourt)
Oddly enough the physical location they had was recently taken on by Fisker who are also in a bit of bother now - the site is cursed I tell thee.

 

[ste d' indica]

Danka

You're welcome.

 

[Huyton Layne]

Danka

What was Danka? I googled it to see an office supply company that was acquired by Konica. I had at least one Danka shirt back in the day but I don't remember being told what they did.

 

[Davidoff]

What was Danka? I googled it to see an office supply company that was acquired by Konica. I had at least one Danka shirt back in the day but I don't remember being told what they did.

I'm not certain, but think they had something to do with the cable tv roll out in the 90's

 

[Pabbers]

Maybe Christopher Ward next....would prefer Seiko, just for stability.

Nice one.