Comments on: Ducati losses widen to E40 million http://twistingasphalt.com/index.php/archives/2006/02/19/ducati-losses-widen-to-e40-million/ Dylan's Ducati Motorcycle Blog : Chronicling The Canyon Life of Southern California & Ducati Sportbike News Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:16:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: iain robinson http://twistingasphalt.com/index.php/archives/2006/02/19/ducati-losses-widen-to-e40-million/#comment-8767 Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:40:18 +0000 http://twistingasphalt.com/index.php/archives/2006/02/19/ducati-losses-widen-to-e40-million/#comment-8767 The supposition that Ducati cannot attract new owners may have more substance than the challenge by James Walker. I sold my Blade and ZZR faster than I thought I would and have been into four dealerships - one of them twice. One could not have been more enthusiastic and the guy told me more about Ducati's than most people would learn in a lifetime. He was the Service Director - no Salesan ever called me. The other three - no interest - I was in the shops ages, one of them asked me to leave because they were closing for lunch. Seems there's a lot of effort in the design, the production and the marekting - and last weekend on the track [Capo] but until they get some discipline into the people that sell the product.... So - Autumn's here, near enough - I was in a buying mood, but I have had second thoughts. I had £13,000 to spend .. Ducati, you do the maths! The supposition that Ducati cannot attract new owners may have more substance than the challenge by James Walker. I sold my Blade and ZZR faster than I thought I would and have been into four dealerships - one of them twice. One could not have been more enthusiastic and the guy told me more about Ducati’s than most people would learn in a lifetime. He was the Service Director - no Salesan ever called me. The other three - no interest - I was in the shops ages, one of them asked me to leave because they were closing for lunch.
Seems there’s a lot of effort in the design, the production and the marekting - and last weekend on the track [Capo] but until they get some discipline into the people that sell the product….
So - Autumn’s here, near enough - I was in a buying mood, but I have had second thoughts.
I had £13,000 to spend .. Ducati, you do the maths!

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