KWE closing its doors?
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I did know the business had quietly been for sale for some time. Not a growth proposition for any buyer is the plain unvarnished reality. Such businesses are dependent upon a skilled workforce with not much possibility of economies of scale either, as one skilled guy can only do one car at a time, and if you want more throughput you need more skilled guys. Add in the age profile of the average customer and it just does not make it commercially viable as a business with a future.
In the UK there is very stiff competition too.
I hope their retirement is long and happy, they did a great deal to rehabillitate the XJS in the UK.
In the UK there is very stiff competition too.
I hope their retirement is long and happy, they did a great deal to rehabillitate the XJS in the UK.
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Never quite got round to having any work done there but spoke to KWE for advice / quotes a few times. Always very approachable and happy to share knowledge. There is still lots of useful information on the website which is worth visiting if anyone has not already done so.
I think Greg has said it all, but this will be a sad loss to the XJS community. Best wishes for retirement and hopefully Chris will still be around to offer guidance.
LeeP
I think Greg has said it all, but this will be a sad loss to the XJS community. Best wishes for retirement and hopefully Chris will still be around to offer guidance.
LeeP
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Fair enough closing down and I'm sure they have good reasons, but there are people with cars in mid build who have heard nothing until this notice, and that is a terrible way to treat customers. We should have been told before this with some kind of plan, instead there hasn't even been an apology, let alone any information.
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I suspect some new XJ-S specialists will come along. Sure, they won't instantly have the name recognition, but eventually they will be looked on as the established specialists. There is a market for it, but it takes a certain type of person at a certain point in their life to make a go of it.
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Just for the archives, I spent a bit of time with waybackmachine ensuring it had a copy of all of KWE's tech articles. Sad to see it go. At least Paul's is being bought and we'll have to watch if Jaguar Aficionado - JagAFI will be able to eventually provide the level of service that Paul's did. And of course as I understand it - Johns Cars in Tx is also going out of business
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