Thanks to replies on accomodation thread.

anyone views on this company - good or bad

they have a car that I want - but obviously living miles away I've never heard of them, and can't just nip back if owt wrong.

thanks again
David

 

They seem to specialise in saab/volvo - to me, it looks like they are getting saab stock that the main franchise in Edinburgh (Western Saab) don't want because of age/mileage etc....

Perhaps setup by ex-Saab main dealer person with contacts there - who knows.
I've certainly heard of them, but know nothing about their history or longevity.

 

http://www.roseisle.com/ for those that want to have a peek....

 

Same here - alhough I do know that they fell out with their neighbours

http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=180782004


Load of old carp by the sounds of things

 

(c) The Scotsman 2004

Carp heaven . . then it wall went wrong

ALAN MCEWEN


IT was once voted Britain’s top garden pond by a panel of experts.

A tranquil haven where for 14 years Carol and Clark Watson lovingly reared their collection of valuable koi carp.

By the time they sold a strip of land to a car dealership next door, their collection of 40 prize-winning fish was conservatively valued at £16,000.

But the land deal turned sour and neighbourly love vanished when the car dealer began demolishing a 16ft high wall separating the premises from the garden of their former rectory home.

As the rubble began to shower down on the fish, Mrs Watson staged a sit-down protest to stop the contractors from wielding their heavy hammers.

Soon they were forced to stop work for fear of injuring her with chunks of falling masonry.

Now an uneasy truce has been declared between both sides after Mrs Clark called in Midlothian Council to arbitrate in the dispute

Carol, 56, and Clark, 55, sold the land last year. Mrs Clark says the two parties had made a verbal agreement that the wall would remain intact.

But on Wednesday the owners of Roseisle Cars decided to push ahead with the demolition of its top section. Mrs Watson was shocked to return to her home in Musselburgh Road, Dalkeith, to discover that the work was being carried out.

She said: "I arrived back to see pieces dropping into the pond as they dismantled it. I quickly got a chair and sat underneath to try and stop them.

"I didn’t think about getting injured. What else could I do? They just would not listen."

Mrs Watson has lived at the property with her husband for the past 23 years. He works for a refrigerator and air conditioner supply company.

The pond, which was built by Mr Watson 14 years ago, contains 40 koi carp which can fetch around £400 when fully grown. One of their fish is worth an estimated £900.

"It’s not just the expense which is an issue," added Mrs Watson. "We have raised many of them since they were spawned. They are very special to us.

"Now we will have to clean out bits of masonry from the pond. It’s lucky that none of them were killed."

The glass ceiling of their conservatory also narrowly avoided damage as the stonework was chipped off. Mrs Watson added: "The garage owner visited us and told us he wanted part of the wall to be knocked down. He wanted the wall to be level with the building next to it. We said no. We also had a verbal agreement with them.

"They just decided to ignore that and do what they want anyway. But I’m not going to give in to that."

A spokesman for Midlothian Council said: "We can confirm Roseisle Garage have submitted an application for planning permission to carry out alterations to their building. This application is still to be decided. The matter of the wall is under investigation and we will be talking to both parties to hopefully come to a satisfactory resolution."

Mrs Watson’s mother, Christina Gowrie, 79, is also a daily visitor to the pond where she feeds the koi carp.

"My mother has dementia and it has become an important part of her day to come here. It’s very therapeutic for her," added Mrs Watson.

The feature was awarded the Fish Pond of the Year title in 1992 from Koi Water Gardens magazine.

Representatives from Roseisle Cars would not comment on the dispute.