Eric Gates
Eric Gates at Columbia Ford Kia

Eric Gates | Page 14

General Manager

Columbia Ford Kia

234 Willimantic Road, Route 6
Columbia, CT 06237

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579 Reviews

Eric is happily married to his wife, Katharine and lives in Stonington with their 2 children Ollie and Bella. His motivation to help people buy, trade, sell, fix, repair, maintain and improve their automotive situations shines through and is proven by the thousands of people he has affected. He is an avid athlete and sports fan. Eric is a hometown fan of the New England Patriots, Boston Celtics and Boston Red Sox, and he will certainly let you know about it. Eric has been around the business for his entire life, and he has been playing with cars since he could touch the pedals. He has been certified in 8 different car manufacturers, so he certainly knows his stuff. Come in and meet him, he will always go above and beyond, no matter who you are!

Dealership Experience

11 yrs, 5 mos

Industry Experience

41 yrs, 4 mos

Specialties & Trainings

NADA Graduate

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579 Reviews

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579 Reviews of Eric Gates

March 03, 2021

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I'm not the kind of person that writes reviews, but when I received the email asking about my experience I actually was happy to respond. Our business is not close to Columbia Ford, so I first called a cou More

by tonyc
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Other Employees Tagged: John Senick, Ed Carpenter

February 22, 2021

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Bobby E worked with Ford to get my (heated) steering wheel replaced, and I was in and out in less than an hour or so. He worked around my schedule, I had lunch in the Cafe and was able to get some work More

by ‘08 limted edge/‘18 titanium edge
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Other Employees Tagged: Bobby Eskey , John Senick, Eric G. helped too ;-)

January 22, 2021

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Excellent service from Jonathan (sales man) and Erick (the man). I will come back to this dealer for our next car. Will recommend dealership 100 % More

by Enrique
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Jimmie Bletsch , Jonathan Piedrasanta

January 19, 2021

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Best experience purchasing a vehicle, from the friendly greetings to bring shown around and helped with setting up our vehicle. We were definitely impressed, thank you! More

by Dominique Lassell
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Ryan McLeod

November 03, 2020

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Recently purchased a 2016 F 250/SD. Had some light and check engine light issues. I work locally so service agent made arrangements to pick up my truck from my work place, repair it, and return it before More

by dquinlan1
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Other Employees Tagged: Bruce Novicky, John Senick

October 15, 2020

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They were fast and all problems fixed. Service manager was very curtious and professional. . I recommend anyone that needs service go see Columbia Ford. Thanks to a great crew! More

by Nikgal
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October 02, 2020

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Great people. Showroom is very different which is cool. They got me in and out. they answered all my questions and more. Help me setting up my truck with my phone. More

by Tom
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler , Matt Milici

September 17, 2020

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We can’t thank Tony Mauro enough for another great vehicle purchase! Tony has been our go to guy for over 15 years. He takes the stress out of buying a vehicle and after all these years he’s more like More

by robincrandall0611
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Other Employees Tagged: Craig Gates , Tony Mauro

September 14, 2020

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Great car buying experience from start to finish. I worked with Matt Milici and he was able to get me into the car I was interested in a price I thought was fair. The dealership is very nice, with a gr More

by AaronD84
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler , Matt Milici

September 12, 2020

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First Class. From initial contact to driving away, it was my best buying experience ever. Hands down. Eric, Matt and Bruce were all phenomenal to work with. A+. Give them a raise Mr. Boss! They deserve it. More

by 2020tacoma4joe
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Other Employees Tagged: Bobby Eskey , Matt Milici, Bruce Novicky

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