Eric Gates
Eric Gates at Columbia Ford Kia

Eric Gates | Page 21

General Manager

Columbia Ford Kia

234 Willimantic Road, Route 6
Columbia, CT 06237

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5.0
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

September 13, 2019

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Columbia Ford and Matt ROCK Another amazing new car purchase experience from the team at Columbia Ford. Hats off to the entire team, and especially to Matt Milici who made the c More

by DMJake
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Denny Gates, Bobby Eskey, Jimmie Bletsch , Tony Mauro, Matt Milici

August 28, 2019

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customer service I have been a customer for many years and it all started with Eric Gates at the Nissan/Gmc dealership. I was treated fairly there and I have trusted More

by renevel
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August 20, 2019

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LIES WHEN GETTING READY TO SIGN FOR MY CAR, I DIDN'T TRY TO NEGOTIATE THE BOTTOM LINE, BUT INSTEAD REQUESTED NEW BRAKES, AND SPECIFICALLY STATED "THE WHOLE More

by LIES
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Other Employees Tagged: Edward Carpenter

Oct 08, 2019

Columbia Ford Kia responded

Hi Elizabeth- Thank you for bringing this to our attention. In case you have missed the email I sent you in regard to this, I have attached all of the written agreements between you and the dealership and it shows, as agreed, that brake pads were the only thing promised. I am certain of this agreement because it was between you and I as I handled your deal personally. I have a habit of documenting everything verbally promised in writing as to avoid this concern. Know that I have offered you to machine the rotors for you at dealer cost. You alluded to the brake rotors needing to be replaced at the same time as the pads being replaced. The National Highway Safety Administration recommends rotors at about 3 times less interval than the pads. When we did the pads on the vehicle you bought, they had already passed Kia's CPO inspection, but, you said you would not buy the vehicle without new pads on it, that's when we made the deal subject to us replacing the pads that did not already need to be replaced. I would love to make you happy, but, it needs to be fair to both parties, and to be fair, what was agreed upon verbally AND in writing is what we have documented signed by you. I am happy to discuss this with you further offline, please call me any time you would like. Best, Eric Gates General Manager Columbia Ford INC 860.228.2886

August 18, 2019

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worth my time they did what they said they would and didn't waste my time.. means alot to me because i'm a busy guy thanks so much More

by Crete1
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Other Employees Tagged: Edward Carpenter

August 04, 2019

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2019 Ford Escape Always a great sales and service experience. Jon took very good care of us on the price. We love our Fords..Great selection of of vehicles in stock. More

by Herc1
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Jimmie Bletsch , John Senick

August 03, 2019

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Miracles Andy & Eric worked very hard to make a deal that would work for us with our specific situation. Very grateful. Love the new Sorento! So much better th More

by cchamp5471
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Other Employees Tagged: Andy Caldwell

August 02, 2019

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Best Dealership Ever If you looking for a great deals and perfect experience with the employees the is so far The Best Dealership I ever been to. Timothy, Eric and Jake ar More

by Kamil
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler , Timothy Bassett

July 30, 2019

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Perfect I was there to look at a used 2018 Ford F350 Diesel and walked out with a brand new one. I advised them what I needed to pay per month. They worked More

by Jomanz
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July 21, 2019

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Leasing an Explorer This was our second time leasing an Explorer with Tony and both experiences have been fantastic! We needed second row bucket seats with dark leather More

by mdpant35
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Jimmie Bletsch , Tony Mauro

July 15, 2019

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Awesome Experience This is the second vehicle that I have purchased at Columbia Ford. Edward was my salesman, very experienced, knowledgeable and most importantly, he is More

by teacher4476
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Jimmie Bletsch , Edward Carpenter

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