Eric Gates
Eric Gates at Columbia Ford Kia
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General Manager

Columbia Ford Kia

234 Willimantic Road, Route 6
Columbia, CT 06237

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4.6
553 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

9 yrs, 5 mos

Industry Experience

39 yrs, 4 mos

Specialties & Trainings

NADA Graduate

4.6

553 Reviews

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553 Reviews of Eric Gates

August 31, 2017

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Knowledgeable staff, no pressure, great guidance As I have purchased many cars from Columbia Ford over the years, I was not surprised to receive the same excellent customer service this time. Columb More

by Joyce
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, John Senick

August 26, 2017

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Great experience...! My business will continue purchasing vehicles from Matt Milici at Columbia Ford due to his professionalism and outstanding service very happy and plea More

by MJR
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler , Matt Milici

August 22, 2017

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Super Uber Awesome! We just purchased our third vehicle from Columbia Ford with very personalized help from Tim Bassett, Eric Gates, and Jake Gurzler! Great autos, great More

by Mo Farrelly
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler , Timothy Bassett

August 15, 2017

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Like always, I had a great experience at your service dept I just have to say that the only thing your dealership(along with Gates Nissan) could take from this review is to just keep doing what you do because More

by renevel
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Other Employees Tagged: Jimmie Bletsch , Matt Milici

August 14, 2017

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Columbia went above and beyond I was looking for a Pre-Owned Flex. They did not have one on the lot with my requirements so they looked for and found one at an auction. It turned More

by kke13
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Jimmie Bletsch , Steven J. Murphy Sr.

August 12, 2017

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Add ons to my 2017 Kia Sportage My car was picked up on time, the work was done, and my car was delivered back in a timely fashion. It was work done to my car for some add-ons that T More

by Denshel199
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Other Employees Tagged: Tony Mauro

August 09, 2017

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Great As usual Dave Stratton is a great salesman to work with, very knowledgable of the products they sell. You can never go wrong buying a car from the gates family More

by David R Brown
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Other Employees Tagged: David Stratton

August 07, 2017

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Great place Steve Paulsen was great and went out of his way to help me with buying my new car. And Eric Gates did all the paperwork and explained what everything More

by cynthia
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Other Employees Tagged: Steve Paulsen

August 05, 2017

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Easy and enjoyable Andy was very knowledgeable and helpful in getting the correct truck for me. I would recommend any of my friends to buy from Columbia Ford, it was a More

by Becker518
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Other Employees Tagged: Andy Caldwell

August 02, 2017

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Smooth This is the second car within a month that we have purchased from Columbia Ford Kia. And just like the first time they were smooth, and always willing More

by Ronald Miles Jr
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Other Employees Tagged: Jimmie Bletsch , Darius Banks, Edward Carpenter

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