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
552 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, 4 mos

Industry Experience

39 yrs, 3 mos

Specialties & Trainings

NADA Graduate

4.6

552 Reviews

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552 Reviews of Eric Gates

July 24, 2017

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Rotelli raptor purchase Great dealership... Darius banks was extremely helpful. The finance department made spending 70grand less painful.... summary, it was a great experien More

by Rotelliraptor123
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Other Employees Tagged: Darius Banks, Great guy who finished up with finance....

July 20, 2017

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Customer friendly Courteous, friendly place to shop for a new vehicle. After purchasing our Explorer, Eric followed up to make sure we were happy with our purchase. More

by 3shep
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Other Employees Tagged: Darius

July 20, 2017

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Bought a New Car It was wonderful to do business with Andy Caldwell who sold me my new car. He is knowledgeable, friendly, patience and kind. He made the car buying More

by Jody
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Other Employees Tagged: Andy Caldwell , David Stratton

July 17, 2017

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Very satisfied. Matt Millici is a very good salesman. He is very helpful and knows the vehicles he is selling. Has a very good personality and is very likeable. More

by Ed Ramsey
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Other Employees Tagged: Matt Milici

July 06, 2017

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Faith in Dealerships, Restored! After having a few bad experiences with other dealerships in the past, I was pleasantly surprised with my experience at Columbia. Darius was a great s More

by explorer1
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler , Darius Banks

July 02, 2017

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Enjoyable and pleasant experience. Everyone we spoke to at the dealership was very personable. Very happy with Matt our sales person and Eric was great to do business with as well. More

by Joy Ride 26
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Other Employees Tagged: Matt Milici

June 29, 2017

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purchase of my Kia Sorento Brianne worked very hard to find us the right vehicle. She was a great at explaining all the functions of the car.Jimmy and Eric were really helpful . More

by Jerry
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Jimmie Bletsch , Brianne Gallagher

June 25, 2017

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THE Ford Dealer This is my 2nd truck from John. Couldn't be happier with the way they treated me and worked with me to make the deal happen. More

by FFX44
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Other Employees Tagged: John Senick

June 18, 2017

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Very Impressed My first visit to Columbia Ford was a positive experience from the moment I first walked in the door. Having already arranged the purchase over the p More

by Terry Hamric
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler , Darius Banks

June 03, 2017

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Excellent I worked with David Stratton on purchasing a new truck and felt that he went above and beyond in every way. I would recommend him and have to friends More

by Cgregory
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Other Employees Tagged: David Stratton

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