Eric Gates
Eric Gates at Columbia Ford Kia

Eric Gates | Page 53

General Manager

Columbia Ford Kia

234 Willimantic Road, Route 6
Columbia, CT 06237

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4.9
577 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, 3 mos

Industry Experience

41 yrs, 2 mos

Specialties & Trainings

NADA Graduate

4.9

577 Reviews

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577 Reviews of Eric Gates

September 15, 2015

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Steve was the perfect sales person for my personality. I have always liked Ford/Lincoln cars.Columbia Ford is a top notch clean, personable, responsible dealership. As far as sales people go, everybody has More

by Joe
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Other Employees Tagged: Steven J. Murphy Sr.

September 05, 2015

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Great Truck STX Excellent experience purchasing my F150, professional and courteous staff. Thx Matt and Eric for the Great Deal...I will be returning for my next purc More

by Tundra Toy
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Other Employees Tagged: Matt Milici

September 01, 2015

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Amazingly positive car purchasing experience! Had a very professional staff specifically Jimmie Bletsch, Matt Millici, and Eric Gates help me locate a vehicle I wanted, work with me to get me a pa More

by Ella2006
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Other Employees Tagged: Jimmie Bletsch , Matt Milici

August 31, 2015

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Returning customer As a returning customer, we were happy overall with our recent purchase. The one negative was the amount of time it took. However, staff was pleasant More

by EEB
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Other Employees Tagged: Chris Ledoux

August 30, 2015

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Great Dealership Great experience!! Will definitely do business with them again in the future!!!! Sales people were exceptional.They are very tentative and completely More

by Peggy13
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Other Employees Tagged: Matt Milici

August 26, 2015

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Auto Purchase I took delivery on a used but nearly new, low mileage vehicle today. It is exactly what I was looking for. My sales person, John Senick, was aware o More

by momof3
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Other Employees Tagged: John Senick

August 24, 2015

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Superbly pleasant, friendly dealership to buy a car Having been in the auto sales business prior to my retirement, my wife and I found our time spent with Tony Mauro a good choice and extremely worthwhi More

by AndyB
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Other Employees Tagged: Tony Mauro

August 23, 2015

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A little stressful, but in the end it turned out fine. I had a very good overall experience , purchasing my car, I would recommend Columbia ford to family and friends .Also the facility was welcoming and f More

by Bullboy
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Other Employees Tagged: Chris Ledoux, Matt Milici

August 20, 2015

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Very pleasant car buying experience My husband will tell you he is a "Chevy guy" so for us to consider and then purchase a Ford Fusion AWD is quite an accomplishment. Love the car and th More

by Chevy Guy
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Other Employees Tagged: Jimmie Bletsch , Chris Bellantone, Allen in sales

August 18, 2015

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A fine experience As usual a fine experience from very professional staff from Mike Howard on down. This is why I'll continue to return in the future. More

by jackw
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Other Employees Tagged: Joe Berube, Jimmie Bletsch

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