Eric Gates
Eric Gates at Columbia Ford Kia

Eric Gates | Page 55

General Manager

Columbia Ford Kia

234 Willimantic Road, Route 6
Columbia, CT 06237

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5.0
586 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, 9 mos

Industry Experience

41 yrs, 8 mos

Specialties & Trainings

NADA Graduate

5.0

586 Reviews

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586 Reviews of Eric Gates

August 17, 2015

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F-350 I recently purchased an F-350 from Columbia Ford Kia. Allen Giudici was my salesman. I was very pleased with the time he spent with me in making thi More

by Alan
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Other Employees Tagged: Jimmie Bletsch , Allen Giudici

August 16, 2015

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Great buying experience I recently purchased a new Ford Escape from Columbia Ford. Matt Millici was the sales rep that helped us purchase the car. Matt was very knowledgea More

by don
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Other Employees Tagged: Jimmie Bletsch , Matt Milici

August 16, 2015

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Optima I've always had wonderful experiences at Columbia ford. This is my second purchase from Alan. He made the whole sale easy and no pressure Thanks More

by Mtipakdi
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Other Employees Tagged: Alan guidici

August 14, 2015

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Family Experience If you dread the dealership woes of haggling and going back and forth thus is the place for you. Never have I seen salesmen, managers, and the finance More

by Ynot3363
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Other Employees Tagged: Chris Ledoux

August 13, 2015

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Treated like family As a first time buyer, I was naturally nervous about making such an important decision. That faded almost immediately. The team here at Columbia ford More

by Bob860860860
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Other Employees Tagged: Chris Ledoux, John Senick

August 10, 2015

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Great Energy Great Service Great service I bought a new Taurus the car looked great nice and clean the dealer showed me everything about the car even how to use My Ford Touch. More

by Dubgenisis
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Other Employees Tagged: John Senick

August 07, 2015

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Easy! Picked up my first deisel F250, Allen Make it very easy. Columbia Ford is one of the nicest, cleanest, and friendliest dealers around. I would rec More

by JPDU4_2015Pathfinder
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Other Employees Tagged: Allen Giudici

August 05, 2015

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thanks Chris was an enormous help in finding the perfect vehicle for me. I appreciate the extra mile he went to make sure I was satisfied. Even though I b More

by Spyder5
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Other Employees Tagged: Jimmie Bletsch , **** Chris Bellantone *****

August 01, 2015

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Amazing experience I gave this review 5 stars for many reasons. 1) I was treated extremely well by everyone. I was handed a water bottle by a gentlemen I wasn't dealing More

by Byron-Morgan
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Other Employees Tagged: Matt Milici

July 30, 2015

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AWESOME!!!!!! Very nice group of people. Super friendly. They make you feel so comfortable when your there. I worked with Eric, Matt, and Al and if I had more money More

by Starr,nicole7446
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Other Employees Tagged: Matt Milici

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