Eric Gates
Eric Gates at Columbia Ford Kia

Eric Gates | Page 13

General Manager

Columbia Ford Kia

234 Willimantic Road, Route 6
Columbia, CT 06237

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4.9
575 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

575 Reviews

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575 Reviews of Eric Gates

April 01, 2021

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Excellent costumer service, very honest and accommodating. Everyone made things happen quickly and stayed late (weekend night) till the deal was completed! We drove home with our new purchase. More

by melissa.staebner
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Ryan McLeod

March 22, 2021

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Columbia Ford is great. I love my truck. They have been in contact a various times since purchase to see if I am satisfied. Gates is the Best! More

by Jrana
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Other Employees Tagged: Tony Mauro

March 15, 2021

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Had an absolutely amazing experience with Ryan and the team at Columbia Ford Kia! Bought the vehicle out of state and couldn’t be happier!! Thanks again for all the help! More

by Broncoking351
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Other Employees Tagged: Ryan McLeod

March 07, 2021

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I had a great experience at Columbia Ford Kia. The inventory of cars was well organized, and I was free to browse the selection at my leisure. Once I selected the car I liked, it was a matter of minu More

by Brian
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Andy Caldwell

March 07, 2021

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I have never been treated as nicely and professionally at a car dealership as I was at Columbia Ford. What a pleasant change from the norm! Dave, Jim, and Eric were the best! We absolutely love our new F-150 More

by conndeerslayer
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Other Employees Tagged: Jimmie Bletsch, Dave Munkelt

March 03, 2021

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Went through 10 different Kia dealerships in 3 states and by far Columbia Ford/Kia was the best. Starting with the sales staff, Andy Caldwell to the GM, Eric Gates all were very helpful with selecting, order More

by cliffthompson
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Other Employees Tagged: Andy Caldwell , Brianne Gallagher, Jake Gurzler

March 03, 2021

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I'm not the kind of person that writes reviews, but when I received the email asking about my experience I actually was happy to respond. Our business is not close to Columbia Ford, so I first called a cou More

by tonyc
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Other Employees Tagged: John Senick, Ed Carpenter

February 22, 2021

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Bobby E worked with Ford to get my (heated) steering wheel replaced, and I was in and out in less than an hour or so. He worked around my schedule, I had lunch in the Cafe and was able to get some work More

by ‘08 limted edge/‘18 titanium edge
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Other Employees Tagged: Bobby Eskey , John Senick, Eric G. helped too ;-)

January 22, 2021

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Excellent service from Jonathan (sales man) and Erick (the man). I will come back to this dealer for our next car. Will recommend dealership 100 % More

by Enrique
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Jimmie Bletsch , Jonathan Piedrasanta

January 19, 2021

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Best experience purchasing a vehicle, from the friendly greetings to bring shown around and helped with setting up our vehicle. We were definitely impressed, thank you! More

by Dominique Lassell
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Ryan McLeod

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