Eric Gates
Eric Gates at Columbia Ford Kia

Eric Gates | Page 18

General Manager

Columbia Ford Kia

234 Willimantic Road, Route 6
Columbia, CT 06237

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579 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, 5 mos

Industry Experience

41 yrs, 4 mos

Specialties & Trainings

NADA Graduate

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579 Reviews

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579 Reviews of Eric Gates

January 16, 2020

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Great fast and friendly service. Truck was done as soon as I called. Very helpful and was very happy with service. Nice clean shop and area to wait. More

by Nikgal
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January 08, 2020

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Third time is a charm! We originally went here from a Third time is a charm! We originally went here from a lead on Facebook to look at a truck that the details listed and a phone conversation met the c More

by Bryon
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Yes

Other Employees Tagged: Jimmie Bletsch, Andy Caldwell , Tony Mauro

December 19, 2019

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Most efficient dealership I have ever had the pleasure of dealing with, Ryan was great in helping me choose a new car! Will definitely be doing business with them again in the future. More

by Jen Masselli
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Yes

Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Ryan McLeod , Henry Gregoire

December 14, 2019

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Matt was personable and friendly as soon as we walked through the door. He never pushed anything on us just helped us get the car we were looking for! More

by Kelleher.j
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Yes

Other Employees Tagged: Matt Milici

December 12, 2019

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Excited Super friendly and they have a great team. Would definitely recommend to a friend. So happy with my new vehicle. Thank you for your help. More

by pottsy
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Jimmie Bletsch , Jordan Handfield

December 11, 2019

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Great customer service! I’ve had called the wrong dealership to make an appointment and when I arrived, they told me they didn’t have me on for that day. The service advisor was able to accommodate m More

by herybusa
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Yes

Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Bobby Eskey, Jimmie Bletsch , Matt Milici

November 28, 2019

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Great experience and very knowlegable staff. My experience at Columbia Ford Kia was sensational, salesman was genuine and patient. On the day of delivery I had no transportation to get to the dea More

by johnnyhonda274
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Jimmie Bletsch, Mike Pahlas , Matt Milici

November 24, 2019

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Pleasure to work with on all of my needsThey don’t try Pleasure to work with on all of my needs They don’t try to sell you something that you don’t want to buy or feel unsettled about More

by Shanedutka
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Other Employees Tagged: Matt Milici

November 22, 2019

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They got me into truck when most dealers would turn me away. I had a crappy situation and they dealt with it. I got the newest vehicle i ever had and the people are really nice. The decor is fun and there More

by psykodrgon
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Jimmie Bletsch , Matt Milici

November 22, 2019

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purchased new ford f-150 always a good experience dealing with Columbia ford especially John Senick. There vary close to my house so its easy to get there, glad there easy to More

by gcamp9282
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler , John Senick

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