Eric Gates
Eric Gates at Columbia Ford Kia

Eric Gates | Page 24

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

February 26, 2019

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Excellent Great place! Very pleased with how John senick made it stress free. Would recommend gates to all my family and friends. Love the new truck . More

by Teddee
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Other Employees Tagged: John Senick

February 25, 2019

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had an excellent experience good dealership Vehicle prices reasonable. Salesman polite, friendly, reliable, patient,fast and kind thank you all for the good work team excellent w More

by cmercado
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler , Timothy Bassett

February 03, 2019

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Hassle Free Sale The dealer made it a point to be informative and efficient in the whole process of a new truck. Would highly recommend this dealership for a new vehic More

by 18f150
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January 16, 2019

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Fantastic Dealership!!! Fantastic experience for my whole family while buying our 2018 Ford Raptor! The entire staff at this dealership was extremely friendly and the hospit More

by Van
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Other Employees Tagged: Jimmie Bletsch , Matt Milici

January 13, 2019

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Buying my EcoSport Everyone that I dealt with was very friendly and professional, which made my vehicle buying experience go extremely smooth. They gave me a very f More

by tommy22
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Other Employees Tagged: Ryan McLeod , Henry Gregoire

December 30, 2018

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Number two Matt has been great to work with. This is the second time this year that I bought a vehicle from Columbia Ford. They listen to what you want and don’t More

by wfdktheriault@gmail.com
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Bobby Eskey, Mike Pahlas , Matt Milici

December 30, 2018

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Very helpful It was a pleasure working with the team, they put me in a vehicle that meets my needs, and daily use and future long trips. The sale staff worked gre More

by dabart55
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Jimmie Bletsch , John Senick

December 29, 2018

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Outstanding experience and service John Senick,our salesman, listened to what we wanted, made a few suggestions, pointed out some savings and sold us exactly what we wanted. The entire More

by Keith
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler , John Senick

December 26, 2018

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So happy with Columbia! I was able to find the exact Kia Sportage that I needed. The sales manager was able to work almost everything out with me online. It was so convenien More

by Vwbtl2040
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Other Employees Tagged: Ryan McLeod , Jacob

December 22, 2018

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Great dealership .very pleased Great sales experience with Andy Caldwell and the crew. I would recommend to anyone. Plus Ford is the most forward thinking auto maker Win Win Win More

by deaddog
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Andy Caldwell

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