Eric Gates
Eric Gates at Columbia Ford Kia

Eric Gates | Page 9

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

March 16, 2022

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This is a great dealership. All the people were kind and super helpful. Ryan, our sales person always gave us timely updates on the progress of our order More

by Tanner s
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Ryan McLeod

February 27, 2022

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very easy to work with, truck was a little late but they pulled string for me and got it More

by LBILLIEL23
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Other Employees Tagged: Jordan Cruz, Alisa Velasquez

February 23, 2022

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Ryan did an amazing job, even went above and beyond to locate and price out a incoming vehicle for my sister, can’t wait to do business with him again, fantastic job! More

by D.slater
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Other Employees Tagged: Ryan McLeod , Alyssa

Feb 23, 2022

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I was very pleased with my visit and have nothing but good things to say about the staff and my new vehicle, Ryan did a fantastic job, and really went above and beyond!

February 15, 2022

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It was a pleasure to work with JP and Eric. We first thought we would order a new truck but one was on the lot that met our needs. It was a smooth seamless transition into our new truck. More

by d.brand
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler , Jonathan Piedrasanta, Alisa Velasquez

January 26, 2022

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Ordered a F350 from Eric . This was the best new vehicle purchase I ever had More

by laurent131
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January 26, 2022

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Nice and friendly place to walk into great costumer service reasonable prices team is very helpful and great More

by Shimonn
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Craig Gates , Brianne Gallagher, Nicole Mooney, Alisa Velasquez

January 22, 2022

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Everyone was super friendly. A really well run dealership. Dave could not have been more helpful. More

by jaskorealestate
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Dave Munkelt

January 14, 2022

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Great service department with top notch Ford certified senior master technicians. Totally confident they will do the job right! More

by Ricky Bobby
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Other Employees Tagged: John Senick, Alisa Velasquez, Ryan B in service

January 10, 2022

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Such a painless and easy process… Eric Gates and John Senick were amazing to work with and I appreciate all the work they did to make the process happen so quickly! More

by Lacey_roy
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Other Employees Tagged: John Senick

January 02, 2022

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Columbia Ford Kia was very clear in communication and delivered on all agreements and promises. We are very satisfied with our vehicle and our experience. More

by Anj.r.williams
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Other Employees Tagged: Andy Caldwell

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