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I'd decided I'd had enough

Advantages: Near M25; A lot of choice
Disadvantages: Suspect servicing; Incompetent technicians; Poor aftercare

...Punto 1.9 JTD diesel from Carland in Lakeside, Essex, which is about 10 minutes from the Junction 31 of the M25, near the Dartford tunnel. I liked and still like the car, and although they were willing to offer me a good trade-in price for my Ford Fiesta, I was very irritated by their high-intensity, pushy sales techniques, worse than I'd ever come across before. The test drive only lasted 10 minutes, it was far too short, and probably to do with ...
...it was booked back into Carland yet another three times. After the first two occasions of taking my car back in, and them not being able to repair it, they started to lend me a Vauxhall Corsa, so I could return the next day to pick my car up, but on the second occasion I noticed a very long key-scratch on the Corsa, the whole way across the side, after I got it home. I've now decided never to take my car back into Carland again, and never to use ...

paultalks42 12.10.2006 · Read full review
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Review of CarLand Lakeside Car Supermarket

Fantastic value for money!!!

Advantages: Huge choice, helpful staff, value for money!
Disadvantages: Couldn't find any!

...the experience of buying a car so easy & simple. It was my first visit there and only went in to have a browse with a friend who wanted to buy a Passat - couldn't believe the sheer size of the place. I eventually ended up walking out with a car myself! The car has Sat Nav, Leather, Sunroof, 17" Alloys, heated seats... the list goes on, i'd found my dream car, at a very cheap price as well! The salesman who served me was very helpful with all my queries ...
...a test drive in the car - not a problem at all! I had arranged the finance with no problems & i could have even driven the car away the same day if i wanted, but thought i'd calm down a bit and collect in a few days. i found the collection process very quick and easy also. within a matter of minutes i had all the documents and keys to my new car presented to me by a friendly member of staff and was delighted to drive it away. Cargiant's slogan is ...

Tobin_84 09.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Car Giant Car Supermarket

Wilsons Car Supermarket

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: They cannot be trusted and are dishonest

...wife a Toyota Yaris from Wilsons for £6000.00 in May. It was one disaster after another. Firstly the car I bought was up on their website at £5300.00 which eventually they reluctlantly honoured after bringing it to their attention. Then they said that they could not locate the log book as they had initially had sold the car to someone else. I was told he has failed to secure the finance on the vehicle and subsequently the car came back on site. ...
...book. I was offered compensation for all this by the salesman but the so called director (Rude bitch) refused to honour this. To add insult to injury they said that they would send off all the documents to the DVLA including the part I was supposed to send off. This never happened and I was fined £40.00 by the DVLA for failing to notify them that I ghad sold the car. They also never supplied the locking wheel nuts for the car and the car was involved ...

tommydesmond 25.11.2009 · Read full review

Review of Wilsons Car Supermarket

Car buying made Easy

Advantages: Web site with lots of photos, Lot of cars, low prices helpful staff
Disadvantages: Waiting -

I went to car giant with my brother in law as he recomended them to me. Personaly i found the whole process really easy. I found my car on thier web site, it had loads of pictures of the car inside and out. I went there, my brother inlaw gave it a once over, we test drove it said yes,they then prepared it ( this did take a few hours) I paid for it and drove off. It took the best part of the afternoon/evening but they had a nice restaurant where we ...

Jmilly 20.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Car Giant Car Supermarket

BE WARY OF BULLISH SALES AND PARALLEL IMPORTS

Advantages: Can't offer any I'm afraid - good deals to be had from standard dealers at moment
Disadvantages: can't be trusted - If you like gambling they're great.

Motorpoint Glasgow - nearly duped into buying Ford Fiesta 1.4 % Door Titanium. Be very careful before you buy a new car from motorpoint. Bullish sales tactics on phone - they will reduce deposit from £500 to £300 for you - a 'special deal'. The spec of the cars they sell are no where near that of UK cars. They use parallel imports (in this case, Malta). When I asked about spec they initally said that they 'couldn't guarantee' the final specification ...
...subject to deposit refund if spec vastly different. Car transported from Derby to Glasgow. I e-mailed them the UK spec and was then told it (the spec) was exactly the same 'except for the floor mats'. It turned out they had frankly lied to get me to view the car. I got to Glasgow to view car - Vastly different spec - Instead of Ford Fiesta Titanium it was more like Fiesta Style/Zetec. I would imagine they deal with all makes/models of car in the ...

baileysirishcream 21.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Motorpoint