The Car Shop Northampton Car Supermarket

Just a quick review this time... The Car Shop wasn't a brand I was familiar with until recently - having not been in the car buying market for at least three years. They have a few branches, including Swindon and Cardiff, as well as the nearest branch to my home in the Midlands - Northampton. I must admit I have always stayed away from these large car supermarket places with a passion. This is based on my perception (real or imagined) that they tend to be overpriced and seem to prey on those who have poor credit records and sell them overpriced cars with horrible credit terms - adding to the ... more

I live in the East Midlands area and have been a bit of a pain with cars as I tend to buy one virtually every year but at the end of last year 2009 I wanted to buy a car which I could just relax in and keep for a long period of time. Near my home there is a place called Northampton and just off the A43 there is a destination which is clear to see named the Car Shop. I have to say at first they appear to have plenty of cars in stock and they claim to have 1000 vehicles, I am not sure how accurate this is. When you come into the place you get greeted at a gate and by a man who tells you where to ... more

Someone wrote here that using car megastores gives you more choice and competitive prices. This really isn't true and certainly not with The Car Shop. There are a lot of reliable, competitive small dealerships in Northamptonshire. I highly recommend Westbridge Motors (RAC approved) for repairs and they'll put you in touch with genuine and reliable dealers. Going back to The Car Shop in Northampton, their trade-in's are sent to auction and most of the cars on their lot are ex-fleet, ex-company with high mileage. I'm ashamed to admit I've been bitten twice by this lot, although to be fair the ... more

I bought a car from these guys a few weeks back, during the negotiations it transpired that the car only came with one key and so I asked the salesman how much it would cost for a new key. He went away for some time and came back with a figure - saying that this was the going rate and I could go to my dealer and get one. The quoted figure was about £80 short of the real figure - basically an out and out lie After finding out the truth about the price I called back and spoke to one of the senior guys, he admitted this was not good enough and that he would arrange a new key which I could buy ... more

There's things associate with motoring that I don't think anyone likes and perhaps chief among them is actually buying the car. I've always been weary of used car dealers but not exactly flush enough to buy a brand new motor. Not to mention the high level of depreciation associated with almost every new car, so when I finally admitted my old car had done all it could, buying a new used car was the only way to go. This was also my first time for buying a new motor without help so I decided to do all my research. I went online and searched for car reviews etc and it was the reviews on the Car ... more