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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We bought a car from Sara Cox cars but it had a couple of problems shortly after purchase, the guys at Sara Cox were more than happy to sort out any problems and got the car repaired for us under warr... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Friendly honest car Dealer. Popped in on Wednesday Evening intending to purchase a car but sadly had been sold before I arrived. Dan took me through my list of requirements and made similar recomm... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought a car from Sarah Cox a month ago. Fantastic experience from the off. Very welcoming and no time limit on the test drive. Decided to buy and they sorted all the little niggles exactly as pr... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Bought a used Audi Q7 from SCC early in 2023. The vehicle spent more than half of its three month warranty period in an independent workshop after a simple repair carried out by SCC wasn't... See more

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  1. Car Dealer
  2. Auto Broker
  3. Automobile Storage Facility
  4. Car Repair and Maintenance

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Sarah Cox is a used car dealer in Newark stocking a wide range of second hand cars at great prices. Visit us today for affordable used cars in Nottinghamshire.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

RIPOFF MERCHANT

This company to start with fill you with fake promises and make it sound like they are going to go above and beyond for you and the car you’re buying. I pointed out a few things to start with that I asked to be sorted before I purchased the car. They did paint both front and rear bumpers however when I asked about the chipped windscreen they said. I need to go through the insurance and they will reimburse the cost. (WHICH IS INSURANCE FRAUD).
I have then had problems with the car (knocking from the drivers side wheel and a big hole in the air conditioning unit. The clutch has then began to slip) I have sent numerous email the first email was replied too then all contact has stopped. I have sent images of the problems. I have since had to pay for all of the above work sorting myself despite the warranty (THE WARRANTY IS NOT WORTH THE PAPER ITS WRITTEN ON). Do not buy a vehicle from this company absolutely disgusting aftercare service. The vehicle was not fit for purpose and has since cost me an awful lot of money to sort. I will be taking this matter further!! Furthermore on the MOT the vehicle failed and I was told that all major and advisory problems are sorted! This was also not the case when I took it for a pre MOT check. They had changed the brakes however there was still an oil leak coming from the car. Genuinely this company is robbing people of their hard earned money during a cost of living crisis! I have given the company 2 months to respond and sort out the problems however I’ve had nothing.

December 3, 2022
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Not the best I could have wished for.

Not the best car buying experience I've had despite SCC going out of their way to fix problems with the car I purchased from them.

In June 2022 I purchased a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee from SCC for £15k. Despite it having no service history I trusted the reputation SCC have for selling quality used vehicles, as well as past experience with them having bought previously from them with no problems whatsoever. Clearly however, as has been proven, I was wrong to trust their reputation again as this current car has been nothing but problems from day one.!

In the last two months since buying my car from SCC it has spent more time with them in their workshop being fixed than it has with me! During which time SCC provided me with a courtesy car but that aside, it should never have left their workshop in the first place with so many problems. On return, eventually, after they fixed the problems, I identified yet more issues with the car. All these issues, past and present should really have been identified and fixed prior to me taking delivery of it in the first place and not left for me to sort out at considerable inconvenience when I should be left to enjoy my new purchase safe in the knowledge that as a reputable and trusted used car reseller, their pre delivery checks were impeccable and left no stone unturned. It seemed to me after only a few days of ownership this was not indeed the case and their pre delivery checks were very much lacking.

In most respects my dealing with SCC were good and the majority of their staff are polite and courteous and went out of their way to be helpful, but there are certain individuals who I found to be condescending and to some extent patronising.

Additionally I found their drivers have no respect for your vehicle and in my case left discarded rubbish in my car when they returned it and had helped themselves to my iPhone charger.

Then to be told when I raised these issues with SCC that in their opinion they felt there was no room for improvement in the service they offer, I am left speechless. Clearly being disrespectful and stealing from customers cars is acceptable then?!

Thankfully I no longer have the car in question as there were simply too many issues with it that SCC agreed to buy it back at the full price I paid.

I have bought from SCC previously and that experience was very good. This time round however I feel they have let their standards slip and are not now one of the first places I would look when I come to buy another car.

Buyer beware to ask for the service history and if there is none, I suggest you walk away as you simply don't know what you're buying and with no history to check it's very likely, like me, the car you end up with will have serious problems.

Perhaps it was just unfortunate luck on my part to have bought a car from them with so many issues that has now tarnished my opinion of SCC, but I firmly believe if you put yourselves out there as a supplier of quality used vehicles then at least make sure the cars you sell are at least that and fit for purpose and not as in my case, a constant problem with issue after issue.

August 8, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Anyone can sell you a car

Anyone can sell you a car. It’s how a company deals with things when it goes a bit wrong.

Daniel and the team were excellent at dealing with the problems with my vehicle.
They have a very professional attitude. The promises and timescales made to correct issues were on time and to the letter.

I would be very happy buying another vehicle from them.

Many thanks to the entire team.

August 2, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I don't normally leave reviews but…

I don't normally leave reviews but credit needs to be given where it is due!

I purchased a top end car back at the end of April and the Customer service was spot on, it was honest and straight down the line, however the real credit that I think is key to all other people thinking about purchasing a car through Sarah Cox Cars is that I experienced a couple issues shortly after, this is where I prepared myself to what i believed would be your normal cars sales approach “we are not bothered anymore element….”

This was far from the case they took full ownership from the off soon as I brought the issues to their attention.

Date and time agreed for collection of vehicle purchased and courtesy car dropped off YES

My car taken to a well known garage for the works to be completed YES

Kept updated YES

Vehicle brought back, fixed and valeted YES

Receipt provided for all works completed YES

In life things can go wrong - but its how they are dealt with, this is where you see quality businesses from the backstreet ones.

My appreciation especially goes to Nathan and Daniel.

Well done Sarah Cox Cars 👍

July 23, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent experience

Recently purchased a Honda CR-v from Sarah Cox cars, and the whole experience from initial discussion to purchase was excelent.
Both Nathan and Daniel are truly focused on customer service with great customer care, truly devoted to ensuring your purchase is a great experience.
I would have no hesitation in recommending this dealership to friends and colleagues. Excellent experience.

June 23, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I don’t usually write reviews, but….

I don’t usually write reviews, but often read them before purchasing a product or service. I found a car I was looking for being advertised by Sarah Cox Cars and from my initial online enquiry via their website, to now (the day after I’ve driven the car home), I have nothing but positive feedback about these guys. Daniel is an absolute star, worked with me to make up the numbers on my part ex and even text me the day after the sale to check I got home ok and was happy with the car. Based on my experience, I would without hesitation recommend Sarah Cox Cars. Take it from a sceptic. Thank you guys!

February 22, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Warranty fully honoured- excellent service

I purchased a used Fiat Panda 4x4 for my elderly grandparents from Sarah Cox Cars in late 2020. They handled the shipping of the car to Orkney and were very helpful throughout the sale.
After a short while, it became apparent that there was an issue with the battery draining- caused by a faulty "blue and me" module- that couldn't be easily had during covid times in their remote parts.
15 months later, the work has finally been done, and Sarah Cox Cars has reimbursed the full cost without a quibble- in spite of the increased sum and time elapsed. I should also say that despite this problem, the car has been faultless otherwise.
An excellent service- and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Sarah Cox Cars to anyone.

February 10, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best garage I’ve ever dealt with

Would recommend this garage to anyone. Their customer service is excellent, both before and after sale. I bought an X5 from them at the end of last year. Within the first couple of days of driving it, I noticed a couple of niggly issues and contacted the garage. They quickly arranged return for it to be repaired under the warranty without any quibbles. Daniel and his team are so helpful and friendly and I wouldn’t hesitate to buy a car from them again in the future.

January 12, 2022
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Reply from Sarah Cox Cars

Thankyou Nicola for your really kind review, we work really hard to provide the best service and car's we can and reviews like yours make it all feel worthwhile, thankyou so much, Daniel

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOD THIS GARAGE

*ONLY GIVING ONE STAR BECAUSE YOU HAVE TOO*
I’ll start with the short and sweet AVOID THIS GARAGE UNDER EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE!!! What an experience, I purchased a car as a part ex and the car was cursed they sold me the car on the day with corroded brake discs and pads, yes I’ll agree I should have checked, so a day in my brakes where causing a harsh squeeking sound even when not braking took them to my local garage got a quote of £2000 then the day after the whole computer system MMI went down causing no power phones the garage they said that’s weird will get that sorted along with the brakes taking 2 weeks off the road and finally got the car back and was parked up for 3 weeks without use as was away came back and on my way home the drive shaft snapped, this is where it all began got a rude owner “mark cox” (please scan through the rest of reviews bad ones and you’ll see the name a few times) according to his past he’s raced cars for a living and knows that drive shafts don’t just snap it’s caused from abuse and I know from my experience and people in the trade that it’s just another component that comes down to wear and tear could give in at any point and on the phone call explaining what has happened he said well I want to look into further investigation as to why this has happened and if it is down to abuse he will not be happy, so first month into owning the car it spent 31 days in total In and out of garages looked under the consumer rights act.2015 and because it had reaccuring problems and all the time spent in garages I was intitled to what is called my final right to reject I sent his this and the answer I got back was I’m not willing to take the car back but what I can do is sell the car for you and with the car being what it is i know that could have been months meaning months without a car I told him my legal rights and the answer I got back was we will go down the court route and sort it then but that could take months on end. Being £25,000 that could take upto 12 months and that’s 12 months without the money and without a car which I could not do so after so much stress and worrying I can not wait so I’ve sold the car on my behalf taking a massive LOSS so if you’ve read the far into this review please don’t make the same mistake I did and see a car you love but with rubbish customer service when the going gets hard I would much rather buy a cheap car and have an amazing customer service than the experience I have AVOID THIS GARAGE

January 1, 2022
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Reply from Sarah Cox Cars

Thankyou for sharing your review Harry. I’m not going to go into a massive long winded reply as we have at length discussed this matter together. Your review is not far from the truth however it is very much your side as oppose to what happened in full. First the brake discs squeaked you reported, correct we got the car back and replaced the discs and pads - the car in question is a Audi s8 as everyone knows is a massively heavy powerful car, the discs when it arrived back had a massive blue ring on them which is caused by overheating this can be done ina very short period of driving and we had the same problem with the car your part exchanged with us - we didn’t question this we paid £1000 and replaced for you. Secondly a fault appeared with the MMi system correct, we cannot foresee such things happening however we fixed in a very timely manner and kept you mobile with a nearly brand new courtesy car. Thirdly correc the car came back to us on a recovery truck (provided by us) undriveable with a driveshaft snapped in half! We repaired again at no cost to yourself. All fuel costs etc have all been refunded to yourself. Of course you have wrote your review because after covering over 2000 miles and months passed you have decided you do not want the car and because we won’t give you a full refund you are not happy. We are all entitled to opinions however to say 1 star bad customer service I do think deep down you know we have massively gone above and beyond for you and always have good customer services - we have messaged from you stating this from yourself! Sorry it’s not worked out on this occasion. Thanks SCC

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

To be honest I don't leave reviews for…

To be honest I don't leave reviews for anything! but feel I need to for the quality of service I received.It was first class from start to finish.I stay in Scotland and my car was delivered to my door and my part exchange taken away(which they gave me a much better price for than anyotne els). Great experience was well informed every step of the way by Nathan who still answered all my questions even on his idays off!Would highly recommend and will be the first place I will be looking when I need a new car.

December 10, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service

Daniel was great from the telephone call, to the showroom, to the closing. Friendly team, COVID safe and a great experience buying a car from them. I travelled from Hampshire so a 390 mile round trip, but the car was brilliant, as advertised and as told to me. Lovely drive home last night and would happily buy from them again. Thank you Daniel and the team!

December 1, 2021
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Really nice people but

Really nice people.
full of assurances and promises
once they have the money and the car has been delivered that is where it all ends.

September 20, 2021
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Reply from Sarah Cox Cars

Hi RK, appreciate you taking the time to review, i have looked through the last 3 months sold car's and cannot find a sale with the initials RK so i cannot determine if this is genuine or find contact details to see if we can rectify any problems you may be having?? we pride ourselves on great service before and after the sale so this review doesn't follow the trend, i would be keen to see if we can help out here? please contact us on 01623 883608 Thankyou, Sarah Cox Cars

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Electric Renault Twizzy sale, battery leasing transfer hell.

I sold my electric Renault Twizzy to this dealer in October 2020. Part of the requirements for owning the electric Twizzy is leasing of the battery.

I got Sarah Cox Cars to complete and sign the battery lease transfer form. This was sent back to Renault by myself but this company have refused to complete the confirmation of transfer. This is despite several calls and emails from myself and Renault financing.

To make things worse they have now sold the car on, while I have been left with the recurring cost of paying for a battery in a car I no longer own. Terrible, terrible business. Dishonest and unprofessional, under no circumstances should you trust or deal with this business. They market themselves as a Renault Twizzy “specliast”. Save yourself the hassle and cost and go elsewhere. I have had to instigate a breach of contract legal action to reclaim my recurring lost money. Stay well clear. Sarah Cox Cars are not to be trusted.

March 28, 2021
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Reply from Sarah Cox Cars

Hi Mak, thanks for your various reviews you have left us and sorry you have felt the need too. I myself as the manager have never spoken to you about this matter so i am unsure if you have contacted ourselves or if you have just spoken direct with RCI. As you mention at the point of sale we completed the battery lease form for you to send back, from there i am unsure what has happened and apologise if it a fault of our own. Being the one of largest supplier of used Twizy's in the UK we experience massive problems with RCi as there electric team consists of 2 employees to manage all Renault electric cars in the UK so things do often take a age or indeed go missing. there end. A simple search of the EV forums will confirm this. Please call me directly on 01623 883608 to discuss the matter and lets make sure this is rectified and you are not out of pocket so we can try and make what appears to be a bad experience as good as it can now get? Thankyou Daniel, Sarah Cox Cars

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

i3 amazing

Big thanks to the very helpful and friendly Nathan for making our i3 purchase simple and effortless. Still getting used to its features etc but really enjoying it!!!
Would certainly recommend you to others.

February 28, 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Affordable finance and great mechanic!

Very friendly and willing to help you. They have a variety of cars to choose from and many affordable finance options avaliable as a great mechanic on board to help you if you should need it.
No job is to big or too small.
I financed a polo 2008 from them, the car was great and Dan did his best to ensure it was affordable and clean for me. They are a great team.

July 2, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great car dealer very impressed.

Great car dealer! First time i bought a car from this company and i have nothing but good things to say about them. Daniel was more than helpfull with the whole process and was a very chilled experience from placing a deposit to picking up the car. Everything was as it shouldve been and the customer aftercare has been top class. Stylish forecourt all under cover and secure with some very good specimens of cars. Well done sara cox cars,great wee company you have there has been a pleasure.

June 16, 2020
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