Essex Auto Group Reviews 

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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Booking price given was wrong, checking price was nearly double, rude staff, poor communication, during service broke the vehicle likely due to heavy handed rushed work and they didn’t admit until as... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Drove from Somerset 3.5 hours to view a car although listed as silver by delayed was not it was blue/silver, shoddy wheels shoddy inside. Lost £500 reservation fee. You need to be accurate with your... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I took my b max in for diagnosis,was informed that the car needed new fuel pipes,spill pipes and injector seals etc. my own mechanic didnt agree but spent a day removing and refitting all these parts... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recently purchased a new van from Essex Auto Group at Rayleigh & felt the need to post a quick review about the process or more importantly the salesman Kade. He was by far the best salesman I have... See more

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  1. Car Dealer
  2. Auto Repair Shop

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Essex Auto Group specialise in new Ford cars, Ford commercial vehicles, Mazda, Fiat, and Kia vehicles in addition to used cars and vans. We have a number of franchised dealers who stock a wide range of vehicles to suit all your motoring needs. With over 1,000 vehicles always in stock, brilliant business solutions, state-of-the-art facilities and full aftersales support, at Essex Auto Group we’re proud of our long-established reputation for integrity, first-class customer service and competitive pricing.


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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

It took two weeks to get back a deposit…

It took two weeks to get back a deposit paid for my sons cars after he was not accepted by Ford finance. This was unacceptable. it took a week for my own finance decision because the person I had been dealing with went on leave. This should have been handed over for someone else to progres. The phone system doesn't work. Whenever I called the person I was dealing with and he was busy it went to his voicemail. If I then called the main number the person that answered the phone put me through to the same voicemail this is very frustrating. The delivery of my Mustang was delayed by two weeks. No one could tell me where it was. I can track a £5 parcel so surely the company should be able to track a £40,000 car. I was never proactively updated on my car delivery I had to call in for updates this is not good customer service. There is also an obvious inability to mange Fords as a supplier. All that said my agent was honest at al times and did his best to provide me with a decent customer service. I purchased a Mustang GT and it's fantastic to say the least

May 19, 2018
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Thank you very much for your valued, detailed and honest feedback. While we cannot control finance companies or Ford UK's tracking, we will use your review to improve our own services, particularly with regards to communicating with yourself and our other customers. We wish you many miles of enjoyment in your New Ford Mustang GT and hope to see you again in future so that we can provide even better service for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

very helpful company

very helpful company, salesman was cheerful and knowledgeable good communication skills. kept me informed of any developments with my purchase

May 18, 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Essex Auto Group at Rayleigh

Essex Auto Group at Rayleigh
Are a great helpful bunch of People worked with me and my Partner on mine and her new cars, very solid advice and great deal on both cars, excellent from order to collection and very helpfl service team offered a service plan, that were both taken on as this helps with speading the cost.

Would recomend going to Rayliegh any time to anyone.

May 16, 2018
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Used showroom manager great guy

Used showroom manager great guy. Sales assistant polite but not on the ball like I think they should be, had to think about his answers before he resolved your questions.
I'd ask for John (south african) guy who's on the money what ever you ask him.

May 15, 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant Sales person Jasmine

Brilliant Sales person Jasmine, so easy to talk to, not pushy, answered all our questions, very accommodating with booking test drives etc. Very smooth process through to collection, very happy with the car.

May 12, 2018
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

satisfactory

Overall purchasing experience was very satisfactory. One downfault is the aftercare EAQ provide us with as we haven’t received our mats which were included in the purchase of said car and also we got the super guard package (£500 extra) and it looked very rushed even though they had a week to do finish the detail services they provide. I feel that they had forgotten about the car and left various polish marks on the interior and exterior surfaces which meant we had to spent extra money getting the car fully valated privately.

May 12, 2018
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Ford experience

Salesman fine but had to wait approximately 3 weeks longer for my car than the date I was given therefore then had to change my Ford Credit arrangements as I didn't want to be paying for something I was still waiting for. I felt a little frustrated.

May 12, 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had a few issues with how delayed…

We had a few issues with how delayed our vehicle was. We were meant to have this by the end of Feb and we didn’t end up getting it until end of March however this was dealt with well with free servicing and the first months payment reimbursed to us ( we didn’t have the vehicle, so only fair that we shouldn’t pay for a vehicle we didn’t have) . Phil and his team were very helpful and understanding

May 10, 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5 Star Service by Essex Auto Group Lakeside

Great service by Essex Auto Group in Lakeside, Essex.

Lewis was brilliant from start to finish assisting us selecting the right car for what we wanted, in keeping us updated weekly prior to our car being delivered, great handover when car arrived and even took the time to call me personally a few weeks after I got my new car to make sure everything was OK.

This is the second time I have purchased my new car with Essex Auto Group and will definitely be back.

May 10, 2018
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