Exemplary
I had a very unique experience with GC Motors on the basis that the situation I was in quickly became complicated once I was involved in a collision the day before I was part exchanging my vehicle for the one I already bought.
GC Motors offered to repair the vehicle as they have a bodyshop as well, once their quote was approved a week later by the insurance I drove 130 miles to GC Motors, only for their engineer to assess the damage to the part exchange vehicle, and realise there is excessive internal damage, and the pictures I sent were only of the external damage. So the quote needed to be revised and another approval from the insurance was required, which takes time. In the meantime Paul didn’t want me to be stranded and offered to provide me with a hire car to use until the insurance approved the quote. Due to this kindness I made a better offer, and paid the difference between the original quote and the value of the car. I drove away my new car a couple of hours later once the paperwork had been processed. The money between the first quote and the value of the car was refunded to me once the insurance approved the second quote, about a week later.
If you’re considering buying a car from this dealership I would recommend them, my recommendation comes from a place of what you would expect from buying a car from a dealership, or rather what you wouldn’t expect. I wouldn’t expect the level of care I received during the purchase, after the crash and I arrived at the dealership, and the aftercare that followed after leaving with the new car. They’re straightforward, efficient and genuinely have your interest as their priority. The car was ceramic coated and immaculately conditioned. After this experience I would be more than willing to pay more than another dealership for the same car I liked, the service and peace of mind is worth that much to me.
Honorary mention would be Justin who was my direct contact, he kept me informed and played a vital role in communication under these exigent circumstances. Paul who offered me a hire car and accepted an in-between refundable payment to cover the damage to the part exchange during insurance delay. Craig the engineer that was assessing and dealing with the part exchange damage, he provided me with assurance and peace of mind. Finally of course Laura, who made the mundane legalities interesting and was nothing short of a pleasure to talk to.
August 6, 2025
Unprompted review