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"Amazing Dealership!!!"
5 out of 5 stars
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The service I received from Arena cars was exceptional right from when I walked into the shop. Every one there was so welcoming, friendly and helpful when it came to buying my new car. Tony and the rest of the team all helped the process be really easy and simple which can be quite daunting when it comes to purchasing a new car. I highly recommend this dealership to anyone looking to purchase a new car. Thanks again arena cars for all of your help and for delivering me my dream car.

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Tony Anderson from Arena Cars Ltd in response to Amazing Dealership!!!

Hi Tyler, Thanks for your kind words and review means a lot, glad you’re enjoying the Golf GT looks great in white with the black alloys. Once again thanks for your business and this review. From Tony & The Arena Team

Tony from Arena Cars Ltd in response to Amazing Dealership!!!

Thanks for the review hope You & Charlie and your 2 little ones enjoy the new car. Still surprised about the car having a 3 pin plug in it, never seen that in another make car well handy! Thanks for discovering it lol. You’re very welcome on the air con repair, was a nice quick fix. Again thanks for your review and yes hope to see you in the future for the next car. Kind Regards Tony & The Arena Team

"They will wipe their hand of you ASAP"
1.2 out of 5 stars
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Arena Cars waited for me to be out of warranty despite knowing they sold a car to me with many faults. Out of warranty the car broke down and cost £1200. Despite the fact I took the car into them on 2 occasions to try to get them to fix the car (whilst under warranty), they refuse to accept they had any fault in the breakdown, which they failed twice to identify as a fault in the car. I took the car to a mechanic who told me that they had not serviced the car. The Vauxhall garage then had to update the car's computer as it was out of date. Arena called both of these companies liars who both used me for finical gain, then called me a liar. The male owner then invited me in to Arena to "work something out" and proceeded to call me a liar, shout at me and slam paperwork on the table. Funnily, 2 customers came in whilst he was being aggressive, he instantly calmed down and went on telling a story to me making me out to be a bad customer so the other customers would blame me not Arena. I myself will not be able to trust them as they aggressively and repeatedly called me a liar.

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Staff from Arena Cars Ltd in response to They will wipe their hand of you ASAP

Hi Alex, Following your review there is two sides to every story. You came into our showroom today and informed us that we had lied to you about servicing your car. We service all of our cars before collection, today I phoned the parts company Whoppee Motor Factors in Frimley Green quoted your registration number in front of you and they confirmed the parts that had been ordered and fitted to your Vauxhall Corsa. They faxed over the invoice for the Oil Filter, Air Filter, Front Brake Discs and Brake Pads and I handed you this copy today and also showed you physically the new brakes we fitted on the service through your alloy wheels which can be visibly seen. I would be more than happy again to show anybody who wished to see evidence of this. In regards to Vauxhall commenting about the oil that now looks contiminated 7 months after the service from us, this was caused by the car not being able to complete its diesel particular filter regeneration and vehicle still continually being used. You phoned us and we booked in the car on 6th June good will gesture (2 months out of warranty) to fix the reason why the car wasn’t doing the regeneration, today I even showed you in our diary the date that you never turned up. You didn’t bring the car in for any repairs and continued to drive the car 4/5 months regardless of it needing a repair. I’ve also spoke to your own mechanic in Ash who also confirms the damaged dpf filter was caused by the car being driven months after it should of come into us for repair. I know the reason you couldn’t get into us for a repair was because you found it hard to get time off work and our mechanics are only available to inspect Mon-Friday. Unfortunately not turning up on the 6th June and continuing to drive the car into october has caused this issue for you. Even after you took the car to a alternative mechanic I did mention the parts replaced were expensive and had you of spoken to us we could of sourced you parts at a lower price using our trade discounts. It was very hard to explain all of this earlier when you were in the offfice accusing us of not servicing your car. I wasn’t in anyway violent towards you and the customers waiting to pickup their new car even commented how well I handed what you were saying. The end of the day if you had dropped the car to us on the 6th June for any repairs this whole situation wouldn’t of snowballed to this level. We can’t fix cars when customers don’t bring them to us when booked in, and I believe are not responsible for damaged caused by ignoring warning lights on your dashboard for months and months. In regards to Vauxhall updating or being due safety recalls they usually write to the registered keeper, today with you I checked on the dvla website using the mot history your car is not showing any outstanding recalls. I’m very passionate about my company and good service we deliver and have done as a family business of 19 years. I will defend it when it’s being unreasonably reviewed.

"Really nice service "
5 out of 5 stars
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I couldn't praise this family run business enough. Before finding them I had looked in numerous garages and it was mostly the staff that put me off. Arena Cars provided nothing but excellent service and I am really pleased with my new car. They are very helpful and did everything that they could to make sure I was happy. I would highly recommend Arena Cars.

Tony Anderson from Arena Cars Ltd in response to Really nice service

Thank you for your lovely review, apologies for the delay I’ve only just spotted you didn’t get a reply from us. We really appreciate you leaving such a lovely review and glad you’re pleased with our company. Hope to see you in the future, kind regards Tony & The Arena Team

"Terrible"
1 out of 5 stars
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We bought a 7 year old car from Arena cars last December for around £7500. It came with a 1 month warrantee. They did mention that we could purchase longer warrantee but then said "actually you probably wouldn't want to drive the car all the way here and that you can get warrantee from other places". I drove the car for a week then went on a 2 week holiday and a few days after I returned the car started having problems. We were a few days out of warrantee. I called Arena Cars but they said sorry you're not covered, We ended up spending £2000 on the car fixing it. We are now having problems with it again only a couple of months after getting it fixed. The car keeps breaking down. It spent more time in the garage than on the road.

Tony Anderson from Arena Cars Ltd in response to Terrible

Hi There, I’m sorry you’ve had a problem with your vehicle, if you’d like to call us on 01252-323244 we will always look to help a customer out. With regards to our warranties we offer a 30 day or 1000 mile warranty whichever comes soonest, we also heavily subsidise Autoguard warranties which are available 6 or 12 months. With that warranty we would of mentioned it can be used nationwide, So if you’re not local to our dealership you can use it at a repairer nearer to home. Again sorry you’ve had a problem but please get in touch and we’ll try our best to restore happiness to owning the car.

Alex Gover in response to Terrible

I had a very similar problem that cost me £1200. Tony was very aggressive with me when I came down to Arena. According to them, every other dealer and mechanic is a liar if it means they made any kind of mistake. I asked Tony for a copy of the security footage of our meeting. He told me no but never gave a reason as to why. I am currently looking into legal action.

"Brilliant customer service"
5 out of 5 stars
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We were driving about looking for a new car when we came upon Arena Cars at Ash Vale. From the moment of arriving, we were put at ease and made welcome. After looking at several vehicles, we settled on a Ford Fiesta Titanium, and having discussed it with Tony and Angela, we were given a great deal in part-ex on our old car. When we arrived to pick up the new car, paperwork and all transfer details were quickly and easily sorted, even the road tax was done for us - couldn't ask for a better service, and far more personal than the main dealers, who treat you like a number, not a person

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Tony Anderson from Arena Cars Ltd in response to Brilliant customer service

Thank you so much for the kind review and we’re glad you’re happy and enjoying the car. Kind regards the Arena Team.

Tony Anderson from Arena Cars Ltd in response to Brilliant customer service

Thank you so much for the kind review and we’re glad you’re happy and enjoying the car. Kind regards the Arena Team.

"Friendly and fantastic service "
5 out of 5 stars
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As soon as we turned up at Arena Cars for our test drive we were welcomed straightaway and I was put at ease about test driving the car .... absolutely loved the car and was rang within a few days to say my car was ready to pick up ... the pick up was really smooth and everything I asked was answered and I was even shown what everything in the car did ...... fantastic service from start to finish would definitely recommend using arena cars to anyone.

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Tony Anderson from Arena Cars Ltd in response to Friendly and fantastic service

Thank you for your positive review it’s really appreciated. Big Thanks from all of the Arena Team

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"exceeded expectation"
5 out of 5 stars
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The car was absolutely immaculate, the dealership did everything they said they would. 10 out of 10 for good value. The staff took the time to listen, talk to me, rather than at me, the took my concerns into consideration. The customer service was brilliant, if I could give more than 5 stars I would. I certainly recommend using Arena Cars Ltd.

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Tony Anderson from Arena Cars Ltd in response to exceeded expectation

Thank you for leaving us this 5 star review, apologies you didn’t get a reply when you first left it unfortunately we don’t get a notification when ones left for us. Thanks for the lovely review and hope to see you again in the future. Tony & The Arena Team

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"Zafira"
3.8 out of 5 stars
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They are nice people at Arena Cars. They did everything that I needed and asked of them. More importantly what they said they would do they actually kept their promise and did it. The car is running very well right now and its been a few months that I have had it so nothing on the negative to report.

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"Arena Cars Review"
2.4 out of 5 stars
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It stated in the paper work they couldn't actually confirm the mileage on the car which is a little disappointing as I bought the car based on the mileage

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Tony Anderson from Arena Cars Ltd in response to Arena Cars Review

Hi There, Firstly thank you for your business, in regards to the trade descriptions act mentioned on your invoice we have to legally have it on there. Because we don’t own the used cars we sell all from new and monitor mileage up to the point of sale to you therefore we can’t say it’s genuine. However we do all checks that are available to us, we only buy cars with low previous owners, service history, we check the previous recorded mileages on the mot history recorded by the dvla and also hpi check all vehicles making sure they are all free of mileage descrepancys. I hope this satisfys your review to the mileage disclaimer we have to put on all invoices as a used car dealer. Kind Regards Arena Cars Ltd

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"Arena Cars Review"
2.6 out of 5 stars
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The people working at the dealership were nice and approachable and any questions I had were all resolved. The car had not been valeted which is a bit of a shame they were going to do it but I would have had to wait longer but overall I would recommend Arena Cars as my experience was good

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Tony Anderson from Arena Cars Ltd in response to Arena Cars Review

Thank you firstly for your business and we are truly sorry we ran out of time to get it fully valeted before collection. If a service over runs or not we will always inform you and try and reschedule a later date to deliver you a shiny clean valeted car. Hopefully we can meet again and deliver you another car to the high standard we like too. Kind Regards Arena Cars Ltd.

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Dealership Information

A Long Established Family Business Selling Quality Used Cars.  Trading Standards "Buy With Confidence" Approved.  Close To: Aldershot, Ash Vale, Farnborough, Camberley.

Welcome to Arena Cars Ltd.  

We have a range of second-hand cars £3000 - £50000 and stock up to 40 cars.  Arena Cars Ltd is a family run business, Mother and Son, who are proud of their honest reputation that has been built up in the local area.  We have been operating for 20 years.  All our cars come with a MOT, service, & full pre-delivery inspection and all timing belts checked & replaced if necessary.

All cars are HPI checked and we welcome any inspection as long as it is performed by a qualified independent inspector or by such organisations such as the AA or RAC.

We also can offer an Autoguard Warranty which is valid for either 6 Months or 12 Months giving our customers complete peace of mind.

We are based in Ash Vale, which borders on Hampshire and Surrey.  We are near to Aldershot, Farnborough, Camberley, Guildford, Fleet, Farnham, Bracknell, Ascot, Normandy, Reading, Sandhurst and Bordon.  We are near to Junction 4 of the M3 and close to the A3.

QUALITY USED CARS WANTED.  WE SETTLE FINANCE AND CAN ARRANGE FINANCE. WE SELL HPI CLEAR VEHICLES.  WE TAKE CARS IN PART EXCHANGE.

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    Arena Cars Ltd
    Vale Road
    Aldershot
    Surrey
    GU12 5LN

    Get in touch

    01252 323244
    http://www.arenacars.co.uk

    Opening times
    Mon 09.00 - 17.00
    Tue 09.00 - 17.00
    Wed 09.00 - 17.00
    Thu 09.00 - 17.00
    Fri 09.00 - 17.00
    Sat 09.00 - 17.00
    Sun 10.00 - 16.00

    Dealership Statistics

    80%
    Would recommend this dealer to family and friends
    86%
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