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"Fantastic Service"
5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic service and great car at a low price. I would recommend.

"Terrible service"
1.8 out of 5 stars
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Attended the garage to view a car just under £16,000. The car was not in the dealership forecourt but in a yard around the corner. I politely followed the salesman to the yard. The cars were parked so close together that even after he'd opened the car I couldn't squeeze in to look. At this point the Salesman was already asking if I'd like to buy the car and talking to me about finance. I politely explained that I wouldn't require finance and asked if he could move the car so that I could look at it properly. This resulted in him pulling it forward 3 feet and I still couldn't get into the car. I requested to test drive the car only to be asked "are you going to buy it, we need to discuss how you're going to finance the car". I told the salesman that I didn't know if I was going to buy the car until I'd test driven it. He then explained that I could test drive it after we'd filled in some paperwork. I asked how long it would take, to be told 30-40 minutes. Again the salesmen suggested we could discuss finances whilst the yardmen got the car out for testing. At this point having made it quite clear that I didn't want it indeed need finance to purchase the vehicle I decided to leave. Perhaps if the staff spent a little more time concentrating on customer experience instead of continuously pushing pricey finance I'd have driven away what was a nice car.

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"Careful! Do not trust!"
2.2 out of 5 stars
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They had a car I was interested in at a good price so I got in touch and checked on the possibility to use my 14 years old car as part exchange. After reviewing my car, they said they would be happy to take it so we discussed the price for it. After a usual back and forth, we agreed on a number that was half way between what each side asked for, and that the transaction would happen a couple of weeks later. The day of the collection, I brought my car in the same conditions than when they saw it the first time, and they strangely found an issue with the clutch that apparently was dropping its value by 75%, hence they would only give me 25% of the agreed price. Obviously, this was planned as I live 2 hours away from the seller’s place, and having all the insurance and paperwork arranged for both vehicles, I had not much more choice than accepting this ridiculous offer. It very much sounded that if it was not the clutch, they would have found something else not to pay the price they committed to. In addition to that, When I pick up the new car, supposedly recently fully service, I noticed that one tyre was looking flat, I asked them to check and it had half of the pressure than needed. So they sent someone to resolve this, with a rusty foot pump. The lad started pumping up, but without removing the lock, so I stopped him and removed it for him so he could actually pump up the tyre. Not sure what kind of service they did to the car, and what kind of training they provide to their team. Finally, I took the road, looking for the first petrol station which was actually less than one mile away. Turns out that they had left so little fuel in the tank that I did not manage to get to the station. The car stopped! Fortunately, I could leave it on the side of the road. I had to walk to the station to get a jar of fuel, then get back to the car to finally refill the tank! This is my story with Marshams, which I strongly recommend everyone to stay away from. I take the time to write this review hoping that my story will not happen to other customers in the future. I still give a star as there is no option to give none

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"Jeep Renegade "
1 out of 5 stars
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Found the jeep renegade on cargurus it looked very clean from pics the price also seemed good so I decided to book a test drive with the sales guy {Darren) so the following day I drive with my partner to Maidstone 100 miles to find the 2016 plate jeep renegade waiting outside for me, I had a quick look at the car before going in the dealers, I found quite a few scratches dents and birds poop marks on the bodywork also scuffed front and rear bumpers, anyway... went in got the keys from Darren, opened the car, it smelt mouldy the passenger window had moss growing on it! started the car up 3 of the 4 tyres were low pressure so the car was pulling to the left , there was a warning light on the dash (not sure what for). I couldn't open the bonnet to look in the engine bay area to check for leaks etc etc... Now this car has apparently been on cargurus for 40 days surely these faults should have been sorted out, Darren said if I was interesting in buying the car he'd sort the faults out and they had been way too busy to look at the jeep... Really??,I find they hard to believe. So I offered Marshams a lower price to which he immediately took offense to saying that the car was not for me etc etc .. Seriously?? Sorry Darren this is not good enough, that car should've been spick and span and ready for sale, and at very least pump the bloody tyres up! Lastly I'm sorry if I was a bit rude to you, but your service is poor.

Jason from Marshams in response to Jeep Renegade

Hi Carlos, Firstly, I would like to apologise that the Jeep Renegade that you wanted to view was not prepared to our usual standard. I have spoken to Daren so that I am able to understand how the car was not valeted prior to your arrival. Unfortunately, this was an operational issue which we will look to rectify in the future. The warning lights on the dash board related to the tyre pressure being low and this has now been reset and the vehicle has now been cleaned so that the window seals are now clean. I fully understand your frustration of travelling 100 miles however we could have arranged very quickly to have the items you detailed rectified, and as such very significant discount you requested we were unable to accept. We always value feedback and we use this to improve our customer experience in the future.

"Disgraceful service"
1 out of 5 stars
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I made an appointment to meet a sales man at Marshams at 1.30pm to see a vehicle. We live in Ireland and we planned to bring the car over on the ferry that evening. The photos on the internet showed a very clean car and the salsa man assured us on the hike that it was just as clean as the photos suggested. After waiting 20 mins to eventually see the sales man, When I saw the car it was an absolute disgrace. There was dirt everywhere, dog hairs, a hole in the carpet the size of a fist, the plastic was all scratched from dogs being in the car and it was absolutely filthy. The panel at boot of the car was missing paint and was in ruins, yet the salesman assured us over the phone that it was a very clean car. He then argued that we said on the phone that we said we planning not to take it away that day, yet we explained in the phone that we had the ferry booked. Stay well away from this place!

Matthew Illott from Marshams in response to Disgraceful service

Dear Sir, I have investigated this matter and unfortunately, the salesman did not follow our process and check the vehicle as you had requested. I am sorry that on this occasion we have not met your or our expectations. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. As a business we take all complaints seriously so that we are able to offer a better service in the future

"Great service "
5 out of 5 stars
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Great service again from Marshams.

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"Brilliant service"
5 out of 5 stars
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Marshams are great. James really helped me a lot to get the car I wanted. When you spend a lot of money on a car you want to feel that you trust the company. I definitely felt that here. Plus having a 3 year warranty is great piece of mind

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"Thanks guys!"
4.8 out of 5 stars
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Lovely salesmen, had my car within 2 days! couldn't be more happier with the service, thanks guys!

"Great service and great price "
5 out of 5 stars
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Collected car from Marshams and found them very helpful and professional. The car was as discribed and the warranty package was excellent. I would recommend

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"Abdul"
1 out of 5 stars
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I saw the car advertised online so I called Marshams to get the full details about the car, the salesman described the car as in immaculate condition, fully tested with no issues on the car. The salesman told me there were a few inquiries on the car but a non refundable deposit will secure the car for me. As there were no other similar available in the market and Marshams was 70 miles away from where i was I paid the deposit trusting what I was told. So arranged to pick the car up on Saturday, it was rainy and dull day. When I saw the car it was not as immculate as described, checked the car briefly without test driving it and as it was a non refundable deposit I decided to take the car. During my drive back home I noticed a big chip on the passenger side windscreen and as the traffic was so bad I decided to call them went I got home. So called them when I got home and the salesman told me they had never noticed the chip, not sure how they could not have noticed it when I noticed it after driving a few miles. I was asked to bring the car back on Monday and they will see if they can repair the windscreen, (repair and not replace it, for a car that I had paid £23k). So on the Monday as I was driving to take the car back someone stopped me and said my rear indicators were not working, I stopped and checked and yes both rear indicators were not working. I was very lucky that nothing happend when I drove about 70 miles home with both rear indicators not working. As it was too dangerous and the car being not roadworthy to drive without the indicators I decided to not to drive back and called Marshams. To my suprise I was told I should have checked the car before driving it, ( I thought it was their duty to check all these before putting the car for sale). And there is nothing they could do and the only option I was given was to deliver the car on a carrier to them on my expenses. This I find unacceptable, yes I should have checked the car but I trusted them as being a honest and reliable dealers. As it was costing me money to hire a carrier I decided to take the car to a local garage who replaced the missing module for the rear indicators and asked a local windscreen company to check the chip who told me the chip was big and the only option was to replace the windscreen which I did. When I called Marshams to compensate me I was told it was not going to happen as I should have tested the car before driving which I find not helpful. My advice is to avoid this very unhelpful dealer.

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