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"Brilliant service "
5 out of 5 stars
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I travelled all the way from Devon to collect my car and all of their service was second to none, absolutely fantastic and I have already recommended them to many people. Absolutely brilliant company and let me take my time when viewing the car and answered the many questions that I had. Five stars from me! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"Excellent Cars and Service"
5 out of 5 stars
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I purchased a Golf R line from Whitethor cars, initially dealing with Blair he was really help and patient with my questions. I proceeded to leave a deposit to hold the car until I could get to view it. Ellis then dealt with with sale and again was a really good guy, if I'd known the standard of cars these guys sell I would have saved myself the 7hr round trip and just had them deliver the car from viewing the photos. Would definitely recommend!

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"Amazing service "
5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant place to buy from both Ellis and mo were a pleasure to speak to nothing was to much trouble highly recommend

"Honestly, go nowhere else. "
5 out of 5 stars
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The best dealership around, by far. For a totally stress free experience I cannot suggest Whitethor Cars enough. Amazing variety of quality cars, a customer service that is second to none and reassurance and peace of mind that if you should have any issues, the team at Whitethor have got you covered all the way. Simply the best service I have received. I cant rate them high enough. I am now a customer for life.

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"Poor After Sales"
2.6 out of 5 stars
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I bought a BMW 530D from Whitethor December 2022 as a distance buyer. My first contact with Whitethor I spoke to someone exceedingly unhelpful that refused to send me details of the cars service history as “it was only a £14k motor and had passed their quality checks” so obviously would be good enough for me. He later admitted the car was off site having the brakes replaced and would call me back later with the details, which he didn’t. I didn’t get this chaps name. I called back in the evening and was delt with by Blair who couldn’t have been more helpful, sent me through photos detailing the service history and answered a few other questions within half an hour via whatsapp. I called back immediately to pay for the car and have it delivered as I’m based in London. From when I first talked to Blair till taking delivery of the car was a faultless experience, I was kept up to date with times and was even able to pick the colour of the alloys as they were being refurbed prior to delivery. The delivery driver was on time, very polite and the car was exactly as represented. Around a month into ownership the passenger side subwoofer stopped working, when investigating I found that the whole of the passenger side of the car was submerged in water. This turned out to be a fairly common issue with F10 5 series there’s a yellow grommet that fails and allows water to enter the cabin. I first called the warranty company who informed me water ingress was not covered, I called Whitethor and Blair assured me that they will get it sorted, we agreed that I’d take the car to my local garage and the mechanic should call back and speak to Mo to get it resolved, happy days. This is where the experience stopped being good, Mo gave my mechanic a pretty hard time over the phone regarding the repairs. The correct way of dealing with a flooded car is to fix the source of the leak get the seats out, the carpets up, use a wet vac to remove the water, then dry the carpets which can take days this will prevent mould and future electrical problems. I was quoted £350 for the work as I agreed with my mechanic to take the car back with the passenger seat out and the carpets up to dry the car myself while using it. Mo would only agree to £120 for the repair, when I phoned to attempt to reason with him as this didn’t even take into account the second hand subwoofer I’d purchased of ebay to replace the drowned one for £70 to fit myself. Mo wouldn’t budge, during the conversation he didn’t stop far short of accusing me of bullying him, he also tried to insinuate that my mechanic was trying to rip me off (I’ve been using him for five years at this point), he even tried to convince me that taking the carpets up wasn’t necessary and that I should have just drilled a hole in the floor of the car to let the water out then blocked it with a plug… which is quite possibly the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard in my life. He said that he couldn’t provide any money towards the speaker because in his words “where would it end”. He tried to explain to me that he couldn’t just pay out on any problem because then he wouldn’t have the money to fix problems like a broken gearbox for his other customers. Essentially my issue didn’t seem to be serious enough… charming… He also tried to tell me that it was a nine year old car so problems like this should be expected, personally I don’t think a nine year old car should ever leak so badly to fill up with several inches of rain water, but who knows perhaps my standards are just too high and it was indeed fit for purpose! To be fair I was only out of pocket £300 odd in the end which isn’t the end of the world when buying a second hand car (even if it should by law have been covered), I was just left speechless for the last six months regarding Mo’s customer service skills and at best lack of technical knowledge… at worst barefaced dishonesty. Two stars one for Blair one for Ellis as genuinely the buying experience was great no stars at all for the after sales!

Whitethor Cars from Whitethor Cars in response to Poor After Sales

Hi Will, It’s a shame that after claiming and accepting our Payout, you have come back 6 months later to poorly review us. I can only apologies that we haven’t meet your expectations this time. Just to go over a couple of points. All our adverts display last service date and mileage and how many services a car has had, and I can assure you no one here would have said “It’s only a 14k Motor and has passed our checks”. If a car wasn’t on-site we would have struggled to get the service information for you but I’m glad that once back one of our team got the information to you professionally and quickly. I’m happy that upon deciding to purchase the car simply from our photos, reviews and descriptions the service provided by Whitethor Cars was quick, efficient and professional every step of the way. I apologies that the 2013 5 Series have a common problem where a grommet in the bulkhead leaks water on heavy rain downpour days, if this would have happened during the short period of time it was in stock we would have picked up on it and it would never have been delivered with this issue. I remember dealing with the claim and as standard practise, Glass, Rubber, Tyres and Brakes ETC are not covered by warranty companies as these are wear and tear and perishable items. We don’t give garages a hard time, but we rather knuckle down on exactly what is being claimed, why its being claimed and what we cover. We have found garages see warranty companies as an endless pot of money so there a lot of questions that are asked before pay-out. In this case it was apparent that most of the labour claim was for the garage to remove all your carpets as you say to dry out any moisture when this can be done a much easier and simpler way which you even found yourself after we declined to pay for the full amount. With regards to bullying, I can deal with frustrated customers and if conversations do get heated I’m not afraid to let the customer know on the phone call, as we all deserve to treated with respect when we come to work. All cars have drain holes in panels, doors and boot floors. These can then be filled with a rubber grommet as the BMW yellow one that had failed. Adding one to remove the water quickly and dry the interior out is a perfectly acceptable repair and then filling with a rubber grommet as you said there was several inches of water. I come up against this argument a lot and id like to back it again for any future customers. We are in the business of selling used cars, Like the 78000mile 9yr old car that you bought. Being angry because the car has needed maintenance at 9yrs old is not the answer and every used car purchased should come with the expectation that there is a possibility that a repair or some maintenance will be needed during ownership. A small issue like this with a common BMW failed grommet which we paid out to repair seems to be the correct outcome. Our warranties are there for our customers and we do pay out and as I explained on this occasion you didn’t get the full pay-out you claimed for but should you have had a more serious problem I assured you we would have still been there to repair and get the issue fixed. All the best Mo

"Very Positive Experience"
5 out of 5 stars
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After advertising my car on Autotrader, I was approached by Blair at Whitethor cars, who made what I felt was a fair offer for my car so decided to sell my car to them. Any reservations I may have had around selling to a dealer rather than to a private buyer we’re quickly dispelled. The whole process was swift, efficient and I found Blair & his colleagues a pleasure to deal with. Based on my own experience I would certainly deal with them again and recommend them to others.

"Excellent customer service "
5 out of 5 stars
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Great service, very pleased with whole process of dealing with them. Great collection service.

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"Professional with zero hassle "
5 out of 5 stars
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Very professional staff and not pushy salesman. Transactions were swift and simple. Would 100% work with this company again.

"Great Service"
5 out of 5 stars
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Sold my car to these guys at an agreed fair price. Came round same day to pickup from home and sort details. Great service and friendly guys, would recommend.

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Hi Jeff, thankyou for taking the time to leave us this review. We are glad we could help and that you had a good experience. Wishing you all the best!

"Great service and a pleasure to deal wit"
5 out of 5 stars
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Have had the pleasure to deal with Mo and his dedicated team of professionals on a number of occasions. Very professional and can’t be faulted. Both of my daughters have followed suit and purchased cars from them,

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Hello Tim, thank you for taking the time to leave us this review. We are delighted that you continue to return to us and that your family have followed suit. We look forward to when we see you next. All the best!

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Whitethor Cars was founded in 2015 by car enthusiast Mo Benlaadar.
After building up a vast knowledge working in the Sales world, He felt his time served in his previous role would give him a unique spin on building a business which focused on making low mileage luxury vehicles available to all over the UK.
Our finance is competitive, our customer service is truly a good experience and most of all - our cars are immaculate.
We ask every customer to review our business online and even though not all of them do - what we are proud to say is that the ones that do - leave nothing but 5 Star review.
Being based in the midlands we are easily accessible from all over the country and offer an airport / train station collection service which has been taken up from customers as far as the Orkney Islands & Cork.
We're a close-knit award-winning team, and will do everything we can to make the process of buying – or selling – your next car as enjoyable and hassle-free as possible.
We hope to see you soon
Newcomer of the Year 2016
Leicestershire dealership Whitethor Cars is celebrating after being named the best new car dealer in the UK by an industry magazine.
Whitethor Cars, based on Ashby Road, Coalville, was named Newcomer of the Year by a panel of expert judges at Car Dealer magazine.
Mo & Aidan collected the prize at a glittering ceremony at The Brewery, London.
The company beat off the competition from four other nominees for the annual Used Car Awards for being selective about the calibre of its stock and for its team of professional, friendly and knowledgeable staff.
The magazine's team of experts selected Whitethor after a series of tests including 'mystery shopping' to see how the dealership treats customers.
"It's great to have all of our hard work recognised by independent experts" said Mo. "We've worked really hard to set up this business and know that we can only be successful by being choosy about the cars we sell and treating customers with honesty and courtesy."
"We will be proudly displaying the award in our showroom and celebrating with our loyal staff and customers".
James Baggott, founder of Car Dealer magazine, said: "With a mystery shopping score equalling that of many bigger groups, Whitethor Cars are a worthy winner of the Newcomer of the Year awards."

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Manufacturers: Sells a variety of makes and models
Independent Dealership founded in 2015

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    Whitethor Cars
    337 ashby Road
    Coalville
    Leicestershire
    LE67 3LH

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    07512 015669
    http://www.whitethorcars.co.uk/

    Opening times
    Mon 08.30 - 17.30
    Tue 08.30 - 17.30
    Wed 08.30 - 17.30
    Thu 08.30 - 17.30
    Fri 08.30 - 17.30
    Sat 09.00 - 16.00
    Sun By Appointment

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