Lodge Lane Cars

PLEASE DON'T BE TEMPTED BY LOW PRICES AND LOW MILEAGE.I also had a bad experience with this dealer. Bought a car 7 months ago for what seemed a fair price and mileage was low. I was told a rear side panel had been replaced after a little knock but when I got the V5 it had been a Cat S write-off. Called the dealer and he insisted any repair meant I should have known it was a write off. I don't agree and I think he should have been clearer about the car's history.I had a vehicle check at my local garage before I bought the car and they said three things needed doing, dealer said he'd done them. When I took it back to my garage for a service a couple of weeks after purchasing, one of those things, the tracking, had not been touched. Called the dealer and he implied my garage was ripping me off but offered me £40 towards the cost of the tracking.Then I had a problem with the running lights, he said he'd take a look at them. They were found to have only single filament bulbs in them when they should be twin filament, hence they kept shorting out. He made me pay him £20 for new bulbs saying bulbs weren't covered by the warranty.Whilst it was in his yard all the oil ran out of the engine, he fixed it and replaced the oil filter at no cost. I was without a car for four days and consider myself lucky I hadn't been going down a motorway when it happened and the engine could have blown up. Not once did he apologise for any of this just kept questioning me as to whether I had undone an oil cap or had any work done on the car.I thought perhaps I had been unlucky and didn't leave a bad review in case it turned out to be a decent car once all the issues were fixed but it broke down again last night and all the coolant ran out of the car, engine overheated, hose perished, pump failed and belt broken. Taken straight to my garage and its going to cost close to £1000 to fix.Worst decision I ever made to buy this car. Seller's yard is behind locked gates, you can't get to him without him letting you in and once you are in his yard you can't get out until he lets you out. Consider why that might be and do not be tempted by his prices because it costs you more in the long run.

Very bad experience with this dealer do not do business with him dishonest person gives car dealers a bad name

DO NOT BUY FROM THESE PEOPLE. If anyone reads this, I urge you to not purchase any vehicle from these guys. The reason the cars are cheap, is because majority, if not all have Insurance categories on them. My wife purchased a car 6 months ago for reasonably cheap relative to market value. We asked the dealer if it’s beenIn any major accident. The guy said no. He did inform us the front panel had been replaced.Legally speaking, we should have been made aware that it had Category S insurance Right off. This reduces the value of the car by over 40%. Not disclosing such information is nothing short of ‘scummy’. Anything for a profit right?Fast forward 6 months, we go to potentially sell the car, only to be told that it has category S. shocked, appalled and disgusted that we were lied to, we contacted the dealer. The response was“That’s why you got it cheap, and we told you it had a panel replaced”This is extremely vague as panel replacements and damage could mean a million different things. Category of any sort needs to be in writing and disclosed before a sale. Had we of know, we would not of bought the vehicle.In doing more research, many others have had the same issue. Cowboy car dealersRest assured trading standards and a solicitor will be in touch with them soon.So please do yourself a favour, get peace of mind, and go elsewhereTimes may be hard, but ignorance, theft and illegal practices are not an excuse

DO NOT BUY FROM THESE PEOPLE. If anyone reads this, I urge you to not purchase any vehicle from these guys. The reason the cars are cheap, is because majority, if not all have Insurance categories on them. My wife purchased a car 6 months ago for reasonably cheap relative to market value. We asked the dealer if it’s beenIn any major accident. The guy said no. He did inform us the front panel had been replaced.Legally speaking, we should have been made aware that it had Category S insurance Right off. This reduces the value of the car by over 40%. Not disclosing such information is nothing short of ‘scummy’. Anything for a profit right?Fast forward 6 months, we go to potentially sell the car, only to be told that it has category S. shocked, appalled and disgusted that we were lied to, we contacted the dealer. The response was“That’s why you got it cheap, and we told you it had a panel replaced”This is extremely vague as panel replacements and damage could mean a million different things. Category of any sort needs to be in writing and disclosed before a sale. Had we of know, we would not of bought the vehicle.In doing more research, many others have had the same issue. Cowboy car dealersRest assured trading standards and a solicitor will be in touch with them soon.So please do yourself a favour, get peace of mind, and go elsewhereTimes may be hard, but ignorance, theft and illegal practices are not an excuse

Very honest dealership. Fantastic experience buying from here