Group 1 Brighton BMW Bikes Reviews Summary

Category: BMW motorcycle dealer

Address: Victoria Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN41 1YH, United Kingdom

Phone: +441273426600

Rating: 4.7
based on 127 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "Chandlers is not my nearest BMW Motorad dealer but I travel the extra distance because the customer service is excellent."
  • "Really happy with the service I received. Rang Connor for a spare part, got a quote, accepted it and next day the part arrived in the post."
  • "customer service and sales is outstanding, knowledge of models and spec and the products that the sales team can offer is very impressive and nothing is ever a problem."
  • "Staff very helpful and professional."
  • "Both Brad and Lydia could not have been more professional and friendly."
  • "The team couldn't have been more helpful."
  • "Very friendly and helpful service from the first phone call to arrange a short notice service, to when I collected the bike."

Cons:

  • "Sorry not professional he talked my partner out of the test drive not good sales won't be returning to this dealership."
  • "Asked for test ride of couples of bikes... they never got back."
  • "Phone calls to the service department were not answered."
  • "Unfortunately they are under staffed, rarely answer the phone, don't reply to voice mails or call back when messages are left."
  • "Terrible customer service - it felt like everything was prioritised above speaking to customers."
  • "I was not kept informed of any progress except for an automatic text which was incorrect."
  • "Mostly friendly staff, 1st guy was somewhat sarcastic."

Dealership Experience

Pros:

  • "Highly recommend that you visit this place if you’re after a good deal and want to get looked after."
  • "A genuinely excellent dealership."
  • "Fantastic sales team and service."
  • "Highly recommend Candlers Motorrad, Brighton."
  • "These guys make you feel special which is rare in this day and age."
  • "Helpful staff and great communication from the After sales team."
  • "Very knowledgeable and helpful sales team."

Cons:

  • "I will now move to the BMW dealer in Alton renowned for good service, because to be honest they don't give a f%&$ at Chandler's unless they are taking your cash!"
  • "On speaking to Andrew Steele the sales manager he was apologetic and I'd like to think embarrassed as this is without doubt the worst buying experience I've ever had!"
  • "But the branding of the dealership is very confusing - is it Chandlers Bikes? Why did I get a service confirmation from Beadles, and who is Group1?"
  • "Been a customer of Chandlers BMW for over 10 years... but the whole service and customer experience has really gone downhill in the last couple of years."
  • "To say that I am unsatisfied would be an understatement."
  • "Would not recommend, going to buy a £25,000 bike from this dealership."
  • "Unfortunately Chandlers have fallen well below the service expectations of a main dealer."

Quality of Service

Pros:

  • "The whole event was hassle free and pleasurable."
  • "Efficient and friendly service (Alex). Free courtesy bike, free bike clean and they thoroughly checked a couple of issues at no extra cost."
  • "In difficult times Chandler's Brighton, Alex and the motorbike team have maintained their high standards and run a very friendly smooth running service."
  • "David (Servicing) and his illustrious team have just undertaken a 6k service on my R1200GS."
  • "The handover was thorough without being too techie or boring and related all the clever bits to how I ride."
  • "They have been very helpful with general servicing and fault diagnosis of my bikes over the years."
  • "Each time they do a cracking job."

Cons:

  • "Only complaint is they didn’t clean bike as part of their premium priced service."
  • "Also its been filled up with too much oil and it requires draining and re-filling."
  • "The receipt stated the bike had been washed free of charge, however it had not been washed at all."
  • "the bike had 2000 miles more on it than advertised."
  • "However on delivery of my new bike, I found the brake lines and calipers to be far from mint and in fact very un-loved and looking badly corroded."
  • "The bike was not repaired in the given timescale."
  • "It has taken almost 4 weeks to replace the fuel pump on my BMW bike."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "First class customer service."
  • "Excellent service, friendly and helpful."
  • "Highly recommended dealership and Both the manager Ben and salesman (also Ben) were top notch."
  • "Excellent service, both over the phone and in person."
  • "All in all a superb service… Very, very impressed and happy to recommend Chandlers BMW Motorrad based on this experience alone."
  • "Fantastic service from this dealer."
  • "The service manager Shane was absolutely fantastic and so was all the work."

Cons:

  • "Pricing of services is I’m afraid outrageous though! £150 for an oil and filter change - even though I brought my bike in with no fairings on and it’s at best a 10min job!"
  • "Another £150 to replace the brake fluid!!"
  • "Website offer not honoured after booking a full service with an out of season offer of a full valet."
  • "Feel like staff are under a lot of pressure from senior/upper management that don't back them up or don't know what they're doing or simply don't care!"
  • "The only minor disappointment is that the tyres I wanted, was quoted for, and promised, were not available on the day (due to their supplier letting them down)."
  • "Unfortunately I had to book through a central booking call centre and when I arrived for the service it seems they had booked too much work for the dealership."
  • "Despite COVID a nice place to visit."

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