Wallis and Son Ltd Reviews Summary

Category: Motor vehicle dealer

Address: Cavendish House, Cambridge Rd, Barton, Cambridge CB23 7AW, United Kingdom

Phone: +441223263911

Rating: 4.6
based on 151 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "They always provide an efficient, quality, reliable and friendly service and I have no hesitation in recommending them."
  • "Brian was super friendly and professional."
  • "The staff were absolutely brilliant, professional, courteous and attentive, all with humour."
  • "The service at Wallis & Son is how service should be. Personal, attentive, polite and with just the right balance of friendliness and care."
  • "The staff are extremely friendly, and I had a very pleasant sales experience with Michael who gave genuine car advice that not many other garages would have done."
  • "The service is top notch, personal, and even if you have a last minute emergency they will find a way to help."
  • "Always friendly, helpful, accommodating where they can."

Cons:

  • "You've just lost another customer."
  • "Overpriced, terrible workmanship and even worse customer service-would give it a 0-star if I could."
  • "When i spoke with them on the Monday, the rental staff was not overly concerned with the hassle caused me awaiting a RAC tow nor my out-of-pocket expenses."
  • "Service was done and I ask them if they looked at the diesel light that comes on, on the dashboard. Wallis response > no sorry you didn't ask us to look at the light only to do the service."
  • "It felt like these guys don't actually care about service. No support to make up for the delay. None."
  • "The issue here is they are not really a service/customer-orientated team."
  • "Very disappointed. Went in with a wiper problem which was seemingly fixed. The wiper broke again a few weeks later."

Vehicle Rental and Sales

Pros:

  • "Great service indeed - I hired the self drive Premium Car Transporter to relocate my classic car collection from Kent to Norfolk."
  • "It was a real pleasure and WE LOVE THE CAR. It looks great and drives great, we definitely made the right choice."
  • "I hired a beautiful 1968 Jaguar E-Type convertible from Wallis & Son for 24 hours for my dad's 70th birthday."
  • "Hiring Wallis & son’s beautiful triumph stag was one of the best things I have experienced for a long time."
  • "We hired an Aston Martin for our wedding, great to drive."
  • "The car itself was gorgeous, impeccably maintained, and an absolute blast to drive through the city of Cambridge."
  • "The car itself was a dream, beautifully maintained, clean and polished and the whole event worked like clockwork."

Cons:

  • "After nearly a month I went back to Wallis and Son to collect it. (6 hour round trip) neither of the problems were sorted."
  • "Broke down more or less out side, asked if they could plug Their diagnostic machine in to read fault code so I knew if it was safe to limp home, fully prepared to pay but unfortunately not even a discussion about it from their end."
  • "Seems like from the time I put a deposit down I was lied to, during this time I was refused a refund & had a car that was unusable!"
  • "Took mini in with well known power steering fault asking for a quote for replacement. Then got a call saying they had done diagnostic check and tried charging me for a full diagnostic check at £75."
  • "Purchased a car in January for 23 k Eight weeks later still waiting for v5!"
  • "I had to call wallis to check on my vehicle around 3 pm and they told me, sorry we haven't started with the vehicle AS YET."
  • "Took a wheel in for a new tyre on Thursday. It is now Tuesday and they still have not got time to put the wheel back on my car."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

  • "The price was very competitive and we were able to drop the vehicle off to the friendly and helpful shop staff at 9pm on Sunday."
  • "Oh - we found the costs to be very reasonable too!"
  • "Not only was the service better but the cost was over 30% less - a saving of £300."
  • "The quote for my car was very reasonable."
  • "The price was very reasonable too which allowed me to spend a little bit in their well stocked shop next door."
  • "Not only were the works carried out to a high standard they were also completed at good value."

Cons:

  • "The petrol prices are just a joke. I can't believe people are that desperate for petrol that they will pay 6p more a litre."
  • "Now it looks prettier but less choice and prices are designed for those in a rush or deep pockets."
  • "Sent our car for a service in 2020, felt it was expensive."
  • "Advised would take a further 500 to get it fixed including a £220+VAT labour."
  • "However, the prices charged for basics such as milk and bread are extortionate."
  • "We have spent a lot of money on servicing and repairs here and I wish we had checked the prices sooner."
  • "They quoted £200 more than Mercedes Benz, and the person delivering the quote verbally over the phone - Ian, came across as very unfriendly and almost irritated."

Shop and Product Selection

Pros:

  • "The Store has a fine selection of the basics (and a bit over) that you'd need to cook quite varied meals."
  • "The highlight is a very strong selection of American imported goods."
  • "Always amazed by their shop choices, love marzipan, sweets there to cater."

Cons:

  • "Now it looks prettier but less choice and prices are designed for those in a rush or deep pockets."
  • "However, the prices charged for basics such as milk and bread are extortionate."

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