Lookers Volkswagen Teesside Reviews Summary

Category: Volkswagen dealer

Address: Newport Rd., Middlesbrough, TS1 5HZ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441642808900

Rating: 4.3
based on 180 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "They were so helpful sending emails and personalised videos of each car I asked for."
  • "Gary (Sales Manager) made every effort to get the issues sorted and even arranged to have a loan car driven out to me while my car was being sorted."
  • "A truly pleasurable experience. Tom Covell is a credit to your team."
  • "Chris Lamplugh was amazing to deal with he explained things very well, he was helpful and nothing too small for him either."
  • "Good customer service experience, Nicola the customer service representative dealt with the issue and the whole process from the start."
  • "Amazing customer service from start to finish. Jonny went above and beyond to ensure my new car purchase was a pleasant stress free and enjoyable experience."
  • "Always excellent service from Lookers VW Teesside. I’ve purchased a number of cars from here and the service is always first class."

Cons:

  • "Absolutely disgusted with the service I have received from the manager Gary as well as the Lookers customer care team."
  • "On arrival Stuarts attitude was unhelpful and dismissive."
  • "The sales team were stood in a huddle chatting & drinking but nobody went over to see if they could help."
  • "This doesn't require further investigation or a link to your feedback form. Just an apology. Lookers need to get their customer service in order."
  • "Lesson to be learned is not to trust these guys and get everything in front of you before you leave the garage."
  • "Would not trust this dealership at all. Stay away."
  • "I phoned on Monday morning and was told by reception that one of the sales team would phone me back - they didn't."

Vehicle Quality

Pros:

  • "After buying a Golf 2 years ago I was happy with the car."
  • "Also the quality of the car I chose was to high standards and perfect as it should be."
  • "Everything was ready for the day of collection bearing in mind that I am 160 miles away. Lots of communication and videos to show the condition of the car that put me at ease."
  • "From start to finish great experience, dealt with a gentleman called Tom from the beginning to end who kept me updated all the way, professional polite and would happily recommend using Audi teeside."
  • "Excellent service from the sales team at lookers teesside. From start to end they have looked after me with my new car and made sure I was happy at every step."
  • "We were over the moon with the service we received from Tom and Jonny, nothing was a problem and we got our car quicker than we thought."
  • "The whole process signing paperwork and making payments were simple and straightforward."

Cons:

  • "Numerous problems with the car that we are spending a fortune on getting changed/fixed."
  • "The car that arrived has a completely different colour paint on the bumper to the rest of the car. It had numerous scratches and dents."
  • "I came in with a perfectly functional bonnet opener handle and the technician that worked on my car spoilt it."
  • "I then realised the entire front end of the car was misaligned - each panel wasn’t lined up properly and overall looked as though it had been in a crash and hastily repaired."
  • "Car was not cleaned and leaves not removed from radiator (cannot be done by hand)."
  • "Went to test drive a 21 plate golf gti and noticed the offside rear door had been repaired and painted."
  • "Sold us a 2021 tiguan we then were stopped by police armed response as the vehicle was displaying the wrong number plates that corresponded to a porsche."

Communication

Pros:

  • "He kept me informed every step of the process and even delivered it personally to me."
  • "Very good and courteous service from Adam and Nathan in the sales department."
  • "Initial enquiry was responded to quickly and Adam went the extra mile to get the deal in place."
  • "A great dealership with a really friendly set of people working there."
  • "The staff are always very welcoming, friendly and helpful."
  • "The salesman, Matthew Bacon, was very helpful and I was very impressed with his communication skills and friendliness."
  • "Daniel managed the sale and arranged everything from the test drive, to easily sorting the finance, clearly explaining each stage - extremely helpful throughout."

Cons:

  • "On the video my tyres was mentioned 1 was 15% worn… so the fitter said but I got them fitted that morning and headed over for my service which was approximately 4miles away…"
  • "Your major service includes a diagnostic check and report. I don't see any evidence of this being done, or a report being given to me."
  • "Lied to me about having cracked CV Boots on both sides of the wheels and saying it's an MOT Failure."
  • "No video of check completed. Was told one this was wrong and then changed to something else."
  • "I then looked on the website and saw the car was back for sale but was priced £2,000 higher than the price we had agreed... Greed!!!"
  • "The car was was advertised with full VW service history which is also not correct."
  • "Straight away logbook sent to wrong address, car not taxed as told it was before leaving garage."

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