Preston - VW van centre

sebking

sebking

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West Dorset
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T5 SE 140
Got mine 2nd hand here, good price (ex hire fleet) and Guy really know his stuff.

Also did a good deal on my Trade in as the Cali is the main "car"
 
sebking said:
...................... Guy really know his stuff.

Also did a good deal on my Trade in as the Cali is the main "car"

+1

We got a better price on a T5 Conversion than the original converter could offer!

Guy knows his stuff - a quietly confident kind of guy - the very opposite of the usual blustering "sales executive".

Parts department also very helpful.
 
Ordered our new Cali from Guy. Not met him yet and Cali still to arrive but communication so far has been excellent. Thanks for the recommendation Seb.
 
Another vote for Guy - lovely no pressure down to earth approach. Keith in Servicing has also been excellent to deal with.
 
Just bought our Cali from them.

After a slight wobble with a rathe low p/x offer (we got £2k more down here non p/x to a dealer) for our 110, we piled on a bit of pressure, and got a very good deal IMO.

Guy was very professional, did a great handover and was very patient with our rather demanding purchasing technique! Threw in some extras, discounted more off an already good price and definitely knows his stuff.

The boss's son, who picked me up from Manchester Airport is also a very nice chap!
 
I have been very impressed with the Preston centre. I live 160 miles away, but phoned up on spec to chat about a couple of vehicles on their website. Tom (not their dedicated Cali specialist) has been tremendously helpful and I would think strongly about putting my business their way.

Having read KernowLad's posts, they obvioulsy ticked enough boxes for them to make the trip up.
 
As our quest to reach Cali world draws ever nearer, myself and t'wife want to find a good supportive dealership.
We don't mind travelling a wee bit (based in Leeds) and would prefer to buy from a Dealer that knows their stuff !

On our list Liverpool,Sheffield,leicester..any others ?

Ideally a dealership that can do a good deal and provide support if little/big things go wrong.

Dan


:help
 
Hi Dan,

We've just bought an ex demo beach from Preston and were happy with the service.
Haven't had any experience of the service team yet.
The Cali salesman there is Guy and he seemed pretty knowledgable on the Beach but wasn't aware of new seat fabric or hook up which surprised me. :eek:

If you do your research on here you'll find loads of answers. Far better than the salesmen from the dealerships I found.

Liverpool weren't bad either but weren't open to any negotiations.

Carol
 
So far so good with my dealings with Sheffiekd Van Centre. Handover was good and warranty work carried out without fuss. Taken over by JCT600 recently but no complaints yet.

Good look with your quest.

John
 
Try VW Preston

The California specialist Guy Vincent knows his stuff. He will get you through all the options and errors in the sales brochure! The service staff Keith and Dave will see you right. Like most facelift owners I have had the blistering paint problem on the roof panel above the front windscreen and they have kept me upto date with the response by VW.
 
Hi, we are just North of Leeds and got ours from the Preston dealership. They were fantastic, we dealt with Guy and it was a great experience. It may sound like a long way but the drive is nice and easy. Probably just too far for repairs etc though.
 
Ta.
Just need to get some pre reg'd in at Preston.We can't afford new - new(If you know what i mean).
This money is for a depo on a house :crazy .....yep mad as hatters. We just figured as my health is deteriorating fast that we'll try and have fun.Although my wife has spotted a cheeky cottage near Swinstey Reservior. Damn !

Dan
 
Another vote for Preston! Guy was excellent and so are the chaps in the service dept. No quibbles at all re warranty claims - including replacement roof canvas following me slicing it and sorting the roof corrosion issue.
 
ha ha. I've bumped into Mr Southgate at Fewston.Has a lovely black lab that stands on the walls of said gaff and argues with my lab.Nice chap too..we over look the res but only rented as we is not posh :lol:
 
remember you can buy any van from vw and you can get serviced and warranty work done at any dealers, we travelled to get our pre registered Cali but work and service done closer to hame with a dealer we are happy with
 
We would like to recommend VW Manchester.
The man in charge of selling Californias has one himself and knows all the ins and outs of them and his handover is excellent. His name is Alan Jackson.
The service department is excellent and we have had all our warranty work done there including work done free of charge out of warranty as the problem was diagnosed during the warranty
period.
Also their hot chocolate is very nice!
 
Also bought our Cali off Guy at VW Preston September 2013 good bloke didn't push the sale. Lads in servicing & parts very good.
Highly recommend them
 
Hi Steve, we are picking our Cali up from Guy at Preston in 4 weeks, we also live on the Fylde coast - i'll look out for you. :thumb
 
Silver 140 SE with three grinning occupants!
 
We picked up our new SE 180 4-Motion from Guy at Preston VW Van Centre a couple of days ago. First class dealership, and Guy is very knowledgeable. They also offered me the best price (negotiated with 2 other California specialists).
My local van centre in West Yorkshire has also been excellent in the past. I will be happy to use either one for servicing.
 

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