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"Good people, bad service and cars."
1.4 out of 5 stars
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Would not reccomend this place, reviews seemed awesome when we looked, got my first car from here, spent over half the cars worth on repairs in the first 6-8 months. Not long after driving away car was faulty, ended up losing a good chunk of money, buyer beware is all il say.. not everythings as good as it seems

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"Terrible cowboy backstreet dealer "
1 out of 5 stars
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Got a Jaguar XF of these cowboys and I’ve been told it’s been crash damaged and poorly repaired! Central locking didn’t work and it took them 3 months for them to repair it but now there’s a problem with the turbo the car is in limp mode ! I honestly would say DONT use these ! Use a main dealer you will get better customer care ! Appalling backstreet dodgy dealer

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"Worst car sales experience ever! "
1.2 out of 5 stars
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Worst car sales experience ever! Vehicle not fit for purpose, BCA not trustworthy and a waste of time. This garage was willing for me drive and purchase a car that was unsafe and unfit for purpose: Handbrake not holding, loss of brake pedal pressure and a clutch that was shot. Despite it having 12months MOT put on it 2 days before, a service done and undergone their own safety checks before my arrival. Skoda Fabia 1.2TDI Reg MK11 TLZ Context: The vehicle was reserved, waited 11 days while it was prepared including putting it through its MOT and undertaking anything required for the MOT. Communication was good, they understood I was travelling from Edinburgh to collect the car and reassured me that they wouldn't let me drive away in a car that wasn't sound. Brakes and EGR vale was done for MOT. Travelled on the train from Edinburgh to collect the car at the agreed time on Saturday. The car was still being valeted. It was clear on the test drive that the vehicle was unfit for purpose and unsafe as the clutch had no biting point, the pedal was right at the top and wouldn't stall easily. The handbrake wouldn't hold on a hill or on the flat to test the biting point. Then the brake pedal lost pressure several times. I was really disappointed as this was the vehicle I wanted, I had travelled down from Edinburgh and was reassured by BCA that it would be thoroughly checked over and ready for me. The mechanic available confirmed that the clutch was shot and that the brakes needed bleeding within minutes. Why wasn't this picked up before with all their promised checks? They couldn't tell me when a new clutch could be fitted and a manager wasn't available to speak to. After test driving a dangerous vehicle I had to pay a premium to return to Edinburgh on the train with no car. A waste of a day's travelling, £50 train ticket firs and no compensation No one from BCA contacted me to apologise or discuss the situation and options available. When I phoned late on Tuesday the manager, Chris, wasn't available. They wanted to give me a refund so they could sell the vehicle on quickly without discussing it with me or responding to my concerns of how I was allowed to test drive a dangerous vehicle and that their own checks were clearly failing. There is no clear complaint procedure. The manager wasn't made aware of my compliant until Wednesday! Finally, the vehicle was up for sale for £400 more than originally advertised before we had an agreement to return my deposit. So they are passing on the cost to new buyer, if they do actually properly investigate the issues and repair them. Instead of a refund, they accidently charged me the deposit again which came out of my account immediately and I am still waiting for the refunds.

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"Brilliant "
5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant service from derek. Needed my car quick and he done everything he could to get it to me . Great customer service. 5* highly recommended

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"Terrible! avoid at all costs"
1 out of 5 stars
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After purchasing an audi a3 diesel for £5000 and breaking down and constant fumes inside the car, i found them to be completely unhelpful and after agreeing to exchange the car wouldn't give me the one of my choice but his. So decided to cut my losses and went to Pye i've had no problems whatsoever with them.

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"very good"
5 out of 5 stars
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excellent communications from Chris, I felt like he really cared and informed me of everything that would be done on the vehicle and what had been done, i will definitely use them again, good selection of vehicles and very good prices, and never pressured at all to buy excellent service, the vehicle is actually better than I thought it would have been "Nissan note" showroom condition.

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"I recommend to everyone"
5 out of 5 stars
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I have recently bought a wonderful, clean seat from border city autos and everything went as smooth as it could and all the team are friendly and willing to help. I had a some questions a few weeks later so I give them a call and as always they were helpful with fantastic service Cheers guys

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"Great Service from start to finish"
5 out of 5 stars
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From walking in to the forecourt, test driving a car then to buying and collecting the car I felt welcome. Professional, friendly and helpful staff. Dealt with Derek from start to finish. Definitely recommend buying a car from them.

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"1st Grade INCOMPETENT Car Dealer."
1 out of 5 stars
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Do NOT go here to buy a penny sweet let alone a car. They are all very nice when your buying the car, But as soon as its off their forecourt they don't care one bit. The car I bought from them had to go back 3-4 times with issues, but then the last time they actually caused an bigger issue and then ignored me to get it fixed. The Finance company actually sort out the issue not the dealer. The company is now stopped trading but a new company has been set up Border City Autos 20 LTD, but they are still using the BCA's branding and website, facebook. Just give these a miss go somewhere else.

"First Class"
5 out of 5 stars
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Just bought my 4th car from BCA which says it all about the company All staff very helpful and look after you Chris is the man to see. Any trouble shooting Lee is your man.

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    Crown Street
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    Cumbria
    CA2 5AB

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