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"DUE DILIGENCE - not showroom standards! "
1.8 out of 5 stars
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I don't generally take time out of my day to make a negative pov however would suggest not to take their word and would highly an independent survey/report.nEspecially disappointed and very embarrassed in having to stress my very personal information to them in the hopes of some compassion or empathy. Have not used the car for a number of weeks! just rotting away, So be warned, as if they can be ruthless with someone with disabilities who is total dependent on a car to live a basic life. i'm a firm believer in giving opportunities not for what went wrong BUT how a problem is resolved.,

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"very poor lack of respect "
1.4 out of 5 stars
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The worst buying experience ever. Stratus cars in Hook. We arrived at the appointed time to view an A Class Merc, having been told over the phone that the car would be cleaned and presented ready for a test drive. The salesman Ross then handed us the keys he did not accompany us to the car, which was not clean. It was covered in cobwebs dirty & in a very untidy state. When I asked why it had not been cleaned his answer was “ we are very busy & I wasn’t here this morning” 1st disappointment. Then after a test drive & inspection I noticed badly worn front discs and badly worn front tyres indicated the tracking was out. Also a very large cut in one of the front tyres. The car had plainly not been prepared for us at all. We then when in to talk to Ross. When I asked about replacing the tyres with like for like ie continentals to match the rears he explained that & I quote “ No we would fit budget tyres…. It would cost us too much if we fitted expensive tyres” I was so shocked I nearly fell off my chair. Disappointment 2. As The car had all the options we were looking for & was everything we wanted, we did come to a deal. But I was unsure of the quality of the work to be done. We came away feeling very unsure of the deal. However when we returned to buy the car we were treated very differently by William , a professional well-spoken polite sales person. He has saved Stratus cars reputation by the skin of its teeth. I would however never go back to Stratus car because of the lack of respect and general unhelpfulness from the 1st interaction. Additionally when we returned to pick up the car. Ross who we had the appointment with was nowhere to be found, he did appear as we were leaving, ignoring both of us completely. Unfortunately the 1st sales person has tarnished Stratus car reputation completely. I would advise the sale Manager that he replaces his sales force with more Williams.

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paul van der Lowen in response to very poor lack of respect

After leaving my review of Stratus cars I spoke with Frank one of the Directors. He apologised we discussed the situation in well mannered a constructive way. We are satisfied that our initial experience with Stratus car is not the norm & that their service is satisfactory. He assured me a internal review of sales procedures will take place. I will now recommend Stratus cars.

"Worst experience in years!"
2.2 out of 5 stars
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Worst experience in years, after getting keys and have a good check on the car I have returned and asked for a test drive, I have been asked if Im going to buy the car today, simply replied I don`t know yet as I need to test Your product, then again would I part exchange my car, again my response I need to test Your car first, and then again do i want to look at the offer they can...at that point I asked: will You let me test the car or not? I `ve been told You know if You're not buying the car today then....awkward silence! Instead of convince me to product "he" put me off! At that point I handled the keys back and left! Seriously?!? That sort of potential customer treatment? Pushing sales at its best radicicolous level! I will most certainly never come back neither my friends or family. 1 Star is too generous...

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"Very helpful and friendly "
4.8 out of 5 stars
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Currently looking for a used car and found a few cars to view with this car dealership. I found the staff very friendly and the car dealer I have been liaising with called Frank. I have been to a lot of car companies recently and this is the best place for professionalism and service.

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"FIRST TIME VERY SATISIFIED CUSTOMER "
5 out of 5 stars
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From start to finish, Jim and the team were first rate, I was a first time customer at Stratus after finding my car of interest on Autotrader. I had decided to traded in my MB E350 cabriolet to which I was offered what I thought was a really fair and reasonable price, allowing me to purchase my Infiniti QX70S, again at a fair and reasonable price. The QX70S was serviced, alloys refurbished, and it was given a new MOT, and fully checked over prior to my collection, it looked like it had just came out of the showroom, as brand new. At no time did I feel pressured into buying, every thing was done at my pace and very professionally. The QX70S is a dream to drive and after 24 hours of owing it, I am loving it even more, it is such a lovely car to drive. Thanks Jim, I will be back, but not just yet !

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"Great Service from Team Stratus"
5 out of 5 stars
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Recently purchased a new car through Stratus, really impressed with the way they looked after me from the start of the journey to picking up the car. really helpful and knowledgeable fellas. would highly recommend!

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"Mini Cooper S 2.0"
4.4 out of 5 stars
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I recently purchased a car with Stratus. I have been buying second hand cars for over 10 years and I have to say this is the best experience I have had to date. The customer service was second to none as they took me through every step, assisting me with different finance option, they MOT’s, serviced, replaced disks and ensured the vehicle was immaculate. I would 100% recommend this to anyone and you can rest assured you will be looked after, they have their own servicing garage on site which again gives one peace of mind.

"Absolutely great service"
5 out of 5 stars
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Bought my BMW from these guys a couple of months ago. The salesmen are outstanding. I have bought two other cars from them and there has never been an issue. You are not pressurised to buy until you are ready. Service Team are very good and look after your car.very good show room with plenty of varieties of cars. Top notch car sales team.

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"Do not use"
1 out of 5 stars
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Resprayed my rear bumper after noticing damage to it . Job was terrible the whole car covered in overspray and broke my light unit . Response "we have done what you asked"

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"AVOID "
2 out of 5 stars
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I bought a car from stratus cars in June and straight away I had issues with the car. Starting with a small dent which the dealership had promised to have removed for me, wasn’t removed, the next day I realised that the air conditioning was leaking. After getting these rectified myself, a few weeks later I had an EML light come on and car go into limp mode. At this point I’d had enough and contacted stratus cars to demand an explanation. While they did initially seem take responsibility and pay for the faults to be rectified, the issue regarding the EML light (which had gone off at this point - no code found) stratus cars did say that if the issue happened again, then to drop them an email and they will find a local MINI/BMW specialist for me to take my car too. Well the issue did happen again, while I was still within my 3 month warranty period and after emailing stratus cars I had no response from them, and found that they did not honour or take responsibility for the promises that they did initially make. Upon taking my car to a local garage I was recommended taking my car to a MINI dealer for specialist advice. The MINI dealer unfortunately found £2500 worth of faults and was shocked how they hadn’t been picked up on the most recent service/MOT that stratus cars had completed. Just to mention two of the faults, that shows how poor their work is. My breaks were barely legal, which were picked up on the 2 MOTs BEFORE the one that stratus did (stratus MOT came back with no advisories) The car had a blocked valve in the exhaust which shouldn’t have passed emotions tests (reason EML light was on) and a number of other issues which should have been picked up by the “full service” which they state they do to all vehicles (which according to my service book - was just an oil change. Oh, and they wrong the complete wrong mileage in the service book). AVOID at all costs. I understand problems happen with used cars. However poor workmanship, dishonesty and bypassing safety critical points in order to make money is completely unacceptable. I will be taking this further

PRACTICALLY MIRRORED EXPERIENCE TO DATE FOR ME TOO! in response to AVOID

I rarely feel this strongly about a company - however i feel extremely let down as i;ve had several issues crop up and am not getting anywhere. I. genuinely am very perplexed as when i notified the dealer of an electrical fault so significant i actually found a flaw which was very dangerous s which i will reserve judgement for-the moment due to legal & ethical reasons. i will make it very clear and well documented blog in due course, the most annoying part is that i do feel they are aware of the poor quality of some of the cars and genuinely are not bothered and have no compassion in regards to the impact this is having on someones life;, much less care about it.

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    Stratus Cars
    WINTNEY BARN,
    TAPLINS FARM LANE
    Hook
    RG27 8SH

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    01252 957975
    http://www.stratuscars.co.uk

    Opening times
    Mon 9am - 6pm
    Tue 9am - 6pm
    Wed 9am - 6pm
    Thu 9am - 6pm
    Fri 9am - 6pm
    Sat 9am - 6pm
    Sun 10am - 4pm

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