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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is the fifth car I have purchased over the years with Quest motors and have always found them to be thorough and exceptionally helpful at all times. I wanted a smaller vehicle this time and was... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have an older little Suzuki Alto automatic, 2013. I had a gearbox issue, immobilising the vehicle, which I use in the local community serving old and infirm every day, all year round, so stop s... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had a service and mot today and waited for the car Everyone were friendly and made waiting more comfortable Would recommend this company to all and would buy another car from them when needed Unfor... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Really disappointed that the car I bought was missing an Offside Steering rack gaiter. All the dirt has gone into the steering system. Spent a lot to clean all out. To think a company would do suc... See more

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  1. Used car dealer
  2. Car dealer
  3. Vehicle Repair
  4. Mechanic
  5. Oil change service
  6. Suzuki dealer

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Quest Motor Group Braintree is a franchised Suzuki & Maxus dealership offering the sale of new cars and used cars and used vans, as well as car servicing, car MOT and car repairs through our Bosch Car Service Centre. Being a family business going since 1924, we pride ourselves on our heritage and our unique friendly but professional approach when dealing with customers - an approach we know our customers love. View our full range of products and services online today or visit the showroom to experience your next car today!


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

New car for wife

Helpful and easy and explained everything

13 April 2021
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Reply from Quest Motor Group

Dear Joshua,

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a great review.

We aim to deliver a 5-star experience to every customer that visits us, so it's fantastic to hear that we achieved this during your visit to our Braintree Dealership. I will be sure to pass your kind words onto the team.

If we can be of any further assistance, please don't hesitate to get in contact with us.

All the best

- The Quest Motor Group Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Would just like to thank Jessica at…

Would just like to thank Jessica at Braintree quest in the accounts department for sorting my refund on my cancelled service policy and for the kind words . Brilliant service . Thank you .

8 March 2021
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Reply from Quest Motor Group

Dear Sharon,

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a great review.

We aim to deliver a 5-star experience to every customer, so it's fantastic to hear that we achieved this. I will be sure to pass your kind words onto Jessica and the team.

If we can be of any further assistance, please don't hesitate to get in contact with us.

All the best

- The Quest Motor Group Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10s all round

Excellent customer service! Really professional team got the car delivered very quickly. Would highly recommend and would 100% use again.

4 March 2021
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Reply from Quest Motor Group

Dear Mr Stephens,

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a great review.

We aim to deliver a 5-star experience to every customer that visits us, so it's fantastic to hear that we achieved this during your visit to our Braintree Dealership. I will be sure to pass your kind words onto Ollie and the team.

If we can be of any further assistance, please don't hesitate to get in contact with us.

All the best

- The Quest Motor Group Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

highway robbery updated

highway robbery. £200 to program corsa e cluster. lockdown on furlow, battery went low , car lost connection to keys and cluster. auto electrician charged battery and programmed keys , but I had to take to Quest vauxhall dealer to program cluster £200, disgusted vauxhall design the car to lose connection knowing you have to take to vauxhall. will never buy vauxhall again, and never buy anything from quest again, regardless of dealership. with social media personal recommendation is everything, quest have no idea how to generate customer loyalty. I have bought 3 vehicles in past.

justto clear upsome facts correctly. i did question the pricing ,quest wanted 200 for a new battery , i had a auto electricians report that the battery was good , i asked if you could just reprogram the cluster and was told the mechanic would rather not . so i asked if i could take the car away as the battery was under warranty. i took the battery back the the manufacturers , they tested it and said it was good. i broughtthe car back andyou reprogrammed the cluster charged me £200 and gave me a print out , which you say indicates the battery needs changing. there was a difference between your reading and the battery manufacturers reading, so the next day i went back to the manufacturer, he showed me the reading directly from the battery terminals , and the reading from a positive + easy access terminal , he duplicated your lower reading. he explained if quest took the reading from the easy access terminal there is a draw which provides a misleading reading. this misleading reading was used to try and get me to pay £200 for a battery which was good

26 February 2021
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Reply from Quest Motor Group

Dear Duncan,

We're disappointed to read your review. I have followed your experience up with the service advisor, the mechanic and the service manager who explained your situation and made it clear you never expressed any discontent with our service or price until after you had paid the bill. We had been clear and upfront about our prices, informing you of any costs before any work had been carried on your vehicle.

Unfortunately vehicle batteries do go flat and deteriorate after long periods of no use. We tested your battery multiple times and each time our tests indicated your battery had deteriorated and needed to be replaced. Issues with electronic items in vehicles can be caused by a deteriorated battery, so as part of our fix we recommended a new battery for your vehicle. As you had purchased the battery from another supplier, you paid us the diagnostic charge and took your vehicle and battery back to them, however they said your battery was fine rather than replace it at their cost.

You then brought the vehicle back to us and turned down our recommendation to replace the battery, opting only for the re-programming of your vehicles dashboard as a poor quality battery or the battery being flat for a long periods can cause this. We reprogrammed the dashboard of your vehicle and had to keep your vehicles' battery on charge to complete this to avoid the battery from going flat during the process.

We charged you for a software programming fee (which is charged by Vauxhall for the reprogramming) and as a gesture of goodwill from Quest we charged you for lesser time than we had spent working on your vehicle. It was only after you had taken your card out of our machine you expressed you felt the work carried out was expensive.

As a family business that has been in Essex since 1924, we take our customer service and reputation very seriously. From the hundred's of 5-star reviews we have online, to the thousands of happy customers we serve every year, you'll see our great reputation proceeds us. We are therefore disappointed to see your 1-star review, especially as we had discounted the work completed on your vehicle, as well as fitting you into our workshop immediately without an appointment after returning from getting your battery checked elsewhere. We feel we provided you a great service at a fair price.

We still recommend replacing your vehicles battery with a new, good quality battery - whether that be from ourselves or someone else to avoid further electronic issues with your vehicle.

Yours Sincerely,


The Quest Motor Group Team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastically amazing from start to finish!

I had a great experience purchasing a car from Quest Motors, Maldon, specifically Richard Cowan. Initially I used the quick chat option on their website to ask a various questions and Richard was able to answer all questions in a clear and concise manner.

I then arranged a visit and Richard was a fountain of knowledge on the car and yet again my million and one questions. I was able to test drive the car in a safe environment with a well-planned route that allowed me to fully get a feel for the car which was unlike other dealerships I experienced which was typically a very short route.

It did not feel like a transaction or sales environment and Richard was able to agree a few other added extras.

What was impressive was that the car was delivered to me, just before Christmas with the journey being one and half hours each way and the road tax also being organised alongside the warranty and drive-away insurance and a bonus amount of petrol in the tank.

I have had the car for two weeks and it drives exceptionally well and I would not hesitate recommending Quest, especially Richard Cowan.

All in all, and fantastic experience and service….thank you Richard!

3 January 2021
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Reply from Quest Motor Group

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a great review.

We aim to deliver a 5-star experience to every customer that visits us, so it's fantastic to hear that we achieved this during your visit to our Maldon Dealership. I will be sure to pass your kind words onto Richard and the team.

If we can be of any further assistance, please don't hesitate to get in contact with us.

All the best

- The Quest Motor Group Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The Quest Braintree refused to refund my hard earned money

I have found a car on Auto Trader and when i called the company called QUEST Braintree, Mr Russell - car salesman, picked up the phone and he briefly explained about who they are and their reviews online and also a brief description of the car.
He then sent a video links of the car and an email relating to the car. He also said if i am happy, i can reserve the car by paying £99.00 then the car will go to the service for a new MOT as the car has high mileage, if the car may need any clutch and timing chain, they will replace it before the collection.
We have agreed the price £7500 for Mitsubishi outlander GX3 4wd, 7 seaters and paid £99.00 by my credit card on 23/09/2020. They gave us an estimated date of collection on 30/09/2020. They also said they are going to give me a call a day before collection on 29/09/2020.
I have sent an email on 25/09/2020 regarding the payment, whether i can pay full by my credit card and they replied that they can take £1000 on card and the rest on debit card.
Then on 28/09/2020 i made a call and said it is quite disappointing that they don't take full credit card payment. Mr. Russell said he is going to let me know later on the day.
I then made a call again and he said he has got a big bills from the garage that the car needs a replacement of new clutch and timing chain. So the car won't be ready on 30/09/2020. It will further take another week before the car gets ready.
But i have already booked a single journey train to Braintree online e-ticket through Trainline £11.00 non- refundable and i also made insurance on that car which cost me £41.00

plus i hired a car on 28/09/2020 which cost me £30 for an Hospital appointment as my wife was 29 weeks pregnant and she doesn't want to get in a Taxi because of a high risk of contracting coronavirus.

Anyway, Mr Russell said that he will give me a call on 01/10/2020 for an update so i was waiting for his call back but no call were made then i sent him an email regarding the update saying that whether "new clutch and timing chain replaced or not"

But on 02/10/2020 he called and apologised and said that he needs further information from me. It's their company policy so he asked how many mileages i do a year, insurance and so on.

He then said later on the day there were many problems in the car like a damage engine so they are not going to sell the car to me.
They wanted to refund the £99.00. i said that i have paid for my Train, insurance and a car hire as they delayed and now not selling the car.

Mr.Russell said to send the total cost with the proofs and he will pass onto the manager and sort me out on Monday the 5th of Oct. 2020.

He called me on Monday and said they owes nothing. They don't want to pay anything and hang up the phone on me.

Reply: You have refunded £99.00 but the expenses you incurred by taken 2 weeks, you didnot pay those monies and you said to me that you owes nothing and hang up on me. You showed dishonesty and unprofessionalism. You shouldn't be listing a car which is faulty. You need to make sure the car is road worthy before listing it. You waisted my time and money.

10 October 2020
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Reply from Quest Motor Group

Dear Mr Alam,

We're sorry to see you felt we only delivered a 1-star experience.

We pride ourselves on our integrity, honesty, and transparency, which we have been from the outset. We only sell vehicles which have passed our thorough quality checks, and all cars are prepared to a high standard.

While the Mitsubishi Outlander that caught your eye was in fantastic condition inside and out, mechanically the vehicle did not meet our standards. We hope you can appreciate our integrity and honesty choosing not to sell you this vehicle and we can only apologise for the inconvenience this has caused. As soon we became aware this vehicle didn't meet our quality standard, we refunded your deposit in full and apologised.

As you'll see from our other reviews, we pride ourselves on delivering a 5-star experience. In the majority of cases, we're happy to see that our customers have felt like we've met and even exceeded this. As a family run business which has been going in Essex since 1924, we like to think that customers continue coming back to us because of the level of service we deliver and the quality of vehicles we sell.

All the best


- The Quest Motor Group Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful and very welcoming

Very helpful and very welcoming no pressure sales at all I would deal with again

6 September 2020
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Reply from Quest Motor Group

Dear Tony,

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a great review.

We aim to deliver a 5-star experience to every customer that visits us, so it's fantastic to hear that we achieved this during your visit to our Dealership. I will be sure to pass your kind words onto the team.

If we can be of any further assistance, please don't hesitate to get in contact with us.

All the best

- The Quest Motor Group Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Panda

We have never be to this garage before,service was very good and Darren Flight was very helpful I would use this garage again

26 August 2020
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Reply from Quest Motor Group

Hi Philip,

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a great review.

We aim to deliver a 5-star experience to every customer that visits us, so it's fantastic to hear that we achieved this during your visit to our Maldon Dealership. I will be sure to pass your kind words onto Darren and the team.

If we can be of any further assistance, please don't hesitate to get in contact with us.

All the best

- The Quest Motor Group Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Simple and easy

Purchasing a new car was so simple and quick. My old car was the trade in and was also simple and easy to complete. I am so happy with my new car.
Can not praise Quest Motor Group enough!

22 June 2020
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