Elson Motors Ltd - Gosport

Simon M.

The owner is a con-man, he says he will fit a new battery but didn't doesn't even give the green V5 slip as required, have chased him up multiple times about this and still not received it.

Says there is no issues at all with the vehicles and then the exhaust is gone on the rear of it.

Currently pursuing through county court as he isn't going to learn any other way.

Becky

I bought from this man as I was pretty desperate and didn't think to check the reviews first.
The car itself was nice on the outside but he only took me on a short test drive. It was filthy on the inside. He didn't want to come down in price at all but we managed to get the cost of a valet taken off, given how dirty it was. The problems started the next day.

First of all it wouldn't start, which turned out to be the battery needing replacing. He had clearly jump started it before we got there to make sure it started when we tested it.
Then I noticed the knocking. Took it to kwik fit who have said I need stabilisers on the front suspension. That's going to cost a couple of hundred to fix. However Kwik Fit noticed what looks to be a pretty bad oil leak so now it's booked in to get that diagnosed. Goodness only knows what that will cost.
And just to rub salt in the wound, he took my old car from me, paid scrap cost for it and two weeks after the event I got a letter from the police to say my car had been seen driving with no insurance and was still registered in my name. This man assured me he would do the transfer online but clearly hadn't. It's done now but not the point. You can not trust this man.

This was one very expensive lesson.

Devon

My friend was absolutely ripped off by this guy, customer service was awful, AVOID AT ALL COSTS, DO NOT BUY FROM GREAT MOTORS UNLESS YOU LIKE THROWING MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN!!!

A P.

Dishonest seller and liar!
He took a reservation fee from me to reserve a car, which turned out to be in terrible condition on arrival. He told me that the car didn't have any scratches on the dashboard, but when I got there it turned out that it was scratched as if it had been scratched by a dog. When I said I didn't want the car because it was badly scratched, he got really angry and was very rude. He said he would give me my money back in the evening because he had to log in to his laptop at home! When I said that I wanted it now, he said "you pissed me off and now you won't get it at all"!
DON'T EVER BUY FROM THIS MAN! HE IS CONMAN AND LIAR!
Stay away from GREAT MOTORS on marketplace!

Matt W.

Bought a ford ka 3 years ago for £700 , only just broken down after 3 successful mots.
No probs at all, probably the best little run around I have purchased. Bargain.

S E.

We bought a car here and within two days it broke down on the motorway. The garage it was taken to said it was clearly spares and repairs. It had over £1500 worth of repairs needing doing despite last clear mot. We had to scrap it. All money lost! Lowest of the low.

Trevor K.

Proper shady buisness, went to look at a car that he was selling for a "friend", he gave me the address of the friend. Went and had a look at it. The friend couldn't answer questions about it because he has not had it very long. I opened up the oil cap to see it all milky and thought you are just trying to flog me a duff motor with the head gasket gone. I closed the bonnet and walked away, good thing I did looking at the other reviews. Now I know why he doest give out his address or website.

Carly P.

So after seeing all the bad reviews on this guy I was reluctant to buy but I thought about it and thought I know what I'm looking out for etc. I went to meet the seller and I was pleasantly surprised. He was polite and honest. Told me the ins and outs of everything and showed me around. I have bought a little car off for him just as a little run around. It seems to be just fab. I couldn't fault this guy.