Sep. 2015: I had a very bad experience with this dealership and would warn anyone who does not get a car checked independently not to buy from Kingstown Motors in Stillorgan. I bought a used car from them and was told it was sound. Within 6 months I discovered that the front suspension system was so corroded the left wheel was about to come off its joint, then at 9 months the car wouldn't start - turns out the timing chain was so worn out it was about to snap, which would have torn through the engine. Mechanics told me that these issues were present in the car for a long time and would have been picked up in a basic service review of the car. It cost me nearly €3k to get the work done. Kingstown Motors repaid me the €375 to get the front suspension fixed after I showed them the corroded parts, but basically told me to F off for the timing chain costs.
I understand that used cars will require more maintenance than new ones but these people let me drive out of the place with two potentially lethal faults on board. They say they did a full pre-sales check on the car but they either missed these items, which makes them incompetent to be selling cars, or worse, were aware of them and said nothing. Disgraceful behaviour and treatment of me afterwards. Stay away from these cowboys. read more