Michael Barrable Motors is a family owned and operated Irish busines specialising in exceptional cars and service since 1987. Being family owned has given us the opportunity to do more for our customers.

Brilliant experience dealing with Neil and Michael Barrable Motors, it is the second car we have purchased from this garage. The whole process was easy and Neil kept in touch and answered any questions I had. Delighted with the car I purchased it was as described and excellent condition when collected, highly recommend this garage to anyone. Great service & cars

My wonderful experience purchasing a Toyota Yaris Cross from Michael Barrable Motors dealership in Swords.

From start to finish, the service was exceptional. Regardless of a customer's budget, it is clear that your team treats everyone as a valuable client. I found it very easy to get in touch with your staff, and they were more than happy to explain every detail, no matter how small.

I want to specifically highlight Josh Tilly for his honesty, professionalism, and down-to-earth approach. He truly went above and beyond to help me throughout the process.

And even the other sales staff Zak engaging with other customers. He was incredibly welcoming and friendly, providing exemplary customer service to everyone he assisted. It was a pleasure to see such a high level of professionalism from all members of staff at Michael Barrable Motors.

You have a fantastic selection of high-quality vehicles, and I am so pleased with my purchase that I will never go anywhere else for a car again. I will be highly recommending Michael Barrable Motors to others.

I had a 5 star experience with Michael Barrable Motors from start to finish, it was a smooth, professional and honest transaction. A big shout out to Neil who handled our deal 👏.

We recently purchased a car from Michael Barrable Motors and the level of service and after care we received from their Sales Manager Neil Memery was exceptional.

We will definitely be going back to Neil when it comes to trading in any of cars in the future. A gentleman to deal with.

This review is backdated to 2024 for when I first purchased a vehicle from Michael Barrable Motors - a 2016 Mazda 6 (2.2 diesel). I initally dealt with Neil to view this vehicle. The first red flag was that the engine was running when I arrived at the dealership. If you know anything about cars, you'll know that a cold start reveals so much of an engine's faults and I believe the dealership deliberately tried to hied the vehicle's faults during the viewing. I ignored my gut instinct here as the folks seemed really friendly. Similarly, during the financing stage, I had specifically asked to do 10% deposit down, but they somehow forgot this on the day of collection and charged me more than this. I went through with it, as I had no choice rather than to go through an entire finance application again. Later that day, while driving my newly purchased Mazda, the dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree, the gearbox went clunky and the power disappeared. Little did I know that MB motors had sold me a vehicle with one of the worst engines in modern history — infamous for premature failures. Over the next few weeks, the car spent more time at the garage getting diagnosed and 'fixed' instead of with me. And as per Irish law, If a purchased car is faulty, you can cancel the contract altogether within the first 30 days and ask for a full refund. When I bought this up with the dealership's CEO, he flat out refused me. Again, out of politeness, I gave them the benefit of the doubt (my mistake!).

I soon decided that the only way out of this was to purchase another, more reliable vehicle from their stock to get out of the Mazda deal. To their credit, they offered me a good trade in on the Mazda, despite its faults and I purchased a 2013 BMW 1 series. This vehicle was orders of magnitude better than the Mazda but yet again, I felt short changed. Firstly, I had to put another €1500 deposit down to get this vehicle (so in total, I spent nearly €4K at this garage in 2 short months). Secondly, having bought a few cars in my life, the one thing that stands out to me is when a dealer offers me a full tank of fuel upon collection. It's a simple gesture considering the customer is spending thousands for you -- surely you can afford to fill the tank. The BMW was fairly reliable, but it had a terrible condensation issue in its left headlight. I had specifically asked Neil to rectify this before collection and seemingly they had done a temporary fix, but not long after, the  condensation returned as the weather got colder. The car supposedly had "6 months warranty" from the garage. Having purchased it in August '24, it meant my warranty was valid until February '25. When I contacted Neil to rectify the headlight as it had gotten worse -- radio silence. I ended up paying out of pocket to fix the issue.

With all this in mind, I would ask that folks be careful when dealing with MB Motors. I'm sure some will have good experiences all round, but unfortunately, that wasn't the case for me. I hope what happened with me won't be repeated for future customers. Good day to all the folks at MB Motors!

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