Welcome to Colin Ludwell Cars

After many years experience gained in the mechanical side of the motor trade, listening to horror stories, problems and complaints regarding the purchase of the new and used vehicles from motor dealers, I decided to do some research.

I wanted to know what it would take to setup my own business as a motor dealer / provider. In 1982, after many months of meetings and gentle persuasion from my bank manager, I decided to setup up a small manageable operation selling used but quality vehicles.

I had high standards that needed to be followed by all and everyone who had dealings with my business. This meant I could confidently retail used vehicles without the problems I’d encountered so frequently during my mechanical days!

Now with just under 1 acre of land, I am able to display up to 130 vehicles for sale at any one time and have my own workshops, not just for the preparation of the cars before they are presented for sale, but any service requirements my customers may have during their ownership. I have listened to complaints from customers regarding the purchase price of a new car within the UK, consequently I thought there may be a chance we could explore and become a new car supplier.

I fully appreciated the implications and pitfalls alike of becoming a new car provider, although felt we could outweigh this with our experience, and was confident we could become a force to be reckoned with, at which point we started supplying new cars at much reduced prices. More recently we have been busy behind the scenes here at Colin Ludwell Cars.

In 2017 we purchased an additional offsite premise for the storage and preparation of extra cars, allowing us to carry up to 150 cars in stock at any one time. In the workshops our equipment is always changing to keep up with technology in new cars. Our state-of-the-art diagnostics equipment allows our technicians to quickly and accurately find faults on many modern cars. Software updates available.