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Old 06-18-2013, 02:55 PM   #183
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Old 06-19-2013, 01:18 PM   #184
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Had an appointment tomorrow for a tranny and rear diff service. Well i accidentely showed up today and they were able to fit me in. Which is awesome because the closest dealer is like 40 minutes away. Well the whole thing took a little longer than expected but they were busy and they did just fit me in so that's not an issue at all. All in all it was a very positive experience at Curry Chevy.
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sure. for starters I, a 19 year old boy knew more about my car than the techs at fairway. they tried telling me that i needed to replace my radiator as well as my condenser when i went in to get a new condenser put in. also, apparently my car is "too heavily modded for warranty work." so i went to bozarth and they pretty much treated me horribly. it was as if they didn't want me there and the tech was rude to me the whole time i was talking to him. terrible service and i will never go back again. findlay on the other hand is the only dealer i will go to here in las vegas. their service techs are very friendly and know what they are talking about. i ended up talking to the service manager for a good 1 hr the other week about cars in general. when they put my new condenser in they did it pretty quick and it was a painless experience, i actually kind of enjoyed it.
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I'll try again

Bankston Chevy woudn't deal at all and wanted about 2.5k over MSRP for the car I wanted. On top of it they were trying to low ball me on my trade in by about 2.5k saying something about they couldn't warranty the car because it had rims that weren't factory even though the rims were on it from the original dealership with the factory warranty. I told them this and they said to bad. Overall they made me feel like I was bothering them by being there so I left.

Moritz Chevy I had several issues with their Maint dept trying to charge me for warranty work and when I took my girl there to look at cars the salesman was very pushy and lied about numerous things about the cars and financing options that would be available. I just let the guy talk while I listened to him try to BS us then we left.

This applies to all so no need to list it three times.

http://www.classicchevrolet.com/ DFW Texas
http://www.brucelowriechevrolet.com/ DFW Texas
http://www.billynavarreauto.com/ Lake Charles Louisiana

All three made me feel at home answered all my questions and were truthful to me even if it wasn't what I wanted to hear. They definitely made it apparent they wanted my buisness and were willing to work with me to get it. I have no bad things to say about any of them.


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Fremont Chevrolet is Awesome! Customer service is TOP NOTCH!!!

Courtesy Chevrolet in San Jose... Sucks! Went to buy my Camaro...they totally ignored me. Thought I was a punk. Even told one of the guys I was looking to buy a Camaro Today! They said...someone will be with you...after 30 minutes I walked out...went to Fremont...they took care of me.

Two weeks later...went with my GF to buy a Tahoe...same thing...she was ready to drop 50K on a Tahoe! Again went to Fremont Chevrolet bought one that day. If courtesy was professional and courteous ...they would have had 100K in sales.
So your experience was only with the sales department at Courtesy? And why is Freemont Chevrolet "top notch"?


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The dealerships are pretty scarce here in Northern MN. I won't list the dealership where I bought my car down in the southern part of Minnesota as I have mixed feelings after I bought the car from them.

But I do need to give a shout out to my hometown dealership, Northern Motors Inc of Thief River Falls, Mn, for fixing my dash insert under warranty. Even though I didn't buy the car there they took care of me like I had. Since our local dealership closed and now closest dealership is 40 miles in one direction or 50 to my hometown I chose that one. So I didn't have to sit around at the dealership for 2 hours waiting they even let me use a loaner car to run around town with.

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I too have had issues with this dealership.

in 08, Me and the wife were going to buy a chevy equinox, the dealership was woefully behind on styling, the 'managers' still sat on a raised dais in the corner with the wood paneling. my 'salesman' came back with an offer for $500 on my trade in, and a best and final offer of sticker on the equinox. At the time they were selling for 4k below.

in 11 I was looking to buy a Camaro, i showed up at the place an hour before they closed, and all the 'salesmen' were clustered around the cutie at the front desk and could not be bothered to come ask me if i needed help.

and just a month ago, my radio in my camaro crashes from time to time. It happened to be by them when it crashed again, took it in and told them not to turn it off because the radio resets when you do. First thing the guy does is drive the car back into the shed and turn it off.

freaking morons.
Were they able to fix/correct your radio issue?

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For Service my hometown dealership, Payne Chevrolet in Springfield, TN has a great service dept. Rick Green, is a knowlegable and caring service manager(? not sure of his title exactly). We have had several Chevys & GMC's serviced there over the years & never had a problem. They have done a few warranty things on my Camaro & I have been very pleased.

They also have a great body shop. They order most of their Camaro stripeless & paint them on themselves. A friend of mine wanted stripes on hers the exact color of her husband's motorcycle. They mixed & remixed the color for her several times until she was satisfied & it turned out great.
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Big M Chevrolet in Radcliff, KY are amazing. I purchased my Camaro from them and they have also serviced my Trans Am on a few occasions. They have always went above and beyond for me. When my husband was deployed and I was left with his Trans Am not running and had no way to fix it myself nor anyone to even help me, they took care of it. I was new to the area and didn't know a single person and we had just PCS'd to Knox before they deployed my husband so money was tight.They spent all day with me waiting in the waiting room looking for an intermittent electrical issue that caused the car to not start. They spent at least 6 hours on it going through wiring and testing as I watched. They treated me very well and after finally finding the issue only charged me for 1 out of those 6 diagnostic hours for which I am forever grateful for. They complimented the car and took great care of it. And everytime I come back they always welcome me and treat me with the same respect and friendliness and ask about the Trans Am. They've been very knowledgeable about the vehicles and have done exceptional work in correcting the issues at hand. They have even been kind enough to help me with the issue I'm having with Sears right now and have gone well above and beyond to help me. With all the stress and frustration Ive had over Sears to have such a great service dept. at this dealership back me up and do so much for me means so very much. They are a great representative for GM and I would recommend anyone in the area going to them for anything. Tracy the service manager is outstanding.

On the flip side of this Harbor Chevrolet in my hometown of Michigan City, Indiana are horrible. I had nothing but problems with them working on my Z28. First they sold me the car with a water pump that was so bad it was out of coolant the second day it was home. Then after they fixed it they didn't put any coolant back into it and sent me on my way with an empty engine! Not to mention there saleman tried to tell me it was 2000 Camaro Z28 when it was a 1996 Z28. I knew better than to believe him and had to argue with him about it. And when the BCM was going out on the car they had it almost a month trying to figure out what was wrong with it and couldn't. I ended up taking it to another dealership that figured it out before noon the day I took it in.
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Curry Chevrolet - Mt. Kisco NY

Had an appointment tomorrow for a tranny and rear diff service. Well i accidentely showed up today and they were able to fit me in. Which is awesome because the closest dealer is like 40 minutes away. Well the whole thing took a little longer than expected but they were busy and they did just fit me in so that's not an issue at all. All in all it was a very positive experience at Curry Chevy.
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Old 06-19-2013, 03:27 PM   #187
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how so? The patient part I mean, no need to remind me what I've been going through the past couple of weeks.
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Old 06-19-2013, 10:15 PM   #188
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added - didn't add the three in TX you listed because need you to explain why you're rating them as a Dealership (doesn't matter if it's been said before)
Lol ok ok was just trying to make it easy.

Billy Navarre chevy in Lake Charles, La.

Purchased three vehicles from them. Every time I have ever been there all the employees are very nice and make sure everything is taken care of. My sales man was top notch made me feel at home answered all my questions and cut me a hell of a deal on all the vehicles. I bought them all from him so he was good enough to earn my repeat business. The service dept was always fast when doing oil changes and warranty work and it was always done right. Plus they send me cookies every year!!!

Bruce Lowrie Chevy Fort Worth, Tx

Went there to look at the Hotwheels edition camaro but they didn't have one anymore. The salesman talked to me and ran some numbers so we could get an idea of what it would cost me if they could get a dealer trade. I didn't like the numbers so he said I got something else you might be interested in. We left his office and went to the show room floor and there was sitting a black 1LE. We started talking about it and I said let's go look at some numbers well he got it were I wanted and necks to say I drove it home from the show room floor. The service dept guys were very nice and helpful a little slow on my oil change but they were packed so I can't complain since it was free!!


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Old 06-20-2013, 02:12 AM   #189
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Dealership: Hudgens Holiday Chevrolet Cadillac in Williamsburg, Virginia. Awesome place. Great sales and service department. Even bought me lunch once while waiting my wife's equinox which was soaking in fuel system cleaner for 3 hours (engine decarboning). Always get tons of offers to drive the sales rep's demo cars to wherever I may need to go When in for oil changes or tires rotations...although they did try to low ball me on my trade in. They fixed that after I showed them the quote from carmax. .

Stealership: Casey Chevrolet in Newport News, Virginia
They would not listen to me at all. I told them I wanted to order my camaro and I wanted a fully loaded 2LT RS. The sales rep proceeded to ignore me completely and showed me a 1LS and 1SS -_- all they wanted was my money. They weren't trying to be nice or helpful or listen. When I finally got the sales rep to realize what I wanted they did give me a pretty good price...about 800 less than Holiday in Williamsburg because Casey is a higher volume dealership. But I did not want to give them my money. I said no thanks and left. Then they called a week later telling me they got some new camaros on the lot and I told them I already bought one from holiday and they said ok and hung up. A week or two later "we have some new camaros for you to look at!" Told them the same thing...two weeks later "are you still interested in buying a camaro?" I said NO!! Then proceeded to take the 35 mile trip down there to show them my car and said STOP CALLING ME! They stopped .


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how so? The patient part I mean...
I was complimenting you wrt the fact that you frequently have to ask people why they had whatever experience with the dealer service dept, and reminding people that the thread is supposed to be about service not sales.
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...no need to remind me what I've been going through the past couple of weeks.
Sounds good. Won't bring it up anymore.
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I bought my second Camaro from them and it was A used 2011 2SS. I told them the tires were bald before I bought the car and that they would need to be replaced. They said they would, and they never followed through. They have ignored my calls. They essentially lied to me for a deal. I will never go back to them nor would I recommend any body to them.
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Best service and dependable, Great Expereince!!!!!!!! That would be in Southwest Florida, Estero Bay Chevrolet exit 123 off i75
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Lol ok ok was just trying to make it easy.

Billy Navarre chevy in Lake Charles, La.

Purchased three vehicles from them. Every time I have ever been there all the employees are very nice and make sure everything is taken care of. My sales man was top notch made me feel at home answered all my questions and cut me a hell of a deal on all the vehicles. I bought them all from him so he was good enough to earn my repeat business. The service dept was always fast when doing oil changes and warranty work and it was always done right. Plus they send me cookies every year!!!

Bruce Lowrie Chevy Fort Worth, Tx

Went there to look at the Hotwheels edition camaro but they didn't have one anymore. The salesman talked to me and ran some numbers so we could get an idea of what it would cost me if they could get a dealer trade. I didn't like the numbers so he said I got something else you might be interested in. We left his office and went to the show room floor and there was sitting a black 1LE. We started talking about it and I said let's go look at some numbers well he got it were I wanted and necks to say I drove it home from the show room floor. The service dept guys were very nice and helpful a little slow on my oil change but they were packed so I can't complain since it was free!!

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Dealership: Hudgens Holiday Chevrolet Cadillac in Williamsburg, Virginia. Awesome place. Great sales and service department. Even bought me lunch once while waiting my wife's equinox which was soaking in fuel system cleaner for 3 hours (engine decarboning). Always get tons of offers to drive the sales rep's demo cars to wherever I may need to go When in for oil changes or tires rotations...although they did try to low ball me on my trade in. They fixed that after I showed them the quote from carmax. .

Stealership: Casey Chevrolet in Newport News, Virginia
They would not listen to me at all. I told them I wanted to order my camaro and I wanted a fully loaded 2LT RS. The sales rep proceeded to ignore me completely and showed me a 1LS and 1SS -_- all they wanted was my money. They weren't trying to be nice or helpful or listen. When I finally got the sales rep to realize what I wanted they did give me a pretty good price...about 800 less than Holiday in Williamsburg because Casey is a higher volume dealership. But I did not want to give them my money. I said no thanks and left. Then they called a week later telling me they got some new camaros on the lot and I told them I already bought one from holiday and they said ok and hung up. A week or two later "we have some new camaros for you to look at!" Told them the same thing...two weeks later "are you still interested in buying a camaro?" I said NO!! Then proceeded to take the 35 mile trip down there to show them my car and said STOP CALLING ME! They stopped .


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I was complimenting you wrt the fact that you frequently have to ask people why they had whatever experience with the dealer service dept, and reminding people that the thread is supposed to be about service not sales.

Sounds good. Won't bring it up anymore.
Gotcha, thank you much. I didn't mean "don't bring it up" - I actually think my build thread and people asking me about it is helping me cope with it all.

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Pinebelt Chevrolet of Lakewood NJ Stealership.
I bought my second Camaro from them and it was A used 2011 2SS. I told them the tires were bald before I bought the car and that they would need to be replaced. They said they would, and they never followed through. They have ignored my calls. They essentially lied to me for a deal. I will never go back to them nor would I recommend any body to them.
Did you interact with their service department at all, or was it just the sales staff?

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Yes I had to take my truck there for some work. I was having a constant mis. I replaced the whole fuel system myself and Damn near the whole ignition system and still had the misfire with no codes or engine light. So I took it there they flashed the pcm and as soon as they did I got a check eng light. Read the code for me and ended up being coil number one. Very nice and helpful guys.

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...Gotcha, thank you much. I didn't mean "don't bring it up" - I actually think my build thread and people asking me about it is helping me cope with it all.
Okay. I guess I misunderstood.

I was supposed to hear from my SA @ Huffines Plano this week about my trim piece replacement but that hasn't happened yet, so I can't give them a rating right now. If I end up having to call him... strike 1.
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Old 06-25-2013, 09:12 PM   #196
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Lithia Chevrolet, Fairbanks Alaska.
Being that they are the only GM dealer in town it's there way or no way. Takes 3 weeks to get your car in for an appointment regardless of what your problem is. Then once you do wait your three weeks to get your car in, they give you a long list of reasons/excuses why they can't get to your car on the appointment day.

Spoke with the service manager and was told that most anything you do to your car will void your power train warranty, change tire size, voided. Change exhaust, voided. Add a CAI, voided. He also mentioned that they have had to send photos of wheel/tires on some cars and that power train warranty's have been voided for simple tire size changes from stock and that they are not allowed to recal speedos to correct for tire size changes.

My question is, is this all true or is it Bull Crap?
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