Im giving this a 1 because that's as low as they will let me rate them. If I could go lower, I would... for several reasons.
1) they wouldn't reply to my emails or phone calls consistently or at all.. which isn't how you treat a potential buyer..
2) (and this was the big one) I inquired about a vehicle that I found online, I called them and emailed them. I told them I was interested and I would be by in a few days to look at it... when they finally emailed me back, they were very short and didn't offer much information to my questions that I asked.. I told them I would be by on Saturday to look at it and test drive it (this was on Tuesday) but I asked them to let me know if it sells between now and then, and they ASSURED me that they would (because it was an almost 2 hour drive there) I contacted them the day before to confirm it was still there, they didn't call back or respond. I decided to take the long trip down there, and when I got there LOW AND BEHOLD they had sold the vehicle TWO DAYS before hand, and did NOT notify me like they assured me they would. They didn't even apologize for doing so, but instead tried selling me a vehicle that was over $7000 out of my price range.. (which, I feel like they didn't tell me the vehicle had sold on purpose, just to get me down there to try to sell me something more expensive) but since I had already taken the 2 hour drive, wasted $50 in gas and 1/2 of my day, I decided to look at their inventory anyways, and I found one that was only $1000 more than I was wanting to spend. So I test drove it, really liked it, did all kinds of paper work on it to see if they could offer me a better interest rate than my credit union had, they said they would call me on Monday after their mechanic when over it. They never called. I waited til Tuesday evening and I decided to call myself. No answer. I called again the next day, left multiple messages and emails over the course of the week, everything went unanswered. They finally emailed me back FOUR days later and said and I quote "sorry, we aren't able to help you" that was it. Ummm, I didn't NEED your help? I already had a bank check!!!!!!!!
I was appalled that they ran their business and treated customers WITH BANK CHECK IN HAND this way.. I ended up saying screw them, and getting a different vehicle from their competitor, who treated me very well.
I will NEVER recommend ANYONE to buy even a wheel barrow from Bensons Chevrolet. I had been shopping around for a vehicle for 4 months, dealt with dozens of salesmen and dealerships, and this place was by far the worst one. read more