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Brandfon Honda

2.6 (144 reviews)
Closed • 7:30 am - 7:00 pm

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Auto brake repair

Auto steering and suspension repair

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Branfon Bait and Switch waiting area.

We had a BAD EXPERIENCE with Branfon Honda. My wife was set on buying a new (2025) vehicle. She was initially quoted a competitive price at a reasonable interest rate with a delivery date of under 2 weeks at the end of December 2024. After removing the plates from our old car to transfer to the new vehicle and cancelling the insurance and driving to the dealer, we were told, THE DAY WE WERE TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE, that the interest rate had increased. We pointed out that we had an agreement, in the salesman's hand writing, the terms of which were for a hybrid with a specific VIN at the quoted rate, and had made a deposit. He said he had no control over the increase and that the rate he'd written down on the agreement was for a different vehicle. We then showed him the written agreement with the terms in his handwriting. The manager came over and said the dealer had no control over the increase. In contract law, there is offer and acceptance. They offered the terms, we accepted, and made a deposit, which they cashed. I have heard from two other women attempting to buy cars at Branfon, both of whom also went elsewhere, that they were asked leading questions such as, "Is it just for you?" and "Is your husband here?" Both were also yin-yanged on sales terms. We cancelled the purchase, went to another dealer, and managed to buy the same vehicle in the same color with the same features for $1,300 less AND at the lower rate we'd been told by the Branfon salesman AND manager no longer applied. Branfon did a deliberate bait-and-switch. You'll get a better deal elsewhere.

How can the technician NOT SUGGEST A REPAIR FOR THIS in their invoice of maintenance recommendations?!

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Joanne is the best! Goes out of her way to make sure you are happy. Great communication, always friendly and a joy to be around.

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