TLDR; I was initially very nervous about buying a car from this dealership - from the start I had…read moremy guard up - everyone has heard the horrible stories about buying from one of these 'sketchy' side of the road used car dealerships. However, my fears were all proven wrong in the end, and I'm now the proud owner of a rare fully loaded Audi that I got a fantastic deal on - under 50K miles for about the private party KBB book. New England Auto let me take the car to a mechanic an hour and a half away, and was communicative with me throughout the process. I think there are probably a lot of really good deals on this lot due to the remote location and small dealership. However, the purchasing process had some flaws, which is why I'm subtracting a star - for the full play-by-play, read on below:
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I stumbled across this dealership looking for a very hard to find Audi, so I made the hour and a half drive out to western Mass to see it. The car looked great, but they only had one person working there (his name was Corey), and he was nice and let me take it out for a test drive alone. It drove wonderfully, but I insisted on taking it to my mechanic all the way back home, which to my surprise, was allowed. So, I drove it an hour and a half back to my mechanic, who inspected it, and said "This is the cleanest pre-purchase inspection I've done in a long time." There was nothing wrong with the car, it was in great shape!
So, I drove back to the dealer, having fallen in love with the car during the essentially 3 hour test drive I had. However, the buying process was not quite as smooth - Kurt wanted to wait for the cashier's check to clear before handing over the title, which I wasn't okay with (again, I had my guard up). In the end, after several calls, I suggested that they call the bank to verify the check was good, and he agreed to deliver the car to me, which they did a couple days later after expediting obtaining the title for me (they did not have the title on-premise). To be fair, my situation was a bit unusual, since I wanted to register the car myself at the RMV (instead of the dealer registering it for me) since I was on a time constraint. You may have a different situation if you want them to register the car for you.
Two nice gentlemen delivered the car, and signing the paperwork was surprising quick, it took all of 5 minutes at most. They handed over the title and keys and I had my dream Audi! I've driven it almost a thousand miles, and true to both the dealer's and my mechanic's word, I've found the car to be in excellent condition, aesthetically and mechanically.
To Kurt and his employees: I would recommend trying to smooth out the purchasing process a bit more to make future customers feel more comfortable. While I'm sure intentions were good, asking for a holding deposit on the car before I even saw it made me feel nervous (I declined), and I don't feel that my desire to hand over the cashier's check and get the title at the same time should have been met with so much resistance initially. These things can make a big difference when it comes to feeling comfortable when making a purchase this big. Props for letting me drive the car so far to the my mechanic though, and for being accommodating with my unusual situation.
Anyways, overall, very pleased to have done business with New England Auto Network, and I would do so again. I got my dream car in great shape, at a great price!
