If I could give a zero, I would. I wanted to work with a local dealership but it was a terrible experience over multiple attempts. I have almost never left a review, but my experience was consistently terrible over three different instances, and so I had to leave a review.
First experience: I was there at Capital Honda a few months back looking for a car, and worked with Nicole Lutz. She was extremely rude and kept giving me incomplete information (in some cases, straight-up wrong information). She unnecessarily insulted other dealerships and said they (Honda) didn't have to try that hard cos the cars are so good!! Who the heck speaks like that??!! I will say, in her defence, that she were able to get a car I was interested in (that was easily available at other dealerships, so it wasn't rare), but I just felt like I couldn't trust the person. Each time I talked to her, she would reveal some new piece of information only when I asked specific questions (questions that were reasonable and that any owner would be interested in, surely). I found the whole experience extremely frustrating. And at each turn I felt like I was getting forced into a deal without going through the facts. Maybe, the facts are obvious to a salesperson, but to someone shelling out money, they are not always obvious. It is ultimately the salesperson's responsibility to be sincere and transparent, and I definitely didn't get that feeling from this experience. At some point, I got fed up and worked with another dealership, and was able to buy a great car without any of the same hassles.
Second experience: A few months later, I went back looking for a second new car, and specifically asked for a new salesperson (I figured maybe it was just Nicole who was bad, and not the dealership. Mistake!). This time I got Ben Merkle, and I clearly told him I was interested in a specifc car that they had and wanted to confirm the purchase the next morning. They sold the car overnight, which is fair (that's just business, I guess). However, they still brought me in to the dealership to sign the paperwork for the car as if nothing happened, and after 5-10 minutes of conversation, told me that the car was sold the previous day! There was not even an apology, until much later when I told them that "I would have appreciated a phone call so I didn't have to come in and waste my day". What the heck! And Ben told me that the system didn't give him a warning about it so he wasn't able to tell me (though clearly, when he showed me the system, it clearly recorded the sale, and Ben simply didn't bother to check before calling me in. So, it was his failure and he was not acknowledging it.) and he told me he will look for another car with their partner dealers. We agreed on the price. Later, in a separate phone call, I was honest in letting him know that I was talking to other dealerships because they weren't able to locate a car with partner dealers while I was waiting at the dealership earlier in the day, and he gave me a 5-8 minute breathless lecture on trust! The same person who told me that it was fair to sell the car that I was interested in because we hadn't signed a contract, and didn't bother to apologise for bringing me in anyway (!!) was lecturing me about how I shouldn't go to other dealerships because that would be a violation of trust. You can't have it both ways, sorry! If you think it is just business to sell cars cos the customer hasn't signed the dotted line even though they have expressed every interest in buying it, then it is just business for the customer to look at multiple dealerships while you are trying to locate a new car. I found the whole interaction so unprofessional and ridiculous. (Note: when I reached out to another delaership, they were able to locate another dealer who had it in less than 5 minutes!)
Third experience: The final straw was a terrible service call interaction (can't remember the name). The service guy wanted some sort of mediated conversation with the fiscal officer for a simple question, and I just wanted them to get back to me with a "yes or a no" through a message when they had the time. For some reason, the guy was not following it despite me repeating it in a few ways. It is like he wanted me to talk to the fiscal officer for some reason. He kept saying he will set up a mediated call, when I just wanted a message back. He proceeded to lecture me for no reason on how everyone is busy and it would be rude to interrupt them. I didn't ask for anyone to be interrupted.
I have dealt with many dealerships, and have found most people to be kind, honest and sincere. But, this place seems to specialise in terrible salesfolk and service folk.
If you want unnecessary hypocritical lectures from randos, or want to waste your time, then this is a great dealership for you! Otherwise, please avoid it. There are much better dealerships out there, who have much more professional and kind people, not jerks. read more