Goodwin Volvo Review
This is my 15th new/CPO car purchase. I have only had one other bad experience aside from this one. It pains me to write this because I hate writing bad reviews. And really, the buying experience wasn't bad; it's the post sale support that's horrible.
I had been looking for a specific combination S60 for a couple months and finally found what I was looking for at this dealer. I live in VA, a 12 hour drive away, but this car was exactly what I was looking for. I called and asked some questions. The car was allegedly an executives car who drove it around the NE to show what a fully optioned S60 looks like. So the car had never been registered. It had about 4500 miles on it: perfect condition. I decided to buy it and flew up to drive it home. The buying process was mostly ok. Some hiccups due to my spouse not being present, but still going on the paperwork-but we worked through that. By lunchtime I was on the road for my 12 hour drive. Here's where the issues start. About 30 minutes after leaving, I'm finally on the interstate for a distance and notice the car has a vibration. I call the dealer and ask a couple other questions and mention the vibration. I was told it was likely flat spots due to the car sitting for 2 months. I continued driving and the vibration never went away. Once I got home I took it to my local dealer and they found a 'very' bent rim. Luckily I had purchased the extended tire and wheel protection package, so the wheel was replaced. But after that, the dealer found 3 tires with a road force balance rate of 48, 51, 53; the limit is 15. I had a bad set of tires. Volvo corporate said tires are not warrantied by Volvo. The aftermarket warranty company said they only covered road hazard damage. I called Goodwin's on February 13, a Thursday and the sales manager was supposed to call me back 'shortly'. Friday came and went-no call back. I called Monday and I was told he was on vacation for the week. Great. So I called again the 24th at 9am. He said he'd look into it and call me back shortly. At 1630 I called back and he sounded frustrated I bothered him again, but promised to call me back by close of business at 1800. No call. Tuesday at 1330, I again called. He was mad I bothered him. Then said they did their job and he has the paperwork showing they checked the tires. Said I must have damaged them on the drive home. I mentioned I called Pirelli tires and they said there's no way I could do that type of damage, it's a manufacturing defect. He said 'that's bullshit, they don't know what they're talking about.' Yes. The tire manufacturer has no idea what they're talking about--anyway. I asked for copies of the paperwork from the CPO inspection he said he had. Now he backtracks and says he doesn't have it from balancing the tires but the technician remembers doing it (4 months ago at this point). Not likely. He abruptly said they are not going to do anything to help, no need to keep calling.
I was sold an essentially new car with 3 bad tires and a bent rim. Despite it being CPO'd and buying all the extended warranties and service contracts, no one will do anything about the bad tires. I've had the car 6 weeks and it's been in the shop 2 of those weeks between diagnostics and waiting on the rim and trying to get an answer on the tires. For a luxury brand, I'm shocked at the lack of post purchase support. I've had Volvos before and they were great. Seems like another company that doesn't care anymore. Sadly, this entire situation has given me a very bad taste in my mouth for this car and I get pissed every time I drive it. So I'll probably have to sell it for a loss. read more