We had a great experience! Jason was nothing but honest with us. No gimmicks and they work hard to put you in a safe, reliable, beautiful vehicle! If you have been turned down by other car lots please go to Grote and give them a try. They work hard to get you a great deal and they try their best to work with your trade in and down payment. We will always return to Grote! Thank you to the whole Grote family for making ours dream come true! UPDATE!!!!!! 2 days she we purchased the vehicle we started to heart a horrible noise! Before purchasing the car they put all newbeakes in and brand new tires! The noise wen heard was the tires getting ready to fall tf off!!!!!!!! Front left tires every lug was shot to fall off. Front passenger side 3 lugs handbloose! the back tires were all loose! We could've died!!!! From very happy customer! Michael & Faleisha Thompson Give them a shot! Your safety and ratification sATisfaction is to propriety! PleAse ask for Jason! read more

Got a pre-owned 2020 Honda CRv from Grote. a bout a week ago. In had a bad experience with this car dealership. The sale staff (don't remember his anme) that came to assisted negotiation the price. I really don't appreciate his present as well as conversation. The financial person is ok. The sale person appears to be noce because he want o sale a car. Theere are a few stuff that was promised to complete. However, aAfter I drove the car off the lot, I never heard from them. I sent email, left phone message. I have not heard from anyone from Grote. There are a few things that my friend and I found after I got the car home. I try to contact the sale person that sold the car, via phone call, email, but there is no responses. I don't feel like Grote Automotive treat me well. I have been treated well by onther car dealer. I believe this dealer needs to do better job when dealing with custommers. read more

Overall, I felt good about the experience with Vanessa (sales) & Johnathan (final paperwork). However, I didnt trust Anthony (finance) once he threw the $3000 warranty on the price list with no prior notification. Nor did he explain what the warranty covered. He admitted later, when questioned, we didn't have to take the Grote warranty, but it bothered us so much, we almost didn't buy the car. Thankfully, the bank manager who processed our loan explained the warranty her bank could offer us instead, so we purchased through her. This small act from Anthony felt very shady and could have lost Grote the sale. Because of this, I don't know if we'll purchase from Grote in the future. read more

The salesman was very good. I had to take the 2017 Buick Encore a week after purchasing this car and Grote did repair it but now the Encore won't stop sending the evap codes on this car. Replaced the evap sensor twice and the gas cap twice. I have put a 1000 dollars into it. I wish I never bought this car. read more

I will start with my experience with a lady over the phone who took all of my information and got back with my that my husband and I were fully approved. We weren't required to put a down payment down and we were open to get anything up to $28,000. Sound great, right? We made an appointment to go in that weekend. As soon as we pulled into the parking lot a gentleman came walking out and followed our car as we drove through the parking lot to see what they had before our appointment. When we got inside we had to give all of our information again which seemed odd seeing i gave them everything already and had been approved. The guy was very nice but something seemed strange after I was very clear that I wanted a vehicle that was not in an accident and had a clear car fax. He came back and said he could only get us approved if we put down $3,000. He said he didnt know why we even wanted to trade in the vehicle we had. For a company that advertises they are "for the people" and approve anyone with any kind of credit, they sure aren't telling the truth! We went else where and purchased a vehicle the same day! ​ read more

Pushy sells people. They take your keys right away so you basically can't leave. If you ate going just to look, don't hand over your keys. Over priced used cars that won't even last you a year. I am now screwed into trying to trade in my car and paying the remaining $12000 after trade in value or buying a new transmission for a 2017. I have had nothing but problems. On top of that they push for "smart payment plans" through a company that has a yearly $300 fee. You can just pay the bank directly. Go somewhere else to buy a car i promise you'll find something better. read more

This has to be the absolute worst business I have ever dealt with or heard of. Like many others the sold me an absolute piece of shit and never stood behind it. And then did $6k in repairs i never authorized when I eventually had to have it repossessed, and they lied to the credit union saying I approved of it. It had to be repossessed because I put $30k into fixing it in 2 years and it was in the shop significantly more than in my possession. read more

I was looking for a new vehicle after a truck driver totaled mine. I test drove this awesome silver dodge with a lift. I was new to the buying scene. Was on empty during tests drive put some gas in the tank to get back to the dealership and the refused to reimburse me for that. Also had the truck checked out with a mechanic shop. It needed work and the guys at Grote lost their minds and were grumpy and calling me and the mechanic shop liars and wouldn't lower the price so I could get the things fixed. They offered to fix it but were not nice about it. read more

Jonah was great! He explained everything to us. Was able to get us into a vehicle same day

I came back with update I would not go there to be up front they sold me a car that's been in two accidents that they never told me about found out today and sure a lawyer won't don't nothing my bank that did my refinancing found this out , Clifton been some help but when I first got it the sales man was really pushy they tell you anything get you in there like oh we have super low payments and this and that trying tell me oh bank approval you on this 20k SUV I ask for something cheaper oh the bank won't like that so they can approve me on 20k and I can't get lower why care about commission and then get my oil change come find out rear shocks needs replaced and cabin air filter that 900 in work like what I just got the car in June and rear shocks are bad claims they check cars before they sell them You think paying so much on car all that been done then I shouldn't have replace them all ready I can't afford over 900 oh they will get your approval for ya and high amount they sell it for way over they sell u a car been in 4 different wrecks not telling you till I found out through my bank this loan been nothing but night mare dealing with them then my warranty don't even cover suspension work that should of been fixed before selling it yea I no it only 900 for shocks and rear shocks but you think buying a car for that much you want it where can go years for replacing anything not even 4 months and they need done you think with a 3400 warranty it would they didn't even ask about adding it on now im stuck with car that been wreck twice !! Taillight on passenger side has a gap in it I'm sure there going blame me but you can look at it now and see no recent damage thanks ya this dealership not for the people yes I went in there few times talked them but not much they can do they done got there money like they care I'll be asking lawyers some questions though on this hole not telling me about accident history and sure they says wasn't like that but reports say different and also for a sub that was bought in June after my oil change oh you need two rear shocks leaking and few other things over 900 in repairs now my gas gauge not working right they won't answer my emails and for the person that told me text that number i did you can see in pics rear tail lights have gaps i go some where else this been night mare ! I don't have the money fix all this and I'm sure the warranty you sold me for3400 won't cover this also the number you told me get hold I text it no reply you want to say you want to come to a conclusion or a resolution ya fix my stuff right I need the owner or who ever top dog to text me or email me back texting me back is better hopefully no one make a mistake I did paying 32 k for a 19500 car with issue! And been in two accidents so I had redo my review I no there sick of me but less there going fix everything wrong I have go to next step read more

They wouldn't take no stars. And here I bought a car from their warsaw stare 3 years ago and was treated great. Went to this store and was Pressured into trying to buy a car. They told me over 6000 down plus my car . Then it was 500 down and 170 a week. Then they told me just to return my old car or park it ... don't look like I will ever go to grote again. If I had to choose between going there or being strapped down like a deer on an old car hood. I would take the hood all day ling read more

I bought 2018 Nissan Pathfiner and was pushed into it. Yes I was looking for third row car in case I had my four nieces at my house for a weekend and I could drive them all and someone else too. But I go and talk to them to see if I could get into a pathfinder cause I that's what was looking to get into. That was day 1 of going up to Rockford IL. Day 2 the salesman had me walk around the car by myself and check the car out. It was like he knew nothing about the car. We got into the car for the test drive. The Salesman said let go for test drive and not really saying anything about the features the car has. he looks up and goes oh there is dual sun roofs. Than as we drove out of the lot he goes do you know the area I was like no. So he tells me go right and once we got out of the mall he kept telling me go right Until we got back to the lot. Which it felt like it was test drive going around the block. When we got back we talked about price and down payment. I told them no down payment and it was a lot back forth going on. Until came up with 7.00 down payment agreement deal. Than they showed me everything the price of the car and my trade in amount which was my pay off amount of the auto loan I had. Than my new auto loan for the pathfinder which was 176 less of my trade in loan so I agreed. Than got to finance office and was completely lied too. My payments went up 476.49 from my trade in payment. the monthly payments was the stupid smart pay weekly payment. I was ready to walk away and take my trade in back. But finance manger was like your getting a great car and we have few paperwork to go through. They added thing like gap which I told them no, and they told two would be good. They also added a warranty that I no clue about or any information about. They force into things that you don't want. read more

This company texts me 3 times a day every day for weeks now because I registered to their website. I finally give them a chance to sell me a vehicle (2017 BMW X5) which the sales rep over the phone told me they have several on their lot so I drive from Mishawaka all the way to Elkhart to see and test drive them only to find out when I get there that they don't actually have any BMW X5s in stock. This company are liars and tell you they have something on lot when they don't they are just trying to get you to their lot to sell you something else. Don't subscribe to their website unless you want spam calls and text messages through the day every day! read more

I've had a great experience here every time I've visited. They treat you like royalty and always go above and beyond!

My son bought a car there a little over a year ago and was not told that the car had been in 2 other accidents and from one it had frame damage. We found this out when we went to trade it in to another dealership. Now we also found out at this time that the engine is going out as it may have been disrupted by the previous accidents. My son owes $21,000 on a vehicle he can't even drive. We put our trust in this dealership and now we are stuck with a payment on a car my son can't even drive. Don't use this dealership. read more

I wouldn't recommend going here. It was high-pressure sales telling me my credit was bad, which it wasn't awful it was 620, which is considered fair. From start to finish, I felt bullied by salesmen they didn't give me any chance to have it looked at first. It wouldn't even let me leave after they told me I needed 500 dollars down. Even though no money down was advertised. I told them I'd have to wait because I didn't have it that day. They pressured me into calling family to beg for money. I ended up getting it from my mom and took the car home that day. After hours of harassment only to discover, they gave me a car on an empty tank of gas, needing an oil change, and a full service. It also has electrical problems and water damage, which wasn't disclosed. They saw I was nervous because this was my first time since getting my divorce, applying for a car loan on my own. A friend with worse credit then mine went to Gates got a newer car for no money down and a better interest rate. I don't think they help as much as advertised. I feel like they are just taking advantage of ppl who need a car and don't know how to finesse it and are scared of the big companies. read more

Ok, so here's the deal: at first, I thought I had found a great car really easily with the help of one of the salesman. But I wanted my mechanic to doublecheck the car before I bought it. Grote's "Service Inspection" came back with some minor issues: needed new windshield wipers, one tire replaced, etc. My mechanic's service inspection turned up $3,000 DOLLARS in major repairs, including a cracked and leaking engine oil cooler (which alone was $1,200)! In fact, as I was driving it to my mechanic, I even smelled a burning smell that they definitely would have noticed. Got back to the dealership and told them that I didn't want the car...the salesman acted "shocked" at what the mechanic found (yeah right). Also, I had put $500 dollars down on the car, and I had to very firmly ask for it back before I walked out the door. I know their cars are cheap and look like a "good deal," but there is for sure a reason for that. If you don't want to end up feeling disillusioned and 100% lied to (plus paying huge repair bills), please think twice before shopping here! Also, if you hate pressure while car shopping, the salesmen/women literally pounce on you the minute you pull into the dealership. Would recommend Preferred Auto, FW Nissan, Don Ayres Honda, or just about ANY other auto dealership before Grote. Beware, people!! read more

I had a great time at Grote. They got me into a reliable vehicle. I love it! It has no issues, low miles, and all the way around great service. read more

Ran my credit 20+ times. Still couldn't come up with a deal. There like a bunch off blood sucking leaches. Cars are overpriced and not in good shape all the cars I test drove had no ac and they smelled like feet. Horrible dealership. I wouldn't recommend to anyone I know. read more

if you don't own a vehicle and can't get a ride to the dealership (Buchanan,mi to Elkhart,IN) they will not work with you. I was assumed a "criminal" because I had asked them to verify my information without me being present. This is after salesperson Ashley informed me that two banks were willing to finance my purchase. All personal information was given via web application. Why have a credit application available online if the dealer is unable to verify the information. Perhaps it's to sell one's information to telemarketers? These folks are as cheesy as their television commercials, cant ima the service one receives after signing the dotted line. read more

I had a great experience! Everyone is very friendly! Austin took care of us, and made sure we found the best car for me.

I had the worse experience here. They sold me a lemon. The car broke down less than 1 week of owning and had to be towed from my driveway. They would NOT supply a rental. Days later they said it was a relay switch and its fine. A month later, the car would not start again, about a half hour later it started, I never called. Today 1/19/24, guess what the car would not start again and I had to get a ride to work. I called Grote at 9:30 to say that the same problem is happening, but because the warranty expired 2 days ago the service guy was completely rude and would NOT let me talk. I got aggravated and yelled for him to be quite to let me finish talking, he said because I was being rude I could have a nice day and HUNG UP!... I am reporting them to the BBB and I am calling head quarters!. I have HAD nothing but rude ignorant people talk to me from there. They sold me a piece of crap for WAY OVER market price. DO NOT GO THERE, DO NOT USE THEM EVEN IF YOU FEEL ITS YOUR ONLY OPTION. I should have paid attention, they said I couldn't get a car unless I had a co-signer, so I had my mom sign, they didn't list her as the co buyer they listed her as the buyer, well guess what she has good credit that they ruined it by doing over 20 HARD inquiries and yet I still have a shitty interest rate, so not only did they screw me over with a car that don't run and my payment is over $500 a month not even 3 payments in, they screwed my mom also. Instead of working with me to make the situation right they just hang up because I'm not their problem anymore, they got what they wanted. I will not stop till at lease 1 person can be saved from experiencing what I have. read more

Stay away. These guys will try to rip you off. My wife and I went in to get a new car, and although the dealer was nice, they don't tell you the price until after you test drive. They tried selling us a 2018 Ford Fusion with 80,000 miles on it for $24,000. Fortunately my wife and I have brains and got a nice car with less miles for nearly $10,000 cheaper elsewhere. Would not recommend for people new to car buying. read more

I bought my car in February 2023 and from day one the check engine light came on and they told me they would just reset it and it would be fine. I told them that I may be blond but I'm not stupid. then i get my first statement for my car loan and it is way out of the price i can afford. so I went to another bank to see about a co-signer and the bank told me they put down my income wrong. 2,000 dollars what i make. i had told the guy to read me the document and he ran through it really quick and had me sign it. I would of read it but i did not have my bifocals with me. Now i have to send the vehicle back because i can afford the payments. read more

took my car after a week because they didn't do inspection. i had been there for 5 hours just to be pressured into buying a stupid car i hate. read more

Scammed an 87 year old woman by falsifying her income by doubling it on the application to the credit union to get the loan to pass. They are standing by her signing the papers and yes she did but she didn't know what she was signing. Sadly she trusted the salesman was telling her the truth. Instead he committed fraud on a legal document. Sold an 87 year old a 30,000.00 SUV on an 84 month loan. This is called elderly abuse. In trying to resolve this we were promised by John Sloan the head of the financial department that the loan would be forgiven and she would be put in a comparable car. That's now not going to happen either because they pulled the old bait and switch when she picked out another car. Lies lies lies! #fraudthepeople read more

my fiancé and i went here friday because we were told we got approved for their $7 down deal that was going on and got there and needless to say, they said we didn't get approved and they wanted $5,000 down on a used suv that had issues with it in the beginning. we informed them we didn't have the money to put down and they kept on pushing us and pushing us to do it. read more

first off they told me I was approved from the online application then when I get there to test drive a vehicle they tell me that I can't get the car I wanted and they wanted way more than what I was told the down payment was going to be read more

I thought I asked good questions but I got another salesman just trying to make a deal. Do not deal with Jason Humberger. He lied, got the sale, and never returned my call. Then service center has an attitude with me for being frustrated over issues on my car that I just bought. Everyone greedy for a dollar but understand it won't be for the good in the end. This was so wrong. read more

Charles in Elkhart Indiana was amazing got me what I needed.

I have had a horrible experience with Grote. Bought a used suv 3 months ago, have always had issues with the Blue tooth not connecting. I have called multiple times and was promised return calls, to never get a return call. 2 weeks ago the computer system radio what not completely went out, took it to the Ford dealer, only $1100 for a new computer system. Don't promise someone a return call and never call back. But they were quick to call me when they could not find the title to the trade in I traded. read more

Drop in and See Kim Baker. Kim has sold us half dozen cars over the years. Treats customers great and will work with you to deliver a extraordinary customer experience. Best experience buying a car we have ever had. read more

Fred, Kim, and the whole team at Grote Automotive work hard to get their customers into the vehicle they truly want. They take the time to get to know you and your needs and then find the finance source that will best work for you and your budget. They have great practices in place to make sure all customers receive great service from start to finish. I've been their lender Rep for over 4 years and find they are a trustworthy dealership I can depend on and would indeed refer my friends and family to AND myself buy from. Go see them, you will be glad you did. read more

The absolute worst experience I have ever had. They never inspected the vehicle before placing it on the lot. The check engine light remained on since the day after I purchased the vehicle. I put $2500.00 down on this vehicle and Mr. Taylor had the nerve to ask for more money to get me out of this vehicle and into another vehicle. I am now getting my vehicle repair which in total will cost me $3800.00 not including new tires. This does not even include the transmission which has been slipping and to diagnose why the check engine light is on. Mr. Tayloys only response what that it's unfortunate but if you come up with $ 2000.00, more we will get you into another vehicle. After taking it to Firestone. they took one wheel off and the brakes literally fell apart. Both coil springs were broken, not rusted but broken. The back shocks were rusted completely through and broken. And I have made only three car payments since this horrendous purchase. Again, as I said I now have to come out of pocket of $3800.00 to get the under carriage all repaired. And then address the check engine light and also find out why the transmission is slipping. And the same named tires I will put back on will cost me over $1000.00 with balance and installation. Anthony is the person that sold me the vehicle and told me on the test drive that the vehicle was sound and perfect. Three months later I still have to pay my car payment on top of all these other expenses. Their service department is completely trash because I know for a fact once they took those tires off, they very well saw the chaos that lurked behind. Everyone I spoke to there at Grote Mitsubishi lied to me from day one. Overall, I expect to pay well over $7500.00 to get this vehicle safe to drive and hopefully last me through the remainder of my loan. My suggestion to anyone looking for a new or used vehicle to stay far away from this so-called dealership. Each person I spoke to lied to me 100% and either hung up on me or just never returned my calls. And I mean everyone lied to me. From the front desk, sales and their service department. This is no joke. This place is in for a rude awakening in the near future. This place should be shut down and I will do everything in my power to make this happen. And yes, this is how they treat a Marine Corp Veteran. So, keep that in mind as well. This is far from over. I never give up. This is not just talk. I AM FOR REAL!! Remember KARMA MR. TAYLOR!! This is not over by far! read more

Excellent service and very thorough every time I get my car serviced here. I enjoy the good attitude and timely manner of constantly keeping me up to date on the progression of the work to be done read more

I would not recommend buying your vehicle from here. All we have done in the 1.5years owing both vehicles is fix and fix and fix problems major issues that they brush off and don't fix. Come to have cars stall in the morning or on the way to work. If you are in need of a car this is not the place to go read more

Went to look at used cars and they couldn't give me any prices until they saw my drivers license and insurance card. What?? Why?? No thanks

Jesse was great. He went out of his way to find a me a great deal, and was transparent throughout the entire process. I'm super with my new car. I didn't think I'd drive away in a 2019 Fusion! Happy customer here! If go to the Warsaw location to complete your purchase, talk to Jesse, he'll go above and beyond the call of duty! read more

Purchased a car from Grote and had trouble getting it fixed. Took them 2 weeks to finally fix the transmission. I just took my car in for it's 2nd oil change.... Both filters were black!!! Where I took my car for the oil change said that the filters were not touched for a year!!!! I just got this car last June 2017. So far I had to get a transmission fixed, new battery, new tires they were bald and now $12o oil change because the filters made my car smell like garbage. I love my car BUT... I will never recommend anyone to them!!!! And 3 stars because the car is nice. read more

I bought a car from Grote about 4 years ago, I brought my dad with me. As it turns out, he went to high school with the main manager (Kim, I think was his name). I had an EXCELLENT experience. The car said it hadn't been wrecked but it obviously had, the tires needed replacing, Grote fixed these issues immediately, and I feel the price I paid for my car was fair (2014 Chevy Cruze, at that time it was worth like $16,000 I paid $17,000 out the door, taxes, fees, extra warranty etc.) Here we are 4 years later. I have a friend, she bought a car from Grote about 3 weeks ago SHE WENT BY HERSELF. She paid nearly TWICE what the car is worth. (2010 Chevy Cruze worth about $6,000 she paid $10,000 under the impression that because she had bad credit, the price would suck) The check engine light came on very soon after driving it off the lot and the history logs showed that it had recently been cleared (the check engine light, like they made it go away) day 3 of having that car and it wouldnt start in the morning for work. Since then it seems like it has been in the shop more than she has driven it. She is currently picking it up from the THIRD time in the shop. They are acting like SHE is in the wrong. It starts every time for them so they say there's nothing they can do about it. The service manager actually said the words "This is not Walmart, you can't just return it with a receipt" so unprofessional. It's been in the shop 3 times. Stranded her in a deserted parking lot in the middle of Fort Wayne, costed her a point and a half for work, not to mention all the emotional stress. They took advantage of her. The fact that she was young and alone. I find it impossible to believe that they didn't know that car was unreliable. Not to mention the price I mean are you serious. I used to tell EVERYONE go to Grote because of my stellar experience. I am so disappointed in how unprofessional they are being. I am disgusted at how much they made her pay for that car, they knew she had nothing, they knew she was desperate for a car. They knew her credit was bad. Then to add insult to injury they aren't doing everything they can to make it right. So if you decide to risk it and go to the dealer "For the people!", make sure you know someone who works there, and bring them with you! Otherwise they might screw you over like they are doing to my friend. read more