****Update*****, 25 April- After my rather bad experience, I received a phone call from the owner of Magnum who's name is Charlie. He talked to me about my situation and apologized for the services I received and said he would be sending me a refund check for the $75 quote fee. I did receive the check from him with another apology letter signed by him. I have to say that this goes a long with with me and customer service. I really appreciated the effort of a company owner reaching out to their customers. Written apologies are something that are rare these days since it takes the time from the owner to write it, and I truly appreciate it. This is why I'm updating my 2 star review to a 4 star. With the effort the owner puts into his company and assuring his customers are truly happy says a lot about him and how he cares about his business. Thank you Charlie. Your the reason why I gave a higher rating.
I recently purchased a Boat & Trailer(not from Magnum) and didn't realize my trailer needed repair. So I decided to take it to Magnum off of 620 in Austin since they made the trailer back in 1995. I thought they could do a good job since they originally made it and their recorded voice on their phone line brags about their speedy service and eight service bays. I dropped my boat & trailer off on March 27. The individual walked outside with me and I told him everything I wanted done. We walked back inside as it started to rain and we verified everything on his paperwork. He asked if I wanted a written quote, and it would be an additional $75. I asked if it was necessary since I was willing to pay whatever amount it was to ensure my trailer was safe on the road. He said no, and that it would be 3-5 days until they could start on it due to the summer season approaching. I said that's fine and I understand(this includes the $190 fee to remove my boat from the trailer for service). I said yes to everything and I wanted to get everything done quickly since I had just bought the boat 3 days prior.
A week and a half rolls around and I'm getting curious what it will cost me so I can be prepared. So I call and they said it will be a $75 quote fee, I said yes because I want to know what I have to pay. 2 days later I get the quote, cool. Another 5 days rolls around and I'm getting anxious on getting my trailer back, so I call again. He said it's not in service yet, and it may be Monday or Tuesday till they start.
At this point my boat and trailer have been there almost 3 weeks. I ask him why my boat hasn't gotten in the service bay yet, he said it's only been 4 days since the quote. I said okay, well my boat has been there for almost 3 weeks. He said, well we don't put it in line for the service bay till we have a signed quote. What??!! Are you serious?? I was not told this when I originally dropped off the boat & trailer. He said, I don't know what to tell you, but that's policy. Okay, I get it, that's policy, but that's not what you fire back with in a conversation with a customer who has a quote for $1,700 in trailer repairs waiting to happen for almost 3 weeks.
Needless to say, I was very upset after that phone call. After that, I decided to pull my boat and trailer from their service and take it back. Obviously the person whom I had been dealing with for the past 3 weeks(Jim Kirtchner) I believe, needs some retraining in customer etiquette.
So needless to say, Magnum lost out on $1,700 in service that I was more than willing to pay. I won't be coming back for any service there, ever again.
Now, a gentlemen named Craig was very nice to me and apologetic after I told him my story when I paid for the quote fee and took my boat back. He did guarantee me that it would be in first thing the next service day, but my mind was already made up to take my business elsewhere.
I would have given this place 1 star, but Craig was their saving grace. He was very nice to deal with and listened to my discontent.
All in all, my unserviced trailer was there from 27 March to 14 April, with nothing done on it. My trailer is now at a different business with a guarantee of a 2-4 day turn around starting on Monday. read more