Even in this day and age, people are still being pre-judged. My husband and I went to this dealership to purchase a car for our daughter. We came in on a Thursday evening, picked out a car we liked, test drove it, and asked all the pertinent questions, including "IS THIS PRICE NEGOTIABLE?" We were told "absolutely." We left the dealership at 9 pm (closing time), with a promise that we would return/call when we made our decision, and after we looked at a few other dealerships. We returned on Saturday afternoon (after calling first to inform the salesman that we were coming). We spoke with both the "Assistant" General Manager, and THE General Manager. They both were pompous in their discussions with us, and tried to explain that they NEVER haggle with prices, and that EVERYONE who buys from them pays the sticker price....yeah right!! My husband and I brought our own financing, and we were ready to walk out the door with a purchase, but instead we were insulted, and even told right to our face, that they "didn't size people up, or judge them--as an example, because of how big they are." My husband works out, and is tall with large muscles---so it leaves me to wonder, if this was the reason for us not getting a deal for the car we selected---not even a 1% discount was offered to us. This GM didn't know the profession of my husband, or that he has an advanced degree, or that he has been in his field of work for over 22 years, or that he is a God fearing man, etc. etc.-----but his immature and demeaning statement told it all. The first example you give, you directly correlate it with my husband's size, then look him up an down when you say it----WHO DOES THAT???? I would NEVER NEVER recommend anyone to this dealership----don't waste your time, there are MANY MANY MANY other Honda dealerships in the Chicagoland area, who would sincerely appreciate and welcome your business----and WILL NOT PRE-JUDGE YOU.......My daughter currently owns a Honda Accord Coupe, this Honda purchase is our fourth- nevertheless, their lost was our gain......just like Julia Roberts said in the movie, Pretty Woman......"big mistake....HUGE!" I should have looked at the poor Yelp reviews before we wasted our time....the 2-star overall low rating is very much legitimate and substantiated!! Whew....God was looking out for us once again----and prevented us from buying from this dealership----they don't deserve our business.
One note, the salesman, Bob, was great, and seemed sincere----I feel sorry that his managers are not!
UPDATE: On 4/17, we went to Continental Honda in Countryside, IL------and purchased an awesome new Honda for our daughter-------we were treated with the utmost respect! They met us at our negotiated price point, and NEVER once made us feel like the managers at McGrath Honda-Elgin did. Continental Honda honored and appreciated our business----I guess that's why they are rated so highly. read more