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The salesman I bought from, Mahdi, included as part of our contract that I would receive a year of Bluelink, a service that includes remote car starting functions, crash detection, etc. While it is already disgusting that Hyundai requires a subscription to turn on hardware inside the car that I bought, Morrie's then did not deliver on this.
Bluelink indicated we had no subscription. We called Morrie's and got Mahdi's contact information. He informed us we did have it, despite what bluelink told us. We went back and forth until eventually I was able to get a three-way phone call between myself, Mahdi, and Bluelink. At this point, it had been over a month of fighting.
Then, Bluelink informed Morrie's through Mahdi that they had no authority to sell us that package. Mahdi was not listening and was away from the phone, so we had to reestablish contact so he could be told. At that point, he hung up on us both without a word.
I followed up. Mahdi told me he would work to resolve the issue and that he would call me by the end of the day with an update.
The end of the day came and went with no communication from Morrie's. I had to contact Mahdi again, who told me there was "nothing he could do". I asked him to clarify whether he meant that Morrie's would not honor the contract they made with me. He then said he needed to look into it some more.
At this point, I told him I either wanted the subscription or to be reimbursed for the cost of it. He said he needed time to look into it and gave me a time by which he would contact me.
Once again, he ghosted me.
So I contacted him again, and he did not respond. A day later I followed up again and he gave me another vague promise that he was looking into it.
Five days later, he had not responded to me, so I informed him that if we did not receive either our subscription or our money, I would begin arbitration against Morrie's, something I'd never threatened before, but at this point I'd spent several hours of my life trying to not be robbed. This still did not get Mahdi's attention.
So I called the sales manager. He was in a meeting, so I left a message, which he did not return. The next day, I called again. Another meeting, another message. The third day, I called again - this time from a new phone - and suddenly my phone rang with a call from Mahdi, who promised me he would have the situation resolved within two business days.
Three business days later, he had not done so. So once again I called the sales manager. As I tried to do so, Mahdi called me again and told me he'd be sending a check for the cost of the bluelink subscription. Finally, resolution! So I get the check in the mail, cash it, and go to pay for my bluelink subscription.
So here's the thing - a bluelink subscription on the tier including the features I was promised costs THREE TIMES what they paid out. This was over two months after I bought the car.
Now, to be clear and honest - bluelink is part of Hyundai but is not part of Morrie's. My concerns mentioned above are with Morrie's, and specifically with Mahdi. However, there are also problems with bluelink. These are not part of the scoring for this review, but they are a caveat for would-be purchasers.
Bluelink told me that I was entitled to a three-month subscription by virtue of buying the car and said they'd activated it when I activated my account. However, they had it starting over a month and half before I ever even considered buying a Hyundai. They assured me that my account was created on a certain date, but based on my trial's expiration date, that date still would've been impossible. Bluelink obfuscates cancellation of trials, lies about dates, and hides their true pricing.
In short, I encourage the reader to not buy a Hyundai. If you do buy a Hyundai, don't buy one that uses bluelink. If you buy one that uses bluelink, don't buy from Morrie's. And if for some reason you buy from Morrie's - don't buy from Mahdi!