I have nothing but good things to say about Clintonville Motors. I went in after my car was called…read morea total loss after an accident. My initial thought was to jump through all the hoops to get it at auction and repair it, but then the sheer amount of work that entailed was daunting, especially for a 15 yr old car with almost 150K miles. Once I decided to get something new, I determined what I wanted, both in the car and financially, I set out. First I looked at some used car lots online to see what's out there and check out prices. We visited a few places, and I had trepidations at them all and figured, what the what, just check out the car lot across from work. That lot is Clintonville Motors. I looked at the cars online and was impressed with the selection within the range of what I wanted. So we (husband and I) drove over to check the cars. I saw several that caught my eye and test drove one. It was newer than my totaled car, had MUCH less miles, and for the most part, was what I wanted within the price range. Husband and I looked over the lot and read the stickers for several cars before someone came over-- just enough time to show interest in us but also feel low pressure. We looked for a few minutes but kept coming back to this one Honda. We took it for a test drive. I liked it, and we bought it. Tigran, the manager, was open about the car being a salvage, but he was very clear the car had an engine warranty. At first I was reluctant about the salvage thing, but then I thought about how far I was initially willing to go to get my car that was a salvage vehicle and figured this car is newer and far less miles than mine. Had I got mine, there'd be no warranty. So I drive off with my new-to-me car quite happy.
A couple weeks in. I had a problem, to the point the car wasn't running right and I didn't trust it. We called Clintonville and they sent a towtruck at their expense to get my car. They fixed it and delivered it to my home. But a few days later, a similar problem came up. Again, they brought the truck over, got it fixed and drove it an extra day or 2 to make sure it was driving right. When I got it back not only did they address the issue, they gave me fresh new windshield wipers because they had it and drove it during heavy rains and saw the wipers needed changed. The car ran just fine.
Car drives fine, but I've had it long enough that I figure getting an oil change from our regular mechanic makes sense to check everything out makes sense. Take it in, and outside of the maintenance on the AC (standard stuff), I got a declaration of a good car with good tires and a fine engine. Clintonville stood by and took care of my car when we had a few problems, and they stand by their work. I got what I wanted in terms of car and price and they have surpassed what I expected for service. I'm very pleased and would go back to Clintonville Motors.They are low pressure, friendly, professional, and stand by their warranty. I wouldn't hesitate to get a car here again. They've been great.
