I wasn't expecting a Honda dealership to be this sketchy. You would think Honda, as a company, would care more about its reputation and customer service than this.
I purchased a 2017 Honda Fit from Rohrich Honda a few months ago. I held off on writing this review to give them a chance to make it right, but we're at 5 strikes against them which is just unacceptable. I'll go into detail about it, but here are the bullet points:
Strike 1: I was told the car had a crucial feature that it didn't have.
Strike 2: None of the cars were "certified used" despite them charging the "certified used" listing price.
Strike 3: They increased the price after we already made a deal and shook hands on it.
Strike 4: When trying to "make it right" they tried to trick me into trading-in my car for a loss and buying a new car outright.
Strike 5: They didn't submit my insurance information to the bank, which caused the bank to purchase a premium on my behalf which added $1.8k to my car loan.
I was sold on getting the upgraded EX model based on a feature the salesman told me that it had. Turns out, the 2017 models do not support this feature. Without it, the car would not have been worth the price to me and I would have purchased a different car. Let's call that strike one.
While in the price negotiation, I leveraged my trade-in and the fact that the car wasn't "certified used." They said they "didn't have time to certify any of their cars." This was a red flag because literally none of their used cars were "certified used." Meanwhile they were still being sold at the certified listing price. When we came to an agreement on the amount for the car, I communicated with them that this was my total-total, drive off the lot, taxes and fees included, bottom line price. We shook hands on that price. Then we moved to the paperwork phase where that price greatly went up. They told me this was for the "taxes and fees." They went back on their deal, and tried to make me feel like I was in the wrong. This puts them at 3 strikes.
Since I didn't have my usb cord on me, I couldn't test the feature that the salesman said the car had during the test drive. The next day, I plugged in my phone to set it up and discovered it was not working. I let them know immediately. They had me take the car into the shop to see what the problem was. This is when they revealed that the feature wasn't compatible with Honda Fit's until 2018. Keep in mind, this feature was a main selling point for the car and justification for the price. They told me they would make it right.
Eventually they offered to trade in the 2017 car with a newer car that actually had the correct features that I had paid for in the 2017. After asking questions about how that process would work, I found out they were planning to treat it as a trade-in where I would take a loss and then they would have me purchase the new car outright. I told them I would be happy to pay the difference in value between the two vehicles, but this deal would only be worth it to me if I wasn't taking a loss on the 2017 or having to re-pay any taxes or transfer fees because of their mistake. I considered my conditions a good deal on both sides, but it's been 2 weeks and they still haven't responded.
The fifth strike is when I went online to make a payment on the car (I still have the 2017.) I noticed a $1.8k charge on my account. I call up the bank that I have the loan with and they told me the dealership never sent them my insurance information so they purchased an insurance premium for me. I gave the bank my insurance information, which should in theory take care of the $1.8k charge, but the stress the dealership had caused me on top of everything else is unacceptable.
You would think Honda would want a better reputation than this. Their service was sketchy and I'm very dissatisfied with my overall experience. This is likely the last Honda I'll be purchasing. read more