Dispicable and more manipulative now that I'm at the end of my lease. I can turn it in and lose money, pay a mandatory disposition fee, and start from scratch elsewhere with a new car. So I tried to buy it out. This was my experience.....the BMW payoff letter says X. Dealer added $2,096 worth of fees to buy it out. Apparently this is legal in New Mexico according to BMW corporate. In another state I could have just purchased it for X from corporate. After I complained to the local dealer, they agreed to drop the price to remove the added $1,312 of fees ONLY IF I finance the balance of the lease and keep the loan for 3 months before paying it off. They are more concerned about a pittance on their P&L rather than customer satisfaction. Very short sighted. Corporate says it's legal because of NM laws, and there is nothing they an do about it. So here's a dealer that's more concerned about a $600 profit to "cover their time" rather than treat a customer with consistency and respect. I called CA where I got the car, they said it's specific to this dealer. I talked to other high end dealers in town, and they also said it's specific to this dealer.
Shame. If I had stayed in CA instead of moving to NM, this would have been straightforward with the original end of lease payout.
So I now own this car that I have nothing but bad memories and horrible dealer experiences. Here are some more examples:
- wouldn't remove the CA toll decal from my car window because "we're busy with other customers". All they needed was one minute and a blade.
-wouldn't help me set the time - told me to google it.
-can't tell me why the nav sends me in the wrong direction all the time even though they supposedly updated the software twice
-car wash rarely works so that service /benefit is unreliable
- they absolutely refuse to negotiate at all and add charges at will
- wouldn't remove hundreds of dollars in fees UNLESS I agreed to finance the car instead of paying cash...anything to nickle and time a sale. So they could have removed the fees, but they refuse to. Is a few hundred dollars worth having a dissatisfied customer. Apparently so.
- Corporate said the local dealer can do whatever they want in terms of pricing and terms. So where is the brand equity and support? Non existent.
- They told me I needed and oil change so I made an appointment and came in, but that was a mistake. I didn't need the service. Can they not read their own computer?
- They tried to do end of lease inspection at the wrong time, I had to tell them that the rules were within 60 days. How does the customer know their policies better then they do?
-the navigation app stopped working, again, I was told to google it instead of them helping to fix it
-tire pressure is constantly low, but I'm told "that's normal".
I could go on....but overall, a miserable transition to New Mexico BMW. I called the dealer in CA where I got the car, and it seems all the registration, buy out, and maintenance issues are specific to my NM dealer experience. I can't wait to get rid of the car. It has nothing but bad memories dealing with these guys in Santa Fe. I hope their happy they have my money. They're so unwilling to assist or compromise with their customers, how do they expect andy loyalty or satisfaction. I agree with the other reviews - they need a grad level course in customer satisfaction. They're very pushy, arrogant, and short sighted. If I had time to find another car that met my disability needs, I would have never kept it. What a miserable and frustrating and demeaning experience. read more