High Expectations, Major Disappointment..
I have been shopping for a used Range Rover for quite a while now. While browsing online, I saw one listed for what I felt was a fair price at The High-Line Group. I met with Fred Stamatatos, who walked around with the vehicle with me. We noticed several scratches on the exterior of the car, we also noted two dents on the drivers door, one small dent on the trunk a chip in the right-rear taillight, and a few pieces of loose trim.
While we were walking around the vehicle Fred told me that upon purchase of the vehicle, they have a policy in place that would assure all of the cosmetic damages we noted while looking at the car would be covered at no cost to me. I asked if they would replace the loose pieces of trim, he said yes. I asked if they would fix all of the exterior scratches, he said they will buff them out and order paint from Range Rover to do touch-ups. I asked about the dents, the chips, and the taillight and was told that all would be covered by the dealer.
After a brief test drive, we went over the numbers. I felt the price was fair for a Range Rover of that year in good condition, so considering the amount of work Fred said they would put into it for me I was fine with the price. We met with the General Sales Manager quickly, and I went out to take a final look at the car while Fred made some photocopies for me.
When Fred came outside with the photocopies I pointed out some major scratches on the lower plastic portion of the mirror housing. "Hmm, I'm not sure if we'll be able to fix that, It looks like it will need to be replaced which would be costly for us." I responded by asking what happened to " we will replace anything you are not satisfied with"???? So he went and grabbed has sales manager.
I didn't catch the sales manager's name, but he had tan complexion. He was incredibly rude and disrespectful. Without greeting me or anything, he came right out and said "we're not replacing that." I said "what about the scratches all over the car, the chips, the dents, and the scratches on the other plastic pieces." he responded "we can try and buff the paint and see if some of the scratches come out, but they won't come out of the plastic pieces by the mirrors and on the two pillars that flank the trunk, and that's all we can do." I responded "well you're going to need to adjust the price of this car if you aren't willing to fix most of the major damage to the car." In the most rude and disrespectful tone he said "we're not budging on price, if you don't like the car then you can go to a different dealership".
I have never felt so disrespected, nor have had such a terrible experience at a car dealer. I regret every minute that I spent there today and I will never go back. There's no justifying these sleazy sales tactics, or treating customers the way they treated me today. I am disgusted with the peasant who calls himself a "manager", buying a car should be a positive experience and I advise anybody thinking of buying a car from here to look elsewhere.
Update: I read the remarks from Charles F. It's pathetic that you would insinuate I'm "racially biased" based on my review. I would describe MYSELF as someone who has a tan complexion. Just accept that I had a bad experience. Thats a low blow, and only attests to the type of people you are. read more