My son and I just shortly ago visited your Hourstbourne Pkwy lot to follow-up on a car that we were considering for purchase. This was the second time he had come back as his mom asked me to come and look at it because I have some BMW experience with the inline six's; because we have two others just like it.
At first, the salesman was friendly, he allowed us to walk around the car inspecting the scratches and then he opened the hood for us.
He left us alone as not to pressure us, while we looked the car over. He returned shortly after with the keys and a CARFAX.
He was telling us about items on the report, but I had to sit the papers down in the front seat to put them in order because my hands were full with a flashlight and a microfiber cloth.
We had noticed there was some oil seepage on the front right of the valve cover and mentioned it to him.
He left again and my son and I discussed getting it anyways knowing that the valve cover likely needed replace because this engine is synonymous with that repair. The valve covers leak oil into the spark plugs shorting out the coils causing drivability problems.
He came back out just as we started it and it wouldn't idle, it nearly died over and over. He came over and I said "that's not even the Vanos valves" knowing that it was likely the coils being shorted out from oil leaking into the coil wells. He said "no it's not the Vanos valves that sounds like a coil issue". I replied to him, "I don't know, it has problems". He started telling me that the valve cover repair wasn't very expensive and I stated, "it's an 8 hour billable repair and it requires about $750 in parts".
At this point he started telling me that there was a BMW dealer up the road, that if I wanted to buy a new car for my son I should go there, because "it sounds like you want your son to have a new car". He became extremely rude and talked over me. He was escalating the situation unprovoked and I told him that I wasn't being rude. I had not escalated the situation as he was currently; I had been polite.
At this point, my son was sitting in the car, could hear the conversation transpiring and I could tell he was beginning to be uncomfortable, as was I. We both quickly made our way towards our car as this salesman continued to aggressively chide me and talk down towards me as we were leaving. At one point he began to close in on me making me feel uncomfortable with our spacing; as he was being so aggressive with me. I told him he needed to back up and I told him he wasn't being rude he was being obnoxious.
He then said, "no sir, you were being obnoxious when you nearly spit on me when you were upset that the papers were out of order; when you tisked".
He then said, as we were getting in the car, "matter of fact, get off my lot, you are not welcome here and you need to leave".
He was aggressive and verbally abusive without provocation. He made me feel unsafe with his verbiage and body language.
He caused you not to sell that car. We had already decided we were going to likely get it.
I feel as though I was verbally abused by him as he assaulted my character in front of my son.
Thankfully, he heard the entire conversation transpire.
I'm very sorry that this had to happen today.
Good luck on all your endeavors as I will tell others of our experience,
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