Joshua Cohen

Review of Burns honda

I bought my first new car here in May of 2017 (201...

I bought my first new car here in May of 2017 (2017 Honda Civic hatchback LX) and that was a good enough experience. Nevertheless it was a somewhat sterotypical ordeal in which if I didn't work very hard trying to negotiate with the salesperson then I wouldn't have gotten close to a price I was okay with.

This was I think the third or fourth dealer I went to and it was the only one that got close to the final price I had in mind. From what I remember the staff working with me gracefully dealt with my negotiation.

The only real negative aspect of the experience was my attempt at trading in my old vehicle; the digital odometer was broken so there was only a general estimate of total miles but it was in otherwise decent condition. It has about 150k miles on it from what I recall and I asked the mechanics there to evaluate the vehicle themselves as it was a good running vehicle albeit a bit dated with moderate use. However they had to essentially offer me a low ball/scrap value due to them being unable to verify exactly how many miles were on the vehicle. They said they would've had to auction the vehicle off and that it wouldn't really be economical for them. With that said, I appreciated their honesty and it worked out anyway as I ended up selling the vehicle to a private party for a reasonable price.

Out of the various Honda dealerships I shopped around at this was the one I ended up actually purchasing my car from and had the best experience with.