Steven Hirshberg

Review of Colonial Hyundai

$6500 for trade - no way. I went to Colonial Hyun...

$6500 for trade - no way. I went to Colonial Hyundai in Downingtown to get $6500 for my trade (which was probably only worth $2000). I had called beforehand and they said that the $6500 was off of the "window price". I checked the car prices (i.e. window sticker) on the web site prior to going so I had an idea what the car should cost. I knew their offer was too good to be true. When I got there, the "window price" on every car is about $3800 more than the manufacturers sticker price because they add all sorts of extras most people won't use (car washes, dent and chip repair, etc) - especially me since I came from 40 minutes away. Their extras are on a separate window sticker that they don't show online. They do this on every new car. Included in this $3800 in an extra cost to double the manufacturers warranty - so you are paying for this warranty, they are not giving it to you like they advertise.

Their advertising did get me into the dealership and after about 90 minutes at the dealership, they did give me an offer on a car that really wasn't my first choice anyway. This deal included the actual value of my trade - not the $6500. If you are interested in a Hyundai, they are probably a reasonable dealership but they should just avoid the misleading advertising and pricing. If you are interested in something else, you are probably not going to get any better deal there. Go elsewhere which is what I did and gave my business to a more honest dealer closer to home.