Brian Whisnant Review of Mike Johnson's Hickory T
I came here to post a review but wanted to read ot...
I came here to post a review but wanted to read other reviews first to see if my experience with this dealership was a rare case. After reading the negative reviews, which I highly recommend (I wish I had) it is fair warning to anyone considering this dealership to be strongly advised to be aware of the potential risks of going here.
While there are many good reviews and I personally have had a previous good experience with them, I can honestly say that as long as you are willing to accept at face value what you're being told, then there is a good possibility that you will have a reasonable experience. But given the opportunity to be dishonest and untrustworthy they will take advantage of that and of you. You would think being a return customer would hold a little value with them. But that's definitely not the case.
Just in a brief summary, my wife and I were told multiple different stories throughout the several hours we were there about all our options that we later discovered to be untrue. We were offered a deal one day which they were pressuring us to sign that day, only to find out the next day when we returned to accept it, that the deal wasn't really approved. And then tried to get us to put more money on a down payment and have a higher payment. None of which we were told the day before. We were told that we were approved through 2 or 3 lenders on one vehicle, then it changed to we were only approved through one, then it changed to we were actually approved through 2 or 3 lenders but the others wanted more of a down payment and a trade in. Great way to treat a return customer, right? With that in mind, you need to know that you will pay too much for the vehicle you purchase here. There are better offers at other dealerships. We did find that out when we visited another dealership.
At the end of the day, their credibility is more than questionable and it would be a wise decision for anyone reading this to look elsewhere before "giving Mike a try." Which is an interesting slogan because our experience with them was definitely very "trying." Please know that I am not angry but I am simply trying to help others to not make the same mistake we and others have made with trusting everything they tell you. You can't. Please also know that the "Response from the owner" you will read isn't actually the owner and is a lot of fluff. Another testament to their dishonesty.
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