4 years ago
My wife and I purchased a 2010 Toyota Corolla from...
My wife and I purchased a 2010 Toyota Corolla from Feldmann Nissan. First, on the day we wanted to go and see the car, we received a pressure call saying that another customer was coming to see the car. If we put down $500 we could swoop in under them and reserve the car for ourselves. This practice felt very fishy, and we should have known then to walk away from the dealer. Unfortunately we did not, because they had the car we wanted with only 40,000 miles on it. We really wanted to see the car.
After coming from Burnsville Walser, and Apple Valley Ford, we were used to fairly pleasant atmospheres in dealerships. Feldmann Nissan felt very depressing. Our salesman, Zac, was the type of salesman who give car salesmen a bad name. Before, our test-drive, I reached up to adjust the rear-view mirror. It was quite wobbly, and I was able slide it off the windshield with no effort. Zac responded, "Oh, sometimes they are supposed to come of like that."
Back at the office, during the process of the sale, we inquired about the second key when only one was sitting on the desk. Zac said that there should be one, and he went to check on that. He came back and with only one, and said he would look into that. (In future practice buying a used car, we will make two keys a condition of the deal, however our salesmen implies that there would be a second key, so we didn't think much of it). Further email inquiries were not responded to by our salesman, Zac.
After the sale, Zac said that we should go in the waiting room while the car is "being detailed." This was a pleasant surprise, as seeing the car already had a bad wax job by Feldmann, with excess wax left along the pinstriping, and a handprint on the rear seat. There was also a sticky substance in the glove box. (The next day we found three receipts from the previous owner in a compartment on the dashboard). We had to ask Zac twice to tighten the rear-view mirror. When we got the car, clearly it had not been detailed, and was taken to the gas station for the tank to be topped off. The car had no floor mats either, which was odd, because the carpet marks seemed like it they were in it after the car had been vacuumed. (We use aftermarket mats, this wasn't a big deal.)
Upon transfer of the title, we signed the appropriate document for a duplicate title, and Feldmann Nissan said they would take care of the rest and did not mention that we would have to drive the title to the dealer for our trade-in. About two weeks later, we received an impolite call asking why we were late bringing them the title.
When taking the car in for its first oil change, first, we realized that Feldmann Nissan cut corners and put in 5W-30 instead of the factory recommended 5W-20. This was a cost cutting measure, lowered the cars mileage by about 3 MPGs, and was a little harder on the engine than the recommended oil. Our mecannic also noted that the oil filter was exceptionally tight.
I would not trust Feldmann Nissan with a new car, let alone a car from Feldmann Mercedes. In hindsight, I wish I would have paid more and gave my business to Walser Burnsville or Apple Valley Ford. Great experiences at both dealerships, and I will continue to recommend both of them.
Feldmann Nissan was the worst car experience I have ever had.
ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO (FROM THIS POST), A RESPONSE WAS POSTED SAYING THAT THEY WANTED TO AMEND OUR EXPERIENCE, AND SOMEONE WOULD FROM UPPER MANAGEMENT WOULD BE CONTACTING US. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE HAVE YET TO BE CONTACTED, AND THE RESPONSE HAS SINCE BEEN DELETED. THIS CLASSLESS EXPERIENCE HAS MANAGED TO CONTINUE LONG AFTER OUR PURCHASE.