4 years ago
Very unpleasant experience: deceptive representati...
Very unpleasant experience: deceptive representation, tactics and pressure in the financial office, indifferent and careless post-sale customer service.
- Went there for a Mazda 5, when I asked for incentive and discount, the salesman (Esso) had me play two bonus games, the top prize was said to be "up to $1000 discount". What I eventually won was $100 "cash" and "$150 gas card", they said they would give me the prizes when I pick up the car. After agreeing on a purchasing price and shaking hands with the salesman, I felt relieved, I thought the negotiation was finally over, but this was just the beginning of nightmare.
- Then my family and I were taken to a little financial office, where the financial manager (Bill) unfolded his aggressive salesmanship and tactics on us: hard-selling of a series of extended warranty, paint protection and under coating and etc. Unprepared and unfamiliar with the products (now I know they are absolutely unnecessary), my family was tortured for nearly an hour, my wife was annoyed, my 3-year-old daughter was annoyed, but Bill just wouldn t stop pressuring us. He even snuck a $500 Stolen Car Protection into my bill un-informed right at the beginning (he or someone else probably did it before I entered the room), I spotted it in time and asked him to remove it. Then I made up my mind not to purchase any add-ons in that office.
- Five days later, I picked up my new car from this dealership. On my way home I realized that I was too excited to ask them about the cash rebate and gas card, I thought they might have put them in the package, then I went through the document folder at home but couldn t find anything: they didn t give me the money and gas card that they promised. I called them and a senior manager Ryan answered my phone, he said the $100 cash was for financial office only (something that they didn t properly disclose before), because I didn t buy any add-ons from the financial office so the $100 is off the table! He agreed to give me the gas card though, I called him again the next day and he reassured me that the gas card is with the reception and ready for pick-up, then I drove an hour through rush-hour traffic after work to their fancy Maple Mazda showroom, and GUESS WHAT, there was nothing for me! Nothing on the reception desk, the receptionist didn t know anything about it. Ryan was off for the day, and no one in that showroom could authorize a $150 dollar gift card for me. A person called Paul even blamed me for not asking for it at the first place, which confirmed my speculation that if you don t ask, this dealership will just ignore the promises they made to customers.
- Now it s been two days after, no one tried to reach me about this. I just called Ryan and reached voice recording. I don t care about the gas card any more, I will file a complaint to Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC).