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Subaru Dealer Blacklist (Surprise markups and other shady dealings)
Edit: I haven't been updating this thread so there are tons of shitty experiences not being added to this front page. If you are thinking about working with a dealer I strongly suggest you use the forum search function on the dealership. If that specific dealership isn't on the up and up they should pop up in this thread. Happy searching!
I want to first start off with the fact that I have no problems with dealers putting mark ups on cars since that's basic capitalism. You should charge as high of a price as the consumer is willing to pay, that's basic economics. With that being said, what I do have a problem with are sales people that will outright lie to you and then reinforce why people hate car dealerships. Below are dealerships that we hope you can avoid in the future based on their shady sales tactics and problems that members have encountered when trying to order their cars. If you have experienced these or other "bait and switch" type tactics from dealers please post them in this thread and PM me so I can update the first post. If dealers are being up front with markups they don't need to be raked over the coals as that is their decision as long as they are up front with the customer about it. List Bertera Subaru, Hartford, Massachusetts Stamford Subaru, Stamford, Connecticut Chaplin's Subaru, Bellevue, Washington Koby Subaru, Mobile, Alabama Colonial Subaru, Feasterville, Pennsylvania Subaru of Las Vegas, Nevada Fitzgerald Auto Mall, Gaithersburg Maryland Puente Hills Subaru, California Hiley Subaru, Fort Worth Texas Subaru of Costa Mesa, Huntington CA References Quote:
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That is stupid. Poor form Hiley Subaru.
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scam artists
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Are they trying to keep your $500? Or had you not put it down yet? In any case, that sucks. All of the hype around this car has made people crazy, and a $2500 markup on this car is nothing short of insane.
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I'd report them to the BBB!!!
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Good on you for posting this. We need to make a list of scammer dealers to protect fellow FT86Club members from dealing with shady people. This is typical bait-and-switch that so many of us loathe.
Edit: yes, report it to the BBB but don't expect it to do much. It is far more helpful to post it here and spread the word about people engaging in sketchy maneuvers. Just to be clear -- you have not yet given them any deposit, you just emailed the guy and he said one thing and then when the paperwork arrived it another thing, right?? |
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Did you ever get feedback from his Sales Manager or the GM?
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Nope, no deposit with them fortunately, but a 10% market is ridiculous.
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I knew they were just trying to slip one by me when they sent the form filled in with "unknown". There wasn't any way I was sending them credit card info without any type of guaranteed tied to MSRP.
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Leave these clowns to their ridiculous markups and go to a (somewhat) honest dealership.
If I put an order down sometime I am being sure to confirm or MSRP and if they try this on me, I'm out.
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Wish Nissan made one
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This won't make you feel any better.. but it is proof that some salespeople and some dealerships are trustworthy and stand by good ethics:
I was in contact with a salesman locally prior to the allocation notification email. He must have been under the impression that they would get a ton of cars, so he made me a promise that if Subaru didn't accept VIP, he would still sell me the car for invoice. I drove out there the next day and met him.. He said he found out shortly after how limited the supply would be and that they wouldn't take VIP and his boss was really really pissed at him for making that promise.. BUT.. they stood behind his promise and wrote the order for me at invoice. Hiley Subaru could learn a thing or two.. going back on your word to add an upcharge to an MSRP is very bad form. |
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I never heard back from the first dealer that I actually had a deposit with, so now I have to figure out how to get that money back...ugh PITA.
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