I was directed to #1 Cochran of Robinson by Auto Trader to confirm an estimate for our 2006 Toyota Corolla. I arrived at the scheduled appointment time (7 p.m.). One of their employees (cannot recall name/title) met with me and went over the Auto Trader report and took a look at the car and then advised that the Used Sales Manager, Dave Bissert, would be out to meet with me. About 30-40 minutes after I arrived I finally met with Dave. We went over some information about the car and the car itself and then Dave took it for a test drive. He advised that he would run some numbers and be back out with an offer in 5-10 minutes. About 30 minutes later he presented me with a revised Auto Trader estimate that was about $1,100 less than mine and explained why. I did point out a few things on his report that were incorrect. After some discussion he mentioned that he had a few more estimates that he was waiting on and would be back out to go over them as soon as they were received. At about 8:45 he came back out and advised that they hadn't come in yet. I explained that was not a problem; he could call me the next day when they had a final offer. This was May 16. It's now May 28th and I have still not heard back. I left several messages for Dave on his cell phone (the number he advised me to call) and work phone. I attempted to reach him on his cell today and his voice mail is full (during our dicussion he took several calls on his cell phone). I've also reached out to the original contact at #1 Cochran who set up the appointment and directed me to Dave. Still nothing. I have no issue with the lower than expected offer or having to wait at the dealer for almost two hours. I cannot understand, however, why there cannot be a return call even if to say they are no longer interested in purchasing the vehicle (despite Dave's assertions that they "want to buy the car").

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Our salesman, Justin Taylor made sure we found the Acadia we wanted with the options we wanted within our price range. He called us after our first visit to be sure we were satisfied. We came back a second time to finalize the purchase and were taken care of in a professional and timely manner. Did not expect to take ownership that day but we were very happy to drive away in our new vehicle. Thank you #1 Cochran!

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Steve and Dave treated us like family. They are very kind and thoughtful. We are so appreciative of all the time we spent with them and how they helped us, in great length, to find the perfect vehicle that we liked and could afford.

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Pat was great and everyone was very personable and helpful. We traded in and got a 2012 honda pilot. We have been looking for a while and glad we waited!

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Best experience ever! Thanks for my dream car Suv! Quick fabulous deal! Very nice sales personnel! Its called #1 cochran for a reason, #1!!! Awesome!

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Steve and Dave were very knowledgeable and helpful.These 2 gentlemen were very respectful and made us feel like friends and not just a number.We will certainly recommend #1 Cochran to all our friends and family. Thanks again Steve and Dave and the rest of the Cochran family.

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I brought my chevy v3500 into #1 cochran for the state inspection only because my local mechanic was booked for the week. Don called and advised me that my truck had failed the state inspection because I needed new front upper and lower ball joints. He quoted me a price around $1,300.00. I explained that I would need to speak with my husband and I would kindly return his phone call the following morning. 8AM Tuesday came and after long talks with my husband we decided against the repairs. The reasoning behind us not getting the repairs done was just two weeks prior to taking my truck to #1 cochran my local mechanic had to replace the right wheel sensor because it was triggering my ABS light to come on and off. I thought how in the world could he have missed this. I picked up my truck and I was on my way. I placed a phone call to my local mechanic and advised him that my front upper and lower ball joints needed to be looked at. He agreed to inspection the truck right away for me free of charge. He took the time to reassure me that there was nothing wrong with my front upper and lower ball joints. NOTHING at all they were fine. I was extremely upset so I placed a call to the service manager at #1 Cochran in which my phone call was never returned. I then placed a call to Don who advised me that he wasn't the mechanic who worked on my truck that he only does the paperwork. I suggested to him that I could bring my truck back in and that I wanted to see what their mechanic saw but after long consideration I realized that this situation has wasted a ton of my time already. I just don't think it would do any good returning to a place that isn't focused on good customer service. I will never return to #1 cochran and to anyone out there that gets told that something is wrong and needs fixed right away ALWAYS get a second opinion or ask questions if you feel you might be getting taken advantage of. Ask to see the problem area, research it with other mechanics before you think about paying to have it fixed with this company. To think I almost paid them $1,300 to fix something that wasn't even wrong on my truck is just unacceptable to me. This company is not trustworthy and I will not be returning here.

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I want to start off by saying the sales process was excellent when we were purchasing our 2008 Yukon from Pat McKitrick as well as our 2010 Buick LaCrosse from Justin Taylor. We were also very happy with how Oak Moser treated us and made the finance process a speedy and simple one.

Recently we traded in our Dodge Dakota as it was starting to have many electrical issues and my job requires me to have a reliable vehicle as I service telephone and network customers around supporting Military health.

When it comes to the service department, I have some issues that I hope are addressed. First off, Vince Osthoff has been an excellent service advisor for me personally and has treated me professionally as he got to know me but I truly feel that the service advisors in general seem annoyed or bothered when I bring either of our vehicles in for service. Another observation I have is around your processes with how the overall service experience is in regards to scheduling. It seems like the scheduling system is "broken" as I have to restate what is wrong with my vehicle and I have to "Prove" there is an actual issue. I am not the expert, your service technicians are. I find it very difficult to believe that when I "hear" or "feel" something wrong with my vehicle that these "experts" can't seem to find anything wrong. Again, my vehicle is my lifeblood to my job so I cannot be constantly taking my vehicle in when the issues just pop up. I take note of the issue, provide in detail what I experienced and provide it to the service scheduling system so there should be very little question.

For instance, the first visit I stated my Yukon's driver's side window would make a loud squeal when the window was rolled down. But because they couldn't replicate the issue, it was simply ignored. But when it was colder and I took our vehicle in for service a second time for the windshield wiper system, it made the noise and attention was given to it.

Furthermore, we bought our Yukon as a Certified used vehicle. So we have the 12 month "Bumper to Bumper" warranty so I would expect something like a bad fog light or fuel system service would be included as part of that. If I really am expected to have to pay almost $200 on a fuel service for a vehicle that is supposedly certified, covered by a "BUMPER TO BUMPER" warranty, and we have only had a few months that it would be covered. If I am going to pay that, I will take it to Sears Auto service where frankly I get much better service and the technicians go above and beyond to identify and resolve my issues.

Two weeks ago, the battery died on the Yukon. I took it to the local auto parts store and found the battery was no good and would no longer take a charge. Instead of having to "fight the battle" that I feel I have to do every time I bring my vehicle to your service department, I simply bought a new battery on my own.

On my recent visit I noticed a service advisor almost lecturing customers on what they should do and not being understanding of customers. Again, YOU ARE THE PROFESSIONALS and should act so accordingly. The advisor was interrupting a customer when the customer was stating that they were looking at the oil life percentage and the advisor was adamant that that should be ignored. It is all about the delivery of the message and the tone of the message and this is where I see a failure.

I truly hope that your internal systems of scheduling get better and MOST IMPORTANTLY the customer service interactions are more towards the customer rather than against them get much better.

In closing, I simply cringe when I have to schedule service as I know what I am about to walk into. So much so, that we are looking to trade in our 2010 LaCrosse (Still under certified warranty) for something else as no one in your service department can't seem to locate the issue on a vibration, noise and the stabilitrak system pops up an error message every now and then and I really don't want to exert the energy trying to prove there is an issue. I am tired of dealing with this problem.

I truly hope this message is conveyed in the proper manner.

My ratings above are combining the sales and service experience.

Regards
CJ
2013-04-11

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David was wonderful to work with. There wasn't any pressure to buy and he took a lot of time with us to make sure we found a vehicle that fit our needs. I would recommend him to my friends and family!

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I have now purchased/leased 4 straight cars from Cochran and couldn't be happier. Justin Taylor made this the easiest process to date with handling the trade in, appraisal, pay off and securing a vehicle within hours. I will be back in 24 months to do it again!

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