Grappone Honda

Reason for Visit: Sales (Used)

I recommend this dealer: No

My Review of Grappone Honda:
We bought an 06 Saturn Ion from grappone. The cruise control did not work, a piece of trim flew off on the way home, and it needed some touch up paint. Since we got the extended warranty, they were required to fix it, which I believe is the only reason they did it, even though we got a written and verbal agreement saying they would, they tried getting out of it multiple times and insisted they were "doing us a favor".
The first time it rained? The car flooded. The sunroof leaked. Somehow they had the car 2 months outside in the rain, and never noticed this supposedly. We took it to our mechanic... It needs a new drivers side strut, the inspection sticker doesn't match the VIN(!) they didn't do the touch up paint (they gave us a thing of touch up paint and said do it ourselves).
AND, I'm now printing out previous reviews from this site to drive down there and parade out front like an idiot spouting about lemons in order to try and get them to fix the water damage. Bad Bad Bad.
Oh, they wouldn't let us pull the radio from our old car either after saying we could as part of the transaction. $400 radio.

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Reason for Visit: Service

I recommend this dealer: No

My Review of Grappone Honda:
This is why I will no longer deal with Grappone Honda. A copy of this letter was sent to Honda America. On Aug. 27, 2007 I had my 2004 Element in to your shop for a 45,000 check up. Two weeks ago, when I was picking an antenna at the parts department, I asked at the checkout desk what the cost of this checkup would be. They said they would ask the service manager (presumably you) and you told me it would be between $165 and $170 dollars. I was a bit surprised when Archie called to tell me the vehicle was ready, and when I asked him what the total was, he said $211.03! I assumed that something must have been found wrong on the vehicle, but when I asked at the desk they said no, it was just a routine check. I then wondered how $170 could become $211, and I saw that not only was I charged for the “labor” of a 45,000 mile checkup ($164.95) but also for the oil, an oil filter, a washer, and $12.92 worth of coolant, along with a $13.81 hazmat charge! My Honda service manual says that at 45,000, it should get an oil change. Now, I took my wife’s Subaru Outback to Jiffy Lube this morning for an oil change. They checked all the same things on that car that you guys checked – everything - and I watched them do it – for a total cost to me of $46.27. This is the second, and last, time I will be taken by Grappone Honda. Not only did you try to charge me $211 for an oil change (I complained to Archie that you quoted me $170, and he said, and this is his DIRECT quote, “If you want a service price ask an advisor and not the service manager because they don’t know what they are talking about,” then he told the cashier to change the bill to $170 as per service manager before he stomped off,) but it said on the bill that if you scheduled online there was a $5 discount, and I scheduled online and got no such discount on the bill. I’ll forward this to Honda America, as it should save me the hassle of filling out another survey on your dealership, which would not, I’m afraid, be a very good one. Not to worry, as my family and I will be taking our business elsewhere. It is my sincere hope that in the future you will adopt a more ethical business practice, and stop taking advantage of your customers.

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Reason for Visit: Sales

I recommend this dealer: Yes

My Review of Grappone Honda:
I must say it was hard to track our sales person down, only because he was dismissed from his previous dealership, Auto Fair, for unjust cause, but when we found him again we were glad. matt is so nice, probably the nicest guy we ever bought a car from. the managers were nice to and we loved our experience. this is the second car we bought from matt in less than two months. great job matt we're glad we found you. good luck we know we'll be back to see you again. thanks.

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Reason for Visit: Sales

I recommend this dealer: Yes

My Review of Grappone Honda:
I must say we had a hard time tracking our sales person down, only because he was dismissed from his previous dealership Auto Fair for unjust reasons, but when we found him again we where glad. I had a great experience buying my second honda from matt in only two months. The managers all where great and our service was excellent. When we went to get our car it was already clean and full with gas and inspected for my birthday. Way to go Matt I hope you stay there long, we know we'll keep coming back.

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Reason for Visit: Service

I recommend this dealer: No

My Review of Grappone Honda:
We have had our Honda serviced at Grappone Honda for several years, solely because they were the closest and the most convenient Honda service dept. After our most recent experience, we finally gave up, and went to an independent mechanic (whom we are very happy with). Unfortunately, the service reps. we dealt with there were rude, discourteous and unprofessional. They were constantly pushing repairs that we didn't need (as verified by our new mechanic), and always came up with the most expensive option to repair the car. Maybe it was psychological, and maybe not, but nearly every time we went in there for a minor repair on one item or another, within 3 days of leaving we would develop a new major problem. Put simply, they are people that you do not feel you can trust.

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Reason for Visit: Service

I recommend this dealer: No

My Review of Grappone Honda:
The service department is rude and most unhelpful. The sales people can be pushy as well and it is not a fun experience to go here. They try to justify the overpriced cars with the "Grappone Difference" but the free tires are a scam. You have to have everything done there which is fine, but if you lose one piece of paperwork they don't have to give you the tires. The service person even laughed when I asked why they can't track it on the computer. Also the Sales staff's product knowlege is somewhat limited as the Honda dealership sales staff seems to have a significant turnover.

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