Reason for Visit: Sales
I recommend this dealer: No
My Review of Gwinnett Place Nissan:
I should have read this site before driving from S Dekalb County all the way to this dealership. I found a used vehicle, 2000 model F150 truck on at least 2 internet sites that was available at GP. The photos of the truck should have given me a clue of what was up. The exterior pics were very slightly out of focus and barely noticeable to the untrained eye. I called and talked to used car salesman who told me about the truck, how clean it was, how good looking it was, low miles, bla bla. The photos made the exterior look unblemished.
When I arrived to see the truck, a salesman was upon me before I stepped completely outside of my vehicle. It made me feel as I was being attacked by a bird of prey. The truck was pulled up to the curb and I immediately saw the condition of the exterior...several deep scratches and paint chips all around. The driver side seat had a rip in the fabric that will get worse with time. The interior was dirty as it was not even vacuumed before being stickered. The truck had "only 97,000 miles" on the odometer and they kept pushing the low miles as a selling point. Big deal since the truck was obviously heavily used and a bit beat up. The manager offered a 3 month 3000 mile warranty. I am finding out after reading posts here that warranty was possible lip service to close the deal.
I mentioned the truck was equipped no upgrades, no power package, cruise control, map lights, remote access, after market audio that badly mismatches with interior and poorly installed, and tacky purple tinted windows! The carfax report showed a rear end damage in accident. GP played that off and said most vehicles are involved in fender benders. I asked a deduction for the previous wrecked condition, was denied.
I explained I want to think about the deal and continue looking at other trucks I found, the manager went into high pressure sales mode. He told me that several people looked at the truck earlier in the day and someone will be looking at it tomorrow. This implied that the truck may be sold at any minute and I would lose out on a wonderful deal. I mentioned the lack of power package and his response "I can have a power package installed for you, let me check how much it will cost you." If it was not original when truck was built, I am not interested in any after market accessories like power windows and locks as they are complicated electrical components that will fail if not installed correctly, and may not be warranted. The manager seemed irritated that he could not close a deal with me on the spot and would not take no for an answer. He then immediately knocked 1000 off the sticker on the spot in attempt to sweeten the deal. But with the junk fees, it still put the total price back up to over the sticker that I was not willing to pay. I did not bite, I repeated again for the umpteenth time I want to cont to look and make comparisons. He followed me out the door, traded phone numbers, and was still trying to close this deal.
The next day I found a 2002 model F150 fully loaded, very clean with perfect exterior/interior with 120K, the dealer made me an offer with a drive out price of $1 more than the sticker price of the junk truck GP was trying to push on me. Well the GP salesman called me later that day to follow up on his deal. When I explained that I just purchased a newer model truck, fully loaded for total price the same as his sticker on his stripped truck, the next words out of his mouth was his truck had 23,000 lower miles and would have been a better deal for me!
I barely pay attention to TV commercials, but I recently saw an ad for Gwinnett Place Nissan and the announcer was one who YELLS AND SCREAMS AT YOU. These ads are typical of the independent, lemon lot, fly by night used car dealerships and not an alleged major new car dealership. Do not buy a vehicle anyone who YELL AND SCREAM on their TV ads as these dealers are usually rip off artists.
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