Kia of Greer

Reason for Visit: Sales (New)

I recommend this dealer: No

My Review of Kia of Greer:
My wife and I went to Kia of Greer, SC yesterday with the hopes of purchasing her a new car. After looking at several dealerships covering a large span of companies, we set our eyes on Kia. Needless to say, we were highly disappointed.
First, our salesman wanted to sell us a 2009 model Rio LX. Now that didnt bother us so much even though we were taking a hit in the depreciation wallet considering the 2010 models were already out for sale. What bothered me is their insistance on negotiating from the MSRP of the car which was a WHOPPING $17,645 on a car already a year old!!!! Obviously the salesman didnt understand english when we stated that there was no way that we were paying full price on a new vehicle that was already a year old. Well, to make a long story short, we spent the better half of our lives (3 hours) before growing tired of their foolishness and walking out without a car. I would not recommend Kia of Greer to anyone. If you are in South Carolina, check out Galenana in Columbia or Kia of Greenwood. You will definitely enjoy the car buying experiences there.

Nevermind their classic "bait and switch" technique. They were advertising Kia Rio's for 77797.00. When we got there, this model didn't have AC and was a manual Transmission. The salesman Glen Fornasier clearly steered us to the next model up which with just AC and an automatic transmission was a whopping 10,000 more!!! Also, one other thing, another dealer's salesman told me years ago that it was illegal to sell a car without AC in South Carolina. Now if anyone can shed light on that, I'm all ears.


Kia of Greer = Pits of Hell.

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Reason for Visit: Sales (New)

I recommend this dealer: No

My Review of Kia of Greer:
My wife and I went to Kia of Greer, SC yesterday with the hopes of purchasing her a new car. After looking at several dealerships covering a large span of companies, we set our eyes on Kia. Needless to say, we were highly disappointed.

First, our salesman wanted to sell us a 2009 model Rio LX. Now that didnt bother us so much even though we were taking a hit in the depreciation wallet considering the 2010 models were already out for sale. What bothered me is their insistance on negotiating from the MSRP of the car which was a WHOPPING $17,645 on a car already a year old!!!! Obviously the salesman didnt understand english when we stated that there was no way that we were paying full price on a new vehicle that was already a year old. Well, to make a long story short, we spent the better half of our lives (3 hours) before growing tired of their foolishness and walking out without a car. I would not recommend Kia of Greer to anyone. If you are in South Carolina, check out Galenana in Columbia or Kia of Greenwood. You will definitely enjoy the car buying experiences there.

Nevermind their classic "bait and switch" technique. They were advertising Kia Rio's for 77797.00. When we got there, this model didn't have AC and was a manual Transmission. The salesman Glen Fornasier clearly steered us to the next model up which with just AC and an automatic transmission was a whopping 10,000 more!!! Also, one other thing, another dealer's salesman told me years ago that it was illegal to sell a car without AC in South Carolina. Now if anyone can shed light on that, I'm all ears.


Kia of Greer = Pits of Hell.

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Reason for Visit: Sales (New)

I recommend this dealer: No

My Review of Kia of Greer:
I AM soooo disappointed in with my service. I went in with the intention of buying a new car but I'M SO GLAD I DIDN'T! I test drove a EX optima and fell in love with it so I took my business to Spartanburg and ended up with the SX edition and WOW what a deal I got. I paid 4,000 less for the SX than I would have paid for the EX. I was told I was going to get the car for 14,995 and when I went to sign the papers I was going to finance 30,000+ (WHAT?!?!?!?!) They added in my trade when they gave me the 14,900 price, (which they didn't tell me). I know I’m young, but not stupid. I know it's called Kia of Greer, but should be called Scam of Greer. I've told all my friends NOT to buy from this dealership at all, to take there business to Spartanburg and SAVE a ton of money! Bottom line, Kia of Greer should have better management, better customer service, and a better finance team. I can't believe Kia of Greer is still in business.

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Reason for Visit: Sales (New)

I recommend this dealer: No

My Review of Kia of Greer:
I contacted Kia of Greer to purchase a new '09 Sportage because an internet search showed it had a silver 5-speed base LX with A/C--just what I wanted. MSRP on this, including destination, is $18,390. Kia has a factory-to-consumer rebate of $3,000, which makes it $15,390--and that's paying sticker. "Ms. Ann" told me she'd be glad to sell me a green one at a discount, but if I wanted the silver one they have in stock, I'd have to pay $16,000, or $610 ABOVE sticker. For a Kia?! (Note--Kia doesn't charge any different price for color--they're all the same.) I said no thanks.

When she called back, she said she had some "Good News!" She claimed she was doing me a favor because there were others who were begging to buy it and were glad to pay $16,000, but she was willing to give me first dibs. I thanked her but told her to go ahead and let one of the others in line have it. Surprisingly, days later, it's still in their inventory.

Bottom line: If you want to pay more than sticker for a Kia (that's hard to say with a straight face), Kia of Greer will gladly oblige. Be sure and ask for "Ms. Ann."

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Reason for Visit: Sales

I recommend this dealer: No

My Review of Kia of Greer:
Originally purchased a 2005 Kia Optima new from this dealer. My service experiences have been very good to excellent, although more frequent than hoped. I was not notified of some repair recalls until I arrived at the dealer with a problem that was covered by the recall notices.
I went to purchase a new 2009 Rio after hearing an add for a Rio priced less than $10,000. Once I arrived, I got a very pushy bait and switch pitch steering me toward more expensive models. I expected my owner loyalty discount, but of course it didn't apply to any non-base model. The base model RIO I wanted to see was "on the truck" somewhere and was four wheels and a body. No A/C, manual transmission, etc. The next model up with A/C and automatic was almost $9,000 more for those "optional" features. I finally left after getting tired of the hard sell. The last thing pushed at me as I left the lot was a used 2004 Optima with 40,000+ miles for almost as much as I originally paid for my new Optima in 2005! With the pricing differential no longer as significant, I will now stick with brands having equivalent pricing and better resale value. I like Kia, but I think they have lost touch with the low-end cost-conscious consumer! Too bad.

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