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Acura of Bellevue

Bellevue, WA

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13424 NE 20th St.

Bellevue, WA

98005

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103 Reviews of Acura of Bellevue

January 29, 2013

We have never had such a horrible experience at an auto dealership as we did this past Saturday. The salesperson, Tony U., was fine until we declined the price he offered. He immediately became verbally More

by catherinet
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Price
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Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Tony U.
November 09, 2012

I think this is a shady awful place. Do not buy a car from them. I bought a nearly-new Rav4 from Acura of Bellevue. I knew exactly the car I was looking for and they had one, so I was happy to drive 3 More

by liz.odonoghue
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Friendliness
Price
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Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
3
November 05, 2012

I have been to this horrible place because I just know that the people here will give you crappy service and do their very best to try and rip you off. THIS PLACE IS HORRIBLE!!! PLEASE SAVE YOUR TIME AND More

by anilreddy
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Friendliness
Price
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Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
3
Nov 16, 2012 -

Acura of Bellevue responded

First and foremost I want to apologize for your unfortunate experience at Acura of Bellevue. We take customer service seriously and consider it the back bone of our future success. Your situation was unique and extremely challenging from a sales perspective. You entered our showroom floor with an entourage of family, friends, and advisors. We were very busy that Saturday but our salesman Minh Dang did try multiple times to assist your group and was turned away. In our defense when there is a party of nine or ten people it is difficult to identify the true buyer. Minh Dang has been with Acura for twelve years and has always demonstrated exceptional customer service. Everyone has an off day but Minh was faced with multiple negotiators, multiple decision makers, and restless family members. From a third party prospective he was fighting an uphill battle. I was telling Minh to streamline the process but there were simply too many decision makers. Six hours later Minh finally had an offer that we accepted. The average car sale on a Saturday takes two hours from start to finish. Having limited United States credit history can make the financing approval process cumbersome. Like most car dealerships, Acura of Bellevue relies on bank financing not in-house financing. This process can take time. Sometimes this process can take a few days for a bank to make a competitive offer. We were never given ample time to truly see what kind of competitive rates we could offer. This was an extremely challenging deal. You had multiple negotiators, limited U.S. credit, and you gave us a Sunday afternoon to obtain you a great interest rate on an auto loan. The fact is most banks have a generic computer generated approval system on Sundays. You are accusing us of doing many unethical things that in our eyes, just didn’t happen. We never changed the selling price on the vehicle but the computer generated approval was at a high interest rate. You feel that we wasted your time but we lost time as well. Minh is a 100% commission salesperson. He would never intentionally waste a Saturday (the busiest day of the week). I am sorry that your attempt to purchase a vehicle from Acura of Bellevue came up short. I feel we tried and obviously we don’t share that same feeling. Though your review is harsh and I feel unfair, I will again apologize for your unfortunate experience at Acura of Bellevue.

June 29, 2012

THE ONLY REVIEW U NEED OF THIS DEALERSHIP! I drove THE ONLY REVIEW U NEED OF THIS DEALERSHIP! I drove from Minnesota to Seattle, noticed slight shimmer in steering when breaking. Then I noticed a t More

by hhilde
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Mike Alonzo
March 05, 2012

Rob Friedland and I agreed upon a deal on a car, with caveats. Purchased a vehicle (needed a little 4x4 for winter) with cash. Dealer wouldn't honor terms of the deal agreed upon after the purchase was More

by luxury_driver
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Friendliness
Price
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Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Rob Friedland
Mar 13, 2012 -

Acura of Bellevue responded

“luxury_driver” never bought a car from Acura of Bellevue. He went through an auto broker who found a car for his client here on our lot. The broker negotiated the deal for his client “luxury_driver” and the car was sold to “luxury_driver” through his broker. It was a Toyota 4-runner that was traded in here, and we had only one key and remote. We told the broker that we would call and see if the previous owner had any more keys and remotes. We told the broker we weren’t promising anything and that was the end of it. Rob Friedman, not “Rob Friedland”, was simply a sales person here who helped “luxury_driver” go through the paying and delivery process. We did everything we said we would do. We don’t make promises, here, without putting them in writing. No smart business, especially a car dealership, should. This way things like this don’t happen, and that’s why things like this don’t happen here with customers we sell cars to. We are a BBB accredited Dealership, family owned for 26 years. We sell New Acura’s and Quality pre-owned vehicles. Sincerely, Frank Kelley General Sales Manager 19 years with Acura of Bellevue

December 06, 2011

We have had 2 acuras over last 12 years both bought and serviced at Acura of Bellevue. We have been very satisfied with their service so far and have placed our trust in them. That trust was broken today More

by alkabad
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
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Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Kiet Huynh
Dec 14, 2011 -

Acura of Bellevue responded

We need to take a step back in order to understand the needs of the vehicle versus what was recommended. First off, we drain and refill the transmission fluid as part of the 15,000 mile service, so you weren’t paying extra for the transmission service. If you would like to call the dealership and talk to the service manager he would be more than happy to further discuss why we elect to service the transmission fluid every 15,000 miles on most of our vehicles. The main differences between the 30,000 mile service and the 15,000 mile service lies in the brake fluid flush, the in-cabin a/c filters, and the engine air filter. While I agree that the vehicle’s mileage is low, the brake fluid is recommended to be replaced every three years. The in-cabin filter and a/c filter are packaged into our 30,000 mile NOT our 15,000 mile service. Our pricing for a 30,000 on your vehicle is $508.00, the 15,000 mile service is $234.00. That’s a difference of $274.00 to replace both the in-cabin air filter, the engine air filter and flush the brake fluid. That is a fair price for those items. The last thing to discuss would be the coolant service. We recommend this service at year 3 (typically the 45,000 mile range). My service advisor (Kiet) would have made this recommendation 1st by how old your vehicle was, and 2nd, by your service history. Based on the time the vehicle has been in service and the fact that we typically see this vehicle 1 every year (meaning we wouldn’t see the car for service for another 12 months), he made the recommendation to service the coolant. I’d invite you to call the dealership to further discuss if you need any further clarification. We appreciate your 12 years of service to our dealership and hope to continue assisting you with your automotive needs. I can only close by stating that you took care of your previous vehicle based on the same recommendations that we have made to you on this vehicle. Judging by the service history on that previous vehicle, it offered you 8 years of carefree ownership. Jason Takayoshi Acura of Bellevue Service Manager

July 06, 2011

These guys rip you off majorly. The employees are friendly and polite and the service is good. But beware of their high prices - especially of the materials that they put in. They were once quoting m More

by eefiasfira
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Friendliness
Price
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Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Jay
Jul 19, 2011 -

Acura of Bellevue responded

Greetings, I would like to apologize for the experience you had with our dealership. I was wondering if you would mind contacting me so we can look into this pricing issue you are referring to. The items you found on the web were they OEM products? It is very common for aftermarket parts to be less than OEM products but the quality will vary and the ‘perfect fit’ is not always guaranteed. We strive to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations and take our reputation very seriously which is why we would like to discuss this matter with you. You can reach me at 425-644-3000 and my name is Shawn Finger.

November 22, 2009

I am writing to let you know what a pleasant experience I had in purchasing my new MDX. Minh was our salesman. He was a true professional, helpful and accommodating every step of the way. My husband had rece More

by sjsj7
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Price
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Minh,Frank and Kim
October 18, 2008

I know what to expect when you go thru "the process" of buying a car: the game, the negotiations, etc. Ultimately, we received a good deal for the car...but it was the after service that I was greatly dis More

by kpxjuliet1004
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No
Employees Worked With
jay/joe from service (good) everyone else needs to be retrained in sales ettiquette
Oct 23, 2008 -

Acura of Bellevue responded

Not true, the facts on this missunderstanding. These customers came in from looking at similar vehicles at other stores. When we came to a deal we both agreed on, this customer informed us that he had been told about a low APR % at another dealership. We told him it didn't apply to the model of car he was buying (a Certified RDX not a Certified MDX)and after running his credit he was also tier B, not a tier A beacon score. We then offered him the best rate we had available through Honda Finance. At this time said he could get "4% APR through his bank". We have CUDL access to all the credit unions. Even if the customer had told us they were going to BECU with tier B credit through BECU and not being BECU members their rate would be 5.49% (plus .50% for being new members). Dealers are unable to mark up any rates given to us by credit unions. If the customer would have told us that they wanted to use BECU and sign up as members we would have done that right on the spot, but the rate wouldn't have been 4%. If CUDL mistakenly put up an error on their site showing 4% APR, we would have no way of controlling this and it would be something to take up with BECU and the CUDL web site, not the dealership. We sell cars not interest rate's. The deal also originaly started with one buyer, and when the customer, now customers, brought the paperwork back there were two names on the contract. It is possible with the addition of a co-sighner that BECU moved them up to a tier A, then the rate would have been 4.99% plus the .5% for new members. Still not 4%. I have been here for 15 years and almost all our staff have been here for many years. I am sure no one here hung up the phone on anyone, especially someone purchasing a car from us. I am sorry for this customers frustration with different bank rates, but we went along with the customers requests. They wanted to take the paperwork to thier bank to get a rate that didn't exsist to us, and when they found out it didn't exsist it became our fault. Not fair. Interesting that the store that told them about a low APR that didn't apply to the model of used car they were buying, and didn't apply to customers with tier B credit, is the same store this customer is praising. We are the bad guy for informing them on what the facts are pertaining to getting a bank loan. GSM Frank Kelley

April 05, 2008

When purchasing a vehicle, I would recommend avoiding this dealership. Why, might you ask? because you will be lied to and not the full and up front truth will be neglected. I was given a finance rate wh More

by fastpaced
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No
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