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Platinum Auto Mall

Long Island City, NY

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37-15 Northern Boulevard

Long Island City, NY

11101

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135 Reviews of Platinum Auto Mall

November 03, 2011

This was the worst experience I have ever had at a dealership. They are scam artists that try to rip you off. They add a ridiculous fee for 160point inspection on top of there to good to be true price More

by xxtrish521xx
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Friendliness
Price
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Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Anthony
November 01, 2011

Horrible experience. They took a $500 deposit to "hold the car" and then when I changed my mind, they acted like they didn't know what I was talking about. Most people in there were very rude and no More

by donali611
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Friendliness
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Luis
October 24, 2011

I was on the internet looking for a 05 06 BMW X3 when I I was on the internet looking for a 05 06 BMW X3 when I came along a couple of LOW PRICES on cars.com and the first car dealership that popped up was More

by yankeegirl
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Kenny, William
October 23, 2011

I first noticed KG Suzuki online while shopping for my new Mercedes Benz. They had the exact model I was looking for, a Black 2008 CL63 Coupe online and the price seemed too good to be true. So I called More

by benzhunter
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Friendliness
Price
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Francisco & Anthony
October 22, 2011

The customer Service was fantastic, I recommend to anyone who want to buy quality vehicles for good price I was able to get an unbeatable deal that I couldn't refuse to be frank I really wasn't expecting the More

by jimmy o
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Friendliness
Price
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
kenny and david
July 26, 2011

The used vehicle ended up costing $10,000 more than it was listed for. It went up in flames before we got it. The manager (owner?) Kenny, would not substitute it for another car. All the paperwork was d More

by breezebug
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
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Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
James, Edwin, Kenny
June 22, 2011

I purchased a used car in this dealer, if i kenw before about they extra illegal taxes that they charged, i was never going to purchase it. I got a 2005 Audi that was for sale for $ 15 thousand and they en More

by gbrahimi
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
rick
Aug 05, 2011 -

Platinum Auto Mall responded

Dear gbrahimi, Thanks for your review. My name is Alex and I'm the Internet Sales Manager here at this dealership. Part of the job I do here is ensuring customer service whether you buy a car here or not. With that said, I ask that you please contact me so that we can talk about what occurred during your visit. First, let me assure you, we do not charge any "illegal taxes". Collection of taxes is regulated by the government and I can only collect an amount based on what you purchase. Your claim that we charged $8,000 in taxes would assume that your total purchase price was about $90,000. Often, customer choose additional options at the time of purchase such as a warranty, a Lo-Jack, a loss prevention policy, etc. which adds to the final cost of a car. Additionally, the total you see on your finance contract would reflect the inclusion of whatever interest monies are to be paid to the bank. What I'm getting at is that the "total" you see on your contract reflects not only the cost of the car, plus tax. But it also shows additional items YOU CHOOSE, and the total of interest charged by the banks which can be thousands of dollars if your interest rate was high. Please call me so that I can go over your contract line-by-line and explain everything. If there are any discrepancies I promise to fix them. Finally, please know that KG Suzuki is the NYC leader in Pre-Owned Luxury sales because we forge lifetime relationships with our customers. This means that we're not only here to explain your contract to you, but I'll explain options (such as refinancing) that will lower your payment and make you a happy customer.

May 27, 2011

The wife and I went to KG Suzuki to buy a new SX-4 that was advertised at a certain price and was told that those models were already sold even though the listings are still on the internet. They pushed an More

by jimlim53
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Germaine Anderson
Aug 05, 2011 -

Platinum Auto Mall responded

Dear JimLim, Thanks for your review. My name is Alex, I'm the Internet Sales Manager here at KG Suzuki. You may recall we actually spoke and e-mailed multiple times after you posted. I contacted you in an effort to make things right. In the interest of disclosure, I'm posting my heretofore private responses to you online for public consumption. With regard to a car being online that is no longer here, please understand that as soon as a car is sold, it is taken out of our internal inventory. From there, our updated inventory usually takes 24 hours to be reflected on the Internet sites at which we advertise. This was explained when you first visited and I apologize again for any confusion. As for being forced into a more expensive car, that's simply not true. Not only can I not force you to buy anything but we give every customer the option of waiting a day or two while we arrange a "dealer swap" to obtain the car they are interested in. The fact is, the car we had in stock had more bells-and-whistles and you chose to go with the more feature-rich model. As for the 0% issue: special finance rates come from the factory, not from my dealer. So if I offered 0% for 48 months that's exactly what Suzuki financial was offering. I unfortunately can't make any changes to the terms of their promotional rates and I would never promise a rate or term that was simply not available. During our correspondence I made a lot of concessions and offered a lot of extras in an effort to not only earn your business but get you to change your review to reflect the fact that 1) we tried 2) in the end we made you happy. However, after structuring the deal so as to get you the more expensive car at the monthly cost of the cheaper car, you cancelled your appointment and bought elsewhere. I certainly hold no ill will toward you and wish you the best with your new car, but I was hoping that you would mention all the effort that I and the owner went through in an effort to undo the bad experience you had here. I ask again that you append your review to mention this fact and again offer (as I did when we last spoke) help in the future with any vehicle purposes or general questions you may have. Thanks Sincerely - Alex R.

May 26, 2011

These guys are GOOD. This is my first car that I bought myself. I got good credits but never had a car finance loan. All the other dealers I seen on Northern Blvd said I gotta crawl before I walk meaning g More

by mil170
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Rick, Alex, Richard, Edwin
May 11, 2011

They did what they said they would. Got me approved with score 540something. Got VW passat. Very happy. Had read online about certification fees they charged but every car I ever bought had fees. The differ More

by bwellington
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Cisco, Alex, Alex Rivera
May 23, 2011 -

Platinum Auto Mall responded

Thanks for the great review. Working with challenged credit is one of the things we do best. We have a strong network of 28 national banks that help customers with good, bad and in-between credit. Congratulations on your new vehicle.