Safford Mazda Alexandria

My experience was less than desirable. I purchased a used car from the dealership that I assume had been traded in. An agreement was made that certain items would be repaired on the vehi I purchased a used car from the dealership that I assume had been traded in. An agreement was made that certain items would be repaired on the vehicle if I purchased it. I do not feel that any urgency was placed on having the repairs completed although I had completed my part of the agreement as planned. I visited the site and left messages about the repairs but did not receive return calls as requested. It was not until I pinned an email did, I receive results. I should have followed my gut and continue to shop but I thought this time would be different from the last. I will say that the sale person that I worked with, Alex Stofko, was excellent! More

Bought my 2020 CX30 here. Great service and support. A year later the car had a transmission problem. The dealership worked hard to fix the issue and provided me a loaner car while they made it right. Ver year later the car had a transmission problem. The dealership worked hard to fix the issue and provided me a loaner car while they made it right. Very pleased with the support. More

I never write reviews, but our excellent experience at Brown's Alexandria Mazda warrants being shared. Indeed, we went in to test a car, and left, quite unexpectedly, buying one (CX-9). While the vehicle Brown's Alexandria Mazda warrants being shared. Indeed, we went in to test a car, and left, quite unexpectedly, buying one (CX-9). While the vehicle meets all of our family's needs, and was thus an appropriate purchase, it is the competence, knowledge and kindness of the staff that lead us to purchasing a car at Brown's Alexandria Mazda. We cannot stress enough how everyone we spoke with (Travis and Tori to name just a couple) were frankly excellent! The examples of this excellence were numerous, but to name just a few: 1) from the moment we set foot through the door, everyone was smiling, polite, and incredibly considerate (perhaps even more importantly for it denotes a well-managed business) to one another. 2) The dealership was incredibly clean (we were tempted to try to poach their cleaning crew, it was that good!). 3) We had a narrow window to conclude the transaction (kids needing pick ups), and everyone at Brown's made sure that we left on time. In today's world, service is a rare commodity, but it is found in abundance in this dealership. We cannot recommend enough Brown's Alexandria Mazda! More

this is a second review for this dealership for the same car. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because the previous situation was not handled correctly. Overall, i am satisfied with the second visit i made. T car. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because the previous situation was not handled correctly. Overall, i am satisfied with the second visit i made. This time i went home with the vehicle i wanted from the beginning. There were no surprises, and i got a deal better than was i was getting locally. This time Brown's Alexandria Mazda went above and beyond to make me happy, and therefore, the previous experience is forgotten and forgiven, and has earn a future customer. Anthony and Tori are the best. Thank you guys for a happier experience this time, and will be visiting you guys in the future and will refer you to any of my friends. More

We just bought a CX-30 for our daughter and the experience was top notch! The sales person, Anthony, was fantastic and took a real interest in the fact that we were buying this for our daughter. H experience was top notch! The sales person, Anthony, was fantastic and took a real interest in the fact that we were buying this for our daughter. He spent time showing her the car and setting it up for her while we did the paperwork. His manager Steve was equally nice. Even the Finance person, Yahyah was fun, friendly and made us feel like family. There were no pressure tactics and everything was totally straight forward. They showed us around the dealership for when we came in for service and each of the people we interacted with told us we could call them anytime if there was any issues with the car. I own a Tesla and the buying experience was night and day compared to the impersonal, hasty, and careless manner in which Tesla has treated me from the day i bought the car. The customer service and buying experience was SO much Better at Brown's Alexandria Mazda. If you're in the market for a Mazda, come here. More

Genuine People Willing to Negotiate! I am 71 years of age and have purchased a dozen+ new cars over my lifetime, the last three here in the Virginia/Maryland area. None of my buying expe I am 71 years of age and have purchased a dozen+ new cars over my lifetime, the last three here in the Virginia/Maryland area. None of my buying experiences with any of the dealerships I have ever worked with have been pleasant, and overall, a less than transparent obstacle course of hidden fees, charges and “hard sell”. As we flew out of Asia this past March 19th, I started signing in to varied internet car buying services to start the process of getting a better deal on a Mazda CX-5 through their buying services, rather than walking into a dealership upon my return, “cold turkey”. We chose the Mazda CX-5 due to its safety features, comfortable and quiet ride, semi-luxurious interior and because it was rated one of the two top compact SUVs. Brown’s Alexandria Mazda was the closest Mazda dealership to us here in Alexandria, but my past car buying experience has led me to believe the best deals are across the river in Maryland from the much larger dealership chains due to the volume of their sales. True to my experience, a larger dealer in Maryland came back with the best offer. So, I started emailing Brown’s Mazda’s product specialist, Mr. Anthony Arthur, who I found to be professional, personable, transparent, and very importantly, not pushy. He advised me that they did not have the exact CX-5 model on their lot that I really wanted, so he offered me the closest they did have to what I wanted, bringing the their offer closer to Maryland’s. Then Brown Mazda’s GM for Sales, Mr. Chad Lewis telephoned me to talk about the deal to get a better understanding as to what I wanted. We spoke for about twenty minutes and I found him very congenial, but professional and focused and in the end, he told me that they were bringing the exact vehicle model I wanted up from another dealership in Virginia Beach without a deal agreed between us yet! The next day the Dealership G.M., Mr Steve Forsht, called to tell me they now had the exact car in stock and asked what it would take to put me in the driver’s seat. I also found Steve very congenial as well, down to earth and a “regular guy”. I came back with some figures that were close to the deal in Maryland, and what I wanted from Brown’s Mazda for trade-in on my vehicle. He came back with “done” and even threw in a couple accessories at no cost! The True Car website that lists sold vehicle pricing in the general area, ranked my final purchase price in the Top Tier Excellent Price category, with less than 17% of vehicles sold in that category; as well as my trade-in value in the highest category! So, if I could have gotten a better deal across the river, it wouldn’t have been by more than 1%, so who cares. I bought my car from good people, the dealership I will be getting it serviced from, only via e-mail and three telephone conversations with no hard sell tactics and in record time! Add to that, their Finance Manager, Mr. Bob Shehata, who is the person you meet after a sale is agreed upon to sign the legal financial paperwork and push extras, simply asked me if I was interested in an extended maintenance plan. I said I wasn’t and that was it. Bob was also just as “regular” and as transparent as Anthony, Chad and Steve before him, and with no “hard sell” tactics. Brown’s Alexandria Mazda’s logo of “Buy Happy” ....is true! They really do want you to Buy Happy. The best advice I can give you if you want to do as well as I did, is research, research, and research so you know which exact model and accessories you want, your vehicle selection’s MSRP price, compare Browns Mazda’s reduced pricing against True Car values as to what others are paying and be as reasonable and as sincere as they are in your interaction with you! Do yourself and favor. Get your best quote in writing, then bring it to Brown’s Alexandria Mazda to see how close they can come. They might not always be able to match the “big boys” across the river, but they will come close, are closer to home, and genuine people. More

I am still on the hunt for a quality used Mazda, but am happy with the relationship I quickly built with Anthony. He is polite, courteous, and most importantly, up front. I hope to be able to maintain a wo happy with the relationship I quickly built with Anthony. He is polite, courteous, and most importantly, up front. I hope to be able to maintain a working relationship with this salesman and his team. More

Terrible Service Department I took my 2017 CX-3 Mazda in for routine maintenance and a check of the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) system. They scratched my car in 3 places and the I took my 2017 CX-3 Mazda in for routine maintenance and a check of the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) system. They scratched my car in 3 places and the best the Service Manager could do was ask me to return the car for detailing - not after they had already treated my car with so little respect. And the BSM was worse after they did something with the CODE - that was what Sandra, Service Rep, said. She couldn't explain what the CODE was. I wrote to complain to both Brown Automotive and the Mazda Corp. Mazda Corp called me and e-mailed right away. I have yet to hear from Brown. Mazda Corp guy double checked with Sandra about the CODE and she could find no notation in their computer system. So they are bad at service and keep even worse records. Mazda Corp set up an appointment for me with Priority Mazda and laughed saying, "now I understand why you don't want to return to Brown's." So if you have read this, BEWARE. More

Purchased 2018 Mazda Purchased the vehicle last weekend and traded in my 2005 Mazda3. Great experience with the staff, especially Brandon in sales and Bob in finance. Look Purchased the vehicle last weekend and traded in my 2005 Mazda3. Great experience with the staff, especially Brandon in sales and Bob in finance. Looking forward to working with them going forward. More