Shannon Motors

Pleasantly surprised wanted to start by saying that I have horrible credit and didn’t know where to begin when my car broke down. I am like everyone else at one time I ha wanted to start by saying that I have horrible credit and didn’t know where to begin when my car broke down. I am like everyone else at one time I had perfect credit but life happens and I was unable to keep my credit in good standing. I knew I couldn’t go to a regular bank so I searched bad credit financing and Shannon popped up. I was very put off by the reviews but remembered hearing one time that if you have a good experience you may tell one person but If you have a bad experience you tell everybody. So I ignored the reviews and gave them a try. All I have to say is thank god I did. I met Paul Reis at the Johnston location. His knowledge of their programs and how to work the banks against each other to get the best approval was amazing. Within 1.5 hours I am driving my new car with a lifetime warranty and on the road to rebuilding my credit. He also went as far as to give info on additional on ways to improve my credit score even faster. Im telling you I am proof that everyones situation is different and unless you give them a try you will never know. Take my word this is the person you want to sit with when you buy your next car. More

How buying a car SHOULD be Everybody who has ever shopped and bought a car through a dealership knows it can be a nightmare...Shannon Motors completely changed my mind! Very smo Everybody who has ever shopped and bought a car through a dealership knows it can be a nightmare...Shannon Motors completely changed my mind! Very smooth and efficient but id like to give the most credit to my salesman Paul Reis.He worked with me from the time i shook his hand hello til the time i shook his hand after i got the keys to my car.He was knowledgeable and went out of his way to get the best vehicle i could for my price range. I will be sending as much business i can to them and i will be telling to ask for Paul. More

Great Experience We got exceptional service! We worked with Paul Reis and Bill Hinckley and they answered all our questions perfectly! They made me feel welcome and We got exceptional service! We worked with Paul Reis and Bill Hinckley and they answered all our questions perfectly! They made me feel welcome and we got a great deal on our 2008 Maxima. This is our 2nd vehicle from Shannon Motors and we would highly recommend to anyone who needs to rebuild your credit! More

great experience I needed a new car and I have bad credit, so I saw an advertisement of Shannon Motors and they said they guaranteed financing. I thought I'd give them I needed a new car and I have bad credit, so I saw an advertisement of Shannon Motors and they said they guaranteed financing. I thought I'd give them a try...I called and spoke with David Bruscini and he told me to come right in and he would let me know what they could do for me. Everyone there was very friendly. I had a little problem with a down payment and insureance but they worked very hard to get me financed...I drove away the very next morning with a newer car and a good outlook for the coming years...I would definitely recommend Shannon motors to my friends and family... More

Good Experience I was not sure what I would qualify for since my credit was not the best. I saw their commercials frequently, and decided to stop in and see. I rea I was not sure what I would qualify for since my credit was not the best. I saw their commercials frequently, and decided to stop in and see. I read some reviews, but often not, you can't always count on reviews, so I decided to stop by for myself. I looked at several cars, the salesman was patient with me, and practically did a backflip to get me financed for a vehicle. Thank You, Paul and the staff for your assistance. More

This dealership is an utter nightmare and I highly recommend passing them by. If you need a buy here pay here there are many other options in the state that function much better than this...My husband recommend passing them by. If you need a buy here pay here there are many other options in the state that function much better than this...My husband and I went in to look at a minivan we saw online. First off, the website is almost impossible to navigate. Funny thing is, is that even their own staff don't know how to use their site nor do they have a separate inventory page that lets them know which lot their cars are on. So be warned. You may show up at one lot and the vehicle you may want to see may be at another lot. BUT, of course in the mean time they have their lovely salesmen ready to try to suck you into their spiel of how they guarantee financing So while we decided to see what this dealership could offer, suddenly we couldn't qualify for any "out of house" financing. Then the great salesman asked if we would take a car. So I made clear up front, no car. Minivan not negotiable. I have a child in a 250 lb power wheelchair...where do you put that in a car?? So not only did the salesman not listen, he was rude. He told us "with our credit profile we were not gonna qualify for what we wanted". Ok, so then he throws this "in house financing" at us.Then the financing person calls and says she may have a bank and suddenly we don't qualify for in house financing. Then he tells us the bank denied the loan, so back to the in house finance crap again, but now he wants a $4000 deposit. At this point I want to spit on this guy. He then told me that obviously I haven't bought a car w/ my "bad" credit before and I needed to go around other dealerships and get a wake up. We left basically told him to take his "deal" and shove it. We went to another regular Honda Dealership (Colonial in Dartmouth, Mass). The salesman treated us w/ total respect. The finance manager got us a normal loan w/ regular terms for a 2010 Odyssey. Shannon told us we couldn't qualify even for a 2004 Odyssey. BUT here is the huge warning!!! A month after we left Shannon Motors they kept running my husband and my credit files looking for financing (3 weeks after we bought the 2010). Doing that they keep leaving "hard credit requests" which stay on our files for 2 years and damage our credit scores!!! Am very angry and plan on filing a complaint against them thru BBB and possibly RI Attorney General's Office. BE WARNED AND RUN FAR FAR AWAY!!! More

Look, lets be realistic. This is pretty much a predatory car lot that throws out loans to people that have very poor credit that are considered extremely high risk to loan to. The reason they are so effecti car lot that throws out loans to people that have very poor credit that are considered extremely high risk to loan to. The reason they are so effective is because this is the LAST resort for people with very bad credit. At this point most people in that situation dont care about what the car is, what the price is, or how kind the salesmen are. They just need a car and need one now. They wont budge on prices because if you dont buy it, they will find someone that will in the long run. Its Rent A Center but instead they sell cars. Walking into this place you smell the stench of desperation from people that need a car. Just remember that they are not there to sell cars to people with great credit that can go to a real dealership. They are there to deal with the desperate. Their rudeness shows this 100% they dont care because if someone is purchasing a car through Shannon, this shows they have no where else to go. I purchased a car through them and of course I was desperate at the time and knew I was paying top dollar for a bottom of the barrel car, but I had no other choice. It kills me inside every time I make a payments for a car that is worthless (I once tried to trade it in and thats the response I got). But for the time being it fills a need I have. To make a long story short, Use this Place ONLY if you CANNOT get a car loan from ANYWHERE else. But expect to take the embarassment and abuse of using a buy here pay here place. More