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University Volvo

Charlotte, NC

5.0
531 Reviews

7716 North Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC

28262

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531 Reviews of University Volvo

September 15, 2014

Sales manager gone wrong After being nickle and dimed about our trade-in to the point were we were about to walk out the door, our front tire goes flat the next day. After re- More

by steve
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Jeffrey Goodman
Oct 10, 2014 -

University Volvo responded

We are sorry to hear you feel that way. In no way do we intend to upset our clients. It is important to note that there are always two sides to every story. To address the "nickle and dime on the trade in"... The trade was appraised sight unseen as a courtesy. The customer stated that it was in excellent condition needing nothing. When the trade arrived, it was found to have a dent in the rear hatch and in need of two tires. Not to mention considerable more miles than originally stated. We elected to adjust the value by less than 300.00. Far less than the amount we would eventually realize we'd have to spend to bring the vehicle up to our re-sell standards. On the tire issue... We did our due diligence to determine our possible responsibility. First, we contacted the manufacturer to enlist their help tracing the car's production and transport history. We already knew the manufacturer DOES NOT make repairs to tires, neither faulty nor ones that have been damaged. New tires are always replaced should one become damaged during production or transportation. We follow these same guidelines. When we were contacted about the tire we offered our assistance. The customer decided to take it to a local tire center instead. When we contacted the tire facility, it was brought to our attention that the car was "driven in with a screw in the tire". The customer has denied this. Perhaps they didn't realize it? According to the certified tire facility, It had also been driven on low tire pressure which possibly caused the "bubble" in the sidewall. The tire facility did not make an electronic record, simply because there was "no charge" associated with the attempted repair to the tire. When the tire facility "re-inflated" the tire, that's when they found the "bubble" in the sidewall. The tire center could only recommend replacement of the tire at this point as it was too dangerous to continue driving. The customer then took the car to another local dealer where the story from the customer changed again. When the dealer inspected the tire they informed the customer of the previous "patch" repair, as well as the same "bubble" in the sidewall. The customer stated the previous "patch repair" was unknown to them... Possibly performed by the previous tire facility? The customer told the dealer that we would cover the cost of the new tire due to a "defect". On good faith the other dealer decided to comply. While all of this was being volleyed back and forth, it was also brought to our attention by the customer that the car's rocker panel trim had fallen off. It's ironic that it happened to be on the same lower side as the damaged right front tire. Rocker panels do not simply fall off, there has to be some kind of impact associated with that. This could have possibly caused the "bubble" in the sidewall and the screw could merely have been a spectator... just like us. Of course we heard nothing further about that. Another important piece of the story that was left out. It is true, we would like to believe what the customer is stating. However, the facts dictate that we follow a different belief. We trust that anyone who decides to read this review and subsequent response will do so objectively and without a predisposition to either party.

September 11, 2014

BUYER BEWARE! BEWARE OF BUYING A USED CAR AT THIS DEALERSHIP! Honesty is not their policy and neither is a fair deal. We test drove a Mazda 6 that looked great and More

by DKM
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Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Daniel
Oct 10, 2014 -

University Volvo responded

This is what is known as an AS-IS car and is not represented by any warranties. Typically "AS IS" vehicles are cars that will need some type of maintenance repairs either immediately or in the future, this is reflected in the lower price. We offer fully reconditioned cars that have warranties and the difference between these two is clearly evident in the manner in which they are priced and represented. The customer was told this upfront and it is clearly marked on the car. It was on OUR recommendation that she take the car to another service facility to get it checked over. When that service facility noted all of the possible recommended maintenance items needed on the car, she wanted us to perform these or lower the price. Due to the car being represented as an AS IS car upfront we declined to perform the services as it would be too costly based on the other service facilities quotes. We simply told her she could take the car as is or not at all. She decided not to purchase the car. To address the concern of not meeting a manager...We give our product specialists a great deal of latitude when dealing with clients. We have found that more times than not customers appreciate the experience and the confidence we have in our people that the customer is dealing with their representative and not being forced through the classic car business model of meeting 4-5 people each one trying to force the customer into a decision. In this case it's possible the customer wanted the latter experience.

September 08, 2014

Great first time experience My wife and I have an older Volvo that we bought in another state. Recently, it was time to upgrade our second car so we started looking at Volvo's. A More

by jacobandrewolsen
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Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Jeffrey Goodman, AJ Varrichione
September 08, 2014

Great dealership! I cannot say enough good things about University Volvo. I recently purchased my 8th vehicle from them and as always am completely satisfied. AJ and More

by Cruh
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Jeffrey Goodman, AJ Varrichione
July 03, 2014

Poor communication I have had two really bad experiences with my Volvo at University Volvo. Today, by far was the worst. I scheduled maintenance before my warranty was More

by Mistyfrancis
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Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Service dept
June 30, 2014

Professional, Responsive and Customer Focused I originally contacted University Volvo through their website on a Sunday night and by Monday at 10am I already had an email from AJ Varrichione. He More

by LeighDi
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
AJ Varrichione, Greg Cole
June 10, 2014

Great experience! AJ very easy to deal with via email while trying to research/purchase a vehicle. Gave a great price and fair offer on trade. Deal was very quick and e More

by Hkamis
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
AJ Varrichione, Greg Cole
April 11, 2014

This dealership is very nice to work with, professional, helpful and thorough. They contributed a lot for us to buy their product - in marketing and sales, we buy from people we like. I had a wonderful ex More

by ncostes
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Friendliness
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
AJ Varrichione
January 30, 2014

I've now purchased 2 vehicles from AJ. This has been a very pleasant experience on both occasions. I will most certainly contact AJ and the folks at University Volvo for my next purchase. More

by BruceWilliams
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
AJ Varrichione
January 13, 2014

It was by far the best experience I could have asked for. AJ was upfront with me about pricing and didn't try to jerk me around like another dealership I had visited. I appreciated how easy he made this ex More

by Sherah3
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Friendliness
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
AJ Varrichione
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