Vandergriff Honda

My mom bought her 2005 Honda Accord there and didn't speak highly of them because tried sneaking some charges past her and she said they were low life type people. But she said I should go out there be speak highly of them because tried sneaking some charges past her and she said they were low life type people. But she said I should go out there because they were having a huge tent sale that combined like 5 dealers inventory. When I went out there the sales man I had was alright and I saw a 2005 Acura TSX I liked. I test drove the vehicle and considered purchasing it but since I had outside financing I told them I didn't have my check with me. My salesman was going to cool enough to put the car on hold for about 2 hours until I came back; but his manager wouldn't let him and he brought him over to me. Tony the used car sales manager informed me that they couldn't do that and if I liked the car he needed a personal check for the price of the car until I came back(very pushy). I decided not to buy the car and went home; it's outrageous that he wanted a personal check from me just to put the car on hold for 2 hours. The car was in great condition but it had close to 80,000 miles on it. I went back the next day and decided I was going to buy it. I told a new sales person that I had outside financing I wanted to use but he said he guaranteed he could get me a better interest rate by .5%. In order to get that better rate he made me sign a piece of paper with the 2 rates. He even told me that if I wasn't approved that the salespeople have a handful of favors from finance they can pull out, and that he would use one of his favors on me if that was the case. So I reluctantly gave him the info he needed and he came back and said he could they couldn't beat it and to use the finanxing I already had. The fact that he lied to me and wasted like 30 minutes of my time pissed me off. I decided I was still going to buy the car and told my mom and aunts who were on vacation what kind of car I was getting and the mileage. Once I told them that they said it wasn't that good of a deal even though it was below Kelly BB the mileage was too high. I did change my mind and I told the finance guy who then called my salesperson who came back and told me I was cheap and wasting his time and that I should go to other dealers to get the prices I told him I could get at other places. Practically yelling at me the entire time. So later that night I went to Goodson Acura and found an even better car with less miles for a comprable price. xxxx VANDERGRIFF HONDA and anything Vandergriff for that matter. More

I owned a 2003 Honda Pilot that I had purchased from another dealer. However I was getting tired of the gas prices. (The V6 guzzled gas like water...) I went to the dealership in look of a new 2007 vehi another dealer. However I was getting tired of the gas prices. (The V6 guzzled gas like water...) I went to the dealership in look of a new 2007 vehicle. I originally looked at the civic, but I was so upside down in my loan that the sales man urged me to look at an Accord because they hold thier value better. I was a little nervous, because I was worried about price. Our test drive of both the civic and accord was a pleasant experience, non pushy and very relaxed. When we got back to the dealership the salesman brought us back to his office and we discussed a deal. They did roll my payoff into the new loan, everything was explained upfront. I felt as thought that was the type of customer service I was looking for. I never felt forced, however I did feel encouraged to consider the Accord for the reasons they explained to me. My wife and I prefered the Accord anyway, due to the quality of the interior. We drove away in a new 2007 Accord with all our questions answered and were smiling! I love this dealership and would recommend it to anyone I know. They told me yes when other dealer said NO! That is a big deal. They even got me finanaced throught Amercian Honda Finance, something no other dealership could do, they waned to try a place me with no name or smaller banks ( I felt uncomfortable with that) They also reduced the interest rate that I had on my previous vehicle. I couldn't as for more! As far as the price, I feel like I could have gotten more for my trade, but according to Kelly Blue Book values, it was very fair to the market, and that was good. I didnt have to fight to not get the digisheild, or the tinted windows that I didn't want, I just got on straight off the truck! I am a very satisfied customer More

I brought a used car there and the air cond. did not work at the time and the car had a lot of wind noise at the back door. They could not fix the wind noise and he told me the air cond. was like that on the at the time and the car had a lot of wind noise at the back door. They could not fix the wind noise and he told me the air cond. was like that on the car for the gas milage (Save GAs) and I took the car back again and said that the air cond. was not right.I got my car back and was not hot enough to run the air so I found out in May on a trip the blower would not blow when it was real hot. I told them in July and they said it will cost me 1150.00 just for the part to fix the car. and the warranty that I paid 2000.00 did cover the car bumper to bumper as they told me.So Now I have a car in texas with a air cond. that blows after the car has cool down in the afternoon. No one at the dealer will take care of this problem and they told me basicly it is my problem since the saleman is no longer at the dealership. More

We were treated badly by the used car manager. He needs a major attitude adjustment. The one price only good right now is just a high pressure tactic. The price should be good for at least 24 hours. R a major attitude adjustment. The one price only good right now is just a high pressure tactic. The price should be good for at least 24 hours. Run do not walk away from these people. 8.9% interest is highway robbery for people with a good credit rating. I feel sorry for his Salesman, they must lose alot of customers due to his behavior. Changing the trade-in value in less than 24 hours is just dishonest. We do not need a car that bad. Yelling at the customer in front of other customers, when I am polite is very unprofessional. We will stay away from any dealership that allows that kind of behavior to continue. More

Me and my wife had a very bad experience with vandergriff Honda in Arlington Texas. Ron the internet sales manager was very rude and he did not have the EXL with Nav & RES in Siler color. We SPECIFICALLY tol Honda in Arlington Texas. Ron the internet sales manager was very rude and he did not have the EXL with Nav & RES in Siler color. We SPECIFICALLY told him that we are willing to wait for a few weeks for his inventory. In spite of this he convinced us on a touring model and he mentioned he would SLASH the price on this particular model. After 3 hours of negotiating we agreed to a 33,000.00 on a Touring and he stepped out. Me and my wife was amazed about the word (price SLASH), after a few minutes, his internet director came (meanwhile, Ron escaped from the scene) and stated Sir, I can locate a EXL with Nav & Res in a nearby dealership. We said that we were negotiating all this 3 hours on the touring. He stated that, It was not correct. We stormed out of the dealership upset and had a very bad experience. I will definitely pass this along to all my friends whom i know of. currently I have chosen to go with Sienna. I cannot imagine that a famous & reputed Car maker like Honda will do such a kind of thing like this. It is absolutely disappointing. More

I need a lawyer after dealing with Vandergriff Honda. I have been recieving letters from banks (a total of about 5 or 6 from each institution) in the past month on behalf of Vandergriff Honda saying that m have been recieving letters from banks (a total of about 5 or 6 from each institution) in the past month on behalf of Vandergriff Honda saying that my credit has been run. I don't know if you all know what that does to you credit but if you don't it hurts it alot. These letters continue to come in every day about two banks at a time. My advice to you is don't let this be you. And husbands, please don't send your wife to Vandergriff Honda alone. Does anyone know a lawyer who handles these type of situations? More

I own two Hondas and purchased them from this dealership. I also get them serviced regularly at this dealership. After sending an e-mail to the internet salesperson - who never replied - I dropped by on I also get them serviced regularly at this dealership. After sending an e-mail to the internet salesperson - who never replied - I dropped by on the way home from work. I walked in ready to purchase a new car from them - no financing - a cash deal. However, every car had all these options that I did not want. The salesman I met with told me that EVERY car had to have Lo-Jack, a sun roof visor and digishield (this plastic crap they put all over it) and that I could not purchase a car without these options. I asked why and he said that they had a contract with these companies. He also told me that a lot of people didn't like it either. I guess I can believe that since they have cars stacked all over that lot. I told him that I didn't want this stuff whether I paid for it or not and he wished me a good day - said he couldn't sell me a car without it and walked back inside. I called Honda Motor Corporation and asked if this sounded proper and they told me that the dealers were free to do this if they choose to. Well guess what - I'm free to go somewhere else too. I hope Honda Motor Corp is happy that Vandergriff drove a loyal Honda customer to TOYOTA. Since I have two kids within two years of driving age, they lost a car a year for the next four years. Good luck in the future Honda - with dealers like this one you will need it. More

Bring a spare set of keys! HARD SELL !!! I did quite a bit of research on my trade-in as well as the Element, RAV4 etc I was looking to purchase prior to visiting any dealerships. I had a voucher from bit of research on my trade-in as well as the Element, RAV4 etc I was looking to purchase prior to visiting any dealerships. I had a voucher from Vandergriff Toyota for $2800 off MSRP, but they were swamped, so I went next door to the Vandergriff Honda Dealership. While taking a nice test drive and talking to the nice Salesperson Jordan, I explained why I was there, what I expected to pay and how I wanted to finance. So they took my trade-in to get appraised. My sales guy came back with their offer that was not even in the same zip code as what I could pay, and the financing was not the same. It was if I had wasted my breath telling them what I would do. I told them to bring the keys to my car, I was done. Instead of my keys, he brought Jeff the Sales Mgr over and he proceeded to tell me that that was just part of the negotiating. Most people give in to the deal, so that is what they do. I again requested my keys, as I did not want to deal with people that would do this and waste my time. They still did not bring my keys, but yet another offer. This one at least was much closer to my requested amount. I said no. Still no keys. But brought back an offer in the middle of what I requested and said would pay off the loan of my trade-in. Reluctantly I agreed and let me wife try out the car before we signed anything. It turns out the Element was not going to work because you could not reach the child seat from the front seat. So they offered a same deal on a base model Pilot.. I thought, now we are getting somewhere. So I took the Pilot and the paperwork home for my wife to sign. It is now close to 10:00 at night. When I get up the next morning, I see that they have rolled my loan from the trade-in into this deal despite what they said about paying it off. I am now upset AGAIN. I take it back stating now that they have mislead me again, I want my other car back, or I want a EX Pilot with leather for the same deal. They pitched a fit, but would not give me my keys back until they tried to get me to pay more. (I was really just trying to get my old vehicle back) After me turning down 3 more offers of more money, the sales manager stalked off saying "bring him his car." So finally I start loading my car and my original sales guy comes back and says they can do the Pilot for $5 of what we agreed upon before. Despite my reservations, I took the deal. After I looked at the Pilot, he told me it was going to be $6 more. $1, no big deal right? But over the course of a loan and interest, that is about $50. So I said no, make it the $5 you promised. He said ok. When I got the paperwork, it was $5.99, instead of $6. I ended up taking the deal, as it was a good deal, but I feel like I lost part of me in the process. (and about 10 hours.) From then on, the sales manager (Jeff) would not even look at me as I finalized the paperwork. So, if you buy from them, expect to fight for a deal and them accuse you of not being fair and DEFINITELY bring a spare set of keys for your trade-in so you can actually leave if you want to. Customer service - 1 because of being treated like I was an idiot. Quality of work - 1 because of what they promised was consistently not what they delivered. Friendliness - 1 because having a smiling face for 10% of the experience is not enough to rate a "friendly". Overall Experience - 1 all of the above. Pricing - 1 even though in the end, it was a good deal, if I had said yes to the previous offers, it would not have been even close to a good price. More

I wish this site had a zero score, because a one is better than they deserve. They lie to get people in there, keep them waiting for hours, and then send them home saying they have to work on the fina better than they deserve. They lie to get people in there, keep them waiting for hours, and then send them home saying they have to work on the financing and they will call the next day. They never called back. I had to call repeatedly, only to get the runaround. Finally, I got tired of this and called and spoke with the GM. His name I believe is Charley. Charley sounded interested and said he was going to check in to this and get to the bottom of it for me. He said he would call back in 20 minutes. That has been 3 days ago. I never realized 20 minutes could take so long. He still hasn't called back. Wally, the salesman, who from what I understand is the top salesman at the dealership is nothing but a lowlife dirty lying xxxxxxx. One of these days he is going to screw the wrong person over. After I had filled out an application over the internet, Wally called me and told me that my loan had been approved and he had the check in his hand. He stated that all I had to do was come in and pick out the car I want and I would be out in 45 minutes. Well, after making the hour drive, I arrived, and Wally was conveniently with another customer, so we were passed over to Marvin, talk about worthless, this fat slob had to pass us over to James before the test drive because it was too hot outside for him. Anyway 3 hours later, we are waiting to speak with the finance manager, and I notice a sign in the reception area stating the entire process takes aproximately 5 hours from start to finish. Hmmmm......not what I was told. This company never returns phone calls or call back when they say they are. When you call, they give some Bulls**t about Wally is at lunch this or that. The GM is just as bad. If I didn't have to work and go to school, I would stand in front of the dealership and ward off all potential customers. I just hope that people read these comments. Even people with bad credit deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Please people, take your business to a dealership who values the customer, not the almighty dollar they can screw you out of. More

After reading some of the comments on this web site I was worried about buying a car from Vandergriff. I did a lot of research on the web regarding the vehicle I wanted to purchase before I visited any deal worried about buying a car from Vandergriff. I did a lot of research on the web regarding the vehicle I wanted to purchase before I visited any dealer. Maybe I was just lucky, but I had a VERY good salesperson. She was not pushy at all, but she was very knowledgeable about the products and anticipated, as well as answered all my questions. I never felt pressured or rushed. There was a little negotiating, but I told her my top dollar amount right at the beginning. Since I had researched the cost, I knew we were both getting a fair deal. Once we agreed on the cost, I was worried that there would be some last minute changes based on some of the other people's comments, but the price did not change and there were no mistakes. The sales person, sales manager and the business manager were all very careful to make sure that all details were exactly as we had agreed. The car was in perfect condition and they also had another person who went over every function of the car with me before I drove away. Once I decided on the model and trim level, the purchase went very quickly and smoothly. I would highly recommend my salesperson and I have no complaints about Vandergriff Honda at all. More