Michael Chiusano
Michael Chiusano at Bay Ridge Subaru

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Sales Manager

Bay Ridge Subaru

1819 Cropsey Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11214

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I'm a 30+ year veteran in the automotive industry, formerly of Staten Island Subaru and is looking forward to personally greeting all of our new and existing customers. "A major role in becoming part of the Bay Ridge Subaru family is knowing what our customers needs and wants are, and making them feel comfortable in their choices." I'm very eager to devote my time to make sure all of our valued customers are receiving the proper service and attention they deserve. Stop in to meet me and the Bay Ridge Subaru sales team to discuss your options for a new or pre-owned vehicle. Thank you!

Dealership Experience

11 yrs

Industry Experience

33 yrs, 2 mos

Languages Spoken

English English

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311 Reviews of Michael Chiusano

July 25, 2020

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Great dealership. Friendly, knowledgeable staff. A pleasure doing business with them. Mike C and Chris M are the best. They made the process of purchasing a vehicle easy and enjoyable. More

by JWM013
Recommend Dealer
Yes

Other Employees Tagged: Chris Malone, Roy Malinov

Jul 27, 2020

Bay Ridge Subaru responded

Thank you for your kind words and five star review! I am thrilled to hear that Mike and Chris were able to provide you with a great car buying experience. We hope to see you again soon. Safe travels. Sincerely, Tom Ruggiero, Dealer Principal

July 20, 2020

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An Abhorrent Customer Service Experience Avoid at all costs. One of the most abhorrent customer service experiences I've ever had with a company. My husband and I purchased a 2017 Subaru Fore More

by AlisonMcc
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Other Employees Tagged: Andre Arzuza, Chris Malone

Jul 21, 2020

Bay Ridge Subaru responded

Alison, I regret to learn about your overall feedback for us and we’re sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused you. We pride ourselves on providing a fully transparent, and professional sales experience to all of our guests. I personally answered all calls and emails I received from you. I wouldn't hide from anyone, especially our clients. During our last conversation, we went over your whole agreement and unfortunately, since you opted out of getting an extended warranty this process was not covered by the time of your July service. I also, explained that our dealership doesn't practice verbal agreements but everything is in writing to ensure things that are promised are never forgotten. It is always our #1 goal to satisfy our customers, and I apologize that we've fallen short of that. We hope that we are able to work with you again in the future. Sincerely, Michael Chiusano

Jul 21, 2020

Bay Ridge Subaru responded

Hello Alison, On the day you picked up the car we had docs signed saying we didn’t owe you anything. Verbal conversations in any business can not be binding as it is all hearsay and no one knows if any parties said any of the things that were mentioned. I hope you can understand why businesses can not accept verbal agreements. I have spoken to my team and no one remembers that conversation, they do remember going over the NYS Lemon Law warranty and what is covered and unfortunately that item is not covered. We offered you an extended warranty agreement to purchase to cover the whole car mechanically but unfortunately you turned it down which would have covered the part in question. This is an unfortunate issue and we do apologize however I am sure if you were a business owner you would understand where we stand and why we can not accept a verbal conversation that you might have had with our staff. The 10% discount was in fact the Buyers Benefits, I never claimed I gave you that discount for the job performed. That discount was part of what your entitled to as a thank you for buying a car from us as well as the other benefits you will receive. As for the messages, whenever you called me I followed back up with you, I even called you on my day off from my home. I went out to you when you visited the showroom on Saturday (I would have met with you after my appointment but I understand you could not wait for me). Everything I promised you, I did for you and I went above and beyond to look into this situation but there is nothing more I could have done. However thank you for letting me know my off site call center might not have forwarded all your messages to us that is something I will not stand for and will rectify. In closing I am sorry we did not satisfy you. We try to go above and beyond for our clients and we do the right thing however this was an unfortunate issue that occurred and could not do anything more for you. Sincerely, Michael A. Chiusano General Sales Manager

Jul 21, 2020

AlisonMcc responded

I appreciate the response Michael - but while you say your dealership doesn't practice verbal agreements in practice, the fact of the matter is, that's exactly what your sales agent did in reality. So you might want to speak with your team about that policy. We should have requested the IOU in writing, but as first time buyers, made the mistake of trusting it would be offered to us if necessary. Also, I counted 13 outgoing calls in my call log to the dealership where I left messages with staff and 2-3 of those were answered. On top of that, the "10% discount" you were able to do us "as a favor" was already part of the buyers benefits we would have received any - wow, what a generous favor! This was our first car purchase, so sorry to say you have lost us a long-term customers. We will not be purchasing with you again and are making sure our friends, family, and social media contacts know about our experience as well.

Jul 21, 2020

AlisonMcc responded

All I'll say is that this experience has proved that car dealerships and used car salesmen have a sketchy reputation in our culture for a reason :)

July 18, 2020

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Excellent service with taking car in and even though they say over 4 hours wait time I had my cat in 3. Waiting room was comfortable and checkout was smooth More

by MAdeleines Subaru
Recommend Dealer
Yes

Other Employees Tagged: Thomas Ruggiero, Roy Malinov , Stephanie Dirani, Cornelius Middleton, Joseph Teti

Jul 20, 2020

Bay Ridge Subaru responded

Madeleines, thanks for leaving us a great review! It was our pleasure to work with you! We'd love to assist you again soon. Sincerely, Tom Ruggiero, Dealer Principal

July 17, 2020

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Complimentary inspection. After bringing in my 2019 Crosstrek for the complimentary inspection, after waiting an hour, I was told that in order to go forward with the inspectio More

by GOJU53
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No

Other Employees Tagged: Only picked him out in order to be able to send this review. Don't know him.

Jul 20, 2020

Bay Ridge Subaru responded

We’re sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused you. It is always our #1 goal to satisfy our customers, and I appreciate that you took the time to write to us. Thank you for your patience and we hope to see you again in the future.

July 16, 2020

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Personalized experience... Professional and Attentive! Mike Chiusano , Manager , took the time to personally meet with us right before the COVID-19 shut down and stayed in touch . Once the dealership opene More

by JPURPLE1218
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Other Employees Tagged: Andre Arzuza, Roy Malinov

Jul 16, 2020

Bay Ridge Subaru responded

Glad to hear that you are enjoyed our services at Bay Ridge Subaru! It is our pleasure to be able to help you with all of your car needs, and thank you for choosing us. Take Care. Sincerely, Tom Ruggiero, Dealer Principal

July 15, 2020

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Chris Malone was incredibly helpful and insightful during the entire purchasing process. His knowledge and patience throughout the time I spent at Subaru was beyond reproach. I could not be more satisfied wi More

by WILLIAM.MCGRATH0
Recommend Dealer
Yes

Other Employees Tagged: Chris Malone, Roy Malinov

Jul 16, 2020

Bay Ridge Subaru responded

Thank you for your kind review as well as your five star rating. We are glad you had an excellent experience at Bay Ridge Subaru. Chris is outstanding & we are lucky to have him on our team. We appreciate you choosing Bay Ridge Subaru & we hope to see you again soon! Sincerely, Tom Ruggiero, Dealer Principal

July 11, 2020

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Excellent service and staff as always! Using the application to make an appointment and to check in is very simple and easy to use. Waiting area is very clean. More

by J.Munoz
Recommend Dealer
Yes

Other Employees Tagged: Marc D'Ottavio, Anthony Grippo , Kayla Rodriguez

Jul 13, 2020

Bay Ridge Subaru responded

JCM0800, we greatly appreciate your feedback. Thank you for choosing Bay Ridge Subaru! We look forward to working with you again in the future. Sincerely, Tom Ruggiero, Dealer Principal

July 10, 2020

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Gerald took his time with my family. He showed us several vehicles and explained the different features to us. He was very attentive and suggested the perfect model. More

by CYNTHIRJAMES
Recommend Dealer
Yes

Other Employees Tagged: Gerald Wactor, Roy Malinov

Jul 13, 2020

Bay Ridge Subaru responded

Thanks, CYNTHIRJAMES! We are so pleased to hear you had a wonderful experience working with Gerald. Congratulations on your new car! Sincerely, Tom Ruggiero, Dealer Principal

July 09, 2020

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Express service was just that. Professional, courteous, friendly staff. It's a pleasure dealing with everyone there., It's very convenient offering Express service as I now live out More

by MLP0510
Recommend Dealer
Yes

Other Employees Tagged: Andre Arzuza

Jul 10, 2020

Bay Ridge Subaru responded

Thanks for leaving us a great review! It was our pleasure to work with you! We'd love to assist you again soon. Sincerely, Tom Ruggiero, Dealer Principal

July 01, 2020

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Micheal Chiusano was amazing, he made the process of getting a new car quick and easy ! Would defiantly recommend him to anyone in the market for a new car More

by MIRSADA.TAIPOVIC
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Jul 01, 2020

Bay Ridge Subaru responded

Thank you for the great review, Mirsada. We will be sure to thank Micheal for providing you with an excellent car-buying experience. We look forward to working with you again. Sincerely, Tom Ruggiero, Dealer Principal

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