Dublin Mazda
Dublin, CA
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he spent a good quality time with us and very friendly at the same time profession till we got to the point of buying the cars also he help us to understand from A-Z of the deal and thank you Ken Harey. the same time profession till we got to the point of buying the cars also he help us to understand from A-Z of the deal and thank you Ken Harey. More
Letter to Mazda Execs. (Edited for DealerRating) I Letter to Mazda Execs. (Edited for DealerRating) I hope you will take a moment and read through my customer service complaint and address it. If n Letter to Mazda Execs. (Edited for DealerRating) I hope you will take a moment and read through my customer service complaint and address it. If not you, then the appropriate individual as I feel this issue is one that must be voiced due to its inappropriateness. In short, Dave Brown, your general manager of Ken Harvey's Dublin CA Mazda told a customer to " go FLIP yourself" He went on to also state "you're not a customer unless you FLIPing buy something." I hope I have your attention at this point, let me tell you how this experience played out. Tonight at approximately 1830 my husband Shawn, visited Dublin Mazda to inquire (and hopefully purchase) a 2001 Honda Civic for our daughter. He took a test drive with the salesperson, Bruce Bode and during that test drive was informed that the transmission was new and recently installed by the dealership. When they arrived back at the dealership, my husband informed Bruce of the Blue Book value and wanted to start negotiations at about that price (4K). The vehicle is listed for 8K. When my husband inquired why the price was so off the BB value, he was informed that due to the repairs that the dealership put into the vehicle he could not go lower but would ask the GM. Bruce came back after discussing this with the GM and informed my husband that he could take $500 off the vehicle, but that was the best he could do. We understand that if the deal doesn't work for ourselves and the dealership, then we walk away and do business another day. At this point, my husband thanked Bruce for his time and proceeded to depart the dealership. As my husband was walking out, he passed the desk of the GM, introduced himself and asked why he felt that twice the BB value was a fair price for the vehicle. At this point Dave Brown, General Manager stated that the BB doesn't factor in with Honda's and Toyota's because "they're so good." He then asked my husband where a better deal could be found, to which my husband replied that the dealership directly next door had two slightly higher end models with lower mileage for around $6,500. Dave told my husband to take his business there instead. At this point my husband became irritated and called Dave out on his cavalier and rude attitude. This is where all professional decorum was completely thrown out of the window. Dave nonchalantly told my husband to "go FLIP himself" My husband turned on his heel and proceeded to leave. Dave, then accompanied by two other men followed my husband outside and began yelling to my husband that he was arrogant for coming into "his house" and implied that he was insulted by the price my husband asked for. My husband then got into his vehicle and attempted to drive away, the three men including Dave proceeded to shout at my husband and after my husband rolled down his window and asked how the community would feel about the abuse thrown at a customer, Dave walked over and proceeded to continue the argument. When again asked how this was an appropriate way to treat a customer, Dave stuck his face into the window of the vehicle and, just inches away from my husband's face stated that you're not a customer unless you FLIPing buy something." Let me give you some background on us. My husband works for a Fortune 50 company where he interfaces with the largest social media companies in the world. I am the managing director of a successful not-for-profit arts organization in San Francisco. I don't share this because I feel we deserve special treatment, I share this with you to understand that my husband and I live, breathe and depend on providing the best customer service. Our livelihoods depend on it. If I were to ever tell a customer any of those things that Dave yelled at my husband, I would expect to be terminated immediately. There is simply no excuse for Dave's behavior. My husband and I have shared this experience online, both in the form of tweets and updates on Facebook this evening. Shortly after we began tweeting about the ordeal, Dave called my husband and told him that he cared about his online reputation and wanted to apologize. He stated that he had worked a long day and had personal issues which caused him to blow up. My husband heard him out but at this point, we don't care how Dave feels about the situation. What I care about is how you feel about this situation. Is this the best person you can have representing your brand? I sincerely hope this is shared with the appropriate individuals, please note that I am not concerned about receiving any additional apologies from Dave Brown. Thank you for your time, Susan Outlaw and Shawn O'Connor More
I was looking for a car in my home town. I went to the various dealerships. They did not seem to have any offers that interested me. I picked up the paper and seen an ad from Dublin Mazda. I was intereste various dealerships. They did not seem to have any offers that interested me. I picked up the paper and seen an ad from Dublin Mazda. I was interested in the offer they were advertising. I called. The person who answered said the offer was available. I said, " please check and call me back." I did not want to drive there and not be offered at least what the paper was showing. He called me back with a better offer. We arrived and were provided the offer. The entire experience from start to finish was one of the better, if not best "major purchase" experience my wife and I have had. I recommend this dealership for this brand of new car. More
I had a great experience at Dublin Mazda this past Easter weekend. From the moment Bruce emailed me back about my quote on a new 2012 Mazda 3 Skyactiv I knew he stood out as an honest salesman that would wor weekend. From the moment Bruce emailed me back about my quote on a new 2012 Mazda 3 Skyactiv I knew he stood out as an honest salesman that would work to earn my business over the other dealerships. He was able to give me a great price as well as all the options/choices I wanted without any of the ones I didn't. When I went into the dealership Bruce wasn't there that day, but he had his manager Mike take care of me. Mike is also an honest guy and didn't keep me waiting around for extended periods of time. Even when I had to wait for another customer to finish up with the finance guy, MIke tried to keep me occupied and kept a friendly conversation going. He was quick about getting all of the paperwork worked out and made sure all the details were correct. Finally, John the finance guy made things a lot less troublesome than I've had at other dealerships. Of course he had to do his obligatory spiel about extra services, but didn't keep badgering me when I refused. I was in and out of his office within half an hour. Overall, I had an excellent new car buying experience at Dublin Mazda and would highly recommend them to potential buyers. They gave me a great deal and made the whole process very smooth and friendly. More
I purchased a used Mazda 3 and Mazda 5 from other sources. I decided to take the cars to Dublin Mazda for service, due to Ken Harvey's reputation as a Honda and Nissan dealer, and I had learned he r sources. I decided to take the cars to Dublin Mazda for service, due to Ken Harvey's reputation as a Honda and Nissan dealer, and I had learned he races Mazdas, and figured he had a real interest in the brand. I have had minor service/routine maintenance done to both cars over the past few months,using the discount coupons that Mazda sends after your car purchase. All work was performed satisfactorily and in a timely manner. Cars were washed and minor detailed while at the dealership; a nice touch although I prefer to do that work myself. Paul and Don in the service department are very friendly, efficient and professional, as was the cashier when I picked the cars up at the end of the day. Also, when you call to make an appointment, phone staff are very pleasant and make every effort to get a date/time that suits you. On a side note, the check engine light on my 3 came on one day about a month ago, with no other symptoms of anything wrong. I popped into Dublin Mazda when I was out that way, and asked Paul if it could be checked without having to do a work order, or having to leave the car there. One of the mechanics was walking through service heading for the garage, when Paul asked if could quickly check it. The tech went and got his OBD reader, and quickly diagnosed the problem as the gas cap, that probably had not been tightened properly at the last fill up. He said this is the most common problem when the check engine light comes on. No charge!! This didn't happen at a local Volvo dealership a few years ago when the same thing happened to an 850 I owned! Only gripe, and it's small. I had a wheel alignment done on my 5 and the car still pulls to the right very slightly. Again, minor. So far, Dublin Mazda it's been a pleasure dealing with Dublin Mazda. More
Great experience! Michael really did all he could to work with our budget and helped us get my Nissan Versa. Michael really took utmost care looking over every single detail before he handed over the car and with our budget and helped us get my Nissan Versa. Michael really took utmost care looking over every single detail before he handed over the car and made sure it was perfect. Follow up after the purchase has been great as well. Would definitely definitely recommend Dublin Mazda. More
Before finding Dublin Mazda I did quite a bit of searching on the Internet and driving around the bay area looking for my car. At one point I was searching through 42 websites daily in my search and searching on the Internet and driving around the bay area looking for my car. At one point I was searching through 42 websites daily in my search and had visited 7 dealerships. I had already set my sites on a used Mazda 3 hatchback that was either 2010 or 2011 was automatic and had most of the available options on it but found out that this was not an easy car to find available for sale. One of the dealerships I visited was Dublin Mazda and while there looking I met Michael Barrilleaux. He was friendly and polite and was not at all pushy as I have almost come to expect when dealing with car sales persons. He showed me what was avaliable at the time but I told him that I had made up my mind about what I wanted and was only interested in finding it. He offered a form for me to fill out that basically asked what I wanted and he told me he would let me know if inventory changed and what I wanted became available. I thanked him and continued my search for my car. One day while I was scanning the websites I saw one that matched come up on the Dublin Mazda website but it did not show a picture of the car. I went down to Dublin Mazda and asked Michael about the car I saw on their website. He mentioned that he was not aware of this car but told me he would speak with the manager Lyle Nick to see if he could find it. Lyle was very accomodating and offered to show me the car even though it was still in the shop undergoing it's inspection before being offered for sale. I was pretty sure at the time that I had found my car and was a little stressful of what would come next (the purchasing process). In the purchasing process I found that Michael was still very polite and not at all like I have come to expect in my past experiences and worked hard to try to make me happy. At the end of the purchasing process I was a little unhappy about not receiving a second key and 2 new tires but again everyone at Dublin Mazda tried hard to meet me half way and make me happy. Their service was great when helping me get my key and tires and overall everyone was professional and curteous. I wanted to give some substance in my review so others could truly get a sense of my experience. I have bought 11 cars over the years but my experience buying a car with Dublin Mazda has been by far the best that I have had. More
Good experience from initial visit to dealership until we closed the deal. Good communication via phone, text and in person with Michael Barrilleaux. No pressure to close deal. We told Michael what vehicl closed the deal. Good communication via phone, text and in person with Michael Barrilleaux. No pressure to close deal. We told Michael what vehicle and options we were interested in and closed the deal quickly. Michael took time to go over vehicle features during initial visit and after we purchased the car. Stayed an hour late to give us a tour of dealership service area and go over features of the car with my daughter. Lyle and Mike were pleasant and have a lot of industry knowledge. Again, no pressure add extended warranties, service contracts or other options. More
Michael assisted me quickly, efficiently and with courtesy and patience. Outstanding customer service...as he spent a considerable amount of time explaining all of the features of the new vehicle. courtesy and patience. Outstanding customer service...as he spent a considerable amount of time explaining all of the features of the new vehicle. More
We are pleased with the new vehicle purchase experience on 1/22/12 at Dublin Mazda. Michael was very informative and thorough in explaining the various options and trim lines for the Mazda 3 Hatchbacks. O on 1/22/12 at Dublin Mazda. Michael was very informative and thorough in explaining the various options and trim lines for the Mazda 3 Hatchbacks. Our many questions, no matter how small or possibly considered as trivial, were answered respectfully. We decided on the i-Touring trim line with the Moon & Tunes option package. Michael was prompt to find the model package and color we preferred. The price negoitiation process was without the usual "haggling" pressure and completed within 10-15 minutes. We agreed on a price well within the range we were looking for. Also, we received very favorable financing from the dealership. The overall experience was pleasant and pressure-free. A co-worker has her car maintained at Dublin Mazda and has been very pleased with the service - timely, honest, and good advice without pressure to do more work. Looking forward to great customer service experiences from the Maintenance Team in the future. More