Island Subaru
Staten Island, NY
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Avoid Island Subaru like the plague . If you want a lackluster experience, terrible customer service, and to spend two full days trying to purchase a car then this is the dealership . If you want a lackluster experience, terrible customer service, and to spend two full days trying to purchase a car then this is the dealership for you. Honestly stay away from Island Subaru, there are plenty of other dealerships around who will treat you better, and if you do make a purchase here steer clear of their CPO certification its a SCAM. The will sign off a checklist of parts fixed and services preformed on their vehicles, but when questioned about the repairs that they did not actually preform they will ignore you and hope you go away. More
Horrible Negotiated price for Subaru Forester, found dent and some miles after signing the contract. They took almost 10 days to fix the dent. No paper work at Negotiated price for Subaru Forester, found dent and some miles after signing the contract. They took almost 10 days to fix the dent. No paper work at the time of delivery saying the mechanic who fix the dent on vacation and he will give you the paper work when he will be back. When I insist for the paper saying, I return the loaner in good condition, they asked me to wait for hours. I told them I am going to call the Manager and it was done in 15 minutes. They more into sale not service. They insist me to purchase additional tire and rim coverage to avoid huge expenses, for even a little scratch. The price on the invoice was three times higher than the paper of coverage they explain. When asked to cancel the additional warranty. they reduce the price to half (still more that the paper they showed). No service to put the new mat in the car, I did it myself. Very friendly only when they want to sell and additional coverage. Still waiting for refund of $100 deposit they hold for loaner. Never Island Subaru again. More
Great experience. Great staff. I just purchased my first Subaru. My sales person Donna helped me through this purchase with excellent knowledge of the car and a genuine concern for I just purchased my first Subaru. My sales person Donna helped me through this purchase with excellent knowledge of the car and a genuine concern for my needs. Her warmth had me trusting her right away. Candice helped me with the car financing. She did a great job of explaining all the financing options and making me feel comfortable. Dennis and Ramon in the Dealership and Bess in Service helped me to maximize all the technical options in my car. What a great team! They were all so helpful, friendly and knowledgable. More
Friendly dealership Ramon was knowledgeable,diligent friendly and personable. He made the car buying experience painless from start to finish.Everyone in the dealership w Ramon was knowledgeable,diligent friendly and personable. He made the car buying experience painless from start to finish.Everyone in the dealership was friendly,including Candace, who made it easy to work with after a very long day. More
Not your typical dealership I hate shopping for a car. As far as I know, everyone does. Well at least I did. The staff at Island Subaru, especially Donna Nocerino, John Espinoza, I hate shopping for a car. As far as I know, everyone does. Well at least I did. The staff at Island Subaru, especially Donna Nocerino, John Espinoza, and Russ in finance really made this the easiest experience. I had entered Island Subaru with my mind made up about what vehicle I was interested in. Luckily for me Donna convinced me to do a few test drives, to ensure I loved the car I was getting. She was more concerned with me being happy with my purchase than making a sale. In my previous dealer experience (not at Island Subaru) this didn’t happen. I ended up falling in love with the Legacy, which was not what I thought I wanted! Thank goodness I listened to Donna and really took my time considering my options. When it came time to discuss financing John Espinoza was so friendly and transparent with the cost of the vehicle, and my financing options. And Russ the finance manager really made sure I understood all the paperwork and coverages with my new car. I honestly can’t say enough nice things about the staff at Island Subaru. They really make an effort to get to know you and find the right vehicle for you. After I signed the lease papers they even celebrated with me! I can promise you they have earned my business going forward. Go see Donna at Island Subaru, she’ll make you feel like family and make car buying a fun experience! More
So far so good I was coming out of an existing non Subaru lease, I went to several dealers (Audi, Toyota and Subaru) some offering more amenities than Island Subaru, I was coming out of an existing non Subaru lease, I went to several dealers (Audi, Toyota and Subaru) some offering more amenities than Island Subaru, ie; free maintenance, car washes, tire rotations, loaner cars, etc (I just found out Island Subaru offers some of those SAME amenities as long as you give advance notice). but in the end we went with Island because the manager gave us a quick, easy deal with ZERO pressure. I don’t like being forced into any car deal, I always say, give me your best deal and if I walk away and come back with a better deal and you can match or beat it then we have a deal., this is why we went with Island. When I came back and told them another dealer was willing to cut me a check for my last three payments and give me 15k miles per year and be at my certain monthly payment, Island matched it! The proof of their excellence will be when I get that check in 7-10 business days (which I got last night, 1-8-19) as I was told and I have no reason not to believe they won’t. This process was very easy and definitely not a hard sale, even when I went in to see the finance lady, Ms Candice, that was also very positive and quick and painless. So kudos to Island Subaru, so far so good. Next test will be their service department. The previous Subaru dealer had a HORRIBLE service department, I’m hoping I don’t need to go to other service departments for service and or warranty work. I’m also glad to report I had my first issue and service took care of me after a quick phone call. Service is like a well oiled machine, cars are in and out and the service department is dealing with three makes of vehicles, Subaru, Toyota and Mazda. I was very impressed and my issue turned out to be a loose gas cap that was never tightened in NN after gassing up 3 days earlier. Seriously, I am VERY VERY SATISFIED and I’m a hard guy to satisfy when it comes to car dealerships, good job guys, keep it up! More
Excellent Experience I worked with Sam who went out of his way to ensure that I was satisfied with everything, I would reccomend him to anyone. Overall it was a great expe I worked with Sam who went out of his way to ensure that I was satisfied with everything, I would reccomend him to anyone. Overall it was a great experience the faculty and staff are very friendly and give great feed back. More
"Extremely happy" My husband I were very pleased with our visit to Island Subaru. Dennis, Sal and the staff were very pleasant and helpful to work with. We would defin My husband I were very pleased with our visit to Island Subaru. Dennis, Sal and the staff were very pleasant and helpful to work with. We would definitely recommend this dealership with anyone interested in buying a Subaru. More
Very Pleased I was in the market for a new car and happened to stumble upon Subarus at the NY Auto Show . After a little research I realized this may be what I w I was in the market for a new car and happened to stumble upon Subarus at the NY Auto Show . After a little research I realized this may be what I was looking for and narrowed my search to two dealers. I decided on Island Subaru because they are on Staten Island, they have a larger inventory the salespeople were wonderful. I simply walked in several times to look, ask questions and each time I felt no pressure to buy nor did I feel like I was being a nuisance. When I did finally decide to buy the vehicle (and again) walked in my salesman Ramon (whom I had spoken to before) was leaving but he recommended me to his associate Andrew. Andrew took time to show me a similar vehicle to the one I was interested, talked me through all the options, explained the slight differences between this vehicle and the one I was interested in and made arrangements for it to be onsight the next day. Ramon called and made an appt with me for two days later, test drove the vehicle with me, talked me through all the options and features, and dedicated his entire time to the sale of the vehicle as well as the trade in. I was very impressed with the Subaru staff, would (and have) recommend them to family and friends. My only complaint is parking is difficult in the area but the staff are so accommodating to you and will work with you with parking as well. More
saleswoman donna friendly people knew what i needed in a car and was very helpful would go back and buy another car. looking forward in the future to do business/ friendly people knew what i needed in a car and was very helpful would go back and buy another car. looking forward in the future to do business/ More