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Lia Honda Albany

Albany, NY

4.9
1,147 Reviews

1258 Central Ave

Albany, NY

12205

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July 09, 2024

Always good service. Car always done on time. Cars are great quality. Easy in easy out. More

by steving
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Jai Kishan Patel
Jul 09, 2024 -

Lia Honda Albany responded

Steving, thank you for reporting on the exceptional work our service team does for you! It is always our pleasure to help you keep your vehicle in shape. Thanks for choosing Lia Honda for your automotive needs!

July 09, 2024

Jay Birnbaum was professional, knowledgeable and friendly. I generally don’t like to car shop, but he made the experience as pleasant as possible. We’ve been Lia Honda customers for more than a deca More

by kitcvville
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Jay Birnbaum
Jul 10, 2024 -

Lia Honda Albany responded

Congratulations on your new Honda! We're thrilled you enjoyed a pleasant and supportive buying experience with Jay, and we appreciate your excellent feedback. We wish many happy travels to you in the new ride, from all of us at Lia Honda!

June 25, 2024

I will never return to Lia Honda. Mohommad was rude in every interaction, never called me back 4-5 hours after I dropped my car off for an inspection and oil change. He didn’t even kn More

by amandaleighh7
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No
Employees Worked With
Mohammed Rabbi, John Kelty, Stephen Smith
Jun 26, 2024 -

Lia Honda Albany responded

Ms. Leigh, I'm sorry you had a poor experience with our new employee. We are continuing to work with him on improving his customer handling skills and the vehicle should have gotten through the shop quicker. In regard to you feeling you were given misinformation; I did look into this, and you were given correct information. The vehicle did fail the safety portion of the New York State Inspection, the State, not Lia Honda of Albany, does not offer a ten-day pass or sticker for this. Please see the attached from the NYS stating the limitation to obtain a ten-day extension. Inspection waivers: A vehicle that is required to have the OBDII inspection can qualify for a waiver (valid for 1 year) if the vehicle fails the OBDII inspection, but ultimately passes the safety inspection, the gas cap check (gas-powered vehicles only) and the visual inspection of the emissions control devices (gas-powered vehicles only), receives repairs that are related to the failure of the OBDII inspection, and the cost of the repairs is at least $450, or does not pass the OBDII inspection during a re-inspection. After the re-inspection, if the vehicle qualifies, the inspector can print a waiver form. Both you and the inspector must sign the waiver. The inspection station keeps the waiver and other related documents. The inspector then issues the inspection sticker for your vehicle valid for 1 year. To qualify you must have the inspection report that shows the failure from the initial New York State registered inspection station. The inspection report for the re-inspection must show that your vehicle failed the OBDII test, but that your vehicle passed the safety inspection, the gas cap check (gas-powered vehicles only), and the visual inspection of the emissions control devices (gas-powered vehicles only). The emissions control system of your vehicle must be intact, and must not show any evidence of tampering (gas-powered vehicles only). You must have work orders and receipts that prove that repairs related to the vehicle emissions system were completed at a NY State-registered repair shop, or at an out-of-state repair shop. The work orders and the receipts must document that the cost of the repairs, parts, labor, and related sales tax was at least $450. If you complete the repairs yourself, the calculation of the cost of the repairs includes only the cost of the parts that were used and does not include your labor. How do I get a 10-day extension of my current inspection? You can receive inspection receipt that includes a 10-day extension if the previous inspection was expired at the time of the inspection, or your vehicle passed all parts of the inspection except the test of the OBDII readiness monitors You cannot get more than one extension from the DMV. If you would like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact me. Thank you, John Kelty Parts & Service Director Lia Honda of Albany jkelty@liacars.com

June 07, 2024

Jai Patel is professional, kind, patient. Will go far in his career! Thank you Jai!! More

by Sweettitalian
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Yes
Employees Worked With
Robert Martino, Jai Kishan Patel
Jun 07, 2024 -

Lia Honda Albany responded

Thank you for leaving Jai this positive review! He will be honored to hear of your kind words and to know how confident you are in his efforts. Please do not hesitate to give us a call if there is ever anything more that we may help you with.

May 31, 2024

I recently went to Lia Honda of Albany, NY to test drive a vehicle. From the moment I entered the door, a young man name Cheick Meier, welcomed me and was super attentive, listen to what kind of vehicle I More

by ree619
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Yes
Employees Worked With
Cheick Meite - sales, Dominick Cubello
Jun 03, 2024 -

Lia Honda Albany responded

Thank you for your positive review and recommendation! We are honored that you took the time to visit us, and we are glad that Cheick took great care of you. It is our pleasure to assist you in any way possible. Congratulations on your new Honda CRV Hybrid!

May 21, 2024

Jai and Khalil were so easy to work with! They made purchasing a car so flawless, I can’t recommend them or Lia Honda enough! More

by Robynmysliwiec
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Yes
Employees Worked With
Khalil Rasouly, Jai Kishan Patel
May 22, 2024 -

Lia Honda Albany responded

Congratulations on your new vehicle! We are so glad that Jai and Khalil provided you with a seamless, 5-star experience. They will be honored to have earned your kind recommendation. We thank you for your positive review and we wish you the safest of travels- on behalf of the entire team!

May 17, 2024

Worst! Dealership! Ever! DO NOT trust anything management tells you. They will tell you anything to make a deal and then not follow through. The Lia fa More

by reillycmz
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No
Employees Worked With
George Michaelides, Brendan Shields
May 31, 2024 -

Lia Honda Albany responded

It was my pleasure to speak with you the other day and have the opportunity to address your concerns. Please don't hesitate to reach me if there is anything further I can do for you. Thank you for choosing Lia Honda for your automotive needs. Sincerely, Brendan Shields Sales Manager Lia Honda Of Albany 518-438-4555 ex. 2003 bshields@liacars.com

May 15, 2024

I recently purchased a Honda CRV. My salesperson, Erin Burke, was very knowledgeable about the cars, patiently answered all my questions, developed a rapport with my husband and me, More

by ursillom
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Yes
Employees Worked With
Dominick Cubello, Erin Burke
May 16, 2024 -

Lia Honda Albany responded

Congratulations on your new Honda CRV! It is always our goal to ensure our guests' experience is as pleasant as possible, and we are glad that Erin took great care of you and your husband. She will be delighted to have earned your kind recommendation. Thank you and safe travels!

May 10, 2024

My wife and I had an appointment with Rob Dawes a sales rep at Lia Honda. He was there to great us. He spent from 11 AM until 3:30 PM taking care of everything we needed to do to get us from our old lease More

by coamchml
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Yes
Employees Worked With
Rob Dawes, Vincent Simeone
May 13, 2024 -

Lia Honda Albany responded

Excellent! We're so pleased you both enjoyed a pleasant dealership experience guided by Rob. Thank you for taking the time to review and recommend his expertise. We wish you all the best in your future travels, from the entire team at Lia Honda!

May 05, 2024

Brett Reihs is a great salesperson and Lia is fortunate to have him on their team. More

by mmkinnaird
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Yes
Employees Worked With
Khalil Rasouly, Brett Reihs Jr.
May 07, 2024 -

Lia Honda Albany responded

We completely agree with you! Thanks for recognizing Brett's talents and sharing your awesome review of this experience. We're delighted he took excellent care of you. We wish you all the best with your summer travel plans, from everyone at Lia Honda!