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Sunset Hills Subaru - St Louis

Sunset Hills, MO

4.8
428 Reviews
LOVE. It's Why We've Been Your Subaru Dealer For Over 40 Years We want to thank you for taking time out of your car shopping to explore our website from all of us here at Sunset Hills Subaru. We've come a long way in our time as a part of the local business community in Webster Groves, Missouri, to our new, spacious facility as Sunset Hills Subaru. We're committed to being the premier resource for Subaru sales and service to drivers all over Jefferson County, MO. And with so many drivers from all over nearby cities like St. Louis, Webster Groves, Kirkwood, Arnold MO, and Metro East IL shopping with us year after year, we remain as confident as ever in our ability to deliver the best Subaru shopping and service experience in St. Louis for years to come. Sunset Hills Subaru, located at 10100 Watson Road in Sunset Hills is your premier retailer of new and used Subaru vehicles. Our dedicated sales staff and top-trained technicians are here to make your auto shopping experience fun, easy and financially advantageous. Please utilize our various online resources and allow our excellent network of people to put you in your ideal Subaru vehicle or the pre-owned car, truck or SUV of your dreams today!
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10100 Watson Rd

Sunset Hills, MO

63127

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April 17, 2021

Jim carpentrr was my salesman he was phenomenal. The finance dept was both knowledgable and personable. I cant say enough great things about this dealership More

by Swnipper10
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Yes
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Jim Carpenter
April 01, 2021

While I've noted many of the good reviews for this dealership, I've definitely had a much better experience elsewhere; however, our sales associate Jim was wonderful, checking on us regularly to make More

by Krista
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No
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Erica?, Jim Carpenter, Shay Hodzic
February 22, 2021

Incompetency or outright fraud? Wanted a specific car (outback in green metallic) for wife as birthday gift. Knew exact car, color and features. Advised by dealer rep that didn't have car currently in s More

by ms
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No
Employees Worked With
Connie
Feb 22, 2021 -

Sunset Hills Subaru - St Louis responded

Shame, shame, shame. Gaslighting or outright mean as a snake? I wouldn't send a traffic ticket to this lawyer. He is abusive to female professionals in the area when trying to do business. He is manipulative and cusses women out when they don't believe his lies in trying to buy items cheaper than what they cost. It's honestly incredible, I've rarely seen a man so quick to anger, not just anger, but vengeful anger. Beware, ladies!

Feb 22, 2021 -

ms responded

Unbelievable! All I wanted to do is buy a car as a gift fir my wife and pay them money. First this dealership repeatedly gives me a price for the car that they later renig on. Then when n I write a bad review they call and scream and harass ME. Then they write and post defamatory statement about me that I abuse women! Are you kidding me? At no time did I abuse an anyone. Yes I expressed my disappointment at this dealership when they changed the price after 3 days. But I never cussed at or abused the initial saleswoman. Only when some manager, who also happened to be female, later called me and started yelling at me that I was “gaslighting” them by my truthful and factual review did I say that she was “full of xxxx.” This had absolutely nothing to do with the gender of the sales person or manager. And no gender comments of ANY kind were made. Trying to explain away incompetence or fraud by accusing your customer of gender abuse is a indeed shameful. On them! Horrible customer service.

Feb 22, 2021 -

Sunset Hills Subaru - St Louis responded

We're not in court, sir. Any response to your rebuttal would be in vain. We are sorry you have chosen to manipulate the facts as they were and present your case to the public in this manner. Your words speak for themselves. Best to you and best wishes with your new Outback no matter where you buy it.

Feb 22, 2021 -

ms responded

I did not manipulate a single fact- and the presumed writer of Sunset’s response apparently has no first hand knowledge of what was promised me. It is good for you that we are not in court because telling the truth DOES matter there. The sad part is that had you upfront admitted that you made a terrible mistake and feel very bad about what happened and my inconvenience and were sorry, I wouldn’t have been pissed enough to write a bad review. Instead you blame me ? publicly call me a liar, say I’m mean ( when you don’t know me or because I happen to be a lawyer??) and defame me with fabrications about abusing women and “ladies beware.” in an attempt to make you somehow the victim in all of this. It’s truly outrageous. You guys (and gals!) need to take some serious training on how to provide good customer service.

Mar 05, 2021 -

Sunset Hills Subaru - St Louis responded

Dear reader, This will be our last public response on this review. "ms" wanted to buy a Base model Outback for his wife in GREEN ONLY. We informed him that the base model was not available in green, and he would need to step up a level if he wanted the car in green for his spouse. Over the phone (he has never been here), if choosing an alternative color was an option we provided him the selling price for a base model Outback, and a selling price for the next level up, which is made in green. Was he confused, perhaps? At some point, "ms" alone decided we would sell him the next level up Outback, which was available in green for the base model price. When we informed him, we could not sell the more expensive option for the base model price. He became noticeably upset because we were unable to do what he insisted we should do. We never said it. We know better. If we were trying to do what "ms" suggested we wouldn't have cleared up what he believed to be true before he arrived here to buy the car. We want our customers to arrive with clear expectations to avoid instances such as what was stated in his comments. We are available by phone, email, and text to provide product & pricing information for those who cannot make it in or are simply researching new or used car options. Our quotes are fully disclosed and honored sale after sale, every day of the week. We regret things went sideways with "ms" and made an effort to clear up his interpretation of what we could do for him prior to his review being posted here.

Mar 05, 2021 -

ms responded

MY last public response: Still blaming the customer for THEIR mistake. There was no confusion on my part- I only asked for quote for on Outback in green which I knew was the premium. Sales rep never told me quote was for base model and in fact reiterated that was the all in price for the GREEN car on three different times over the next several days when she was trying to locate a car from another dealer (they didn't have one in stock at the time). Sales rep was nice and pleasant and obviously made a mistake. Mistakes happen but that delayed by several days in my search to get the car as a birthday present. Rather than offering me anything off the car for my inconvenience or even apologizing the sales manager who responds to reviews decided to wage a personal attack on me full of lies and claims that I abuse women. Mistakes do happen-but this kind of treatment of a customer who was prepared to buy a car (and by the way has already done so from a competitor) is inexcusable.

February 16, 2021

Just purchased my second car from Jason Blechle at Sunset Hills Subaru and everything went smooth and easy. It could not have been any easier. Jason was a pleasure to work with once again. He explained every More

by bobstacy1
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Yes
Employees Worked With
Jason Blechle
February 04, 2021

Worst experience I've ever had at a dealership ever! Went to buy vehicle for my daughter who was with me. Then said vehicle sold already, after they said available. Daughter was almost crying when we left. More

by Kevin McNeill
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No
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Ryan Blankenship
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Jay Johnson
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Other Employees : Jim Carpenter, Lisa Gann, Josh Lynn
Feb 04, 2021 -

Sunset Hills Subaru - St Louis responded

Dear reader, we expected this type of review would come out due to our meeting with Kevin on 2/3. Kevin was given ample time to check the car out and decided to make a lower offer on the car than what we wanted for it. The used car Kevin came in on was a hot car (good miles priced around $5k); it sold to the buyer who paid our asking price and was standing in line waiting to see if Kevin was going to buy the car at the price we wanted. He didn't, so she did. This is how a healthy competitive market operates. Sorry Kevin, no harm meant.

January 28, 2021

I have nothing but good things to say about Sunset Hills Subaru. Their new space is beautiful and everyone was so friendly. I especially liked being greeted at the door by Buddy (their mascot). Jim was my d More

by gretabug33
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Yes
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Adam Dicker, Jim Carpenter
Jan 29, 2021 -

Sunset Hills Subaru - St Louis responded

Thank you very much for your business and the much-appreciated review of your experience when buying your car at Sunset Hills Subaru! Thanks again from Jim & our whole team :)

November 13, 2020

We have been looking for a specific color combo for my daughter’s car. Jim was excellent with assisting me negotiate the purchase from TN. We travelled from TN and picked up vehicle w no issues. Many t More

by Kcoffer
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Yes
Employees Worked With
Jim Carpenter
October 05, 2020

As soon as I walked in the door of the new car building (the used car is in a different building down the street...which is fine, I just didn’t know that), there were were maybe 3 or 4 people all gathered More

by raweber864
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No
Employees Worked With
William Mackeen
5.0
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Feb 04, 2021 -

Sunset Hills Subaru - St Louis responded

Dear rawber864, I regret that we haven't replied until now. We have been planning to and moving to our new, improved location! The newest dealership in town has ample room for customers, inventory, and employees alike:) We couldn't be happier and neither can our customers. We understand you felt disappointed when you reviewed our old dealership. We felt it every day. It was small, dark, and old! Not enough room for anything. It was a total of 10,000 sq ft! We sold 200 cars a month out of that location, plus serviced hundreds per month, and it was way too little. Now, however, we are sitting on 70,000 sq ft of beautiful new dealership:) The old Johnny Macs Sporting Good location on Watson. You should see what we've done with the place. The price of a used car and the ability to negotiate the selling price is determined by what we paid for the vehicle, how much $$reconditioning we put into it, and profit margin. Our senior management places specific parameters in what we can sell a car for, how much we can spend reconditioning it, and what percentage of profit we can project. It's the only way we can stay in business. If it's been a few years since one bought a used car or was able to negotiate a lower price in the past, that is quickly changing in this day and age of used auto sales. You mentioned the coronavirus in your email, so I do have to address it. There is no other dealership in town that is as proactive at keeping people away from the dealership if they are scared to get out but still want to buy or service a car. Some of our customers have concerns about being older or having a suppressed immune system or living with someone who is high risk. We will come to you with the car you want to look at, so you do not have to get out; we do it multiple times a week for almost a year now. We have delivered new vehicles as far away as Springfield, Mo., and Southern, Il. It has been our practice since way back at the beginning of the pandemic and has since become a standard way of doing business for us. Not only that, we will give a free loaner car to each person who comes in for service, even for a simple oil change! We will pick up your vehicle and bring it back to you after the service is complete if you wish. We get it if you feel our employees were a little too close for your comfort. We have now been able to spread out and alleviate the very cramped conditions we endured in the past. In conclusion, we apologize for the way you feel about our business and welcome a future opportunity to show you how much our new operation has improved. We guarantee you will notice the changes as soon as you drive up to an available parking spot! We have more than enough, now!! Please take care and have a great 2021!

August 15, 2020

Jim was a pleasure to work with. No pressure whatsoever and he’s a very likable guy. I feel like financing drop the ball a bit and made it more difficult than it had to be, but in the end all was well. We’ More

by Jshoults57
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Jim Carpenter, Shay Hodzic
August 12, 2020

Jim was great! He was available on the scheduled appointment and ensured that all questioned were answered. Would recommend him to others looking to buy. More

by K
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Jim Carpenter
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