I would like to tell you about my experience while - scoobyroc
I would like to tell you about my experience while visiting your VW dealership in Downingtown with my 17-year-old son on 1/1/2024. We are looking for a car for his 18th birthday. When we entered the VW dealership at approximately 1pm, we immediately heard “where are you going?’ I replied “here”, at this point I’m confused, because with 5 or 6 men sitting behind the front desk, I didn’t know who I was talking to. A gentleman then asked me “what am I looking for” and I replied and VW Jetta for my son. At this point no one welcomed me and my son and introduced themselves. I then heard (before I knew his name, Walter Konyk) say that he could help me. Walter walked to the back and came back with key and said follow me. We went outside and he opened the doors to a silver Jetta and said take a look. By now I felt uncomfortable and unwelcome in this dealership, but I did not want to ruin this for my son. After my son sat inside the vehicle he asked if we could test drive the car, Walter stated, “I guess” and asked for my driver license. Once inside the dealership we sat at Walters desk as he began to input my license information. Walter then asked me “Do you live in Philadelphia and use an XXXX address to get cheaper insurance?” I was immediately taken aback by the question and responded that I gave you a valid Pa issued driver’s license and to please use the address on the license. At this point maybe 15 minutes into the visit, I as Walter for his card, Walter then extended his hand and introduced himself.
Again, I didn’t want to spoil my son’s experience, but my thought was to just get up and leave. Walter took us on a test drive and after we returned to the dealership, he seemed not to be interested in trying to make a sale. I asked Walter to please print up the sticker price of a VW Jetta Sport and show me any discounts that can be applied to that particular vehicle. Walter retuned and gave me a Work Sheet with only the VW Jetta Sports MSRP, and associated fees with the purchase of the vehicle, no discount. I had had enough, so I thanked Walter and my son, and I left the dealership. Once my son and I got to our vehicle, my son asked me why Walter asked me if we were from Philadelphia and why we received such a cold reception.
With all of this said, my son and I’s experience in your dealership was less than pleasant, unwelcoming, and unprofessional. Our reception was cold and unwelcoming, Walter was unprofessional and biased. This email does not come close to expressing the horrible service me and my son were exposed to by the employees of this dealership. My hope with this email is that anyone involved in this interaction on January 1st, learns to keep their person bias to themselves when working with the public and treat everyone with the respect that we all deserve until shown or proven otherwise.
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