7 FIAT Dealers near 90404near 90404

Our experience was flawless when buying our Lexus from - blb74688ytd

Our experience was flawless when buying our Lexus from Dmitri at Van Nuys Alfa Romeo about six months ago. The car is great, we are really happy with it. Dmitri was patient, helpful, informative, and very very easy to talk to without any pressure to decide one way or the other. He even helped me set up the connection between the car and my smartphone; plus he explained how the hybrid system operates. Thank you Dmitri for your excellent guidance and support.

Predatory Salesmanship - just2Bclear

Walked in to inquire about finding a vehicle I built online, and happened to see the same model vehicle in the lot. I asked if someone could help me and was referred to Diamond. He was really friendly at first, and seemed to give me his honest recommendations. I asked to take the car on a test drive and it went great, but I made it clear that I just wanted to test it out because that particular vehicle had too many add-ons I didn't want and could not afford. I stated my budget upfront, and Diamond said they could work with me. He asked if I would take that car if it was within my budget, even though it had frivolous packages, and obviously I was interested. I wanted that model and color, so being offered that car for the money I was willing to spend sounded great. He appraised my trade-in and whipped out some numbers but they were above my budget for a car, and showed much higher monthly payments than what I could afford. Diamond became very pushy, and had an answer ready for every objection. I'm telling this guy I don't have the money to buy or even lease this car and he's arguing with me. Seriously. His "working with me" was breaking everything down to try to mask the fact that his numbers added up to $10k over my budget. He offered no deal in the car whatsoever, he was just trying to push an inflated sticker price on me. Actually, the deal he was offering on leasing that car was more than $3k over the sticker price to purchase the darn car. And that was before he even checked my credit. No joke. That's why everybody hates car sales people. I have a hard time enforcing boundaries as it is, and that is my own issue, but this outdated approach to selling cars is the reason why articles flood the internet on how to not be taken advantage of by a car sales person. I wish I could say that I woke up from the aggressive predatory sales pitch, came to my senses and walked away. I didn't. I let this guy run my credit, cause maybe then I'll get the good deal he mentioned, but I had forgotten I froze my credit with the 3 bureaus months ago. Dude was pissed and visibly annoyed. I tried to walk away, said I would sort that out and come back. That didn't happen. I allowed myself to be manipulated by this guy and I am mortified, I'm usually smart. And then the more I'd become aware of how much time went by while I was there, the more I wanted this to work out so I could justify it. Anyway, I had to pay to unfreeze my credit, and he actually paid for it on one of the bureaus. Then when it came to the second unfreeze, he wanted me to pay for it, like this was teamwork. Ha. I didn't, and said again that I'd like to leave and come back when it's straightened out. He rushed and got his manager or whoever, like she was his mom and I was in trouble. This woman came over and shamed me for wasting his time, and asked what I needed to make this deal work. I told her I wanted to leave and come back when my credit was straightened out, and that I didn't walk in prepared to buy. She asked what was needed to straighten it out and I said I had to pay $10 to unfreeze my credit. She tossed a $20 on the table, so I went and unfroze it using my credit card. He ran to get my credit check, and thankfully when they tried earlier it locked it so they needed to get it from the third bureau. I said again, I'll leave and figure this out, then come back. So many wasted opportunities to enforce my boundaries and verbalize my discomfort. I told him this bureau wouldn't unfreeze without a pin that was mailed to me, he argued it and asked me probing question as if he was testing my honesty. I called the darn bureau and yep. Need a pin. Can't do anything about it. "Can't unfreeze it over the phone?". I should've said, "Birch, did I stutter?". What a failure I felt like, walking out of there. It felt like an abusive marriage all over again. I was embarrassed for being such a pushover. Should've walked away 5 hours prior. BUT, looking at the bright side, this interaction sent me running to one of their competitors. This competitor had the exact car I wanted, and they actually worked with me and my budget so well that I was able to actually buy the car instead of lease it. At the competitor, I had the absolutely best dealership experience I've ever had, and I went home with a car I absolutely love. Having to argue and play tough is no way to go through the second biggest purchase one will make in their life. Shaver of Thousand Oaks would actually benefit from treating potential buyers with transparency and respect. I won't even be going there for service, that's how bad it was. I am much more inclined to drive 1 hour so I can give my business to a place that shows they actually value their customers as people and not just as a deal they need to reach a quota. That's what builds loyalty, not this.

Worst service manager EVER..... - 500e

The lease process was not so bad on the 500e but the service mgr (Mike Garcia) has been a nightmare.... Recently found out he lied to me several times about not offering a paid rental car while my car is in for warranty or recall.... Does not return phone calls... No business ethics at all! I would rather drive much further to the next Fiat dealer than deal with Mike again.

SHOULD OF BOUGHT ELSEWHERE - athiest333

total bait and switch! run your credit with out your approval, car had $1000 in out of pocket repairs 4 days from driving off lot! $200 in car rental charges, service never answers phone, no return calls, sales person has no clue of automobiles. customer service HORRIBLE. its worth going somewhere else. Was told one thing one the phone made appointment, then shoulders shrugging when you get their. no one knows anything!

Best shopping experience, no joke! - just2Bclear

I wanted to get a Fiat Spider 124, so I built one online that was perfectly within my budget and driving preferences, and started hunting for that configuration. I walked into the Fiat dealer that was closest to me and had a pretty bad experience, so I looked up and called Fiat of Glendale. I was assisted by Maya, and she told me that they had not only the specific car I wanted, but they had EIGHT of them in all available colors. I was impressed by their inventory, and excited to see the cars, so I came in the next day. Maya was so awesome to work with. She was not only knowledgeable and transparent, but she also took pride at her work and stood by the product. Also, she knows that customer service is key to building trust and loyalty, and she nails it. My local dealer was pushy and predatory, and that's such an outdated tactic that's just not good for anybody. A customer that is manipulated into buying a car they didn't want and couldn't afford will resent your business and make sure all their social media knows. None of this happened at Fiat of Glendale, it was quite the contrary. I bought my dream car, and liked my experience so much, I'll be driving 40 miles just to give their service department my business and will tell all my friends about it.