Myron Simon

I purchased a 2026 Honda from Lia Honda Albany on 5/2/26. While I am happy with the vehicle itself and ultimately received a fair interest rate, I was very disappointed and upset by portions of the financin While I am happy with the vehicle itself and ultimately received a fair interest rate, I was very disappointed and upset by portions of the financing and management process. My finance manager was Brett Reihs. I called Brett to negotiate an increase to the value of my trade in car. Someone named Phil called me (later finding out his name is Priyesh "Phil" Singh, a sales manager I never met). He proceeded to be belligerent, dismissive and unnecessarily confrontational. He said my trade in was not even worth the price they were paying me. At one point he stated the dealership no longer wanted my trade in. I was ready to give up the whole deal purchasing a new car at Lia Honda. He then increased my trade in value by $1000 and then hung up on me (the reviews I read re: Phil had similar complaints). I wonder if he only treats women this way? Moving on, I was splitting the equity of my trade in - part of it toward new car and the rest sent to me in a check. I then spoke with Brett Reihs again and told him I wanted the extra $1000 to be added to my check being sent to me and not applied to new car. He replied, "No problem". He also tried to sell me a warranty package with an 84 month loan that would have cost me $11,000 more for the life of the loan. I had to repeatedly tell him I did not want the warranty and I did not want an 84 month loan. I would like to ask Brett if he would have suggested this kind of loan/warranty to his mother that would have cost her $11,000 more. I doubt it very much. I took a 72 month loan without the warranty. When signing the paperwork, Brett put the extra $1000 towards the new car loan with no explanation. At this point I was exhausted from the verbal abuse and total disrespect from these two individuals. Additionally, I was informed that I would receive my equity check by the end of the week after my trade payoff was completed (my trade payoff was completed 5 days ago). As of this writing, I have not yet received the check and multiple calls requesting updates were not returned. I am writing this because I believe customers should be treated respectfully when asking reasonable questions during a major purchase. Professional communication and follow through are extremely important, especially during stressful transactions involving significant amounts of money. As it stands now, I purchased a new car, you have my trade in car and MY equity money. This is not acceptable. I would appreciate acknowledgement of this complaint and clarification regarding the status of my equity check. I wrote the above review on 5/9/26. On 5/11/26, Phil Singh called me re: my equity check. He was unapologetic for his belligerent and verbal tirade when speaking with me last week. I told him I will be coming into the dealership this morning to get my equity check. He proceeded to say, “I will expedite your equity check only if you remove your review of me.” I think that says it all about Phil Singh. He was going to hold my money hostage until I removed the review. I received my check and review has NOT been taken down. Brett Reih never returned any of my calls. Anyone going to buy a car at Lia Honda Albany should avoid Phil Singh, sales manager and Brett Reih, finance manager at all cost. There are many reviews like mine on Phil Singh’s page regarding his verbally abusive nature. More

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