1165 NJ-88
Lakewood, NJ 08701
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Could not have had a better experience. Went for a pickup, nothing on the lot was in my range or what I wanted. Told Paul what I was looking for and had it the next day. Hassle free!! Easiest experience ever. I would highly recommend Paul and the Lakewood site
I made the mistake of buying a late model, low mileage top of the line BMW SUV from the Newtown Square location. They gave me the key for a test drive and the vehicle had no fuel. Dash said two miles to empty. So I headed to the nearest gas station and put $20 of premium gasoline in the vehicle at my expense, and then noticed the vehicle handled horribly because all of the tires were 10 to 15 psi low on air. Took it back and told them I didn't want it. They offered to fill the tires with air and offered another test drive. It took 1/2 hour to fill the tires to the proper inflation level because all they had was a cheap Chinese battery powered pump that ran out of power on the fourth tire and they didn't have an extra battery. They told me they would include 2 working key fobs if I bought it, that everything would be checked over from top to bottom, and promised the vehicle would be in perfect condition if I bought it. Reluctantly I decided to buy it. The paper work was wrong and was over $1000 higher than what we agreed on. They told me they made a mistake and charged too much tax and after more wasted time, they rewrote the paperwork correctly. I picked it up, and only one key fob worked. They said they would send me a battery for it. They never did. The fob still didn't work with a new battery that I bought I, and I ended up going to the BMW dealer to get the FOB reprogrammed for $450. The FOB they gave me wasn't even for that vehicle! Autolenders would do nothing for me. However, it gets MUCH worse. I parked the vehicle in my new garage overnight and the next morning noticed oil and coolant all over the floor. Closer inspection revealed it was engine oil in the middle, coolant on the left side and gear oil on the right side all over the floor. Also the armrest heaters didn't work and the rear hatch release didn't work. Nor did the second key fob. So the next business day (less than 48 hours after I left Autolenders) I called John in the service department at the Newtown Square location and he told me nothing was covered under the warranty because I "must have modified the vehicle". Finally realizing how dishonest and unethical these people at Autolenders are, I took it to the BMW dealership who fixed it all up and recorded the issues they found by video and also recorded all of the repairs in explicit detail with video. The bill was over $3200 which I negotiated down to a little over $2400. I called Autolenders back many times and was ghosted. No calls were returned and emails were ignored. Once they cashed my check, I obviously meant nothing to them. Using resources on the internet, I found John Chunko was the Service Director over all locations, and it took more than 15 calls, emails and the threat of legal action to finally get a return message. No one at the Newtown Square office would give me John's name or contact information. I had to research this all myself on the internet from other complaints. After numerous calls and email messages over the next several months, John finally admitted the vehicle was defective but would only offer a little over $1200 in reimbursement. And it wasn't until after dozens and dozens more emails and phone calls till I actually received the check. Since then, I found additional issues with the vehicle that will need to be repaired but it's just not worth the hours and hours of time and effort it takes to try to get Auto Lenders to honor the warranty to do the right thing. Any promises of any warranty they may give you simply isn't worth the paper it's written on when dealing with such an unethical, dishonest organization. These people are in the business to tell you anything you want to hear during the sale, and the minute the rear wheels leave their lot, you're completely on your own.
Paul Puglisi and the team in Lakewood are exceptional....Genuinely friendly, accommodating, knowledgeable, and professional....Listened to my needs and let me test drive 3 beauties then we made a great deal on my pick with no hassles! Drove home happy in my new Palisade and will gladly recommend Auto Lenders to friends and family going forward....Thanks guys!....((:-))
Definitely a better business model no pressure ,no hidden fees , very easy to deal with.
I recently purchased a Chevy equinox from auto lenders. The salesman was very knowledgeable and professional, and I would recommend him an auto lenders to my friends and family. I highly recommend them.
I have purchased two cars from AutoLenders in Lakewood. Very happy with the sales department. Service department is just not the same as it once was. My last two experiences were not good. Different staff..not nearly organized as it used to be. It's a shame. I won't service my car there again.
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