
BMW of Fairfax
Fairfax, VA
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I own a 330 cic. I got into a bad accident over a year ago and, unfortunately, took my car to BMW Fairfax for repair. Lets just say they cut every corner to save money for my insurance company and left me ago and, unfortunately, took my car to BMW Fairfax for repair. Lets just say they cut every corner to save money for my insurance company and left me with problems galore. I later found out that my insurance has some kind of agreement with them, so I was not surprised that BMW Fairfax was willing to screw the little guy over in the best interest of Allstate Insurance and more referrals from Allstate. I had a similar issue just a couple of months ago and went to BMW Sterling instead. They did what they needed to do and I am very happy with their service. There is a reason why BMW Sterling far outperforms BMW Fairfax in every customer satisfaction category. With BMW Fairfax, the problems occurred immediately. The day after I got my car back from the shop, my engine cover fell out the bottom of the car. I took it back to BMW Fairfax to get fixed and they tried to charge ME $600 for it instead of sending the bill to my insurance. I argued that the engine cover was obviously damaged in the accident and that I just picked my car up from their shop the day before. They argued that, "Once the car leaves our lot there is nothing we can do." I left fuming. I got even more angry when I looked under the car and realized that the engine cover was not even replaced. The one that was damaged in the accident was haphazardly screwed back on to the bottom of the car just to save the insurance company a few hundred bucks. REDICULOUS! BMW Fairfax screwed me by not replacing the broken engine cover with a new one. The thing was literally cracked in half with pieces of it missing. They screwed me a second time when the broken engine cover fell off the the day after I picked it up and they refused to charge my insurance for it. BMW should have replaced and fixed it without any additional cost to me. Since then, I have had several problems with the car totaling to over $5,000. I suspect many of these problems are due to BMW Fairfaxs negligence and poor handling of my vehicle. DO NOT GO TO BMW FAIRFAX. The cost is too great. More
The sales process was fine. My sales advsior was professional, courteous, efficient, and not pressure selling. He did his best to ensure things were taken care of throughout the process and offered professional, courteous, efficient, and not pressure selling. He did his best to ensure things were taken care of throughout the process and offered his assistance every step of the way. The negotiating process was very simple and pretty painless. I didn't require a lot of hand holding since I knew what I wanted. More
I recently bought a 2003 BMW 330i Performance Package from BMW of Fairfax. After reading all the negative reviews, I felt I should state that my experience was very positive. The price was lower than alm from BMW of Fairfax. After reading all the negative reviews, I felt I should state that my experience was very positive. The price was lower than almost every other comparable car. My client advisor, James Duerbeck, consistently went out of his way to ensure my family and I were comfortable during the dealings. He was very polite, and I would gladly come back to purchase a vehicle even though it is a 220 mile drive for me. The car itself was in great shape. While the exterior had the usual wear of a 5 year old car, the interior was fantastic, and the engine and transmission work perfectly. More
Don't be scared off by the other reviews on here. They gave me a great deal on my new BMW, took care of me very quickly both in signing the papers and in showing me how all the features on my car worked. gave me a great deal on my new BMW, took care of me very quickly both in signing the papers and in showing me how all the features on my car worked. They are a little busy sometimes, so the dealership may seem more hectic than most BMW dealerships, but they will take good care of you. Highly recommended. More
I normally wouldn't write a recommendation for a dealer; however, I believe after reading the reviews on this site that BMW of Fairfax is not being treated fairly. I could not disagree with many of the re however, I believe after reading the reviews on this site that BMW of Fairfax is not being treated fairly. I could not disagree with many of the reviews more. In fact, I purchased a 2007 328xi in May from this dealership and could not have been happier with the way I was treated by Jude (my salesperson),Paul and the internet sales person. They were all fantastic. My family and I were treated with respect. Not only was I offered a very fair price for the BMW, Paul offered a very fair price for my trade-in vehicle which was a Subaru Legacy with very high mileage. Although the transaction lasted a bit longer than I would have liked (my wife and daughter were getting a bit antsy), it was not at all an unpleasant experience. I would very highly recommend working with BMW of Fairfax; I'm certain you'll be treated repectfully and fairly. In fact, I am considering purchasing an X3 for my wife early in 2008 and I am seriously considering trading my 2007 328xi for a 2008 version with a European Delivery during the summer months. There is no doubt in my mind that I'll visit Jude or Paul to purchase the car. I have also brought my car in for service and was treated very well by Wolf and the service manager. I wouldn't bring the car anyplace else. Bottom line - you owe it to yourselves to give this dealer a chance. More
Absolute worst experience in my entire life at a dealer. I could not believe their lack of respect and honesty for a customer. I had read many bad reviews and heard many bad things about this dealership bu I could not believe their lack of respect and honesty for a customer. I had read many bad reviews and heard many bad things about this dealership but wanted to test the waters for myself. I went in and test drove a 335xi and sat down for negotiations. After we agreed to a price, it was late and they were closing the dealership. We both decided I would return tomorrow to finalize papers. They called me the next morning and I asked if they would honor the deal and the salesmen said 'Of course'. So I drove 20 miles back to the dealer to sign papers and suddenly the manager had determined they could no longer honor the price, but instead wanted $750 extra... I was in shock and wanted to leave, so then they said the best they could do was $500 extra so I walked out. 5 minutes later the salesmen calls and tells me to return and that the manager will offer me the deal. I was so angry I told the guy I am turning around to come back. I never did go back, but instead went to BMW of Sterling and bought my coupe there!! More
I recently took my 2001 BMW 325i (75,000 miles) in the morning on 9/24/07 for service inspection, brake repairs, and defective pumping system for windshield spray. I was charged ~$2300 in for repairs lis morning on 9/24/07 for service inspection, brake repairs, and defective pumping system for windshield spray. I was charged ~$2300 in for repairs listed above. After I picked up my car ~7:00pm on 9/25/07, I was driving around when the coolant light came on. When I arrived home, I had to wait for the engine to cool down before I could check the coolant level. Lo and behold, when I came to check my car, there was a large puddle of coolant under it and the coolant indicator was all the way at the bottom of the coolant tank. Even after I added more coolant, it just poured right out. To make matters worse, even though they repaired the windshield wiper spray, it still did not work. I brought my car back in on 9/26/07 at 7:00am. I was later told that since their technicians could not find a reason for the coolant leak or a reason how they could have caused it, they were going to charge me ~$900 for repair (which they did). I subsequently picked up my car on 9/27/07 ~7:00pm again. Now it is 9/29/07, and once again I found a puddle of coolant under my car and while driving, the coolant leak came on again. I had to fill the coolant tank twice before I got home since it was leaking and am screwed until Monday since I wasn't able to get my car in before they closed on a Saturday. Talk about crappy service for a crappy car. More
Thought I'd write a review about these scam artists. I had a 97' 328i that I took to them once. They did some front end work and told me that my belts needed replaced too, for $275.00!!! Are you kidding m had a 97' 328i that I took to them once. They did some front end work and told me that my belts needed replaced too, for $275.00!!! Are you kidding me!! I said no, I'll get another opinion, glad I did. I took it to my own (honest) mechanic. He said my belts were good and when needed, he would charge $150 parts and labor to replace them all. Well, I never did have to replace them after all. I put over 40,000 trouble free miles on those belts that supposedly needed to be replaced by the Fairfax BMW thieves. More
Thought I'd write a review about these scam artists. I had a 97' 328i that I took to them once. They did some front end work and told me that my belts needed replaced too, for $275.00!!! Are you kidding m had a 97' 328i that I took to them once. They did some front end work and told me that my belts needed replaced too, for $275.00!!! Are you kidding me!! I said no, I'll get another opinion, glad I did. I took it to my own (honest) mechanic. He said my belts were good and when needed, he would charge $150 parts and labor to replace them all. Well, I never did have to replace them after all. I put over 40,000 trouble free miles on those belts that supposedly needed to be replaced by the Fairfax BMW thieves. More
Just left BMW Fairfax this afternoon. Went today with the intent of purchasing a new BMW sometime within the next month - potentially even today depending on their willingess to buy us our of an existing the intent of purchasing a new BMW sometime within the next month - potentially even today depending on their willingess to buy us our of an existing lease that is soon expiring. Sales person (Steve O'Brien) was nice initially. We explained that we were current SUV owners and were undecided as to whether we intended to purchase another SUV or switch to a sedan. Purpose of our visit was to drive both and make a decision. We started with a brief drive of a BMW X3 and then requested to test drive the X5 for comparison. On return to the dealership, we requested to test drive the 5 series Sedan for comparison purposes. At that point, we were informed by Mr. O'Brien that it would be our last test drive for the day "as we were wasting his time on a Saturday and he could tell we weren't seriously in the market for a BMW". He went on to say that "he needed to make some money today". Their internet manager (Amber) was extremely apologetic and eager to make amends, while their General Manager did apologize but acted surprised and defended Mr. O'Brien as having an excellent 15 year employment history. Needless to say we did not leave with a new BMW today. The BMW went from first on our list to last. Regretably, this was our second negative experience with Fairfax BMW. Owned a BMW in 2002 and had horrible customer service experiences with this particular dealer, including one occassion where the car was inoperable and they couldn't fit in a service appointment for 3 weeks -- with no loaner car offer. Took us 5 years to give them another shot - after hearing they opened a revamped maintenance department. Maybe we'll give them a shot in another 5 years when they've revamped the sales Department -- by the looks of it Mr. O'Brien will be retired by then anyway. What a shame that such a nice car can't get their sales and service departments up to snuff. As a senior executive with a major German firm, I'm sure the German executives would be horrified to know how this dealership reflects their product in the marketplace. More