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Covert Ford of Austin

Austin, TX

4.0
536 Reviews

11514 Research Boulevard

Austin, TX

78759

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536 Reviews of Covert Ford of Austin

August 01, 2013

Eiji was very helpful in helping me select the "just right for me" vehicle. I told him how much I wanted to pay for the vehicle and he went to work to see if there was a match. No awkward haggling out More

by WaynePeriman
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Eiji Evans
June 05, 2013

I should of never went back to the dealership... I wish there was a negative star option... Below is an email I sent to the person in charge of Covert Ford today. Kenny, I was in you dealership toda More

by pgauny
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Travis, Bert Sheppard, Paul Roberge
Jan 06, 2014 -

Covert Ford of Austin responded

Patrick, Covert Ford Lincoln participates in the DealerRater Certified Dealer Program. We are committed to providing high quality customer service, but based on your DealerRater review, you did not share that experience, in fact, you wanted to give us a negative star. That is very disappointing to us, and through this program we have the opportunity to work with you to resolve any issues with your experience at their dealership. Please feel free to call me at 512-345-4343 so that we can discuss this further. Regards, Kenny Covert General Manager

Jan 10, 2014 -

pgauny responded

Kenny, Thanks for the prompt response to my review update from June of last year… after not receiving a response from you via email, voice mail or in person. On a better note, Ford Motor Company has responded to my complaint/s and informed me they were familiar with the complaints of these sales tactics and customer service from this particular dealership. I am sure as other read below, they probably, unknowingly sat through the same. If you would like to verify please contact Glaiza in Ford Customer Relations 1(800)-392-3673 in reference to case CAS-2616110-L3D47Z. I have since taken my vehicle to Mac Haik Ford in Georgetown for service (30 minutes out of my way) and am very pleased. Its not surprising to find in the service waiting room several people that do the same to avoid Covert Ford. Go Chaps! Kenny, Below is a copy of the reviews I have posted on yelp, google reviews and City Search. I had thought that after buying two cars (paying $70k +), coming in a month later to get another, I would of at least received a call back for my plates and a strait up yes or no answer regarding the upgrade. I was willing to pay a little more, to get the features I wanted on the truck. I became so frustrated with the game of "Don’t know how [Paul/Burt] came up with those numbers.... I'll talk to them.." and "don't know where the paper went with those numbers on it"...and ..."didn't Burt call you back... I'll go talk to him"..."Didn't Travis call you back?... I'll go talk to him"... My plates had been at the dealership for two weeks, I had to randomly show up to pick them up. Travis really made Paul and Burt look they really didn’t know what they were talking about when it came to working the numbers to make the deal. All I wanted was the dollar amount it would of taken to get what I wanted... Originally, I walked away pleased with everything. After my second experience, I saw the game that was being played and felt manipulated. I also saw that now that I had purchased the vehicle, I was no longer a priority or taken seriously.... To top this all off, my wife's car has now been recalled... "I recently purchased 2 new vehicles at Covert Ford. There is a new Sales Tactic out (or new to me...) After the sales person (Paul) gives you the perfect monthly payment and the perfect price, they have you clean out your trade in, then have you wait hours... Eventually you get back to Travis the money guy. Once you have wasted 8hrs of your day, Travis says "there must have been some mistake... "I'll talk to my Sales Person..."... "I don't know how he came up with these numbers"... I will meet you at this price... but we are losing money on this deal...." Travis will slide you a price that is 200% more than what the last person just told you. Now that you have committed your day, cleaned out your car, and your kid is crying they think this is the perfect time for a high pressure sale. True, this could have been a onetime deal; his sales person could really have made a mistake or was terrible at math.... But less than a month later... I come in to buy another vehicle....talk to a totally different sales person (Burt)... and I must have found the original sales guys math tutor, both equally bad at math, both made the same "terrible mistakes" and Travis has to come to the rescue with a price that is 200% higher. Thus the whole process starts over again... Don't play the game. Ask for your car back and when they can come down in price, have them give you a call. Or take a picture with your phone of the numbers Travis is using and drive to another dealership. I went to Covert thinking it would be a better experience and got the same garbage I would get at any other dealership. I really had higher expectations for this place, especially after I pointed out the above to them."

May 29, 2013

The experience that I had at this dealership was fantastic. Although I already knew which car I wanted, Eiji was very quick and friendly in the sale of the car and made the buying experience extreme More

by sidartpradeep
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Eiji Evans
May 08, 2013

I have never owned a Ford product. This was my first experience in purchasing a Ford truck at your dealership. Thanks for making my truck purchase a smooth process. More

by Rossana Luna
Customer Service
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Pablo Sulaica
April 26, 2013

I had an overall good experience with Eiji Evans. He is professional, personable and easy to work with. He even delivered the vehicle in person which was a nice touch. I would buy from him again. More

by wendyd19
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Eiji Evans
March 28, 2013

Eiji Evans made our car buying experience easy and enjoyable. He searched the entire state of Texas for the exact model and color of car we wanted and found it. Not only did he find the exact car we More

by rachaelP
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Eiji Evans
March 26, 2013

Eiji Evans worked with me through the purchasing process for the Ford Fusion Energi over long distance and informed me as soon as the car arrived. He and the sales manager Chris told me about the TADA rule More

by josephyfu
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Eiji Evans
March 09, 2013

Eiji Evans provided outstanding customer service. His demeanor was calm and not aggressive. Never did I feel rushed into making a decision. I felt very comfortable working with him as he was straight f More

by Geofaz74
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Eiji Evans
February 27, 2013

I have been very patient in searching for a "NEW" truck for quite a while. I found Covert Ford on the internet and connected with Frank Ayala - eBay internet sales Manager. Frank was personable More

by Toro_sushi
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Jason Whited, Paul Roberge, Frank Ayala
February 19, 2013

This was my first vehicle purchase. Mr. Evans took the time to explain the vehicle, setup test drives, and even allowed an overnight demo. I was looked after with great courtesy when it came to price and More

by jclayton86
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Eiji Evans
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