Fred Beans Chevrolet
Dolyestown, PA
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Took my suburban in for service related to a check engine light, Bruce checked me in and was able to make the entire process wonderful! Thank you, I will be back:) light, Bruce checked me in and was able to make the entire process wonderful! Thank you, I will be back:) More
Thank you Jeff. You made my purchasing experience smooth and easy. Thank you also for being so accommodating. We will definitely purchase a new vehicle from your again. and easy. Thank you also for being so accommodating. We will definitely purchase a new vehicle from your again. More
Thanks Mr. Parker, First time we felt appreciated in a car dealership . Will recommend you at Every opportunity. My only criticism is this review has to have so many words in it, short and sweet usually g car dealership . Will recommend you at Every opportunity. My only criticism is this review has to have so many words in it, short and sweet usually gets the point across much better More
waste of time First off i looked online for a car and found one so i emailed the dealership and what do you know the tell me come on down and look at it the car was First off i looked online for a car and found one so i emailed the dealership and what do you know the tell me come on down and look at it the car was listed as new but it was a dealer service vehicle with 5000 miles. So i drive over an hour to see the salesman Allan Schwartz i get there and get the friendly greeting so now i get to sit at the dealer for an hour while they "appraise" my car and they let me test drive the new car. I ended up liking the car and said let's make a deal. from that point they must have been thinking they had a fish on the hook because there was a lot of low numbers being given to me (for my trade) and a lot of high numbers for them until i told them i secured financing from my bank for the loan they needed to come down $1500 in final price i was then treated like trash and had to walk out of the dealership only to be emailed an hour later for a car that was used and not what i wanted and told oh we can do this if you're interested. At that point i was already at another dealer in the area where i was signing papers on the exact same car i wanted for less then the "new" car fred beans was trying to sell me. if you want to get jerked around and robbed i would suggest fred beans all the way if not i would go to another dealer in the greater lehigh valley More
Terrible experience, was lied to and deceived, would not recommend... stay away... look for another dealership. no matter what they say they are selling the vehicle to you for, go elsewhere. recommend... stay away... look for another dealership. no matter what they say they are selling the vehicle to you for, go elsewhere. More
Worst repair experience I have ever had warranty covered pistons and rings other stuff added up to $1500.00 and I rejected the $377.00 for replacing 4 spark plugs. I will never bring my car back and have fi pistons and rings other stuff added up to $1500.00 and I rejected the $377.00 for replacing 4 spark plugs. I will never bring my car back and have filed a complaint with corporate GM. Save yourself the frustration don't go there for any service. More
Jeff Parker, the face of disgrace at Fred Beans Chevrolet. Please read this if you are considering purchasing a vehicle from Fred Beans Chevrolet. We found two Camaro's that had everything my wife wanted witho Please read this if you are considering purchasing a vehicle from Fred Beans Chevrolet. We found two Camaro's that had everything my wife wanted without having to custom order a vehicle. One of the Camaro's was in Pittsburgh and the other was at Fred Beans in Doylestown. I was warned not to buy a vehicle here from several people. This dealership lived up to the bad reviews online more then you could imagine. My wife purchased a 2018 Camaro 2SS brand new from this dealership. The sales process was odd to say the least. Our salesman seemed so disinterested in selling us a $50,000.00 Camaro. The vibe was like we were keeping him from doing something else. This was the first time we never filled out the post sale survey from any dealership concerning a vehicle purchase. The financing process was very shady but served up with a big smile. For those of you who are not aware, dealerships are legally allowed to add percentage points to your loan. This is one of the secrets they do not want the consumer to know about. We found this out the hard way. We refinanced our loan after the first payment at a lower interest rate. We found it odd that we both had very high credit scores and the rates were so lousy. We signed on the dotted line knowing we were going to refinance the loan as soon as we could. It was foolish but we were pressed for time due to my work schedule. When the Camaro was prepped and brought out front for us to leave, we looked at the vehicles condition. The driver's side black leather seat had the color worn off from someone pulling the seat belt hard and fast. The spot was minor but it caught your eye as soon as you opened the door. There were also a few tiny paint blemishes that looked like the clear coat was lifting. These items were documented on the vehicle's condition report. Fred Beans assured us that these issues would be corrected. We wanted to wait to see if the paint issues were going to get worse over time, so we just wanted the leather touched up. This is when we had the displeasure of meeting Steve Mihalik, the previous Service Manager. Steve told us that they don't touch up leather and that the whole seat would have to be removed from the vehicle and recovered. Keep in mind the spot was about the side of your thumb nail. An appointment was made for the leather seat cover replacement. My wife and I were both off, so we went to the dealership together. This seemed to annoy Steve that we were both there. Our vehicle was taken into the Service Bay and within five minutes Steve came back and told us how bad this was going to look. He said the leather cover will not fit as nice as it would out of the factory. I told Steve again that I knew a leather company that could touch up the seat and he said ok. Steve then said he would call us concerning the reimbursement for the repair. We did not receive a call and I had to contact the previous General Manager. I can't remember his name, but he took care of the reimbursement. Steve wasted our time having us come down there only to talk us out of the repair. It was a few months later that Steve was not seen again in the Service Manager's office. I would bet that the leather seat cover was not returned to GM. The Camaro came with the summer only tires and we purchased a set of all season tires a few weeks later. When we arrived at the Service desk we were greeted by Bruce Kenson the Assistant Service Manager. I gave Bruce the key and asked that they please be careful with the rims when they mount the tires. This was because of previous incidents at other dealerships. Some of these Service Techs think they are putting on tires at the Nascar Race. Bruce immediately ran to Steve and told him that I asked them to be careful with the rims. Steve came out to the waiting room area and started to talk at me, like I was a child. He said that he didn't want any problems if my rims get scratched. Can you imagine a Service Manager saying this to a customer. I wanted to give him a piece of my mind but I held off because I needed the tires installed. Steve then asked if I just wanted to take the tires somewhere else to have them installed. The tires were delivered from Tire Rack directly to the dealer. I guess Steve thought I would just throw four tires in the trunk of the Camaro. A year later the clear coat started to peel on just about every section of the Camaro. On my first visit for the clear coat Bruce Kenson said he had never seen anything like that before. Bruce said he didn't even know how they would handle such a situation. Bruce has been in the Service Department for over six years and he's never seen this? I told Bruce that the clear coat issues are on several of the Chevrolet models and it's all over the internet. Bruce said he would have Brad Moyer, the new Service Manager look at it. Brad was on vacation and Bruce said he would have him call me when he returned. Brad never called and I had to call Bruce back weeks later. Bruce acknowledged that they didn't call me back and that was about it. I drove to the dealership to see Brad who I had not met prior to that day. Wow is this guy a piece of work with the nonsense that comes out of his mouth. Brad took Steve's position 11 months ago and he's even more of a disaster. Brad introduced himself with another big smile and then the nonsense began. Brad said they look like stone chips to me. I showed Brad our vehicle condition report and he looked at it with a glazed over look in his eyes. It was obvious he didn't know what to say next. Brad came up with a good one, he said what are you looking to get out of this. I said I purchased a $50,000.00 vehicle which now has 5 thousand miles on it and the clear coat is peeling. I then said I wanted the clear coat redone on the vehicle. Brad said I'll have to speak to Jeff Parker, the General Manager (employed 5 months) and I'll give you a call. As expected I never received a call from Jeff Parker. Several weeks later I called Jeff Parker and told him I've been waiting several weeks for him to call me. Jeff told me Brad did not speak to him about the situation. I explained the clear coat situation and another serious one concerning damage under the hood from squirrels. The second issue is an insurance claim which will be several thousand dollars to repair. Jeff was friendly on the phone and said he could address both issues. We drove to the dealership for a third time, so Jeff could look at the vehicle. Jeff came out with that big salesman smile and introduced himself. We walked out to our vehicle and then the nonsense began. When I showed Jeff the areas of concern on the vehicle, he said the silliest thing I had ever heard someone from a dealership say. Jeff said the problem spots on the vehicle were due to atmospheric conditions etching the paint. I looked at my wife making sure we were still on Earth. I told Jeff that was the silliest thing I had ever heard. Jeff said hold on and disappeared into the building. Jeff came back a few minutes later and said I can wet sand it for you but it probably won't look too good. I told Jeff that the paint was still under warranty and he said no it's not. I was stunned with how out of it this guy was, he knew nothing. I could not believe someone hired this guy to be their General Manager. We left Fred Beans for the final time. The one thing I always noticed during my visits to this dealership is that there were never any customers in the showroom. I saw a couple sitting down one time inquiring about a used vehicle which they did not purchase. I am the last of my friends that still buys American vehicles. This dealership is the poster child for steering customers to buy foreign vehicles. More
Sorted! Very positive experience, felt that they worked with us to get our requirements met. Our salesman, Rob Ferguson was helpful, not pushy, and was able t Very positive experience, felt that they worked with us to get our requirements met. Our salesman, Rob Ferguson was helpful, not pushy, and was able to find a suitable vehicle for us quickly. The gentleman that took us through the paperwork, likewise was efficient, friendly and had us on the road quickly. I would thoroughly recommend this dealership, and when the time comes for a second vehicle and/or replacement this will be my first call. More
Very good experience We had a very good experience with Fred Beans Chevrolet. Allen was able to answer any and all questions we had on the used conversion van that we ende We had a very good experience with Fred Beans Chevrolet. Allen was able to answer any and all questions we had on the used conversion van that we ended up purchasing. We were not pressured into the sale. We did experience a couple issues with the van, on the drive home. Working with Allen and Jeff, we were able to bring the van back to them and they repaired the faults. I am very pleased with the service we received. The service technician did a lot of work to isolate and resolve the faults. We are very satisfied with the overall experience. More