Freehold Hyundai

My experience at this dealership was just spectacular! I never thought buying a used car would be this easy. The salesman Mike Baumert helped me out tremendously and was willing to go the extra mile to make never thought buying a used car would be this easy. The salesman Mike Baumert helped me out tremendously and was willing to go the extra mile to make sure that not only I bought the used car that was right for me but also to make sure my experience at Freehold Hyundai was pleasant. He was very informative and helped me get the perfect car that fit well with my lifestyle. I left Freehold Hyundai with a smile on my face and my new car that I also received at a very reasonable price. I highly recommend not only this dealership but salesman Mike Baumert as well!! More

It was a very pleasent experence and Mike Baumert was helpful.no pressure he knew the cars and didn't hesatate to answer and questions. helpful.no pressure he knew the cars and didn't hesatate to answer and questions. More

Mike was professional and knowledgeable. He took his time and was very helpful. My husband and I especially loved the picture of his twin granddaughters. They are adorable! Thanks, for a "perrrfect" time and was very helpful. My husband and I especially loved the picture of his twin granddaughters. They are adorable! Thanks, for a "perrrfect" experience. More

My husband and I stopped in the dealership to check out the new Hyundais and met Mike Baumert we told him at this time we were just looking and he still took the time to go over things with us under no pre the new Hyundais and met Mike Baumert we told him at this time we were just looking and he still took the time to go over things with us under no pressure. Thanks Mike for treating us with respect and professinalism when the time is ready we will be back . More

My husband and I walked into Freehold Hyundai and after a few moments glancing around at a couple of cars we were greeted by Mike Baumert. We were so pleasantly surprised by Mike's charismatic personality. few moments glancing around at a couple of cars we were greeted by Mike Baumert. We were so pleasantly surprised by Mike's charismatic personality. He helped us decide which would be the best crossover vehicle for our needs. Mike's profound knowledge and experience as well as his ability to listen to our thoughts and concerns bypasses any other experience we have had in buying cars! We will go out of our way to recommend this dealership and Mike Baumert to our family and friends! We are so happy! Thanks again, Mike! More

I have to sat Michael is quite the character but I have to say he knows a lot about cars. After reading some online reviews about the Hyundai Tucson I went in wanting to buy one. After talking over all th to say he knows a lot about cars. After reading some online reviews about the Hyundai Tucson I went in wanting to buy one. After talking over all the options with Michael, I wound up getting a Santa Fe without exceeding my budget. Great car, great service and a very entertaining sales guy. More

I have purchased 3 vehicles over the years from this dealership. I always seem to get a good deal with my trade ins and the cars that I purchase. The staff is always very courteous and friendly. My pa dealership. I always seem to get a good deal with my trade ins and the cars that I purchase. The staff is always very courteous and friendly. My parents have also purchased 2 vehicles from this dealership on my referral. We are very satisfied with Freehold Hyundai. More

I went in to Freehold Hyandai on August 6th or 13th, I can't remember which day. I immediately met with a salesman and since this was the first dealership I had visited and had just decided that I was in can't remember which day. I immediately met with a salesman and since this was the first dealership I had visited and had just decided that I was in the market for a new car, I had intended to utilize the sales staff to help me define my requirement and point me to the right car. Right from the beginning, the communication coming from the salesman was quite nebulous and confusing. He took a while to get answers for me and after test driving a pre-owned Sonata (and not impressed with the price at all) my salesman vanished and I was approached by a seemingly very experienced salesman (Pete, large man). Despite his obvious penchant for a fast, shotgun numbers type of approach (which is off putting), he was nice enough and actually the only sales person I came across that I respected (because he was probably the only person there smart enough to pull off that kind of approach). After writing number after number (with what I would learn later was suspicious data inputs for calculation) he offered a low monthly lease payment for a brand new Sonata. I wasn't in the market for a lease but figured, ok, this may work. I asked quite a few times what are some general obligations, restrictions, prohibitions to leasing vs. buying. I was given the very basic mile overage etc. Despite Pete's best efforts (again he was the only person there that I liked or respected) I would not walk out that day with a car because as I had repeatedly told him...I did not intend to. After I had made my point clear enough, my original salesman miraculously appeared to set up a time that I would come back. Yesterday, August 31st, I met the original salesman and was ready to buy (lease) that night as long as they didn't do anything to show me that they lack integrity. I was not in the mood for games as I had a number (granted not official) that I was happy with. Almost immediately the games began. I was first frustrated that I had to wait around for almost 30 minutes after my appointment time while the salesman figured out the logistics of getting me to the car I wanted and bringing it back from their off-site lot. In the car ride over with my salesman and another salesman they engaged in unprofessional behavior which is fine but these things show you the true character of a person. They also revealed the ethical standards of the young salesman at the dealership who create fake email addresses to send themselves fabricated customer satisfaction surveys. I would later learn that these surveys are like an obsession to them. They beg customers to give them all 10s on the survey which is interesting to me because that means that any marginal deviation is looked down upon and can be severe in terms of their professional evaluation. This kind of system does not allow for valid customer feedback with which they can use to improve on their service (which obviously they are not interested in, despite my salesman's claims that he takes care of people). Organizational culture flows from top to bottom so you can see by the low level salesman what the managers and leadership are like. To divert for a moment, the younger salesman look like "townies" who have no understanding of integrity or professionalism, so I'm not surprised that they would engage in customer/quality manipulation, if that are willing to do that...imagine what they are willing to do to their "customers." So I get to the car that I thought I would be buying and drive it back to the dealership, which is where the games begin. For some reason, despite given a preliminary number the last time I was there, we started talking numbers again. After looking at my trade in, the salesman kept saying "less than a grand" would be offered but it took a while to actually get to the exact number. This showed me a reluctance to be open and transparent. He said that the number I received earlier didn't include inception fees which would bring it up with the number I had offered to put down and the trade in. Up over $50 a month. I asked what they could do for me and expressed my discontent at the game I was now seeing. A few fake visits to the main manager and in comes a floor manager of sorts. Not sure if that's the right title but he wasn't the main guy. Used car salesman stereotype persona to the extreme. He tried to play a shell game of getting to my number by asking me to put more down which is nonsense. I said repeatedly I was given a number last time, and I wanted that number. I even went up $10 a month from that number and said that's my limit. A few back and forths and I told them that I'm under no pressure to buy tonight and thank you but I'm leaving. A few more trips to the main manager and "wish me luck" salesman act (which was really offensive) and boom I conceded $250 more on the down payment and they got me to $4 a month over my limit. We agreed in theory and I asked them again, what are some things (restrictions, obligations, and prohibitions) on the lease vs. buy...last time before I go into the finance office and am surprised. Nothing but the basics and was told, "You’ll sort that out in there." I did NOT appreciate that. I lack respect for someone who supposedly cares enough about their customers to claim that they "take care of them" but doesn't care enough to answer simple questions before I'm thrust into the last moments of a sale when I'll be pressured into possibly accepting terms and conditions that I am not comfortable with. Also, the NERVE to again beg for a perfect 10 survey after the sale was agreed upon in theory. The salesman rushed about to get the process in order and I looked around the office again; I did not like what I saw. If determinations can be made solely on appearance this place looked like a fly by night scam shop. Unkempt appearance, smug facial expressions and body language that suggests dishonesty. The bad feeling was starting to set in, that along with the fact that they tried to get me for over what they had preliminarily agreed to before AND they were reluctant to answer questions and eager to throw me into the signing stage. Unluckily for my salesman, I am a veteran and have USAA insurance which has 24 hour service. When he was completing the insurance paperwork, a representative from USAA told me about the coverage requirements for leases. Long story short, I would have to have upped my coverage quite a bit and the savings from leasing vs. buying were negated for me. To me, there’s no point to leasing if you can purchase for the same amount (which to me was what it would work out to be monthly given the expanded insurance requirements). I asked them what they require for a lease and my salesman said "they will figure that out in the finance office." I got off the phone with my insurance representative and told the salesman that I would be leaving. I picked up my keys and started to walk about. They started to question me and when I told them they started to put everything back on me. I walked out of the office towards my car and they followed me out. I told them that I asked what kind of conditions go along with a lease (a GENERAL question) and they did not mention the insurance issue. As we were standing outside they removed themselves from any accountability and said "we're not insurance agents, you didn't ask us about insurance." Ok, so you guys deserve perfect customer satisfaction surveys but you are too provincial to consider my question in a broader context and let me know that leases have very high coverage requirements. His next rebuttal was that he didn't know my current coverage and he's right but he could have answered in a way like "I don't know what your current insurance coverage is but be aware that leasing requires higher level coverage." Mind you, my coverage is middle of the road which brings me to the next thing he said (the floor manager type) "well how am I supposed to know you have astronomical deductibles and you should have looked into that yourself before." The sales team that deserves these high score customer feedback surveys assume that I cheap out on my insurance coverage and are not helpful enough to steer their customers in the right direction. Out comes basically the whole staff to view the yelling match outside and the finance guy comes over and in a smug, very slangy tone says "this is what you're upset over?" They approached me as if to confront me which I also did not appreciate, that and the half wits that come outside like children to watch a fight. I kept trying to leave and like the petulant child the floor manager was, he kept trying to talk to me and even tapped on my window which infuriated me but I did not want to do anything that I would regret so I just pulled away and left. Literally the worst car buying experience aside from the scammers I had encountered while in the military that operate near bases to take advantage of young troops. They play the worst and most obvious games and think that they are not detected. They give car salesman a bad name, seemingly uneducated and unethical people lacking morals who to try and get over on everyday people. *UPDATE: The salesman called yesterday, said he did nothing wrong and didn't seem like he had listened to any of what I had said the night before. He said "I've never seen anything like that happen over insurance deductibles." If he and they had listened and not disregarded my requests, they may not have lost the sale. After I got off of the phone with the insurance rep. I asked him, about what the coverage needs to be, he didn't even look up from the paper he was filling out and said, "I don't know ask them in there." His manager refused to listen as well. His manager does not let the customer talk at all and I had to correct his manners a few times throughout. Luckily for me, I got a price for the same car that was almost $4,000 less than what this xxxxxxx outfit was going to charge me before they tried to push me into a lease. More

Went in and saw Rich who kept claiming he was new, but seemed to know too much for someone brand new there who said they never sold cars before. Looked at a car and was able to do a test drive. We wa seemed to know too much for someone brand new there who said they never sold cars before. Looked at a car and was able to do a test drive. We wanted to do a trade-in, so told them what we had and of course they played the 'how much do you want game'. the KBB wholesale value was listed at $4000. He talks to his manager who offers us $500.00 for the car. THAT'S AN INSULT! When I said forget it all the manage supposed started making calls and came up with 2500-3000., but couldn't commit yet. If they would have come up with a close value to start I would have negotiated, but to offer 8x less than KBB is downright bad and acting like we are stupid. We couldn't wait to get out the door! The sales guy kept calling us for days after that. When I did talk to him I asked him to stop and that there was no way in the world we would ever buy from them. I mentioned he should tell his manager if was because of that offer, but he acted like he really didn't care and that was a normal offer. STAY AWAY!!!! More