Lia Honda of Kingston
Kingston, NY
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Good experience This is the 3rd CR-V I have purchased from John Hutton over the past 13 years. It is the 1st used vehicle I have purchased through him. John is highly This is the 3rd CR-V I have purchased from John Hutton over the past 13 years. It is the 1st used vehicle I have purchased through him. John is highly experienced, thorough, and easy to work with. I felt just as secure buying a used vehicle from him as I did a new one. I return to Honda of Kingston because I know I can trust John and their service department. Thank you John. More
Worst experience ever I can't get the dealership to take me off their email list, despite many requests. So now I write a bad review every time I get an email. Long story I can't get the dealership to take me off their email list, despite many requests. So now I write a bad review every time I get an email. Long story short: Lease a car. Went back back 6 months later to buy ANOTHER car. Was asked to write down my price. It came back with a note from the manager: "Good luck, see yuh!" WOW! I bought a car the same day from Ruges. Will never buy anything from Kingston Honda again and will discourage everyone I know from going there. More
So my wife and I leased a crv 2years ago from John Hutton, we thought we had a great experience until recently. We have never bought anything but new Hondas and acuras so we knew we would like the car Hutton, we thought we had a great experience until recently. We have never bought anything but new Hondas and acuras so we knew we would like the car and the service we received that day we made the deal was great also. Now we are the kind of people that only care about the monthly number so for that may bee shame on us, but all my wife cared about was that we weren't rolling money over from our trade in. John assured us we weren't and we were happy with the monthly payment so away we went with our new vehicle. That was about 2 years ago, we recently received a letter that our vehicle is in high demand and Honda of Kingston would like to buy is out of the remaining months of our lease if we leased a new crv. We figured why not give it a try so my wife called and made an appointment to meet with the sales manager. When we arrived at the dealer at the time she arraigned we were told he was with someone and they would be with us shortly. Then John Hutton came out and said he was asked to help us but neither of them had any idea why we were there. This was strike one. Then he proceeded to go through numbers of what was left on our lease and then what a new one would cost. Did the usually disappearing act where they go work numbers in a back room and leave you sitting there for 30 minutes, this dealer in particular is very good at that. He then came back and showed us a number 150 a month more than we were paying. So this is when we realized the whole your vehicle is in high demand letter was a sales tactic, but John assured us it wasn't and said we must have gotten a "special" lease deal. Funny because we were never told of this "special" lease deal when we bought the car. After talking further it turned out that we weren't given what we owed on the accord. I guess may bee that's what we get for trusting a car dealer. The worst part of this is that the next day we called the woman that we had set the appointment with in the business office to voice our displeasure in what we felt was a sales tactic and she promised we would hear from a manger or even the owner as she agreed our experience was poor. Of course we never heard back from anyone and still receive letters from Honda of Kingston that they would like to buy us out of our lease. My wife even called and spoke with John and Tom and told them not only would we not lease through them but we were done with Honda. Today we received yet another letter that Tom himself says the crv is in high demand, and we should come trade in asap. Well since I called again to tell them to take me off the mailing list, now I'm on here. If my crv is in such high demand may bee they should go up the street to Romeo Kia and get it. Yup traded it in last week, got a larger SUV with options Honda dosnt even offer and it was 40 a month less and I have my whole deal in writing. So may bee now they will read this and take me off the mailing list, or apologize, I know the latter is a long shot, but it really didn't matter because after 10 Hondas, two from the Morehead family, I'm not only done with honda but the Moreheads also. More
We received a quote for a used car over the phone, and when we came in to look at it, we were still promised the "Edmunds" price. However, when we came in the following day to close the deal, we were tol when we came in to look at it, we were still promised the "Edmunds" price. However, when we came in the following day to close the deal, we were told the promised price would no longer be honored. We ended up buying a very nice lower mileage, later model used car at another local dealership at a great price so in some sense we are happy the Honda deal fell through. But this is no way to treat customers. It felt like a bait and switch. We will not be recommending this dealership to friends. . More
I bought my last Honda from this dealership and John Hutton 5 years ago. Both then and now I was very happy with the price of the vehicle and how honest I felt they were to deal with. No high pressure Hutton 5 years ago. Both then and now I was very happy with the price of the vehicle and how honest I felt they were to deal with. No high pressure sales tactics either which I really appreciate. More
Honda of Kingston has been the best car buying experience that I have had thus far! Shannon helped me find the exact car I was looking for- A white 2010 Honda Civic. She was very knowledgeable and worked out that I have had thus far! Shannon helped me find the exact car I was looking for- A white 2010 Honda Civic. She was very knowledgeable and worked out a great deal for me, while Rich helped me complete the transaction by setting up a loan that I could afford. Even better, the service department already certified my car so that I could take it home that same day! I highly recommend this dealership and will come back for my next Honda! I absolutely love my "new" car! More
This place has the absolute worst service department I have ever dealt with. We bought a used vehicle and the sales department was fine but that is where any good ended. The finance guy was rude and not a have ever dealt with. We bought a used vehicle and the sales department was fine but that is where any good ended. The finance guy was rude and not at all happy that we didn't want to buy an extended warranty. He put 3k extra miles on the paperwork with only a 3k warranty then wanted to leave it that way. There were some issues with the vehicle that we didn't notice in the test drive that we asked them to fix the day after we picked it up. It took 2.5 months to get very common parts. There were several phone calls and several excuses. Nobody ever seemed to know if they were ordered or not, guy on vacation, he doesn't work here anymore, etc. The excuse were too numerous to list. Anytime the vehicle was taken in for repair they just couldn't seem to do anything right. They would forget what needed to be done and then get rude when questioned about it. We were never given paperwork after a "repair" was completed. The loaner cars we were given were dirty and smelly and our vehicle was dirty and greasy when it was returned. Apparently all their vacuums were broken or they don't mind driving cars with hay (yes hay), some else's wadded up tissues and other debris on the floors. I have never been given a loaner car in that condition. Quite disgusting actually. Two weeks after one service appointment (yes it there were a few) we received a fine notice form the NYS thruway authority in the mail. It seems that our vehicle had ran through an easy pass both on the thruway without an easy pass. Yes, it was during a day Honda had our vehicle in for repair. Why were they on the thruway with our vehicle? Why weren't they not smart enough to go through a pay toll? Who knows but it just seems like they couldn't have done a worse job for us if they had tried. There is more to the story but I think you get the point. Needless to say we won't be buying anything from this dealership ever again. More
Al is patient, calm, personable, knowledgeable and witty. He seems committed to the customer and getting it right. We didn't feel pressured at all, yet we knew that when the time was right, he'd make sure th He seems committed to the customer and getting it right. We didn't feel pressured at all, yet we knew that when the time was right, he'd make sure that our needs and the Honda model fit. I would certainly recommend Al to family and friends who are looking for a car. Paul was helpful and fully explained financing and warranty options. Everything went smoothly. More
He was a very professional, knowledgeable, and honest salesman. Did the best he could to get me the best possible sale price and even picked me up at my home as a courtesy the day I needed to pick up my salesman. Did the best he could to get me the best possible sale price and even picked me up at my home as a courtesy the day I needed to pick up my new car. Being that I was purchasing my first new car, Chris was a great help and definitely recommend to anyone. More
Buying our car was a fun experience. Our salesman was John King. He was extremely helpful and knew the product. He has a great attitude and was most professional. I would recommend John King to anyone John King. He was extremely helpful and knew the product. He has a great attitude and was most professional. I would recommend John King to anyone who is looking to do business with Honda of Kingston. As the former Mayor of the City of Kingston I know what customer satisfaction is all about. John King knows customer satisfaction! Paul Arena was also very helpful in financing our vehicle. He was pleasant to talk to with no pressure. More