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University Volvo

Charlotte, NC

4.9
499 Reviews

7716 North Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC

28262

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499 Reviews of University Volvo

December 16, 2014

Outstanding Service We had a battery failure the morning we were leaving for a long distance trip. University Volvo told me to bring it right in and they would take care More

by kazmisha
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Greg and Tonya in service
December 12, 2014

Great Service Great Service, No pressure to purchase the car, got me a better loan than I had. When I needed some work done unexpectedly gave me a loaner More

by Cyntj
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Bob Kennedy
December 10, 2014

2008 XC70 75,000 service Excellent service from drop off to pick up. Art kept me informed on all stages of repair and the cost. Because a part needed to be ordered, the car wo More

by lee roy
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Arthur Mills, Greg (in service)
November 29, 2014

Best Experience Ever My husband and I drove from Roanoke, VA to purchase our Volvo. This was truly a painless car buying experience. Our sales representative, Bob Kennedy More

by jennifer.kenny.75
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Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Bob Kennedy
November 04, 2014

Replace battery under waranty Battery died overnight without any warning. Tanya Burleson (Service Mgr.) talked me through jump starting to bring in to dealership where they replac More

by wfoxjr1
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Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Tanya Burleson
October 29, 2014

Above and Beyond As usual, the staff at University Volvo has gone above and beyond the call of duty for us. They were so accommodating, allowing us to drop off our ca More

by crgrooms
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Dan, Miranda, TJ, Art
October 13, 2014

Fantastic Dealership! Highly Recommend! University Volvo is a class act! This is the first time I have ever had a great experience when purchasing a vehicle. AJ Varrichione is very profe More

by zanwillis
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
AJ Varrichione, Greg Cole
September 16, 2014

Great overall experience and great price I am so glad that I found University Volvo. All of the Volvo dealerships in my area are so overpriced! University Volvo by far has the best prices I More

by sebethmiller
Customer Service
Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Jeffrey Goodman, AJ Varrichione, Greg Cole
September 15, 2014

Sales manager gone wrong After being nickle and dimed about our trade-in to the point were we were about to walk out the door, our front tire goes flat the next day. After re- More

by steve
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Friendliness
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Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Jeffrey Goodman
Oct 10, 2014 -

University Volvo responded

We are sorry to hear you feel that way. In no way do we intend to upset our clients. It is important to note that there are always two sides to every story. To address the "nickle and dime on the trade in"... The trade was appraised sight unseen as a courtesy. The customer stated that it was in excellent condition needing nothing. When the trade arrived, it was found to have a dent in the rear hatch and in need of two tires. Not to mention considerable more miles than originally stated. We elected to adjust the value by less than 300.00. Far less than the amount we would eventually realize we'd have to spend to bring the vehicle up to our re-sell standards. On the tire issue... We did our due diligence to determine our possible responsibility. First, we contacted the manufacturer to enlist their help tracing the car's production and transport history. We already knew the manufacturer DOES NOT make repairs to tires, neither faulty nor ones that have been damaged. New tires are always replaced should one become damaged during production or transportation. We follow these same guidelines. When we were contacted about the tire we offered our assistance. The customer decided to take it to a local tire center instead. When we contacted the tire facility, it was brought to our attention that the car was "driven in with a screw in the tire". The customer has denied this. Perhaps they didn't realize it? According to the certified tire facility, It had also been driven on low tire pressure which possibly caused the "bubble" in the sidewall. The tire facility did not make an electronic record, simply because there was "no charge" associated with the attempted repair to the tire. When the tire facility "re-inflated" the tire, that's when they found the "bubble" in the sidewall. The tire center could only recommend replacement of the tire at this point as it was too dangerous to continue driving. The customer then took the car to another local dealer where the story from the customer changed again. When the dealer inspected the tire they informed the customer of the previous "patch" repair, as well as the same "bubble" in the sidewall. The customer stated the previous "patch repair" was unknown to them... Possibly performed by the previous tire facility? The customer told the dealer that we would cover the cost of the new tire due to a "defect". On good faith the other dealer decided to comply. While all of this was being volleyed back and forth, it was also brought to our attention by the customer that the car's rocker panel trim had fallen off. It's ironic that it happened to be on the same lower side as the damaged right front tire. Rocker panels do not simply fall off, there has to be some kind of impact associated with that. This could have possibly caused the "bubble" in the sidewall and the screw could merely have been a spectator... just like us. Of course we heard nothing further about that. Another important piece of the story that was left out. It is true, we would like to believe what the customer is stating. However, the facts dictate that we follow a different belief. We trust that anyone who decides to read this review and subsequent response will do so objectively and without a predisposition to either party.

September 11, 2014

BUYER BEWARE! BEWARE OF BUYING A USED CAR AT THIS DEALERSHIP! Honesty is not their policy and neither is a fair deal. We test drove a Mazda 6 that looked great and More

by DKM
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Quality Of Work
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Daniel
Oct 10, 2014 -

University Volvo responded

This is what is known as an AS-IS car and is not represented by any warranties. Typically "AS IS" vehicles are cars that will need some type of maintenance repairs either immediately or in the future, this is reflected in the lower price. We offer fully reconditioned cars that have warranties and the difference between these two is clearly evident in the manner in which they are priced and represented. The customer was told this upfront and it is clearly marked on the car. It was on OUR recommendation that she take the car to another service facility to get it checked over. When that service facility noted all of the possible recommended maintenance items needed on the car, she wanted us to perform these or lower the price. Due to the car being represented as an AS IS car upfront we declined to perform the services as it would be too costly based on the other service facilities quotes. We simply told her she could take the car as is or not at all. She decided not to purchase the car. To address the concern of not meeting a manager...We give our product specialists a great deal of latitude when dealing with clients. We have found that more times than not customers appreciate the experience and the confidence we have in our people that the customer is dealing with their representative and not being forced through the classic car business model of meeting 4-5 people each one trying to force the customer into a decision. In this case it's possible the customer wanted the latter experience.

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