Volkswagen of Salem

Good Selection, make sure you know who you are talking to. Visited to look for a truck. Found 3 stock numbers online. Confirmed that they were clean, there and available to drive, one had salt rust, one was no Visited to look for a truck. Found 3 stock numbers online. Confirmed that they were clean, there and available to drive, one had salt rust, one was nowhere to be found, one stank of smoke and dog. Blew out of the dealership pissed. Having driven a long way and because their truck inventory is extensive, I gave them another shot. Spoke with Monte, he was great. He actually recommended a beautiful, clean solid truck that would work for me, it was about 15% more than I wanted to spend, but it was the nicest truck I found after 3 weeks of looking all over the PNW. Monte was patient, and stuck with me for a week as I checked to make sure there wasn't something better around. He didn't fold on price but I can respect that. He was cordial and professional. If you are considering Volkswagen of Salem DO NOT talk to anyone not recommended by someone you trust, they definitely have flakes. Talk to Monte Riddle. He is exactly what you want in a salesman. More

Best car buying experience! First time buying a used car and it was so seamless and frankly enjoyable. Mike Brown- sales- was fantastic. Never felt pressured, or like I was being First time buying a used car and it was so seamless and frankly enjoyable. Mike Brown- sales- was fantastic. Never felt pressured, or like I was being conned. Respectful, courteous. He even came in on his day off to take care of something that was very impt to me, and it took about 6 hrs. After the sale, he immediately helped with a tags/registration issue and solved it right away. Always returned calls and txts promptly. Highly recommend! More

Extremely unprofessional I was yelled at over the phone by Israel (Salesman) & Chris Keown (Sales Manager). Isreal (is not listed as an employee on VW of Salem website) had I was yelled at over the phone by Israel (Salesman) & Chris Keown (Sales Manager). Isreal (is not listed as an employee on VW of Salem website) had no information on the vehicle. Did not want to discuss any further details on the vehicle. And did not provide accurate mileage on the vehicle for over 3 days (and sent a text message at that, no phone call). Yelled at me when I requested thorough information on what maintenance has been done on the M3 (Common problems are the Throttle Actuators & Rod Bearings). Never spoke with me again going forward. Deal was handed to Chris. Chris mentioned the GM is never in and deals are only to be negotiated with himself. Price is set and will not be lowered. No further information provided. No additional pictures provided. No information on a warranty provided. Nothing. Ok. 2nd conversation w/ Chris, I proceeded to go to the bank to make the purchase for the vehicle. Mentioned I will take out the loan from Bank of America as long as we can negotiate a price (29k after taxes is not a good price for a car that is so close to 100k miles, especially an M3). Chris yelled saying he cannot lower the price and he won't sell the car to me nor make any deals with me going forward. Little does he know he was on speakerphone with the Loan Manager for the branch (whom was shocked at such customer service). I am disgusted by the service at this dealership. The cherry on top is that I was willing to travel from Oregon to purchase this vehicle. Sincerely glad I did not due to the fact that I did not speak with anyone whom was willing to lower the price nor provide me information on the vehicle. 1 week later, they lower the price of the vehicle by $1,000. Nice.... The reviews on Google are no reflection of how the dealership actually operates. For an accurate depiction of this dealership, feel free to look at Yelp. It is not worth the hassle and no one at the dealership negotiates. Also, the GM is never present nor has responded to one of my phone calls. I'm not sure how business is done here at this dealership or at all. I highly advise all customers to shop elsewhere if they have the opportunity to. More

Didnt return my registration or 2nd key. I bought a used jeep and traded in a 2016 4runner. They said theyd take care of financing. Once i got it home they wanted money down witch they knew i I bought a used jeep and traded in a 2016 4runner. They said theyd take care of financing. Once i got it home they wanted money down witch they knew i didnt have. I was out of state for family emergency when they returned my vehicle and took jeep back. When i returned i realized they hadnt brought my registration or 2nd key. I have been calling for 2 weeks and still havnt received registration or key. This is a joke. If i get pulked over w/o registration i will be in all linds of trouble. Cant even drive my vehicle. This company should be ashamed. More

Never have I ever had such a bad experience. We bought a used 2005 dodge cummins from here, it was on their sight as if it had already been through the used car process and was ready to go. NO, i We bought a used 2005 dodge cummins from here, it was on their sight as if it had already been through the used car process and was ready to go. NO, it was on a different lot. took it for a test drive and seemed okay. steering wheel felt really loose. so Jesse, our sales rep. told us we can do the deal and it will go through our used car inspection and be done by the fallowing Monday (this was on a Friday) Come that Monday, had not heard from anyone, so we went down there, still wasn't done and turns out jesse didn't work that day. Why would you promise something and not, for one, fallow through with it and b, promise it on a day you weren't there. so the nice gentlemen put us in a truck loaner for the time being... So come that Friday ( a whole week) had not heard anything. so I called and the guy who answered transferred me to service. Greg the service manager was nice and kind and filled our tank and got the tires put on and told us that they were going to do an alignment as well and we came and picked it up that day. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL LOOSE!! We stopped at my boyfriends sisters house and I looked under there and the sway bar end link was completely broken off. Doubt they ever did an alignment or else they would have seen that... Secondly the LED brake light is out on the passenger side... Wipers only work on ONE setting, like it only goes one speed no matter where you put the delay. and the wiper rubber is torn on the passenger side. Now I work at a dealership and if my boss found out I sold a car like that, they would be fired. not only that the technician that did the inspection did a HORRIBLE job. and these are all little things that aren't covered under the warranty we just bought... DON'T BUY A USED VEHICLE FROM THIS PLACE!!! More

NEVER buy a used car here I don't usually write reviews, but my experience here was incredibly frustrating. I went in a few months ago to look at a car I'd seen online. It was I don't usually write reviews, but my experience here was incredibly frustrating. I went in a few months ago to look at a car I'd seen online. It was a used vehicle with a few problems, but I wasn't worried as they assured me that their mechanics had looked it over. I ended up purchasing the car and within a couple months, I've spent nearly $1200 in repairs. The car is also currently at a mechanic where I received the news that it needs a new engine. I haven't even touched one of the problems that I knew about. Then, I called and talked to a salesman who said that it was a salvage and I had signed something acknowledging that. I have a copy of what I signed, and it said as is/parts only, not salvage. When I mentioned that, he said they make sure to be really clear about it, but they didn't tell me that once (I wouldn't have been interested in a salvage car). Regardless, he said they wanted to make it right and could talk about trading it in. He told me to stop the work on the car and to come in to meet with him. I went in on a day that he wasn't there, but talked to another person who was aware of the situation. I reiterated my problem and he told me that what I could get back depended on what I traded for. I spent an hour and a half looking at and talking through options. Finally, the salesman took all the information in to the manager who said he would give me $500 for the car because he didn't want to deal with it. He even told me that if I wanted them to work with me more, I needed to repair the car and take down a review I put up a few days earlier. What a joke and a complete waste of time. I also find it incredibly unprofessional that the general manager was trying to manipulate me to improve his ratings. I'm incredibly disappointed in this dealership. I wasn't expecting a perfect car, but I expected so much more than this. They should really take better care of their customers. More

I got my dream car within hours! My car had overheated on my way to work this morning so I decided to try to get a car with 0 down & bad credit. I drove away with the car I came in as My car had overheated on my way to work this morning so I decided to try to get a car with 0 down & bad credit. I drove away with the car I came in asking for within 3 hours! Every representitive I spoke with helped out in more ways than just one. I am very grateful I chose to do business with them and will continue to do so! I HIGHLY recommend anyone searching for a reliable car should end their search and go talk to the guys at Volkswagen! More

Will never go to this lot again or recommend anyone else to Not the best experience we've had buying a car. I only gave them 1 star because it wouldn't let me do less. Went in and found a van we really liked an Not the best experience we've had buying a car. I only gave them 1 star because it wouldn't let me do less. Went in and found a van we really liked and the salesman told us he could make the sale happen but in the end the deal was not good. My husband called the next day trying to talk to someone about a lower price van he seen online but the guy never called him back. This happened a couple more times before we just went back in there. We looked at the van we liked it but it was very dirty and smelled bad. The salesman said he would have it detailed that it was a great van blah blah. Well they barely cleaned anything at all it's still gross inside it smells horrible still and we are having to get work done two days after buying it but it was supposedly a great van lol what a joke. There's a DVD player in it as well but doesn't work. If you aren't buying an expensive car they don't seam to treat you as well. And we added a warranty on to it or so we thought because when we went to sign papers they tried to hurry through it and causally mention we couldn't get the warranty because the van had high mileage. Overall the experience was crap and wouldn't recommend the car lot to anyone. More

Typical sales man I was looking at a vehicle for at least 30 minutes before a man in a suit approached me. He was not helpful at all and appeared to be bothered by my q I was looking at a vehicle for at least 30 minutes before a man in a suit approached me. He was not helpful at all and appeared to be bothered by my questions regarding the vehicle I was interested in. Long story short, I think I will stick with Toyota and Honda dealerships, they know how to treat their customers and have better quality vehicles by far. More

Great Experience Very friendly and best price in the whole region. Whole process was fairly quick and low pressure. Knowledgeable staff, and attentive without being Very friendly and best price in the whole region. Whole process was fairly quick and low pressure. Knowledgeable staff, and attentive without being overbearing. 10/10 would visit again. More