White River Subaru

I went to The Car Store over a year ago to purchase my first vehicle. Although the salesperson was friendly, he was not very knowledgeable. I ended up buying a 2002 Forester, which had supposedly passed a first vehicle. Although the salesperson was friendly, he was not very knowledgeable. I ended up buying a 2002 Forester, which had supposedly passed a 152-point inspection. There's no way that car was inspected at all, because it broke down 32 miles after I purchased it. The alternator was bad and needed to be replaced. They did this for free, but they were not friendly about it at all. A few weeks later, the car broke down again outside of NYC. I had to have it towed to a dealership down there and rent a car to drive back to VT to work the next day. When I went to pick up the car in NY, I was told that the only thing wrong with it was that the battery terminal hadn't been installed correctly by the service department at The Car Store. This mistake, which involved only a $10.00 part, ended up costing me over $700.00 in rental cars and towing services. Michael Lawless, the sales manager at The Car Store, was unapologetic and refused to pay for any of this. During the 16 months I owned this car, it needed major repairs every few months just to stay on the road. I will NEVER deal with this dealership again. The people there are criminals. If you care about your safety and don't enjoy throwing your hard-earned money away, stay far, far away. More