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Wide World of Cars BMW

Spring Valley, NY

4.0
1,124 Reviews

125 East Route 59

Spring Valley, NY

10977

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June 11, 2013

I was interested in purchasing a BMW. I preferred email communication but my questions were not answered fully or promptly. At times I was told they were having email and phone problems. I later found a More

by vthokie7
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Friendliness
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
sales manager but I didn't get his name
June 07, 2013

This was my second BMW that i purchase from Joe within the last 4 months. I actually wasn't even looking to purchase a second car for another year, but Joe found the EXACT car that i wanted. He remembered More

by bgbg31
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Yes
Employees Worked With
Joseph Segreti
June 04, 2013

Smoothest purchase in my 50 years of car buying. From the time my wife and I entered the dealership to when we drove away the experience was pleasurable. Terrance was patient with my wife's questions, f More

by CCJ20
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Yes
June 04, 2013

I called and emailed about 4 dealerships about ordering a specific BMW model and configuration. Alan Himmelfarb at Wide World BMW offered a great price, and unlike other dealers in the area, he was very upf More

by wbenitez
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Yes
Employees Worked With
Alan Himmelfarb
June 02, 2013

Wide World BMW tried to fix my car 3 times. This was a notorious 5-series F10 pulling to the right issue. Wide World did 3-4 alignments on the car (including an alignment that was done on Ferrari machine More

by pingvino
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No
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Steven Karasek
May 29, 2013

After completing an extensive search of the entire Northeast, Wide World BMW offered the best price without any haggling. Alan Himmelfarb was always easy to contact. It was the best car buying experi More

by mjgillette
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Yes
Employees Worked With
Alan Himmelfarb
May 26, 2013

JOE SEGRETI IS A FABULOUS SALES PERSON; FRIENDLY, POLITE AND KNOWS HIS PRODUCT. jOE TOOK THE TIME TO GO OVER OUR NEW CAR AND EXPLAIN EVERYTHING...I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND HIM TO MY FRIENDS. STEPHIE & More

by STEPHIE01
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Yes
Employees Worked With
Joseph Segreti
May 25, 2013

come back to add oil after 1 week of purchase service dpt needs to do a better job before delivery/hope better next time thanks More

by jloubeau
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Yes
May 25, 2013

Terrence was very helpful in understanding my requirements and nail down the search of the vehicle and quickly reach a deal. I would highly recommend Terrence. More

by clindealerrate
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May 25, 2013

This dealership is the reason the term "car salesman" gets a bad name. Unless they are making a quick $$$ they could care less about customer satisfaction. This dealership had no problem refusi More

by brybic3
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No
Jun 19, 2013 -

Wide World of Cars BMW responded

It baffles us why this customer would claim that our dealership gives the term, “car salesman” a bad name, when he did not purchase his car from us. While it is true that this customer has been to our Service Department 6 times since purchasing his 5-year old vehicle from an independent dealer, the majority of these visits were for unrelated issues. The only time he was “back at the dealership shortly thereafter with the same issue,” was when a service engine light revealed that a misfire fault had occurred. Although we explained to this customer that we needed to keep his vehicle overnight to allow his car to fully cool down before we could conduct a re-test, he refused. We informed him that we would finish the repair when he had time to leave the car with us. Three fuel injectors were replaced the next day – free-of-charge- when he returned. The noise problem that this customer claims is the reason why he decided he no longer wished to have an extended maintenance plan, is a problem that never duplicated itself while in our shop; including when this customer participated in a test drive in order to diagnose any trouble with his vehicle. Despite this, our technicians spent a considerable amount of time conducting diagnostic tests and thoroughly inspecting and testing parts on the vehicle itself. While any noise issue may have been an intermittent problem with this vehicle, this was not revealed by any of the three different methods our technicians utilized to discover what might be the cause behind an issue that had only been described and never witnessed. While all of the time spent and maintenance work done on this customer’s vehicle was free-of-charge, this customer’s real issue stems from his decision to purchase BMW’s Extended Maintenance Plan. This plan was obtained by the customer just two-days prior to when the factory warranty on his 2009 vehicle was set to expire. He was also offered the Extended Warranty Policy, which he chose to decline. As we had explained to this customer, the Maintenance Program is a non-refundable BMW corporate agreement – not a dealership policy – in which we are obligated to abide by. It is designed as a policy that remains with the car for the lifetime of the policy to cover any necessary maintenance work; thereby also adding to the value of the vehicle itself. Despite this, he contacted us 2-to-3 weeks after purchasing the warranty – not “1 week after the purchase” – seeking a full or prorated refund. As we were unable to refund anything back on a corporate policy, we did what we could do, as a dealership, to satisfy this customer; including offering him the full amount of his contract if he chose to trade in the vehicle he was unhappy with for another BMW at our dealership. We also extended him an offer for a $500.00 refund – which is more than what we made in selling him this corporate policy – if he chose to keep his vehicle. After servicing this customer’s vehicle on several occasions, without an appointment and free of charge, we are puzzled as to why he would believe that we are only interested in “making a quick $$$.” It is also interesting that he would indicate that our dealership “could care less about customer satisfaction” when we offered him more money back on a non-refundable policy than the dealership itself made in selling it. There is a reason why customer satisfaction surveys have ranked our dealership’s Service Department #1 in the Eastern United States and #15 across the country. We regret that this customer was unable to recognize any of the efforts that have earned us this acheivement.

Jun 19, 2013 -

brybic3 responded

I'm not going to respond to the numerous false accusations in the response from Wide World. I do however find it very coincidental that all their positive reviews come from customers who bought a car from Wide World (of course they are kind and helpful to those folks...they're making money off them so of course they're going to be kind and helpful. The negative reviews are from people like myself that had a maintenance issue and because BMW isn't making all that much money, they could care less) I simply ask anyone reading these responses to visit the BBB website, under complaint ID # 9517072 and listen to the video attachment I have posted. I posted a video of the noise they were "unable to duplicate" as I was on my way home from the dealership. After listening, you be the judge as to whether or not you think my car was ever even looked at. They also mention "There is a reason why customer satisfaction surveys have ranked our dealership’s Service Department #1 in the Eastern United States and #15 across the country." What I would like to know, is there a reason the BBB has given Wide World BMW an F score?

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