Beware! - tadwool
Beware! Chapman lies. I bought a used car from this dealership and was told several things about the car that turned out to be lies. First, I noticed the tires were possibly in need of being replaced. When I brought this to the salesman's attention, he agreed that the tires needed to be replaced and said it would be done. While in the process of doing paperwork to buy the car, the Sales Director, Michael Cialdella, came over to me and said they wouldn't be replacing the tires because they were "within specs" and "safe." I said, "ok, if you say they are safe then I'll agree." He said, again, "they are safe." After purchasing, I took the car to Discount Tire because the TPMS light kept popping on. They said the tires were way out of recommended tire depth and needed to be changed ASAP as they were NOT SAFE to drive on. Let me say, I have a 2 year old son and driving on UNSAFE tires was not an option. I replaced the tires to the tune of $850.
While driving the car home from the dealership, I stopped at a gas station (because, of course, they gave it to me on empty). After I finished pumping, I got in the car and the ignition wouldn't turn. I immediately called the dealership and was told the Sales Director, Michael Cialdella, would call me back to see what should be done, even though, the person who answered the phone said I should, "take it into a dealer." Not THEIR dealership, of course, but A dealership. I received no call back from Michael Cialdella and was forced to call a locksmith to have the ignition repaired to the tune of $495. I had a 2 year old to get home to and couldn't wait for the dealership to pull their heads out. The next day, I left a poor review that the Service Director, Justin Lenocker, saw. He called me two days later and said the dealership would cover the cost of the locksmith repair. It has been two months, and I haven't received a check for the reimbursement. Was I surprised? Definitely not considering my dealings with the management at this dealership.
Lastly, when I test drove the car, I noticed that it was loud. I figured it was just the muffler. The salesman agreed. Again, a lie. I took the car to Sun Devil Auto (a stand-up place, I should add) and they said it looked like the car had run over something and bent the pipe and piece connected to the pipe (can't remember what it is called) that led from the exhaust manifold. Definitely not the muffler. This repair cost me $1350. The service department and, therefore, Justin Lenocker, should have seen that this needed to be repaired when it was inspected. They hid this problem with the exhaust, as with the ignition problem and as with the tires.
So, do the math. The lies this dealership management told me cost a total of approximately $2700. They don't think they owe me this money because I signed an "as is" agreement. What a copout. I'm suing this dealership because they committed fraud when selling me this car by misrepresenting it and the repairs they hid from me.
STAY AWAY FROM CHAPMAN DEALERSHIPS.
They, also, tack on a bunch of crap to the bill saying it was for items that are never done and definitely not done to my car. I'll be suing for that, too.
Tell the General Manager, George Salman, to get this dealership's act together, and, please, do me a favor and shop for a car elsewhere.
I'll be leaving reviews EVERYWHERE and will be having some signs made in which I'll hold up high on the median entering this dealership.
***VETERANS*** I am a 100% service-connected disabled veteran. This dealership knew this and still treated me this way. I never try to use my disability status to gain sympathy, but I am asking that you do your business elsewhere instead of in a Chapman dealership.
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