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Car-On Auto Sales

Ottawa, ON

3.7
688 Reviews

1700 Cyrville Rd

Ottawa, ON

K1B 3L8

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688 Reviews of Car-On Auto Sales

October 02, 2016

Found - Chevy Cruze I found their listing for same car better price and mileage than one I was about to buy the following day so this was a "well can't hurt to look" last More

by Naoh22600
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
WADE KERR - in caps so you don't forget him! , Richard Brault, Suzie Janacek
September 22, 2016

Pleasant Experience I was in the market to replace my ageing but beloved 2008 Mazda 3, and came across Car-On Auto online. A great looking and fully loaded Civic caught m More

by Jess H
Customer Service
Friendliness
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Richard Brault, Mario Brunet
September 21, 2016

Pocketed money I recently purchased a car from car-on. I told Simon that I would like to make a $1500 down payment on the car and a $500 down payment on the warranty More

by Tucker
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Simon Caron
Oct 20, 2016 -

Car-On Auto Sales responded

Good Morning Miss Tucker, I’m sorry to hear that you feel you weren’t treated fairly at Car-On Auto. After 34 years in business in the same community we have built a good reputation which we care about. We would not risk tainting our reputation over something such as this. As you and Simon discussed on the phone yesterday, because of the volume of money we take in over the course of a month, management has very strict “cash handling” procedures to avoid instances such as the one you mention. Allow me to recap the situation. On August 19th 2016, you visited our dealership. You were served by our sales associate Kevin and agreed to purchase a 2012 Nissan Versa. While completing the worksheet you indicated to him that you would make a $1,500 deposit. Kevin indicated on the sales worksheet a sale price of $8,426 and a deposit of $1,500 against the purchase. As per Car-On procedures, both you and Kevin then signed that worksheet. Should you wish to review that worksheet and your signatures, we have them on file and will gladly share them with you. You then sat down with Simon, our finance manager and you indicated you would bring the $1,500 deposit at time of delivery. As per Car-On procedures Simon noted that on his pre-delivery log sheet and prepared all the documents accordingly. On August 26th, as agreed, you came to pick up your car. You and Simon then reviewed all the documents (bill of sale, bank contracts and warranty registration form) and you then gave Simon your deposit of $1,500. As per Car-On procedures, because your deposit was cash, Simon counted the money in front of you, (there were 15 X $100 bills). Simon then printed your receipt on the spot and both you and he signed this receipt. Simon then took the money and his copy of the receipt to our accounting office, where, again, as per Car-On procedures, Suzie, our controller counted the money a second time and stamped the receipt for $1,500. Should you have misplaced your copy, we will gladly review the original signed documents with you. We are somewhat surprised that it’s been over a month since you’ve taken delivery of your car and you are just now bringing this to our attention. As mentioned before, with the volume of transactions that we handle, we have very strict procedures in place for handling cash. For your peace of mind, there is a clear document trail with multiple signatures including yours, throughout the purchase transaction. We will gladly sit down with you at your convenience to clear up what seems to be a misunderstanding.

September 17, 2016

My First Car!!! Was looking for my first car and this place was beyond helpfull. Wade (auto salesperson) helped me look for car that suits me, and Simon helped me wit More

by Salima Mulumba
Customer Service
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Wade , Simon Caron
Sep 22, 2016 -

Car-On Auto Sales responded

Hi Salima, It's so nice to hear from great customers such as yourself. If you thought buying a car was easy wait until you experience our Service department. Pierre Caron, President.

September 16, 2016

Unreal Experience I had an unreal experience at Car-on when buying my first car! My brother as well. Wade, Simon, and Ken along with everyone else as a team there were More

by Taylorbrown11
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Wade!, Ken Iselmoe, Simon Caron
Sep 22, 2016 -

Car-On Auto Sales responded

Hello Taylor, I'm really happy you enjoyed dealing with us, but we are the ones who enjoyed helping you out. I'd love to say hi next time you're in for an oil change. Pierre Caron, President.

September 06, 2016

Disappointing Customer Service Dealership sends me a key that I SHOULD have received in March when I purchased the car. Apparently "it's not their responsibility to supply all car k More

by brian111
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Ken Iselmoe
Sep 12, 2016 -

Car-On Auto Sales responded

Good morning Mr. Lafleur I am really sorry to hear of your mishap with the 2011 Nissan Rogue. Having issues with any car is never pleasant. I am however compelled to bring to light a few pertinent facts that shine a somewhat different light on the situation. When the prior owner of the Rogue traded her vehicle in to us, she gave us only one key that she had in her possession. When you purchased it from us in March 2016 ( 6 months ago) we gave you the complete package we received from her which included one key. Over the course of the summer, she moved and while packing boxes found a second key for the Rogue. In an effort to please, she dropped off this extra key to us. In light of the fact that we had sold the car close to 6 months earlier, most dealerships would have tossed the key in the garbage but we decided to notify you that an extra key had been found. Jacques, your salesperson, immediately called you and advised you that we had received an extra key for the Rogue and invited you to come by the dealership. You told him you were quite busy and asked if he could mail it to you, which he did. A few weeks later you called our service department and said your vehicle didn’t start. You had it towed to us and after some diagnostics it was determined that the cause was the key that you sent with the towing had never been programmed. After asking you a few questions we put the pieces of the puzzle together and concluded that you were trying to start the vehicle with the spare key that Jacques had sent you. You, unfortunately, hadn’t tried this key till that day and your wife was away with the “good” key. You had assumed that this spare key would work which it didn’t. While it unlocked the car, it was never programmed to the vehicle. As soon as you brought the “good” key to us your vehicle started right up. Despite the fact that I understand your disappointment, I feel the onus should have been on you to try that spare key when you received it in the mail rather than assume it worked, and for that I think you need to take ownership. My second, and main concern, is that your experience with Car-On had been up to that point great, based on your prior communications with Jacques. In trying to help you by providing this extra key, we potentially have lost a good customer that we value. As a result of this unfortunate chain of events, we are now adjusting our company policy. We will either do like most other dealerships and throw away any extra keys turned in after the sale or the customer will need to come to the dealership with the vehicle so that we can confirm that the key actually belongs to that car and works properly. Mr. Lafleur, once again I apologize that this well intentioned gesture by Jacques has caused this dilemma for you and I am hoping we can somehow re-earn your valued clientele in the future.

September 02, 2016

Quickest and most pleasant car buying experience ever From our first phone call to Simon, my daughter was in her new used beautiful Honda Civic, deal signed and done within a couple of days! He had her fi More

by Fam123
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Simon Caron
August 20, 2016

Car On Auto the best company to Car-On Auto is the best dealership I have dealt with, from start to finish they were there to help me. No pressure, no nada. They worked with me to ge More

by Amanda Johnson
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Mario Brunet, Simon Caron
August 20, 2016

Snookered I had a very unpleasant experience with Car-On Auto. I thought I should make others aware of my story so you can question your dealings with them. More

by Snooker guy
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Richard Brault
August 15, 2016

Car on Service surprised me We had never heard of Car on and happened by chance to see the dealership. We had spent a lot of time searching for what we wanted but found most deal More

by Craig
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Kevin Purdy
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