I HAD A VERY, VERY, VERY BAD EXPERIENCE NOT ONLY WITH - kedwai
I HAD A VERY, VERY, VERY BAD EXPERIENCE NOT ONLY WITH THIS DEALERSHIP AT BUDDS HAMILTON BUT ALSO WITH THE DEALER MANAGER DONN WALMESLY. I AM HIGHLY FRUSTRATED AND REGRET THE DAY I WENT TO THIS DEALER TO A BUY MY BMW 530I.
I ALWAYS HAD A VERY HIGH OPINION ABOUT THE BMW AND WAS ALWAYS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE BMW AND THEIR DEALERS STAND BEHIND EVERY CAR THEY SELL BUT UNFORTUNATELY I FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY THAT, THIS WAS NOT TRUE.
WHEN I PURCHASED MY BMW 530I 2022 MODEL IN SEPTEMBER, 2022 , I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET OTHER FEATURES LIKE AUTO REVERSE PARKING, PARK ASSIST AND KICK OPEN THE TRUNK FEATURE.
THE SALESMAN, WHOSE NAME WAS SHAYNE, TOLD ME THAT THE FEATURE ( KICK OPEN THE TRUNK) IS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO THE SHORTAGE OF THE CHIPS, TO WHICH I AGREED.
WITH REGARDS TO THE REST OF THE FEATURE WHICH IS VERY DEAR TO ME AND WAS MUST TO HAVE IS NOT THERE IN THE CAR AS WELL.
SO WHEN I WENT TO SEE THE MANAGER, WHOSE NAME IS DONN WALMESLY, HE WAS TRYING TO PROTECT HIS SALESMEN , WHO HAS ALREADY LEFT NOW AND INSTEAD OF SHOWING SOME EMPATHY TOWARDS ME, HIS MAIN ARGUMENT CENTERED AROUND PROTECTING HIS SALES GUY AND THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE COMPANY AND HE ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT IN PRINCIPAL. WHAT A POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE WHICH I NEVER EXPECTED FROM A BMW DEALER.
THE SALESMAN SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO ME THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES ( PARK ASISST AND AUTO REVERSE PARKING ARE NOT IN THIS MODLE AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY EXTRA TO GET THAT FEATURE, WHICH THE ABOVE SALES MANAGER WAS EXPLAINING TO ME. BUT THIS DOESN'T HELP ME AT ALL NOW AS NOW I CAN'T HAVE THOSE FEATURES EVEN IF I WANT TO PAY FOR IT.
THIS DEALER MANAGER WAS BUSY PROTECTING HIS SALES GUY AND TALKING ABOUT PROTECTING THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE COMPANY AND REFUSED TO COME UP WITH ANY SOLID SOLUTION AND PROTECT THE REPUTATION OF BMW. WHAT A SHAME FOR A BMW DEALER AND EVEN WORSE FOR BMW COMPANY AS A WHOLE. I PLAN TO TAKE IT UP WITH BMW CANADA AND THEIR SENIOR MANAGEMENT IN GERMANY.
PROBLEM #2
I HAD PAID AROUND $10,000 BUYING ALL THE FEATURES LIKE
RUST PROOFING, FABRIC PROTECTION TO NAME A FEW AND IN FACT BOUGHT ALL PROTECTION PLAN RECOMMENDED BY THE FINANCE MANAGER, SHANON.
I ALSO BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THREE YEARS FOR WHICH I PAID $4800 WITH AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO MY NEXT CAR WHICH I MIGHT LEASE AFTER 4 YEARS. WHEN I BROUGHT UP THIS POINT JUST TO BE SURE OF MY UNDERSTANDING, THE MANAGER DECLINED TO ACCEPT THAT TOO, EVEN THOUGH THE FINANCE MANAGER, SHANON TOLD HIM, IN FRONT OF ME DURING THE MEETING, THAT MY UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE TRANSFER OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS CORRECT BUT THIS MANAGER WAS SO STUBBORN AND WAS NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT IT AND HE CAME UP WITH HIS UNIQUE MATHMATICAL FORMULA TO AVOID ACCEPTING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAME TOO.
WHAT A DISASTER FROM THE SALESMAN TO THE FINANCE TEAM TO THE MANAGER. ALL THE MANAGER DID WAS TO BLAME IT ON MISCOMMUNICATION- GREAT JOB-- WELL DONE.
SO NOW I HAVE DECIDED TO CALL THE BMW HEAD OFFICE IN CANADA AND GERMANY AND LETS SEE WHAT HAPPENS. IF I LISTEN TO THE MANAGER I SHOULD NOT BE EVEN CONTACTING THEM AS ACCORDING TO HIM THEY ( BMW COMPANY) WILL TURN A DEAF EAR TO MY PROBLEM AND REDIRECT ME BACK TO THE DEALER. I HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN THAT WAY AS MY ENTIRE PERCEPTION OF BMW AS A COMPANY AND AS A MANAGEMENT WILL GO DOWN THE DRAIN. I WILL PRAY THAT I DON'T HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE LIKE THE ONE I HAD WITH THE DEALER.
OVER ALL A VERY BAD DEALERSHIP IN TERMS OF MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE MANAGER HAS NO CLUE OF WHAT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS ALL ABOUT AND HOW TO RETAIN THE CUSTOMER BASE.
WITH THIS EXPERIENCE, I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND ANY ONE OR EVEN DARE TO BUY A SECOND CAR THROUGH THIS DEALER AND NOT EVEN A BMW IF MY PROBLEM IS NOT ATTENDED AND ADDRESSED BY BMW. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THE ATTITUDE AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE OF THE THIS DEALER, HOPE I DON'T FACE THE SAME FROM BMW COMPANY WHEN I TAKE IT UP WITH THEM
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