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toxik · 08-11-2010, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue

yea they are idiots when it comes to cleaning a car. I told them not to touch the exterior of the car until i got there. I made sure i told everyone there so that even the guy that cleans the toilettes new that i didn'dt want them to detail (scratch the hell out of) my car. My REAL detailer said thank god i did that, there was so much rail dust they would have like ruined the finish'

Jeff you're obviously smarter than me because I had no clue the dealership sucks at detailing

anyways, lesson learned... I am hoping that my next car will be one of the luxury brands in which case the dealerships are also usually of higher standard. I have been to so many nissan dealerships already and with the exception of koeppel, holy hell the rest are a mess.

DaveyG · 08-11-2010, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by toxik

Jeff you're obviously smarter than me because I had no clue the dealership sucks at detailing

anyways, lesson learned... I am hoping that my next car will be one of the luxury brands in which case the dealerships are also usually of higher standard. I have been to so many nissan dealerships already and with the exception of koeppel, holy hell the rest are a mess.

Let me stop you there. Your once again putting too much faith in a dealership. I've been to Acura, Infinity and Bmw dealerships and they are just as bad. They all have kids, making a low wage, who don't know anything about a proper detail.

toxik · 08-11-2010, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveyG

Let me stop you there. Your once again putting too much faith in a dealership. I've been to Acura, Infinity and Bmw dealerships and they are just as bad. They all have kids, making a low wage, who don't know anything about a proper detail.

Other than BMW, I can see how infiniti and acura could be just as bad as their nissan/honda counterparts. I'm basing my judgement off of a Land Rover dealership. I have a good friend who works in one and everytime I've been there the level of every single aspect of the dealership is insanely above those of nissan dealerships.

ckubojiri · 08-11-2010, 12:04 PM

Went in to Alhambra Nissan as they had the yellow, manual, sport I wanted. I called and they said I could test drive it. I get there and it seems nobody is wanting to make a sale. I track someone down and they want to run my credit, talk numbers, and get my information before I am able to test drive. I said no way. I know what I want and the price I want it for. I left as they were irritating me. I leave my number and tell them to call if they want to sell the car.

They call me and tell me I can test drive it before running my credit. I get there and they guy I spoke with is conveniently out on a run...so the same mgr. says...no can do. And they insulted me saying, "we get a lot of 18 year olds in here just trying to drive it." I respond: "Thanks, but I'm 30 and that has nothing to do with me."

I visited several other dealers before having a good experience at Universal City Nissan. Lots of bad reviews online for them, but I was pleased. During making my deal at Universal (who let me test drive no problem) Alhambra is calling me constantly, "We will try to work with you." Suuure like the last two times I made the out of the way trip to your dealer. They finally agreed to the price I originally wanted, I ended up with leather add on seats with Universal and told Alhambra to stop calling me. It was worth the slightly extra price and leather seats.

Alhambra Nissan - Google Maps

Jeffblue · 08-11-2010, 02:48 PM

paint is paint. You could be a tech at a lambo dealership, and if you dont do paint, you'll butcher anything from a VW rabbit to an aston martin. That being said, the reason i knew not to let them touch my car is b/c i had bought a car from this dealership before, which was my black altima coupe. i remember seeing swirls on it hte first day i bought it, so i knew what to expect.

08-11-2010, 12:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
ckubojiri Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: los angeles Posts: 51 Drives: 370Z Chic M6 Sport Rep Power: 17	Went in to Alhambra Nissan as they had the yellow, manual, sport I wanted. I called and they said I could test drive it. I get there and it seems nobody is wanting to make a sale. I track someone down and they want to run my credit, talk numbers, and get my information before I am able to test drive. I said no way. I know what I want and the price I want it for. I left as they were irritating me. I leave my number and tell them to call if they want to sell the car. They call me and tell me I can test drive it before running my credit. I get there and they guy I spoke with is conveniently out on a run...so the same mgr. says...no can do. And they insulted me saying, "we get a lot of 18 year olds in here just trying to drive it." I respond: "Thanks, but I'm 30 and that has nothing to do with me." I visited several other dealers before having a good experience at Universal City Nissan. Lots of bad reviews online for them, but I was pleased. During making my deal at Universal (who let me test drive no problem) Alhambra is calling me constantly, "We will try to work with you." Suuure like the last two times I made the out of the way trip to your dealer. They finally agreed to the price I originally wanted, I ended up with leather add on seats with Universal and told Alhambra to stop calling me. It was worth the slightly extra price and leather seats. Alhambra Nissan - Google Maps __________________ ...And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. -Nietzsche-

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08-11-2010, 02:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jeffblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NY Age: 38 Posts: 9,192 Drives: Z32TT & 335xi Coupe Rep Power: 39	paint is paint. You could be a tech at a lambo dealership, and if you dont do paint, you'll butcher anything from a VW rabbit to an aston martin. That being said, the reason i knew not to let them touch my car is b/c i had bought a car from this dealership before, which was my black altima coupe. i remember seeing swirls on it hte first day i bought it, so i knew what to expect.