Do not buy from Gunther VW !!!
A few of you may remeber about a month ago I posted pictures of the 2005 jetta tdi I bought used from Gunther VW in Plantation Florida . I made the deal with the dealer and purchased the car at the exact price they had it advertised for . I in turn said I will buy the car if you change the timing belt (because the car had 67,00 miles ) and service the A/C system and check out why the " check engine light " was on . They said no problem and we had a deal .
I let them have the car for a week before picking it up I asked if everything was complete and fixed , they said " yes " everything is perfect . On the way home not even 5 miles later then check engine light comes on and I cal the dealer and he says "no problem drive it for a few days we will take car of it " . I then brought the car back and they give me a call the next day saying the bill is $ 1000 dollars to change the AC compressor and dryer and something else ( I haven't received the paper work yet ) either way doesn't make a difference because I wasn't paying it because I felt the dealer just got me into the car and then tried to make me pay for the things I had negotiated into the deal before I purchased the vehicle . So I spoke to the salesman that sold it to me and I told him the situation and he told me they will pay for half and I will half to pay for the other half . I told him absolutely not and they were supposed to fix that before I took delivery of the vehicle . So I have to speak to the manager Pete and he and I go back and fourth and I keep me cool and explain to him that even he had to told me out of his own mouth they were going to take care of it and now they are backing out . I accused them of being typical used car salesman and saying whatever I wanted to hear to get me to buy the car . He gets up set and starts raising his voice at me and I ask him why hes getting upset I am the one that is getting screwed and I remind him I haven't been rude or raised my voice in any way . That gets him even more ticked off and he tells me to leave and he will call me tomorrow .
This is a family owned dealer so I am a little shocked that I am being treated this way by one of the managers . Of course the next day I don't get a call but the very next morning I do get one first thing at 9.00 am saying your car is ready to be picked up . I tell the service writer who calls me that I am not paying for it so make sure that if I come the car is ready to be picked up hassle free he says the dealer took care of everything but I do have a $ 50 deductible for the " gold check " warranty that covered a few things . I even felt like telling them no i am not paying that either because in reality they screwed the gold check warranty company but I said forget it and paid the $ 50 and picked up my car . BTW the manager said to me I can never come back
I didn't make a scene in anyway or even raise my voice even one time . So now I am taking it personal and I am going to write a letter to the dealer requesting it goes to the GM or to whoever is affiliated the the Gunther family . I will never buy a VW from them or use there facility for anything ever . I am also going to call the gold check company and tell them they are throwing in repairs into there car sales but having gold check pay for it instead of doing it before the car is delivered . Good thing one of my best friends is a parts manager at another VW dealer anyway . Anyway forget that dealer I wouldn't recommend them to anyone for anything . if you live in Ft Lauderdale I highly recommend going to VISTA VW , I have always been treated very professionally and courteous there .
Thanks for the read hope you take my advice !