On 11/3/2021, I went to Legacy GMC in Slidell with a... - cencardes07
On 11/3/2021, I went to Legacy GMC in Slidell with a pre-approval through my bank wanting to purchase a 2021 GMC AT4. I met and spoke with Bruce the sales person who I explained I’ve been wanting to buy an AT4 for the last year but they were unavailable and really wanted to purchase one from Legacy because I really enjoy the customer service I receive from Mitch in the service department. I also, explained to Mr. Bruce, I would be trading in my 2019 GMC SLT with 52k miles. I brought with me a letter from Ross Downing offering me $45,750 for my trade. Which was sight unseen. My truck is in mint condition. (Pictured). After test driving the AT4 with Bruce’s assistance. We sat down to work the numbers and Legacy offered me $41,000 which I knew I was not going to get $45k but I had the truck appraised the day before at Dodge in Slidell and they offered $42,500 and again had the truck appraised at Chevrolet who also offered $42,500.
I explained to Bruce this was the 3rd time in the last 6 years I’ve been to Legacy and had issues with getting fair market value for my trade-in then left and purchased other vehicles with no hassle while getting fair market value for my trade including my 2019 GMC Sierra SLT. I asked if they would give me $42,500 which is fair. Bruce stated, let me go talk to our manager Damin. Once Bruce returned he said, “We are all in at 41k”.
I left and thought about it and decided I would just take the 41k instead of driving to Hammond or the West Bank. So, I called my bank for an exact payoff on my truck then texted Bruce the payoff number. I immediately called Bruce who had an attitude from the beginning and I said go ahead and do the paperwork that I will accept the 41k on the truck. Bruce replies, “I need a buyer’s agreement to be brought to your bank (which is in Baton Rouge and it’s 4:45pm) and a check from your bank for the truck. It’s late in the day so, I don’t think you will have time to go today. You will need to go first thing in the morning. Oh and we don’t hold vehicles while this is being done so, if someone comes to buy it we will sell it”. I was confused as this has never been the process when purchasing a vehicle to have to bring paperwork to the bank for signatures but I don’t know what their process is and the fact while this is being done we will sell the truck if possible (WoW). I have aftermarket rims and tires on my truck. I still have the original rims and tires with less than 100 miles on them. I told Bruce I would be putting my factory rims and tires back on at which time, he said I will need to check with Damin the manager if it would affect the trade in value. At this point, I’m over Bruce’s unprofessionalism and asked who the head supervisor there was and he said Damin, I’ll have him give you a call to which i agreed. I have never been treated so badly while trying to buy a NEW vehicle. The manager Damin calls me with an attitude also telling me they would have to take $1000 off the trade in value, if I removed the wheels and tires. I asked for the proper spelling of his name at which time, he became even ruder. Damin proceeds to tell me I’m the one being getting worked up because they don’t want to give $42,500 for my trade. I told him I called to accept the 41K and he and Bruce are making this an issue. I have never in my life been to a place of business who displayed the amount of unprofessionalism and lack of customer service while attempting to spend a lot of money. I have had better customer service at fast food restaurants. I will never attempt to buy anything from this place again nor will I be bring my vehicle to be serviced there anymore.
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