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DCH Montclair Acura


100 Bloomfield Ave, Verona, NJ 07044 (map)
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Very unfair sales practices...
Written by nnjguy on 11/18/2009

I had purchased a 2010 Acura RDX from Kim Mellage. After having the car for 2 days I decided the car was not for me. I hated almost everything about it. I returned the car and asked to purchase a leftover 2009 MDX instead. Kim and the manager agreed but decided that in addition to several fees such as delivery fees, documentation fees, etc that I should also still pay for half of the approx. $1,700 worth of accessories I had purchased on the brand new 2010 RDX that they were going to turn around and sell again. I had no choice. It was either be stuck with an SUV you do not like or pay what they want to get into a vehicle you like and are comfortable driving. I am a loyal Acura customer and had just sold my 2004 MDX for this new vehicle. This is my fourth brand new Acura purchase. This is partly why I am so put off. They reward customer loyalty with unfair and deceptive sales practices. And as if putting a premium price on the leftover MDX wasn't enough they had the gall to only refund me fifty cents on the dollar for brand new accessories that barely had dust on them. And to and insult to injury, when I asked if I could just keep the RDX all-weather mats that I had already paid for, since they were only refunding me half and planning on selling for full price, they told me only if I paid $50 for them!!! Can you believe that??? They wanted to charge me $50 for all-weather floor mats that I had already paid full price for??? Now I realize I was completely at their mercy and it was my fault for not being 100% completely sure about the suv I ahd purchased, but fair is fair. I was totally taken advantage of and there was nothing I could do about it. They saw an opportunity to take advantage of a mistake that I made and profit off of that mistake. Even after thry extorted all of that money from me they wouldn't even get me the 2009 leftover MDX in the color I wanted. They wouldn't trade what another dealership wanted for the color MDX I wanted. They didn't give a crap at that point, they had my money and I had no leverage at all and they took full advantage. Christmas came early this year for Kim Mellage, the sales associate and Harry Jones, the sales manager. Acura should be ashamed of having people like this in their showrooms. I have reported them both to the better business bureau and Acura Headquarters and the matter is currently under investigation by both parties. I will keep you up to date with the results of the investigations. Do yourself a favor and avoid DCH Monclair Acura if you are in the market for a new Acura. It's not worth the stress and the money$$$.

  • Recommend this dealer? No
  • Purchased a vehicle from this dealer? Yes

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raydesimone on 12/06/2010
Please see the final comments from the Better Business Bureau in regards to the Peter Daly complaint. Please contact me directly if you have any questions regarding this issue as we take all customer complaints extremely serious. In this situation we feel the customer unfairly posted comments and did not explain the entire situation. Ray DeSimone General Mgr. c 732-245-2929 Complaint Case #: 80106474 Consumer: Peter Daly Thank you for your cooperation in addressing the above consumer's complaint. Although the consumer has notified our office that they are dissatisfied with the outcome of the case, BBB has determined your company made a good faith effort to resolve this issue. Therefore we are closing the case at this time. Once again, thank you for supporting BBB Principles for Trust in the marketplace. Very truly yours, Service Representative
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raydesimone on 12/06/2010
Please see the final comments from the Better Business Bureau in regards to the Peter Daly complaint. Please contact me directly if you have any questions regarding this issue as we take all customer complaints extremely serious. In this situation we feel the customer unfairly posted comments and did not explain the entire situation. Ray DeSimone General Mgr. Complaint Case #: 80106474 Consumer: Peter Daly Thank you for your cooperation in addressing the above consumer's complaint. Although the consumer has notified our office that they are dissatisfied with the outcome of the case, BBB has determined your company made a good faith effort to resolve this issue. Therefore we are closing the case at this time. Once again, thank you for supporting BBB Principles for Trust in the marketplace. Very truly yours, Service Representative
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raydesimone on 12/06/2010
These comments are in response to Peter Dalys recent alleged mishandling of a sales transaction. We feel Mr Daly is distorting the facts, leaving important information out and attempting to get money from the dealership which he is not entitled to. We are currently dealing with the better business bureau and will present all necessary documentation to an arbitrator in order to defend ourselves. Montclair Acura
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