Amber
Muir,#2
Wed, August 12, 2009
First of all, they are in the business of selling cars. I bought my car from them last year, and yes, they were pushy, but they weren't any pushier than any of the other car dealerships I've dealt with. If you buy a new car anywhere, you're required to keep up with the regularly scheduled maintenance in order to not void the warrenty. It's not going to be any cheaper if you buy a Honda (for example) and have to have your maintance done there. The only difference there is that the warranties other dealerships offer aren't even close to 200,000 miles. Of course Harrisburg Hyundai will require you to go to a Hyundai dealership for service because who knows what Joe's Garage down the street is going to do to screw up your car if you take it there. At least if you're taking it to the dealership and something goes wrong, there won't be drama because Joe Schmoe screwed something up and now you expect Harrisburg Hyundai to cover it under warranty. And by the way, you can take your car to ANY Hyundai dealership for service/repair, not JUST Harrisburg Hyundai, and it will not void your warranty. So, if you're taking it to Hyundai for service anyway as to not void the warranty, the free tires really are a nice bonus. Yes, you still have to pay for for the mounting and balancing, but it's still a heck of a lot cheaper than having to buy a whole new set of tires elsewhere. Also, if you read any of the paperwork you signed when you bought your car, you would know that the 200,000 mile warranty they give you is not bumper-to-bumper. (When I bought mine, they verbally told me, as well.) It's for the powertrain which is the engine and transmission. Again, if you have all of your oil changes done there (which really isn't much more expensive than if you take it to some other places once you use that punch-card thing they have), they know that the car was properly maintained, so if you do have engine problems, they can't say you went too many miles between oil changes. Bottom line, yes, they are making money, but that's the goal of any business. You as a consumer need to do your homework before jumping into buying a new car, whether it's at Harrisburg Hyundai or McGuire's Ford or Faulkner Honda or wherever!