Lindsay Cadillac

I would never buy a car from this dealership and here is why: In May I expressed interest in a car through Car Gurus. I received a phone message immediate from Tommy. Before I could return the call Tommy called again. I spoke with him and asked if he would be available on Saturday because I may be able to get to the dealership on Saturday. If not Saturday, I could definitely be there Sunday to see the car. Tommy said that they work in teams and if he was unavailable I could talk with the other half of the team (I think the team-mate's name was Chris but I'm not sure - I'll call him Chris in my review). I called back the next day and spoke to Chris about my plans to come see this particular car on Saturday or Sunday. He seemed fairly uninterested about when I was coming, I spoke to Tommy on Saturday and said I would be unable to come until Sunday. I told Tommy I would contact him Sunday morning before I left for Alexandria. On Sunday morning I called and left messages and sent an email and heard nothing. Apparently the dealership didn't open until noon; however, the team never told me they wouldn't respond to any messages on Sunday morning. I drove 60 miles to the dealership. I was in a rental car because someone (without insurance) rear-ended my other car and I was forced to buy another car. I was already out money and time because of the accident and spending my money on gas and spending my time looking for another used car was not at the top of my list of things to do on Sunday. When I arrived at the dealership shortly after 12 noon, there were 2 car salesmen standing at the reception desk. I asked for Chris or Tommy. They said Tommy was not there and that Chris was busy with a customer and asked if they could help me. I said I was there to see a particular car and they informed me that the car had been sold the day before. I said that I had not received any messages that the car had been sold. The two salesmen said that the dealership had been very busy on Saturday and Chris and Tommy were probably too busy to contact me. I was not happy and asked to speak to Chris. The salesmen basically protected Chris and wouldn't let me talk to him. They rather rudely stated that it's first come first serve when it comes to buying a used car. I re-stated how unhappy I was that I had driven so far and that the car had been sold. The two salesmen told me that they had plenty of other cars they could show me. I said I was only looking for a particular kind of car. I left but the two salesmen knew how incredibly upset I was that I had not been contacted about the car being sold. Miracle of miracles there was message on my answering machine from Tommy, time-stamped within the hour that I left the dealership; Tommy apologized that the car had been sold. I'm sure my expression of dissatisfaction at the dealership had nothing to do with the timing of the answering machine message. I suppose it could have been an amazing coincidence. Needless to say my feeling is that car salesmen will do whatever they can to get you to the dealership but don't really care about you as long as they sell the car to someone. Sadly, this attitude was not unique to this dealership in my search for a car and it's why used car dealers have a less than stellar reputation. If I had even gotten an apology or a hint of an expression of sympathy from the two salesmen at the reception desk, perhaps I would have left slightly (only slightly) happier. I was fortunate to find the car I was looking for from a dealer who was above board.

Great experience, just couldn't find the right car for us.

Exceptional customer service! Ask for John, Douglas and Kim.

The best car buying experience I could ask for.... They where very professional and not out to sell u everything under the sun... Ended up buying the Honda from them and couldn't be happier... Ask for Richard Davidson coolest sales person ever

I purchased the car and love it! Since this is a Cadillac dealership, they were not familiar with options that the car may have had. Much to my delight, I've discovered that the car is fully loaded with all available options for the 2011 Infiniti G37. Both the Sales Consultant (Richard Davidson) and the Pre Owned Manager (Chris Eader) are very professional, not pushy and made the transition flow effortlessly. I was very content with the price I paid (lower than advertised), and the amount they offered for my trade-in automobile. This is a class act dealership - highly recommend buying a car from them, even if it's not a Cadillac.

Nice and professional atmosfera at this dealership. The sales representative ( Mr. R Davidson ) was courteous and able to answer all my concerns regarding my purchasing. The financial department as well.

Prompt, courteous and professional; both Josh and Ian. However, no explanation was ever provided for why this particular XTS was priced (per CarGuru's evaluation) so high.

Good service

Heard back several times. I hesitated and lost out on a good car.

I'm from Baltimore Md. and they beat every dealer in Md.as far as price,Lindsay made sure I had no worries about the Md. inspection, they covered that at no additional charge. Lindsay's on line team is the best when it comes to the costumer wants and needs and their response is immediate, this was on of the best car buying experiences I ever encountered I like to thank Mr Somerville and Mr. Russ they made sure the deal was nearly done before I arrived. My SRX AWD Luxury is fantastic and so was the deal and dealer!!!!! :)

Informative, not pushie sales person.Reasonable negotiations and final price. Lovely car.

Those guys are fantastic. The truck unfortunately was not equipped with 4WD, but they are on the lookout for one that is. Great customer service!

Great communication.

I was contacted by the dealer quickly however after consideration I decided not to purchase a vehicle at this time.

UPDATE: After my review was posted on Yelp on 10/11/11 I received a call on 10/13/11 from James Pollack, the Service Manager from Lindsay Cadillac. I was in a meeting when he called me so I was unable to answer the phone. He left a voice mail and informed me that he called to discuss the service appointment. I called James on the evening of 10/17/11 and left him a voice mail indicating that I was following up on his call. The next day James called me and was apologetic about the service appointment experience as well as for not calling sooner. I informed James that this experience was an aberration from the many other times I've have my car worked on and we both agreed that communication could have been handled better. James even offered to refund me for the entire service appointment, which I gladly accepted as a great first step in rebuilding my trust in Lindsay. He took my CC info over the phone and issued the refund right there and then. I did mention to James that I was in the market for a new car and he let me know that he would be willing to assist me in that should I opt to go back to Lindsay. Furthermore, he mentioned that should I need to bring in my CTS for service in the future, I should contact him directly and he would handle my service request personally. Overall, I'm very pleased with the response I got from Lindsay and am glad to see that they made this effort to win back my business.

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