Avoid Audi Greenwich at all costs!
Reviewed by Bob Torres - Service Manager
in Greenwich, CT
September 20, 2019
My experience at Audi Greenwich for service last month was one of the worst dealer experiences I've had. I would recommend avoiding this dealer and its staff at all costs! The highlights of my experience are as follows:
1. My oil was never fully filled up. I had to go buy an extra quart of synthetic and add half a quart to my car after the service.
2. My tires were never inspected. I had a brand new tire put on my right rear wheel with a measured 10/10 tread one week prior to this visit. My service report said this tire was at 6/10 tread. Absolutely lazy service from the mechanic. My service adviser was even ashamed and had no answer for this.
3. My service adviser lied to me about having an oil leak in the engine breather, which they claimed would cost $800 to fix ("we happen to have the parts in stock") are you kidding me? ....my car had been in for a recall a month before this visit and there was no oil leak in that inspection. When confronted about this, my adviser said "well, some mechanics are more thorough than others." Seriously?! So some of your staff are good, and others are not good at their job? What a terrible response! I had my car double-checked at a local mechanic afterwards and confirmed there was no oil leak. Also, while waiting for my car, I overhead my service adviser calling another person sitting in the waiting room and telling her she also had a oil leak. This was an elderly woman and they were clearly taking advantage of her. Absolutely shameful behavior!
4. I asked for my cabin pollen filter to be checked as I expected it needed to be replaced. They never checked nor replaced the filter. I pulled it out when I got home and it was filthy. Again, lazy, lazy, lazy service. The crazy part? I would have paid to have it replaced! Now I just do it myself.
5. I picked up my car and my service interval had not been changed. When asked about this, all I got was that they couldn't reset the interval and there was nothing I could do. Hmmm.... you reset the service light for the last 4 service visits I had here, but now you can't reset it? The dishonesty and lying from this department is absolutely atrocious.
6. After this terrible experience, I contacted this dealer's management team, including the service manager (Bob Torres) and GM (Chris Mendicina). Neither of them truly cared about making this experience right. I was never offered a refund for my visit, they honestly didn't really care what happened, and they tried to get my car back in for a re-service - why would I bring it back to you when you didn't do anything right the first time? And why would you not refund my money for not providing the service I expected? There was clearly no interest in actually making this right.
7. I contacted Audi of America about the issue and they contacted Audi of Greenwich, claiming that I would receive a call about my experience. This call never came. The team there didn't care and would rather keep my $150 from this visit and throw away the entire relationship I've had with this dealer for years. I am planning on purchasing a new 2020 model A4 and they decided that keeping the $150 was more important than me buying a new car, trading in a beautiful used A4, and all my future service visits. Business 101 lesson - this is not how you run a good business.
With great alternative Audi dealers across the border in New York, up the road at Audi Danbury, and further east at Audi Fairfield, there is no reason to give this terrible dealer your business. Terrible service, lazy mechanics, and deceitful practices make Audi Greenwich a dealer to avoid at all costs!
The WORST
Reviewed by Howard
in NY
September 16, 2019
TERRIBLE. Feels like you are shopping at a KIA dealership. No transparency, they want to stuff you in a car of their choice and send you on your way before you realize what's happened.
My Mini Cooper
Reviewed by Rich
in Long Island NY
February 18, 2018
Noel made this entire process so smooth and easy. He took care of pretty much everything for me, I just had to drive my new car home!
