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32 days ago

I wouldn't do business with either location. We took our car..which we bought new from Vandevere several years ago for a tune up last year (was supposed to also include checking fluids, etc). Needless to say, we just had to have someone else replace the spark plugs and do maintainence on the transmission (replace fluid, etc). We were charged for work they did not do last year. Spark plugs were from the factory. We bought the car and had it serviced there because we had heard great things about them. Watch your back..they're not honest and slimy.
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36 days ago

Cartel Auto Service at 965 N Main St in Akron, OH.

This is a working garage like the good old days. No excuses

just honest labor combined with EXCELLENT knowledge and

superior effort. Have dealt with Jim and his great crew for years

and have always been treated very well. These men make

sure you understand what needs to be done and why.

All my repairs have been done on time and at reasonable cost.

Very few shops are up to the standard of this one.

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59 days ago

I went in for an oil change and left with my air conditioner no longer working. My a/c worked all summer, including the morning I pulled into A&R Tire. As soon as I left the shop my a/c only shot out hot air. What is really infuriating about the situation is that on the invoice they gave me (the list of things they think I should fix) there was a note that my a/c has a leak! This implies that the a/c was not in proper working condition before I had it checked but it worked only minutes before A&R got their hands on it. Coincidence? I think not.

In addition to this I overheard the manager on the phone say that there are lots of bad reviews of A&R Tire on the internet but he said they were all untrue. I doubt there are many people who would take the time to write a comment on the internet if it was untrue.

I do not trust A&R Tire - they get you in with good coupons then find ways to get more money out of you than you expected. I will not go to them again even for a free oil change for fear they will mess up something else on my car.
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128 days ago

Terrible place, terrible service. The car was slightly damaged by plastic construction cone. They did more damage than fixing. Scratches and swirlmarks from rough polishing compound all around the car. They heavily scratched plastic trim, which now I will have to order from the dealer. That's the result from "whole car buffing". In the places, where they painted - the quality is just like from roller. Rubber and plastic trim are all covered and stayned with polishing compound. After they did the work - I returned the car to them. They promised to make me happy. Oh, yeah! After 3 (three) weeks (!!!) they gave it back to me. Nothing improved! I paid over $1000 to have the body work done by somebody worse than amateurs. Stay away, don't waste your time and money.
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149 days ago

1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager with the A-604 Chrysler Transmission.

I bought a "Waterloo ReTranz" and had it installed....This was the extent of the money spent....

$2098.25
Born 4-13-2006 at 130236 miles
Died 6-01-2009 at 156071 miles

Personally I do not think $2098.25 for 3 years and only 25835 miles was a very good investment.... Oh well....live and learn....
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186 days ago

The service is great! I have called from Louisville and Dudlin, Ohio and gotten good advice from the service managers. I have had five cars from this agency and had trouble with the paint on the hood and they fixed it out of warrenty. The fuel pump was defentive on one car and they checked it on their computer and they fixed it again out of warrenty again again!
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315 days ago

Do NOT go to the Vandevere on Vernon Odom. I went there yesterday looking to pay cash for an 2008 Impala. Tamika told me the night before the 08s had less than 20K miles on them. The next day the salesman, Tom, said he only had 2 in stock. Their website showed three when I researched the night before. He pulled a red one up but he had taken the info page off a silver one and put it in the red one's window. This vehicle had almost 30K on it. He said the only other one he had was white and the miles were about the same. I told him I didn't want white. Thats when his manager Pete got involved. He got really snippy about the fact that I did not want white. He tried to talk me into the white and once I said for the 4th time I did not want white he got a horrible attitude and replied that all he has is all he has even though another salesman stated he thought there was a third Impala. When asked if they did have a third Impala, Pete blew me off. At the very beginning I told the salesman what my budget was but he showed me a car that was $2000 over my budget. I go on ebay and their website today to see that they did have the third, silver Impala the whole time. All three of these Impalas are on ebay. This vehicle was in my budget and I was ready to pay cash on the spot. I figured that they still had the silver one by the info sheet on the red Impala but after the way Pete treated me there was NO way I was giving them a dime. If you want good servie DO NOT visit VanDevere. I wish I could give them 0 stars!
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453 days ago

Time after time this dealership drops the ball on many aspects of their business, from sales personal to their service department. Issues I have experienced extend from phone calls not being returned, parts not in stock, damage to my car after service was completed, sales associates not knowing product knowledge and unprofessionalism in the service department.
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631 days ago

I have trusted Compucar with all my automotive work, ranging from oil changes to a total engine rebuild, for 15 years ... and will continue to do so. With Compucar, you know the job will be done right and that you will not be cheated.
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728 days ago

I know this is dedicated bunch of guys that specialize on SAAB's.
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