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04lss · 08-03-2021, 08:35 AM

I bought my camaro about 2 weeks ago now. I knew i wanted a v8 manual. The LT1 fit my budget, and buying a used SS was actually more expensive by thousands.

According to auto trader there were 3 within 200 miles. the one local one was ordered by a customer and was never supposed to be put online. This left Bomnin Chevrolet in Mananas. They had two cars coming in. A black LT1 and a white one.

I went up on a Monday so they could test drive my trade in. They let me drive a used SS around the lot (selling four 41 IIRC)

The trade in value they offered had me standing up and walking towards the door. They used Carfax values which were 3-4k below KBB and Black book. After about an hour of back and forth we got my Out the door price down. All fairly normal aside from the sales person pretty aggressively telling me how to rate him in the survey.

I decided on the black one, and they started doing paperwork. I had a pre-approval, but since it was 8 pm they had to wait until the next day for final sign off by the bank.

I went home, expecting a call the next day, didnt hear anything. I called them back and was told finance would call me on Wednesday. Didn't hear anything. I tried calling them and got voicemails. At this point im wondering if something went wrong. Finally on thursday, by calling service first, i was finally routed to the right person who told me everything was fine.

This isnt a major issue, but a quick voicemail or text would have prevented the worry, doesnt speak well of the dealer in my opinion.

The real issue came when I went up thursday night to sign all the papers and pick up the car. I walked outside to see a WHITE camaro LT1 not the black one id "ordered" and then the sales guy tried to say something like "The white looks good man, you should just go for that" How are you going to tell someone that they should buy the literal opposite color from what they asked for just because you messed up and its on the lot? The audacity of that just left me floored.

I did actually get the white, as i was on the fence about color initially and in person white looks way better than the photos, but its the principle of it. Apparently finance had been using the white car's VIN for the deal too.

Finally, finance didnt ask if i wanted to do auto pay, and ran the deal through as self pay which raised my interest rate half a percent. When i mentioned this it was suggested I call the bank and have them set it up as it would mean reworking a bunch of stuff.

Thankfully my bank fixed it and lowered the interest rate for me, but wow.

They keep asking me to fill out a survey and im betting they dont actually want me to.

With all of that said. They were the only dealer within 3 hour drive that had an LT1 manual.

08-03-2021, 08:35 AM	#1
04lss Drives: 21 Camaro, 99 Tahoe, 14 audi s4 Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Virginia Posts: 64	My Experience with Bomnin Chevrolet I bought my camaro about 2 weeks ago now. I knew i wanted a v8 manual. The LT1 fit my budget, and buying a used SS was actually more expensive by thousands. According to auto trader there were 3 within 200 miles. the one local one was ordered by a customer and was never supposed to be put online. This left Bomnin Chevrolet in Mananas. They had two cars coming in. A black LT1 and a white one. I went up on a Monday so they could test drive my trade in. They let me drive a used SS around the lot (selling four 41 IIRC) The trade in value they offered had me standing up and walking towards the door. They used Carfax values which were 3-4k below KBB and Black book. After about an hour of back and forth we got my Out the door price down. All fairly normal aside from the sales person pretty aggressively telling me how to rate him in the survey. I decided on the black one, and they started doing paperwork. I had a pre-approval, but since it was 8 pm they had to wait until the next day for final sign off by the bank. I went home, expecting a call the next day, didnt hear anything. I called them back and was told finance would call me on Wednesday. Didn't hear anything. I tried calling them and got voicemails. At this point im wondering if something went wrong. Finally on thursday, by calling service first, i was finally routed to the right person who told me everything was fine. This isnt a major issue, but a quick voicemail or text would have prevented the worry, doesnt speak well of the dealer in my opinion. The real issue came when I went up thursday night to sign all the papers and pick up the car. I walked outside to see a WHITE camaro LT1 not the black one id "ordered" and then the sales guy tried to say something like "The white looks good man, you should just go for that" How are you going to tell someone that they should buy the literal opposite color from what they asked for just because you messed up and its on the lot? The audacity of that just left me floored. I did actually get the white, as i was on the fence about color initially and in person white looks way better than the photos, but its the principle of it. Apparently finance had been using the white car's VIN for the deal too. Finally, finance didnt ask if i wanted to do auto pay, and ran the deal through as self pay which raised my interest rate half a percent. When i mentioned this it was suggested I call the bank and have them set it up as it would mean reworking a bunch of stuff. Thankfully my bank fixed it and lowered the interest rate for me, but wow. They keep asking me to fill out a survey and im betting they dont actually want me to. With all of that said. They were the only dealer within 3 hour drive that had an LT1 manual.