Metro Area:Allegheny Principal:Robert Cochran Title:Owner Gender:Male No employees:15 SalesVolume:$9,705,000.00
Dealership Rating
Overall Rating
63.5%
6.35 out of 10
Ratings Breakdown
Buying Process
68%
Sales Associate
65%
Vehicle Selection
62%
Finance Department
60%
Trade-In Process
61.3%
Service Department
N/A
Sales Pressure
LOW
Consumer Comments
Buying Process
20%
Sales Associate
20%
Vehicle Selection
20%
Finance Department
20%
Trade-In Process
20%
Service Department
N/A
Sales Pressure
LOW
User: askopec
Date: 07/25/2007 10:21
Comment: I went in July 2005 to look for a 4WD or AWD vehicle at #1Cochran because I was traveling far for work at the time. I test drove a 2005 AWD Buick Rendezvous. I absolutely loved it. Went back the next day to finance it (with being young when I got my previous car, my mom was part owner on what I was trading in, 2002 Honda Civic, so she had to sign off on it). Took it home the Buick home with no complaints until last winter when I got stuck in the snow. Wasn't deep snow my husband had no problems in his SUV but I got stuck which really scared me. So I started looking for something that might be better in the snow. Found a Jeep Grand Cherokee. The dealer pulled the VIN# to appraise the Buick to trade it in and (here's where the nightmare comes in) he told me that the vehicle was front wheel drive NOT AWD. My mouth and heart hit the floor. How could someone do this and get away with it? You expect when you test drive a car and say that is the one you want and you'll be back tomorrow that that is the one you get. So now I'm stuck with a FWD vehicle that stinks in the snow and has so much negative equity I can't even trade it in. I've had to get a second job just to get some of the negative equity paid down so I can trade it in. My FWD Civic did better in the snow then it. I called Buick and they told me I had to deal with #1 Cochran. #1 Cochran won't return my phone calls (big surprise). Since I've learned about the vehicle I actually learned that I am not the only one #1 Cochran did this to. So please be aware DO NOT BUY FROM THEM. Go somewhere else.