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Kia of St. Catharines

St. Catharines, ON

4.8
130 Reviews

406 Ontario Street

St. Catharines, ON

L2R 5L9

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130 Reviews of Kia of St. Catharines

July 07, 2017

Get played like a fool Sure, the sales guy is super friendly but there is nothing that can make up for the facts. I was put to test drive a Soul 2.0 and that is what I conf More

by Jules
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Cam Sacco, Sam Mandil
Jul 12, 2017 -

Kia of St. Catharines responded

Hello Jules, We've looked over our files very thoroughly. We have a record that there is a manual transmission sold under 2016 Soul LX+. If that is correct, can you please give us a call? We hope to resolve this matter with you if possible. Our Sales Manager has been in Kia business well over 15 years and he prides in providing you with complete information and customer satisfaction. Everyone in our dealership understands that manual Kia Soul does not come with 2.0L and we find it puzzling that he would have mentioned about Kia Soul EX coming with same engine as LX+ MT. He could have mentioned that it rides very similar and won't be any much difference. However, if there was a misunderstanding, we hope to resolve it to your satisfaction. Please give us a call by (905) 684-4542 and ask for Cam Sacco or Sam. Give us an opportunity to address this problem and we will make sure you are serviced right.

June 27, 2017

Great service and staff This has always worked out to be an affordable solution for a well built car. This is our second Kia Soul we have purchased through trade in. We have More

by adrianchoj
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Sam & Ernie
June 19, 2017

No pressure and just amazing deal Me and my girlfriend visited 5 to 6 dealership to see whats out there and get some idea about different cars. It is my first new car so i wanted it t More

by PhilipCoral
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Jo
June 12, 2017

Worst Experience My partner and I lease 2 vehicles so every 18 months we get something new. I had a Kia Rio with all the bells and whistles and decided to return the l More

by PurplePanda
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
St. Catharines Dealership
Jul 12, 2017 -

Kia of St. Catharines responded

Hello PurplePanda, Our dealership has reviewed your file and found several things that are misleading with this review. One is that you have decided to return the vehicle early because you were maxed out on your allowance. That early return, as stipulated by your contract with Kia Canada (separate from the dealership) when you leased the vehicle, resulted in charges that were not within our control. Secondly, we cannot sell you an electric Kia Soul. Nearest dealership that you can purchase Kia Soul EV is in Hamilton. Besides these circumstances, we are truly sympathetic to your feelings and assure you that we have done whatever is necessarily to explain the process and charges that were done on your file. We hope that you will change your mind and hopefully you will return to Kia Family. Enjoy your new CX-3!

Jul 12, 2017 -

PurplePanda responded

I reviewed your response to my complaint and found several things that were misleading with your response. 1. I was not maxed out on my kilometres. I was UNDER the allowed 72,000 kilometre allowance at the time that the vehicle was returned to you. 2. Because all requirements of the lease agreement were MET, the fee that is charged is ridiculous. As I stated in my review, the car was UNDER the kilometre allowance, I put BRAND NEW tires on the car an hour before returning it, and every single monthly payment was made up to and including December of 2017. Regardless of whether Kia Canada or the third party leasing company issues this $400 fee, the dealership should have covered it. This is how you do good business and retain customers. 3. I know that your dealership was not able to sell us an electric vehicle, but we worked with Sam who set us up with the Burlington contacts in order to purchase the electric Kia Soul. Sam was kind enough to provide us with pricing to keep us as Kia customers. Furthermore, since my original review, I received an email from the St. Catharines dealership reminding me that my lease comes due in December 2017 and wanting me to come in to sign up for a new lease. The dealership should consider putting in some time and effort to tailoring their emails instead of sending out mass/blanket emails. Or at least take note of the customers that have already come in to sign up for a new lease instead of emailing them to remind them of the poor customer service they experienced at your dealership. If you want to respond to a negative review I encourage you to be factual in your statements. Being honest with your customers and not hiding fees is a great place to start.

Jul 12, 2017 -

Kia of St. Catharines responded

Hello PurplePanda, Again, I would like to reiterate the situation regarding your lease return. What Kia charges us we carry over to our clients just as if the government would charge taxes on products and services. It is no different than cost carry over as part of the business transaction. If we were to make exception to your case, it would not be fair to other clients who have paid the fee. If you like to make a special case for yourself, you are more than welcome to contact Kia Canada. Again, as stipulated in your contract, you were obligated to pay the fee as per the agreement. This is not something extraordinary including having to put new tires in order to pass safety. This is how lease operates and I am sure that you are aware of how lease returns operate. We would like to recommend these websites for you to read. This shows that it is industry common knowledge that early lease return will incur penalties. http://www.jdpower.com/cars/articles/tips-advice/how-end-your-lease-early http://www.360financialliteracy.org/Topics/Insurance/Cars-Auto-Insurance/Is-there-any-way-to-get-out-of-a-car-lease There were other motivating factors behind the early lease return which I cannot state for the purpose of your privacy, including your mileage restrictions and allowance. We only ask that you put out truthful review about situation pertaining to this matter. As a dealership, we have provided you with full detail and have been transparent in the entire process. It is great to hear that Sam has provided you with great service. He is truly an amazing person and he will go above and beyond to accomplish customer's expectation. Again, it is regrettable that you feel this way. We only hope for the best.

June 09, 2017

What a complete let down. This place and the employees are a joke. They promised to have the car I bought detailed and have the scratches on it touched up and promised it would More

by Cargirl8905
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Can, Shirley, Chris
Jul 13, 2017 -

Kia of St. Catharines responded

Hello cargirl8905, June was our best month ever and with staff changes in the service department, they made extensive prioritization to delivery of the vehicle. For that, we apologize for whatever delay you may have had to face. We would like to make it right for you and hope to resolve your experience to a positive. Can you please give a call to Sam Adam or Mark to make an arrangement for a resolution? Thank you so much and we look forward to hear from you!

June 02, 2017

Amazing staff and support In my ** years I have purchased many vehicles. Purchasing this vehicle from Joon at Kia was absolutely wonderful. I honestly can't say enough. Plus, S More

by Lori1965
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Joon and Shirley
Jul 12, 2017 -

Kia of St. Catharines responded

Thank you so much for your compliment! It was truly a pleasure working with you. I hope that your Grand Caravan is all good and your dog is not messing up your carpet again. Thank you so much!

April 17, 2017

Great dealership, superior service I dealt with Joon at the St Catharines dealership. The service I got from him for by far the best I have ever gotten. I can't count the number of ques More

by New2kia
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Cam Sacco, Joon Kim, Ernie Gonzalez
Jul 13, 2017 -

Kia of St. Catharines responded

Hi! Took a very long time for us to respond. Thank you so much for the review. I know that you are trying to do some modification to your Rio which I hope is going well. Thank you again for a great feedback and we look forward to seeing you again very soon.

Jul 14, 2017 -

New2kia responded

Everything went great and I am loving my Rio :) thanks again !

February 21, 2017

New Sportage SUV Owner We just wanted to pass on our comments with regards to the excellent service we received from Osama ( Sam) Adam at the St Catharines Kia on Ontario St More

by Ed123
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Osama Adam
Jul 12, 2017 -

Kia of St. Catharines responded

Hello Ed! Thank you for choosing us and Kia. We've seen you here so many times, we were planning to make a make shift camp for you. It is always nice seeing you at dealership. Sam is always there for you whenever you need him.

February 14, 2017

Grandma loves Sam I wanted to buy another Soul but I was not happy with the dealership where I purchased my first one so I went to Kia of St. Catharines this time. My More

by Grandma
Customer Service
Friendliness
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Sam Adam
Jul 12, 2017 -

Kia of St. Catharines responded

Thank you so much for your kind review and we are truly thankful for your patronage and of course Sam for helping us deliver some of the best customer service possible. We hope to see you in service and give Sam a call anytime you like.

February 07, 2017

Professional, straight-forward purchase. I found the vehicle I bought listed on-line and contacted Kia of St Catharines to set up a test ride. The salesman (Sam) was very knowledgeable and pr More

by JW VRAETS
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Sam Adam
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