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Dave Bare
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92 Reviews
My name is Dave Bare and I am the Dealer Principal here at Harris Kia. I am proud of our dealership and the Kia brand but more than anything I am proud of the hard working, honest and passionate people that are our employees. We work hard every day to ensure a terrific experience whether you visit us in our sales department or our service center and that means in person, on the telephone or on-line. Contact me at Dave.Bare@harrisauto.ca Follow me on Twitter @dpbare
Read moreDealership Experience
19 yrs, 10 mos
Industry Experience
43 yrs, 3 mos
Specialties & Trainings
Head Coach and Mentor to an outstanding group of people.
92 Reviews of Dave Bare
October 25, 2023
This is the fourth vehicle from Harris Kia, and our second from Bryan Bare. When we showed up looking for cars Bryan even remembered us from last time! He was informative and relatable. He helped u second from Bryan Bare. When we showed up looking for cars Bryan even remembered us from last time! He was informative and relatable. He helped us get informed on the new car, and guided us to government rebates. We would buy this exact car again, it has been better than expected for us. We have been using Kia service department since our first purchase and the have been fantastic and accommodating. Michelle is always there to discuss the work being done. The supporting staff have also been polite and helpful. I would recommend anyone looking for a vehicle to reach out to Bryan at Harris Kia. More
by tyler.canuck
Other Employees Tagged: Cameron Adams, Michelle Harper, Bryan Bare
Helpful 
December 02, 2022
Terrible service. no ownership when problems arise. Unroadworthy. I bought a 2017 dodge ram 3500.first they gave me a inspection for a different vehicle that said it no ownership when problems arise. Unroadworthy. I bought a 2017 dodge ram 3500.first they gave me a inspection for a different vehicle that said it had a engine change lol oops.then when they gave me the proper inspection I was overjoyed with buying a great used vehicle from a honest shop like Kia Nanaimo. green stars on the whole inspection(I've got a copy) Three days later after the weekend camping with my two Young children I felt the front of the truck just wobbling and three visits to kia later they even came for a test drive with me and the sales manager Chris said he could feel it"he said turn it around and take it back to the shop"? Again Kia said I was Crazy!!I had it inspected elsewhere and low and behold brakes, balljoints past the point of safe shocks all unsafe,no ebrake lol and it leaked water through the roof once the rain came Bahahaha what a Joke they tried to not take any responsibility. I had to threaten with vehicle safety authority. they paid a bit for the balljoints and brakes I still had to pay an extra 4300 to do the upper balljoints because they were right at the limit were kia could get off on not doing them, thats the I've had the truck for three months (1 month in the shop)and now the trans needs to be pulled and they told me I'm beat . what a terrible scummy place. Go talk to Toyota or any other dealership these greasy managers will look for any way to get out of having any responsibility for your vehicle. Im pretty sure the one manager didn't tell the whole story to the head manager Dave Bare. they only want a sale. RUN AWAY. Your welcome. I have already steered many friends away from Kia now and I will in the future as much as possible They could have just made it right. Unfortunately I was a super nice fella the whole deal. I would never treat people the way you guys treated me , thankfully I had a inspection elsewhere. or Harris Kia would have just stuck me with the Issue. Just watch how they change once the cars purchased. I will never forget this experience Harris Kia Nanaimo its also Part of Harris Auto Group. if they run one store like this they will run all other the same. More
by jonathan N
Other Employees Tagged: Ted Boyd , Liam Singleton
October 29, 2021
Very positive interaction with Dave Bare and Sara Poirier. Dave worked hard to get me what I needed, and Sara helped out when I picked up the car. Poirier. Dave worked hard to get me what I needed, and Sara helped out when I picked up the car. More
by DTE
Other Employees Tagged: Sara Poirier
July 31, 2021
Very attentive to our needs. Made sure we were happy and understood our purchase. Everyone was excellent! We were walked through the features of our new purchase and Sara helped set the car up for us. Nicel understood our purchase. Everyone was excellent! We were walked through the features of our new purchase and Sara helped set the car up for us. Nicely done guys! More
by Davedwr
Other Employees Tagged: Cameron Adams , Sara Poirier
June 22, 2021
Josh is so kind and patient to us and our children, we arrived with two children under 5 years old and one with spacial needs. Josh and Marcelo did more then any place we visited to let us fell comfortab arrived with two children under 5 years old and one with spacial needs. Josh and Marcelo did more then any place we visited to let us fell comfortable. Marcelo was so nice to children and patient, the service he provided was detailed and we felt over the moon. He answered every question and provided us answers with no time. We came from North Shore. The service and the care is more then 5 stars! Highly recommended 👌 More
by Eitan&Nicole Israelov
Other Employees Tagged: Kolbi McLean, Cameron Adams, Andrew Karmazynski , Josh Hawker, Marcelo Suvillaga
March 30, 2021
Enjoyed the purchase.all staff involved were great. Look forward to our first Kia. Thanks again with the help selling my trade vehicle as well forward to our first Kia. Thanks again with the help selling my trade vehicle as well More
by HD
Other Employees Tagged: Ted Boyd , Marcelo Suvillaga, Christine Wright
March 03, 2021
Smooth and welcoming experience. Very impressed with everyone. Marcello was exceptional and we really felt he was working for us the whole time ! The whole experience was great. Thank you to Kia Nanaimo everyone. Marcello was exceptional and we really felt he was working for us the whole time ! The whole experience was great. Thank you to Kia Nanaimo! More
by Kimscott741
Other Employees Tagged: Kolbi McLean, Andrew Karmazynski, Michelle Harper , Dan Jones, Brent Ross, Marcelo Suvillaga, Christine Wright
February 12, 2021
Marcelo was absolutely wonderful to deal with. He is so nice and patient. He's your man next time you need a car. He even thought of our dog and her needs. Above and beyond. nice and patient. He's your man next time you need a car. He even thought of our dog and her needs. Above and beyond. More
by Kristin
Other Employees Tagged: Marcelo Suvillaga, Christine Wright
February 09, 2021
I bought one of the first Niro EV's in Canada from Victoria. Dave and Victoria's support before, during and after the sale has been fantastic. Dealer support is definitely a reason to choose a Kia ove Victoria. Dave and Victoria's support before, during and after the sale has been fantastic. Dealer support is definitely a reason to choose a Kia over some of the electric car competitors. More
by Reid
Other Employees Tagged: Victoria Williams
December 29, 2020
In my handful of visits to Harris Kia, I have spoken to Dave Bare several times. He has been always helpful and friendly. I have seen that same interaction with other customers and his employees. The deale Dave Bare several times. He has been always helpful and friendly. I have seen that same interaction with other customers and his employees. The dealership is pleasant and efficient without a lot of expensive infrastructure that has to be paid for ultimately by the customers. I purchased a 2021 Seltos for my wife and we both like it a lot. The sales department was no pushover but we found the deal that we both found agreeable. The Seltos has all the features we want without being too “precious”. Service department has been attentive. More
by Special Ed
Other Employees Tagged: Michelle Harper
