1st Kia of Simi Valley

Me and my sister contacted Kia of Simi Valley on Sunday, April 21st. The salesmen's who picked up the phone was Josh, a very nice and polite guy. I explained to him about the car that I'm looking for and I told him that I have $5,000 down payment and to pay $600 a month out the door for sixty months, Financing. I explained to him that I need all the numbers prior to me coming to the dealer at Simi valley. Josh took the time to check, and he called me back saying I have a great news for you. We can give it to you for the $600 with the $5,000 down. Just come over. I said grate and made an appointment with him. At the appointment they increased the number of payments/months to 84 at $600 a month and the Manager JOHNNY KIA said that he was next to josh when I called the dealership and that i never said 60 months, which was clearly a lie!! because they recording the calls (I will get back to that). JOHNNY started all is sales pitch on us and why we are not understanding, and he give us the car at no profit, and 84 month is what everybody doing etc. etc. The deal that he was offering after he worked so hard, I already got from a different kia dealer without any negotiation. Once I realized the game they were playing, I understudy that we cannot buy the car from them. I don’t mind if the deal that I was asking is not doable for them, then they just needed to say, no we can’t, and I wouldn’t lose my day of work and drive all the way from Tarzana to simi valley and back. 40 minutes after I left the dealer, I received a call from JOSH, and he was telling me that he listened to the recorded call and that it was 60 months!!!

Great friendly customer service . I went in for a service and was pleased with how they treated me I recommend this place for service.

My service was thorough and efficient. My consultant, Brian, was courteous and professional. Had a very pleasant experience.

Syd aling with the staff thete were mist helpful and not pushy. It was kess stressful than many purchasing expetiences I've had at other dealerships.

My salesperson Sid was one of the reasons I bought the car. Sid was the most kind, patient and knowledgeable car salesperson I have ever done business with. He made the whole experience great!

I came in because our car had engine troubles. Brian Keelan was our service advisor for the process to have our engine replaced because of a recall. He was super helpful and very informative all throughout the process.

Everything was written and communicated and I knew wjat was happening. The invoice did not exceed the quote. The service person was very polite and helpful. The service did not exceed the estmated time for repair.

The ease of making appts. Services offered are alot. Service people very knowledgeable. Definitely would send my friends who own Kias.

Joe was very helpful and his personality was very calming. He was not at all pushy as most auto sales people are. I requested a second key fob and the manager Johnny was very accomodating, however, I have not heard from the key (locksmith) yet?

We were totally let down and very unhappy by the lack of courtesy that we were treated with by one of the service reps at this dealer. There is only 3 reps at this dealer. Brian, Odín and Sang. Brian and Odín were great! They’re anlways very courteous to our needs. Especially Brian. Brian is usually the rep who we deal with for any issues we might have with our vehicle. Unfortunately when we needed a new appointment for work to be done, I was connected with a service rep named Sang Bae. Let me tell you, Sang has no business answering phones and helping customers if he’s going to be treating them the way he treated me when I asked for a new appointment! I talked to Sang and was told Brian was out ill. I was fine with that. I then told him that I needed to schedule another (#3) appointment to have my car worked on and he totally declined to do so as soon as I mentioned that I usually work with Brian and that I knew he was out ill. He immediately started acting like a total jerk and declined to make me an appointment and said for me to call back when he was back. I then told him that at that point I just needed an appointment so I could get my transportation situation handled for drop off and he continuously declined to do so and gave me the worst attitude. I think I have ever received at a dealership. I was so angry that I let a day go by before calling back to speak to someone else. I made it clear to him that at that point I just needed an appointment. He could’ve made my appointment under Brian’s name and handled the situation professionally. Instead he totally acted otherwise and this has now cost them a loyal customer willing to drive an hour out of his way for their service. I was doing my best to work with the service reps regarding the issue and was doing my part in scheduling transportation for vehicle drop off and pick up, since we had chosen to continue working with 1st Kia even if it was that far away from us in comparison to the Kia dealer that is only about 5-10 minutes from our house. We were just that happy with 1st Kia after the purchase of our Telluride. I’m sorry to say that even though my issue was taken care of, professionally and courteously by Brian, I will more than likely not be returning to have work done here as long g as Sang is “helping” customers. He definitely needs to realize what his job asks for and how he’s supposed to treat the customers who shows to come to this dealer. There is a lot of competition out there for him to be chasing away the customers they currently have. Sorry for the rant, but service rep/writer, Sang Bae, needs to be mentioned here.