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Dave Syverson Auto Center

(1,341 reviews)
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Sales hours: 8:00am to 4:00pm
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Monday 8:00am–6:00pm 7:30am–5:30pm
Tuesday 8:00am–6:00pm 7:30am–5:30pm
Wednesday 8:00am–6:00pm 7:30am–5:30pm
Thursday 8:00am–6:00pm 7:30am–5:30pm
Friday 8:00am–6:00pm 7:30am–5:30pm
Saturday 8:00am–4:00pm Closed
Sunday Closed Closed
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New (507) 320-3456 (507) 320-3456
Used (507) 369-2069 (507) 369-2069
Service (507) 369-2062 (507) 369-2062

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(1,341 reviews)

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Great Staff...Very Courteous and Knowledgeable!

I had the pleasure of working with Nick on the purchase of my Brand New Jeep. He made sure I knew of all of the different feature that each vehicle I test drove had to offer. He was very friendly, easy to talk to, patience. listened to my opinions and after getting to know my likes and dislikes it was able to made suggestions that I would of never even considered...but glad that he did otherwise I would of not had gotten the vehicle that I did. And above all he made sure that I was completed satisfied with my purchase.

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  • Customer service 5.0
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Great Staff

We drove up from Iowa in search for a new vehicle. The staff were knowledgeable in the Vehicle and the Financing. We had lots of fun joking with the staff (Nick, George & Brandon) while making an agreement for the both of us. Thanks for the Great experience.

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Amazing!!

AJ and Travis were very easy to work with! After we told them what features we wanted, they knew exactly what cross-over we needed. Darren, can't say enough about Darren! Amazing! We had a fun time with everyone! We will be back and we tell everyone about the great experience we had!!!

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Fun looking for an suv

Was too much fun. Some great guys work there, Shawn, George,Darren. I admit went to one dealer in town and they were arrogant jerks. Loved working with the guys at Seversons Thanks so much. Love my escape!!

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Easy to work with, not pushy

Everyone we dealt with was very customer oriented. I'm sure we'll be very happy with our minivan. Shawn and George made sure they answered all our questions.

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Outstanding customer service at Dave Syverson.

I went to Dave Syverson VW looking for a rather rare car, a new VW Golf R. These cars are hard to find, and they happened to have a new one that recently came in and were a reasonable drive away. Nick and George helped us with the test drive, financing, and ultimately the purchase/pickup of the vehicle. Of all the different dealers that I've worked with for car purchases over the years, this was the smoothes, easiest, best put together experience I've had. Nick and George were communicative with out being overbearing, understanding of my schedule, polite, and absolutely professional. They answered all of my questions in as much detail as I asked for, and worked hard to make sure that I was satisfied with ever aspect of the car, and buying experience. On top of that, their pricing structure is very fair, open, and honest. I didn't feel like I had to fight for a fair price from them. They treated me with respect, and it was easy to find a price that we were all happy with. When we ultimately went to pick up the car, they had already taken care of the bulk of paperwork before we arrived, making it an easy in and out experience. Totally seamless and smooth. Nick, George, and the rest of the staff at Dave Syverson created an outstanding buying experience for me. I wouldn't hesitate to work with them again and would encourage anyone in the South East Minnesota area to strongly consider them for their next vehicle purchase. Keep up the good work!

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  • Customer service 5.0
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So glad we went!

We had been searching for MONTHS to find a car that had great gas mileage, decent options and looked good too (a car my husband would drive!). We finally decided on a Nissan Altima....but choosing the dealership was challenging. I can't stand the typical "car buying experience" and we had met plenty of the types we were trying to avoid during our search. I had contacted a couple dealerships locally but wasn't feeling really good about it. I was a little nervous about driving 2 hours to Dave Syverson Auto ... what if it was the same old tacky car salesman waiting for us when we got there?!? What a waste of a beautiful Saturday morning! Nick Olson and I spoke over the phone the day prior, I wanted to try to get a few things lined up before we went - I just had a feeling this was a good one! I couldn't have been more right! The entire process was exactly what it should have been - simple, easy, organized and FUN! ( I get so wordy, I'm sorry) I'll sum it up with this: even if you are a little unsure - maybe it's kinda far to drive, or perhaps you saw a review that made you a little hesitant - do yourself a favor and do it! I can't speak for everyone there, but if you work with Nick Olson and Darren Daedlow I feel confident saying you won't be disappointed!!

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Getting a better ride

Good dealer be back for a new car soon I like dealing with Matt he's a pretty good guy can't go to wrong can't go to wrong with this dealership

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Totally worth the trip!

I had been looking for a new car on and off for a year. Specifically a Honda Fit, blue please! So I would browse sites like carsoup and find something that looked pretty good, but never actually pursue checking the car out. This was my first solo car buying experience so the idea of dropping that much money on my own was a big intimidating adult moment! Eventually I came across this Fit at Dave Syversons and for some reason this is the one that made me feel ready. I live up in the Twin Cities so it was a good hour and some to stop in, but it was absolutely worth it! Even though I was a pretty clueless on the car shopping/buying process I felt at ease the whole time working with Greg and Darren. They were both great about all the questions my bf and I had, explaining how things worked or what paperwork I was signing. No pressure whatsoever! Also Justin was great with my scattered e-mail chatter when I first found the car. If you live in the Twin Cities or anywhere a decent distance away from Albert Lea, do not write these guys off - it's worth checking them out. I've very happy with my experience with the Dave Syverson dealership and highly recommend them

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They had what we where looking for

This is the fifth car that I have purchased or helped purchase for Dave Syverson . I am very happy with the help Mark Christopherson provided in getting us into our vehicle.

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  • Customer service 5.0
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