I recommend Carmine's to people all the time. So many things to appreciate about them:…read more1. They are straight forward and honest, clear about what work is needed now and what can wait. 2. They offer big-dealer conveniences like a shuttle and loaner cars. 3. They are price-competitive with dealerships. 4. They really appreciate their customers!

STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE…read more If I could give a negative rating, I would. Extremely disappointing and misleading experience at Carmine's Import Service. I was told by Tesla that my 2020 Tesla Model Y Performance needed a battery pack replacement. Before committing to Tesla, I called this shop and spoke with someone I believe was named Max, who assured me they could do the job and had third-party battery options that would be cheaper than Tesla. Based on that information, I paid $400 out of pocket to tow my car from Raleigh to their shop. That's where the red flags started. * It took over two days just to get a diagnosis, and I had to repeatedly call for updates. * I was charged $243.13 for the diagnostic, despite the delays and lack of communication. * My advisor, Marissa, told me she was "looking for a battery," which alone took another full day. * When I finally received an estimate, I was shocked: $28,000 total, with $23,000 claimed just for the battery. For comparison, Tesla charges around $13,000 for the same battery replacement -- and I personally found a compatible battery online for $14,500, which still makes their quoted $23,000 battery price extremely inflated. When I asked for a detailed, itemized estimate (battery source, labor hours, cost breakdown), I never received one. They could never explain where the battery was coming from, how many labor hours were involved, or why the price was so high. I asked twice to speak with a manager. Messages were taken both times. No manager ever called or texted me back. Because no repair was done, I then had to pay another $500 to tow my car back to Raleigh, wasting $900 total in towing alone, plus the $243.13 diagnostic fee -- not counting time and stress. Between the lack of transparency, the exaggerated battery cost, the inflated estimate, and zero management follow-up, this experience felt misleading and unprofessional. I wasted time, money, and trust bringing my vehicle here. I would not recommend this place to anyone.

All went according to plan. I set out to find a newly used truck and found it here... The whole…read morestaff was welcoming. Finance guy Barry did a grand job and offered me an array of Warranty products. I managed to get in and out the door in about 2 hours driving my new truck and most of the important papers finalized. Natalie took care of my sale and got me a decent price for my 2017 Trade-in. Thank you Natalie and the Parks Buick GMC staff.

Had a truck listed with photos of a different truck. Waited 2 days for someone to call me…read more Eventually had to call myself (on my birthday). Was about 10 minutes away from home and got a text explaining the situation. Was hoping to get a decent truck for my birthday. At least I didn't drive the whole 2.5 hours.

Disgusting customer service. PLEASE READ! If you don't want to be called an EFF Face…read moreGot called an Eff Face while visiting this established by the manager (Yes you are reading this correctly) So I visited this dealership to look at two cars I was interested in and the treatment I received was absolutely HORRIBLE and APPALLING! Background Story: I had visited this dealership before taking a look at one of there cars and the salesman was so nice and helpful when I came. He said his name was Woody and if I needed anything to hit him back and he would be willing to help me further. Present-day: I walked onto that same lot to further my research on two Mercedes Benz that I am interested in, in either trading my BMW 550i for or just buying straight out. Upon arrival a salesman named Kenny greeted me and he was cool. He asked if I needed any help and I asked could I see Woody since he was the person I originally worked with and called two days previously to come and speak to about my purchase (as he had requested I do 1 year previous to this visit). So long story short I was asked to come in to speak with Woody (I'm thinking to myself GREAT! I get to work with the guy that was so cool before with this purchase) This is where the S! Hit the fan I walk into the dealership and Woody greets me with the same smile and welcoming spirit that I was used to. So after we get past the pleasantries The transcript below will express my frustration of how south the conversation went. Woody - "Are you here to buy or socialize". *Body language was reading why are you here and GTF outta my face Customer (Me) - Excuse me! Woody- Are you here to buy or socialize? *Body language read. "Why are you here and the GTF outta my face" Customer - I am here to discuss possibly trading in my car or buying a car straight out. But why are you question abrupt and rude? Why are you speaking to me in this way? Woody - You can leave. They have plenty of cars out and around this town, so go there to purchase them. *He position seemed as if I was wasting his time and he clearly didn't want anything to do with me. Since I was a person "To him" that he felt like didn't have any money and wasn't seeking to buy TODAY! I was worthless to him. *MY EYES WERE AS BIG AS SAUCERS NOW *Me* Absolutely disgusted with his tone...I responded Customer - Why are you talking to me in a tone that I don't appreciate. (Kenny) Give me my **** license I'm ready to go. I turn to woody after feeling underappreciated, embarrassed and cast out., I say "You done F*cked up". (Thinking how dare you to talk to clients this way it doesn't matter whether I have 2cents or 2 million dollars in my pocket I did nothing to deserve to be treated and talked to like that) Woody - Leave. Leave now! It is not going to be GOOD for you if you stay. You're a little boy! Go on get outta here, YOU FUCK FACE! (As he slams his hand on the desk; now standing and appears to be ready escort me out with his own hands) End of Transcript! I was spoken to as if I were the scum of the earth for inquiring about a purchase. Whether I was there to purchase or socialize that is your job as a car salesman to SALE CARS and part of that means helping the customer make a decision on buying. I was disgusted with the service I received from the same guy that asked me to come back when I was ready to buy. Here is the list of things that I received as a result of this interaction: 1. Condescending questions as if I were an imbecile 2. Idle Threats 3. Acts of Aggression (slamming his hand on the desk, telling me to get out) 4. Criticism 5. Treatment as if I were no better than a piece of trash Don't ask any questions, Don't Ask to drive the car, don't ask anything. In fact, I want you to come in here, give me your money, and SHUT THE F** UP otherwise YOU CAN GO AND BUY A CAR FROM ANY OF THE OTHER DEALERS AROUND HERE is this Dealer's mentality. Don't believe go and ask for WOODY! You will see for yourself.

I buy cars often and this experience has been one of the easiest transactions. Woody was our…read moresalesmen. We are going to love our new Lexus 460

GREAT used car buying experience. Judy was wonderful and found me a beautiful VW Passat in amazing…read moreshape for a fair price. Highly recommend!

DO NOT purchase a vehicle from this place!!! somehow, they had a third party pass the inspection on…read morethis vehicle and not even 24 hours later, lights began to pop on. The owner does not want to work with me and now it's my problem. Their cars are fraudulently inspected, and they are out to make money. I had to learn the hard way. NEVER AGAIN!!!

This is the absolute biggest WORSE MISTAKE I've ever brought ! Not an HONEST BONE in this guys body…read more! You are better off going to a junk yard and buying one of those vehicles then paying good $ for anything on this lot ! Take my word for it ! Ive spend more $ in keeping the vehicle running then I have on the price I've paid for it ! If I didn't have such a good conscience I'd sell it , but I'd never do that to anyone else ! Although it's basically a new truck now that I've fixed everything on it and made it right ! But hey I'm just a chick right ! What could I know ! SMDH ! Buy at your OWN RISK is what this place should be named !

He's a liar! He sells cars. He knows they have issues and lies to you about it right to your face…read more This man sold me a car last year that I paid $5000 for mind you and I've had issues with it since the day I brought it home. I've put so much money into this car and it still has issues and on Saturday the bracket broke that holds the AC compressor, the power steering pump, and the water pump and in case you didn't know that's a part of the engine, so it's not part mechanics will fix But I have multiple mechanics that can prove it was broken when I bought it. They have ignored my emails. Ignored the bbb complaint I put in. I will be looking into my legal options since he continues to ignore me. DO NOT BUY FROM HERE!