Firestone had told me I needed thousands of dollars worth of work done on my Subaru and FREAKED out…read morebecause I had an aftermarket oil plug on my car- told me my plug was sketchy and said my entire oil pan was probably screwed. Anyways- First Team Subaru literally just saved me thousands. I don't need major work done, and I love that they send you a video of your car and state what they recommend for future appointments and send a document of those recommendations with quotes. They have a nice waiting area with a coffee maker, vending machine, TV, a place for kids to sit, and they even have a shuttle service if you want to leave. Honestly- This is the best experience I've personally had while getting services done to my car. Average wait time- 2 hours. That's pretty standard from my experience as well and that's about how long I waited.

We've lived in Hampton Roads for 2.5 years and own two Subaru Outbacks. We bought one of them from…read moreFirst Team Subaru Norfolk because they had the trim/model we wanted, but we've avoided them the other time due to pushy sales tactics. This review, though, is specifically about their service department, which has been consistently disorganized and dishonest, with a particular service advisor who defaults to being defensive and argumentative. Our first bad experience was last year. I urged my wife not to write a negative review of her experience, but after today's interaction, I wanted to revisit it. Here's her story: "My 2016 Outback had a locked emergency brake and we had it towed to First Team because they were the closest. It took several days for them to figure out the problem, and it genuinely felt like no one knew how to fix it until one technician finally did. When I picked it up, the car had a strange musty smell. A few weeks later I brought the car back for its regular service and asked them to investigate the smell. I told the service agent (L***a) that I had to have my car back by 3 p.m. I dropped it off at 7:30 am and didn't get any update. I called repeatedly--no answer. At 5 pm I finally got a call saying my car was 'ready' and that a courtesy driver was on the way. I couldn't get there by then, so my husband Ubered there the next morning... only to be told the car wasn't ready and that the carpet had been removed entirely because they found water underneath it. For the next week, I had to chase them down daily for updates. The service agent L***a admitted she didn't know she was supposed to update me. I was given multiple contradictory explanations, including that it took '48 hours' for my carpet to dry outside the car. L***a's default is trying to convince the customer that they are wrong. When they finally said the car was ready, another service manager told me I was 'lucky' because they had just gotten a new cleaning product and mine was the first car they used it on. He warned it might smell like a pool for a few days. In reality, my car reeked of chlorine for six months. My husband said he could smell the chlorine in my hair every time I got out of the car. The car continues to have this smell today, albeit not as strong, one year later. When I received the car, my driver's seat presets were wiped and wouldn't reset. The manager and a technician couldn't figure out how to fix what they apparently broke when removing the seat. I was forced back into a loaner vehicle--even though earlier that day they pressured me to pick up the car because they 'needed' the loaner back. It was just one contradiction after another. Finally, anytime the driver side door was open, whether or not the car was on or off, the car would ding. I called the service department, and they recommended bringing the car in. But after my horrible experience, I couldn't bring myself to take my car to them again. We just looked up the fix online." Fast forward to today, I scheduled an appointment for a trailer hitch install and asked if the technician could slightly extend the bumper cutout to accommodate the bike-rack lock. I've had this exact hitch installed on another Outback, so I was familiar with what was needed. Instead of even discussing the request, the service agent (once again, L***a) immediately became argumentative and defensive--this is her style. Before work was even done, she already blamed me for errors in the result. At that point, I canceled the service and took my business to another dealership. Bottom Line: After 2.5 years of giving them multiple chances, First Team Subaru Norfolk has earned our lowest recommendation. Between poor communication, lack of technical confidence, dismissive and defensive customer service, inconsistent information, and outright dishonesty, this dealership has repeatedly proven to be unreliable. There are three other Subaru dealerships in the region. Even if it requires a longer drive, we strongly recommend choosing any of them over First Team Subaru Norfolk.

I am normally apprehensive about Checkered Flag service departments due to poor customer service…read moreand questionable technical skills. However, this specific visit for a service and troubleshooting of a technical issue was a success. Excellent customer service from Jade and solid technical backup by Scotty. Now they just need to figure out how to hire more people like them.

After purchasing my new Toyota Cross on Friday evening, I have been looking so forward to writing a…read morereview. I had a wonderful experience! Marc Baker was outstanding! He never made me feel pressured and I felt he worked hard to give me a great deal. He was very knowledgeable and answered all of my questions. Even after I had purchased the car, he helped me link my phone to everything in the car. I cannot say enough about Marc Baker and my wonderful car buying experience at Checkered Flag Toyota. I wouldn't buy a car anywhere else!!!

I can't even begin to describe how grateful I am with how this dealership treated me. The owner,…read moreJohn Gabriel, worked with me when I explained I had a horrible experience with a previous dealership where I drove 3 hours away and I made an appointment and they sold the car to someone else while I was test driving it, and he promised to work with me to make sure I don't have a similar experience and he really did make it happen. I drove 3 and a half hours to get there and immediately I could tell my happiness truly was their priority and they care about their customers. The other two associates were also incredibly friendly and helpful when walking me through the actual buying process. They made sure I was all set before making my drive home by making sure I had a full sized spare tire, when I brought up my concern that there was no front license plate mount they instantly took action to make sure it was fixed for me, and a full tank of gas! I went home with an amazing car and an even better experience. Thank you so much!

Regret buying a car from them. Upsold the car from its original price of $10K to $15K. Great…read moremilitary discount. They did not detail the car after purchase, and the car's AC died within a month. Went to a local JiffyLube for an oil change not long after, and they reported extensive corrosion of the battery. The dealership failed to mention corrosion and rust. Buyer beware. They will sell you a lemon and upsell you on it.

After some initial communication issues, Aaron did his best to make the situation better. My car…read moresounds does sound better.

This place is a absolutely horrible, i went here to get a 2022 Chevy Malibu, they didn't tell me…read moreabout it's incident and I paid 22k for it. this car has been giving me issues non-stop since I first bought it in August of 2025. costing me thousands

I contacted 1 Stop Auto after spotting a vehicle I was interested in. Since I'm out of state but…read moreclose enough to visit, I requested a basic service report. After 3-days and four attempts, including asking to speak with the manager, I still haven't received the documents--just the excuse that "our mechanics are super busy." It's frustrating because pulling this information should be as simple as filtering the VIN in a database and printing the results. 1 Stop, just be upfront--if you're not going to share the factual data on the car, say so. Stop wasting people's time.

Good customer service and sticks to their schedules. Oil changes are completed in a timely fashion.read more

I waited a while to leave this review. Naturally, the day you buy the car is the best service…read moreyou're going to receive at a dealership. For me, every time I have come here has been an amazing, gracious experience. I was sold my car by the dapper C.J. Morris, who is a man that keeps things real. Each time I came in afterward he recognizes me and shakes my hand. Drivers World has a good policy of "price as marked" with no haggling, since their prices are already low. I don't know about that across the board, but my 2010 Hyundai Accent was a great deal. I have had two issue happen with my car since its purchase. The first was when my spare key came in from the Hyundai Mother Ship. We tried it out and it got stuck in the ignition! Samantha, in their service dept., immediately got me a rental and called a locksmith to look at it the next day. My car was fixed up that next day too, the locksmith had to re-cut part of the key. My second issue was when my car suddenly didn't start one day after work. I took a panicked trip in the tow truck to Drivers World where they got me a loaner car that night. They called me in the morning and told me it was the starter. I returned my loaner and they got me a rental; a few days later I picked up my car from Checkered Flag Hyundai. So far, everything has been covered and I always get treated nice there. I had a great buying experience and their awesome service has continued. Hopefully all my visits will be this good.

I wanted to take a moment to say that my recent experience with Driver's World was the best…read moreexperience I've ever had purchasing a vehicle! Demario Street was on top of the game from the moment we first spoke on the phone til I drove off the lot in a vehicle that far exceeded my expectations. He was very down to earth, knowledgeable, and stayed on point til I was nothing short of happy with my purchase! I highly recommend Driver's World (and Mr. Street in particular) when you are in the market for your next vehicle! wdodson NFK

Great service cars are well taken care of and the salesmen/women are the best! They will work with…read moreyou and make sure you leave with a smile

I recently came here with my sister so she could buy a vehicle. We really enjoyed our sales guy…read moreRuddy. He was great to work with and made the experience very seamless. The only negative thing that I have to say about the experience is that I had asked when we sat down for the loan what percentage the rates started at. We were told they started at 5.25%. My sister has good credit so I wasn't expecting her payment to fall in a much higher percentage bucket. We were good with the price of the vehicle, and the warranty that she added on. However, and this is a big however, until we were signing the documents, did we see for the first time that the loan she was being given was at over 14% APR. This is absolutely ridiculous and unheard of for somebody who has good credit. We wasted no time going over to Navy Federal and securing her a proper loan at a reasonable rate. The amount that Carmax was trying to charge her in interest was more than half of what the vehicle cost with the add-ons. Let that sink in. Do not sign blindly and make sure you understand what you would be paying in interest. I highly recommend getting pre-approved elsewhere for a loan first and not using their financing. You have three days to get a loan elsewhere and have it changed over, but I would suggest making sure you're eligible before you go car broke. We didn't see any of that until half way through signing the contract. Kind of crazy!

WARNING! Do not buy a Tesla from CARMAX. They will tell you to buy an extended warranty and that…read morerepairs can be done there with authorized Tesla Parts. THAT IS A LIE. CARMAX does not do repairs on Tesla's, they will send you to the Tesla dealership on military highway. Once there, Tesla does not accept third-party warranties you will have to pay for all repairs out-of-pocket with a hope of reimbursement from Max Care. If they approve the reimbursement, it will take 3 to 4 weeks. It's been a cluster bomb. I hope to save someone a ton of trouble and Time.

I stopped by around noon, maybe one o'clock…read more I wanted a service, A1 which is the normal first in the rotation of the several levels. I usually get my service done at Pohanka in Fredericksburg where one doesn't need an appointment, and they are open late and early...to include Sunday. So there were still several hours left before techs departed but after I found someone I asked if they were a service advisor said no. Then they asked how they could help me. I took it they actually were advisors. Well I got the "gee I don't know there are a few people in front of you. It will be at least a couple of hours...." Well hmmm a couple of hours past 1 would be 3, still two hours from closing by techs. Why sell me on leaving? Why not just say absolutely if you are interested in staying we have coffee and a warm waiting room just be aware it will be a couple of hours. I would have stayed and gotten the service and read the news or wandered around looking for the next Honda. Oh I will buy a Honda but likely not from this dealership.

I'm going to have to downgrade my review on the Service Department. It's not based on the service…read moreperformed. It's based on the current customer service. They are evidently understaffed & not handling it well. When I pulled in to drop off my car for 6am service the next day it took awhile for someone to approach. When she asked if I was dropping it off for an appointment tomorrow she just tried to hand me a form & rudely said "Fill this out." I told her I needed to talk to a Service Advisor & she walked away without a word. I waited. After quite a while someone else came with a form & said "Fill this out." I told him the same thing & he just walked away. I waited. Finally after no one else came I opened the door of a Service Advisor booth & said "Can you please help me?" That didn't go much better. When I told him what had happened he said "Have you ever been in the military?" What a strange question for a Senior Citizen. The only women in the military when I was his age were nurses & specialty occupations. And it wasn't about a military discount. It was in the midst of the conversation about me being ignored for so long. I told him I had been coming here fora long time & had never experienced anything except exemplary service. The very young man said something to the effect that they were all stretched to the limit. In my opinion that's not an excuse for poor behavior. I told him what I wanted done & was happy to leave. The next day I approved the estimate by text. The only thing it needed was a windshield wiper replacement, which shouldn't have taken so long. I texted for an update since I felt really bad from testing at the hospital & wanted to pick it up before the late afternoon rush. No answer. Finally I called the main number for service & told her how badly I felt. She told me if the transferred call went to VM to just come. It did. Once there my ride waited, based on my experience the day before. I waited until my service advisor was free & asked about the vehicle. He told me I would have to wait in the waiting area. A very nice trainee eventually came for me. The young Service Advisor first told me he was having to handle the work of two other Service Advisors, at least one of which he told me didn't show up. I ran a business for decades. This isn't the type of thing you tell a customer. They are all very young. The long time experienced Service Advisors appear to no longer be there. Last year I was told that mine had been moved to Toyota Service. I've been using the Service Department for almost two decades. Customer Service, with the exception of the person answering the phone & the trainee, has certainly changed.

Jason and his team did a great job on my car (body work after somebody backed into my drivers…read moreside). Reasonable prices, reasonable turnover time and he was willing to accommodate and not charge me extra when work ran longer than planned. Would definitely recommend and will go back again!

In October my wife's car got hit by a hit & run at the Kroger parking lot. Some blankety blank put…read moretheir front wheel into her driver's door and took off, It also marked the front fender down low and wrecked the plastic trims on the door bottom. We had a body guy from church do the door work. He did a great job but he is not a painter. We tried to take it to a Bodyshop on GW Hiway. But they closed up for a few days and stopped returning calls. I took it Jason at Color Solutions. He looked it over and gave us a very fair estimate for the paint. He scheduled us for after Thanksgiving. We brought it in, and they took over the job. Two days later we got cell pics showing the re-done paint. Picked it up the next day (That was earlier today) and we are very pleased with their work. It's a two-year-old metallic silver Ford. They did a really awesome job of matching the color as well as blending it to the factory paint. You have to look really hard at the panels to notice where they blended the paints. These folks are very talented, professional, excellent communication and on time. I would not hesitate to use them again! Great job by your team Jason! Thank you!