Fred Beans Review??

[boostjunky]

Anyone have any experience with the Fred Beans dealerships? Problems, concerns, praises? Thinking of checking out a used truck there.

[Kerplunk105]

I bought my 2004 used Outback there last year and my parents bought a new Dodge there in 2005. I think they are great for a dealership. They did everything I asked.

[JB'sLGT]

I buy a lot of my parts from there. Jeremy knows his stuff.

[ThePrimerSuspect]

i worked there for a brief period a few years ago. ****ty IMO

[ravens9322]

i worked for a sister dealership of fred beans that sold dodge chrysler and jeep and it was an overall nice dealership

[DPancoast]

my girlfriends dad just got dicked over by them when he was trying to lease one car and buy another at the same time... lots of running around the bush and not being very helpful from what I heard.

[inteva6184]

I worked there at one point. As far as the shops go theyre pretty nice most techs at most dealerships are good guys. As far as buying a car goes dont expect to get a good deal because you wont find it at beans. I find them to be high I assume its because of most of their locations being in doylestown. If youre asking about fred himself I do not like him in any way shape or form. In my opinion he will do anything to get a head and will only do things to benefit himself, he does some stuff for the community but only if his name gets put nice and big on it.

[mbeem546]

i hate them and will never buy another car from them again nor will my parents.

[Bender]

i went in there a few months ago - asked him about a vehicle and the first price he threw out was ludicrous - i told him so but there was no movement on their part at all. Don't expect to get a fair deal.

[92dxman]

I'm mixed about Beans. I've met some cool people that have worked there but a friend of mine got dicked over regarding a service refund and also I keep getting emails from a sales person asking if i'm looking for a car even though I emailed her months ago and told her I bought something.

[ndubz]

I got my Sti there. no issues

[fbuckfifty]

fred beans is a great place/dealership. every dealership you go to is always going to have their high prices, thats a known fact when you go to dealerships. i know that fred beans offers the customer card, which is like free inspections, all that stuff...he takes up all of doylestown, and hes been in business for over 20 years, so hes doing something right. but to each is its own, i personally like fred beans

[05 mazda6s]

Got my recall done there couple months ago. Had a good experience with them. They had the car for about 3 1/2 weeks but gave me a loaner car (even though I can't drive it cuz im 19) but my mom got it and I drove her car. They ended up replacing more than just the subframe and control arms, they replaced an oxygen sensor, a couple nuts and they have on the invoice ($0 owed) replaced exhaust manifold? Excellent service done for me.

[jpalamar]

Fred Beans has been good to Julie about warrenty work on her GTO. I've never left their disappointed. Sales people are always there joking with us when we are there to trade in on a G8.

Angel in the Pontiac service area is the man.

[inteva6184]

Got my recall done there couple months ago. Had a good experience with them. They had the car for about 3 1/2 weeks but gave me a loaner car (even though I can't drive it cuz im 19) but my mom got it and I drove her car. They ended up replacing more than just the subframe and control arms, they replaced an oxygen sensor, a couple nuts and they have on the invoice ($0 owed) replaced exhaust manifold? Excellent service done for me.

I know all the hyundai techs they are good peoples. Is your tiburon the one with the tinted flame thing on the back window?

[jpalamar]

I know all the hyundai techs they are good peoples. Is your tiburon the one with the tinted flame thing on the back window?

My g/fs mom had a bad expereince with their Hyundai team. She bought her new Santa Fe or whoever you call it there new in 07/08? It is underwarrenty and still under miles yet they won't replace a timing belt. They say it is wear and tear even though the owners manual says it should last longer then it does and they paid extra for the extended warrenty.

[evomike]

Timing belt is not a warranty item and Evo clutches should last longer than 15k miles but they don't that's my warranty, and if you get ripped off and a bad deal when buying from a dealer it's nobodies fault but yours. Fred beans is a dick but the dealerships aren't bad an they have alot of knowledable techs and if you aren't dumb you can get a good deal.

[Honduh]

**** Fred Beans. I worked there for 2 and a half years and got fired for questioning why they were putting new tires on certain fire vehicles with perfectly good tires currently on them and why the parts manager was IN the fire company and receiving kick backs and he was saying how the fire company was doing it to use up tax payer money to make sure they got the same amount the following year. The Saturn store manager said and I quote "Brian, why do you care its not your tax money" before firing me a few days later and ****ing me out of my 80 hours vacation pay that I was saving all year to cash in for christmas present money.

Also, the sales department pressures the technicians to complete the Q-cert forms for the used cars even if they have problems because the store was too cheap to fix them properly but still wanted to sell them for top dollar.

If I knew how to legally go about getting them back I would do it in a heartbeat.

[jpalamar]

Timing belt is not a warranty item and Evo clutches should last longer than 15k miles but they don't that's my warranty, and if you get ripped off and a bad deal when buying from a dealer it's nobodies fault but yours. Fred beans is a dick but the dealerships aren't bad an they have alot of knowledable techs and if you aren't dumb you can get a good deal.

A clutch can be from driver mod and abuse, explain a 30k mile timing belt issue on a bought new V6 auto SUV that goes 40 miles highway each day. There is no wear and tear, its failure when the book says its good for double+ where it already is.

I do agree with you on the deal part, you choose to buy at whatever price you did so STFU if your not happy lol.

[evomike]

I can't explain it it just happens sometimes it's a wear and tear item and I'm sure if
you complained enough you'd get it, you can't take no for an answer and let them walk all over you.

[Xavier]

They were pretty painless when I bought a car from them. Though, it was an eBay ad that didn't sell so I went in and claimed it for the starting bid, $500.

[james_ls]

They were pretty painless when I bought a car from them. Though, it was an eBay ad that didn't sell so I went in and claimed it for the starting bid, $500.

Did you get it, and what was it?!

[ThePrimerSuspect]

**** Fred Beans. I worked there for 2 and a half years and got fired for questioning why they were putting new tires on certain fire vehicles with perfectly good tires currently on them and why the parts manager was IN the fire company and receiving kick backs and he was saying how the fire company was doing it to use up tax payer money to make sure they got the same amount the following year. The Saturn store manager said and I quote "Brian, why do you care its not your tax money" before firing me a few days later and ****ing me out of my 80 hours vacation pay that I was saving all year to cash in for christmas present money.

Also, the sales department pressures the technicians to complete the Q-cert forms for the used cars even if they have problems because the store was too cheap to fix them properly but still wanted to sell them for top dollar.

If I knew how to legally go about getting them back I would do it in a heartbeat.
this was my first job in the field, i should have took the hint they were trying to give me. i walked in there to work in the quick lane at 19 years old. still in ATC and i didnt know dick. they didnt train me or show me anything. just gave me an RO and told me to get to work. had to figure everything out for myself (i knew how to change oil, but every place you work has different protocol for the way they want **** done. never told me any of this, just wrote me up for not doing it right). then there was fat **** service manager, ruth. what a piece of **** she was. i remember we had problems with people stealing rims and stereos out of customer cars. seemed to know exactly what cars to go for every time. she ****in questions me because im "from philly" and "might have heard something". seriously, like i live in the ghetto? and certain employees with hooked up cars sat on the lot for months untouched. definitely an inside job. they didnt even try to hide what it was. they even left 3 f150s that they had put 22s on sittin on blocks ON THE ****IN DISPLAY RACKS! **** fred beans ford. **** fred beans himself. not to mention when i went to them cause tools were missing out of my box they just dismissed it like i was just trying to start trouble.

I can't explain it it just happens sometimes it's a wear and tear item

dude if the t-belt has any kind of issue while the car is under warranty they have to fix it. go above the dealerships head and find out who the warranty rep is.

[captainhook]

i buy a lot of my parts from there. Jeremy knows his stuff.
+1000

[silver01lude]

Also, the sales department pressures the technicians to complete the Q-cert forms for the used cars even if they have problems because the store was too cheap to fix them properly but still wanted to sell them for top dollar.

Sounds about right for my dads situation. He bought a F-150 years ago from there, it was a "quick sell" truck because they were coming out with the new body style and wanted to liquidate the old models, he got it at a decent price, but it spent 6 of the first 9 weeks in the shop(not Fred Beans, cause they wouldnt cover anything becuase "none of the problems were present while on thier lot") gettin all sorts of random **** repaired that they must have "overlooked."

A thread like this is very opinion based, and not everyone will have the same opinion. I guess its just a live and learn type thing.

[JSpecV03]

i bought my car from fred beans nissan when they first bought the dealership from thompson. over the years my cars has been to the service dept for a few things here and there, most recently the cars drive by wire system to be reset. a guy named nick belucci that allways works on my car, knows his stuff as well as the performance end of it as a owner of a boosted dc2 gsr. when i had my problems of my car stalling out at idle all the time, it was him that discovered that it was dumping fuel like crazy. Dan at the service desk also another great guy, does what he can to get me in and out when im there for work. as far as the sales dept, the guy who sold me my car moved to a differant dealership, and i dont know how they are today. overal, my family is happy with beans, we've been buying cars there for over 20 years.

[StylezTA]

dude if the t-belt has any kind of issue while the car is under warranty they have to fix it. go above the dealerships head and find out who the warranty rep is.


dude, you don't know ur ass from third base. the timing belt on a hyundai is a 60k wearable item. if there is a timing belt "failure" before the 5 year / 60k mark which is not a known issue for any hyundai minus the older 2.4l which came in sonata's and santa fe's the dealership "should" warrenty that belt or w/e caused that belt to be faulty. The older 2.4 was a royal POS engine and is not even made anymore. Hyundai's are 10/100 warrenty as long as ur original owner.

The technicians over in hyundai in particular all know their **** and are good guys. I would know, i used to work with them.

[inteva6184]

dude, you don't know ur ass from third base. the timing belt on a hyundai is a 60k wearable item. if there is a timing belt "failure" before the 5 year / 60k mark which is not a known issue for any hyundai minus the older 2.4l which came in sonata's and santa fe's the dealership "should" warrenty that belt or w/e caused that belt to be faulty. The older 2.4 was a royal POS engine and is not even made anymore. Hyundai's are 10/100 warrenty as long as ur original owner.

The technicians over in hyundai in particular all know their **** and are good guys. I would know, i used to work with them.

Hey I know you.

[ThePrimerSuspect]

dude, you don't know ur ass from third base. the timing belt on a hyundai is a 60k wearable item. if there is a timing belt "failure" before the 5 year / 60k mark which is not a known issue for any hyundai minus the older 2.4l which came in sonata's and santa fe's the dealership "should" warrenty that belt or w/e caused that belt to be faulty. The older 2.4 was a royal POS engine and is not even made anymore. Hyundai's are 10/100 warrenty as long as ur original owner.

The technicians over in hyundai in particular all know their **** and are good guys. I would know, i used to work with them.

about hyundai's, yes. but thats because i would never own such a piece of **** car.

[inteva6184]

lol what do you own primer?

[boostjunky]

Thanks for the input everyone. Was going to go take a look at this but would never pay asking price.

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[ThePrimerSuspect]

lol what do you own primer?

at the moment, 2 family cars and a shell sitting in my driveway. dont have kids.

[inteva6184]

at the moment, 2 family cars and a shell sitting in my driveway. dont have kids.

thats what I thought. Thanks

[ThePrimerSuspect]

thats what I thought. Thanks

wtf is that supposed to mean? ive owned more cars than you've driven, son

[05 mazda6s]

I know all the hyundai techs they are good peoples. Is your tiburon the one with the tinted flame thing on the back window?

Nah that's not me

[inteva6184]

wtf is that supposed to mean? ive owned more cars than you've driven, son

LOL aight

[StylezTA]

about hyundai's, yes. but thats because i would never own such a piece of **** car.

POS? i can only imagine the junk u drive. Hyundais are very good cars for the money.

[ThePrimerSuspect]

my car is junk, but im not like 90% of this site and think that my car is god. and ill give you that hyundais have greatly improved over maybe the last 5 years. but i wouldnt touch one thats for sure.

[bignigel85]

thier prices are way too high

[Bender]

FYI - Fred Beans is buying Holbert's.

[RSX Type-Slow]

FYI - Fred Beans is buying Holbert's.

FYI- no their not. Thompson did. happened a few weeks ago but the paperwork isn't finalized


and ot, i know alot of people who work at fred beans and hate it. Overall the company is ok, the people who work there are pretty good, but Fred beans himself is a huge deuche.

[TunedIS300]

wow...everyone go buy are at bergeys!!!

[Dan00313]

As a dealership I'd never buy a car from them. Pricing is terrible and sales people are morons. However, Fredbeansparts.com for aftermarket subaru and mitsu parts are awesome. Jeremy and Ryan are great to deal with, but thats as far as I'd go with the dealership.

[Xavier]

Did you get it, and what was it?!

Yeah, it was an '89 Honda Accord that I wanted as a beater.