[B58]

Originally Posted by shoei

Nothing Glendale (short of Porto's) should make the "best of" list anywhere, lol...

Best fraud maybe...

Fraud or not, it's not hurting your pocket so who cares. The dealers prices are outrageous and the service department is even more shittier.

[shoei]

Originally Posted by B58

Fraud or not, it's not hurting your pocket so who cares. The dealers prices are outrageous and the service department is even more shittier.

Wasn't this the dealership who marked up the pricing on a customers 1M they got caught filming joyriding and had to buy back? Something to that effect, can't remember now but to your point, I learned a long time ago to stay away from their pricing and stay away from their shoddy service department...

[doublevanosrc]

Ha glad BMW of Austin didn't make it, based on my last service experience they have a lot of work to do.

[DE Urlaub]

I am happy to validate that, in my experience, BMW of Cincinnati being on the list is well deserved. Their M Guru is da bomb, Aatir Barlas! The man knows his stuff - no posing going on. Aatir put together my '16 ED with my CP M3 and it was a great experience from start to finish. Well done!

[uniqueMR]

Never from ILLINOIS

[Tonyfsu21]

Originally Posted by Jason

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – March 13, 2019… BMW of North America today announced its annual Center of Excellence winners, awarding 33 centers out of 347 with the 2019 honors. This elite recognition, awarded annually, goes to top performing BMW dealerships for their superior performance in various areas of the business including sales, service, parts, operations, and customer experience.
“Our Center of Excellence dealers are more than just ultimate performers,” said Bernhard Kuhnt, president and CEO, BMW of North America. “They represent the backbone of our business and their dedication to our brand and to our customers makes them an integral part of our team. All of us at BMW are proud to have such great dealers representing our brand. We thank them for their leadership and look forward to their continued success.”

2019 Center of Excellence Award Recipients (listed in alphabetical order):

Autogermana BMW, San Juan Puerto Rico
BMW of Anchorage, AK
BMW of Bridgeport, CT
BMW of Cincinnati North, OH
BMW of Fort Wayne, IN
BMW of Grapevine, TX
BMW of Honolulu, HI
BMW of Morristown, NJ
BMW of Murrieta, CA
BMW of Peabody, MA
BMW of Rochester, NY
BMW of San Antonio, TX
BMW of San Rafael, CA
BMW of Silver Spring, MD
BMW of Sioux Falls, SD
BMW of Sudbury, MA
BMW of Toledo, OH
BMW of Warwick, RI
BMW of Wilmington, NC
Braman Motorcars, West Palm Beach, FL
Crevier BMW, Santa Ana, CA
Galleria BMW, D’Iberville, MS
Habberstad BMW, Huntington Station, NY
Hilton Head BMW, Bluffton, SC
Kuni BMW, Beaverton, OR
Otto's BMW, West Chester, PA
Pacific BMW, Glendale, CA
Passport BMW, Suitland, MD
Schomp BMW of Highlands Ranch, CO
South Shore BMW, Rockland, MA
Towne BMW, Williamsville, NY
Tulley BMW, Nashua, NH
United BMW, Alpharetta, GA

The fact that Braman West Palm Beach is on anything "the best" is a joke. This might be the biggest POS dealer in the country.

[IntegraXTR]

Representing BMW of Honolulu over here. I believe this is our 8th COE?

[G35POPPEDMYCHERRY]

its all a marketing scheme. participation trophies all over the place to increase buyer confidence. bs metrics to appease BMWNA wins you a useless award; which you can turn around and market to the mass.

[Taran.J]

Originally Posted by IanMan

Do you know if David Quinn still works at BMW NW? I had great experiences and was always happy to deal with him. He earned my business.

No man, him, Brandon, Rick all left after the X5M incident also a few SA's

[LayneMarkJohnson]

Originally Posted by pdegene

Way to go BMW of Bloomington and BMW of Minnetonka! Keep up the outstanding work!

Originally Posted by pdegene

Way to go BMW of Bloomington and BMW of Minnetonka! Keep up the outstanding work!

I've been very pleased with BMW Minnetonka.

[Calabria]

Originally Posted by shoei

Nothing Glendale (short of Porto's) should make the "best of" list anywhere, lol...

Best fraud maybe...

raffis place as well.
and the la market is the biggest/most competitive for bmwna. just shows how far behind all the other dealers in the la area are. im sure the pacific guys are laughing to the bank with the bonus money.

[///M4TT]

Originally Posted by Taran.J

Another year nobody in Washington state. That's more than fair.

BMW Seattle is amazing and I'm surprised they didn't make it this year with the remodel. Inventory, sales, and service they're incredible!

BMW of Bellevue sucks in every possible way an organization can suck. They have no idea what customer service means.

I don't know anything about BMW Northwest.

[///M4TT]

Originally Posted by PassportBMW

I'm sorry to hear about your experience. It's definitely not how we want to treat our customers or the experience we wish to provide. We completely understand how you can't understand the approach, as neither can we. The actions of a few certainly do not represent the whole here, and we do ask for your forgiveness.

Hope you we're still able to land on an M3 and that you had a good experience where you went!

Classy move Passport. To come on here and address this customer's issue is respectable. Now IM the guy and offer him a deal.

[///M4TT]

Originally Posted by Taran.J

No man, him, Brandon, Rick all left after the X5M incident also a few SA's

Please IM me to explain the X5 incident. Very curious.

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by ///M4TT

Please IM me to explain the X5 incident. Very curious.

Or post a link to the story if there is one.

[B58]

Originally Posted by shoei

Wasn't this the dealership who marked up the pricing on a customers 1M they got caught filming joyriding and had to buy back? Something to that effect, can't remember now but to your point, I learned a long time ago to stay away from their pricing and stay away from their shoddy service department...

Yeah exactly. It was just a bunch of kids excited burning the 1M through the streets lmao. Unfortunately this happens to almost every car during the PDI believe me on that because it's a bunch of new kids out of school learning to work on BMW's and PDI is what they usually start with

[llvsixaxisvll]

Originally Posted by Dynamic_m235

Bmw Morristown is full of thieves. The lady who sold me my 2016 m235 tried charging me 500 for 2 brake pads and told me brakes weren't under warranty. Should've never left Rochelle Park bmw because I went to them a couple days later and gave me a new set of brakes without question

When I was in the market for a used F82, they always had the most expensive, base level cars for sale. Didn't even bother going in as surround areas had better equipped cars, similar mileage CPO's for $3-$4k off their list, compared to Morristown. Good thing there are a couple of surrounding dealerships.

[*bimmervibe]

In the last couple of years I had good experience with BMW of Peabody, nice to see them on the list!

[Taran.J]

Originally Posted by ///M4TT

Please IM me to explain the X5 incident. Very curious.

Not only what happened to this member but how it went down internally...lost my business for sure had a few friends over the years working there who left due to the way matters started to be handled by management

https://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...1#post20863779

[JayPichardo]

Originally Posted by G35POPPEDMYCHERRY

its all a marketing scheme. participation trophies all over the place to increase buyer confidence. bs metrics to appease BMWNA wins you a useless award; which you can turn around and market to the mass.

Those of us who win take pride and getting the award. There is a lot that goes into it for us.

[BuddhaTB]

Purchased my X3 from Greg Poland at Pacific BMW. Would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a BMW.

[Seekup41]

Originally Posted by DE Urlaub

I am happy to validate, that in my experience, BMW of Cincinnati being on the list is well deserved. Their M Guru is da bomb, Aatir Barlas! The man knows his stuff - no posing going on. Aatir put together my '16 ED with my CP M3 and it was a great experience from start to finish. Well done!

Totally agree! Had a similarly fantastic experience with Aatir to help build my 2016 BSM M4! True class, knowledge and enthusiasm, and a great dealership and delivery experience all around! Props to BMW of Cincinnati North and thanks again, Aatir!