Never going back to Balise.

I bought a used Grand Cherokee there like 15 years ago. Pointed out that the coolant light was on and the oil pressure gauge kept reading low during the test drive. They assured it would be fixed before pickup.

The coolant was full when I picked it up but the light came back on the next day. The oil gauge never worked right.

I brought it in and was told there’s a blown head gasket. Wanted to charge me full price for repair a few days after purchase.

Like, dude, I pointed out the coolant issue during test drive and you just topped it off and called it a day. I’m not paying full price for a head gasket repair the same week I bought the truck. That’s why you go to “big” dealerships and not Joey’s House of Cars, you expect vehicles get inspected and repaired prior to purchase.

Had to fight with them for a while to get it fixed. They offered me a Volvo that just got traded in with dash lights like a Christmas tree and reeking of cigar smoke.

What a shady ass group of people.

I’ve never been unhappy with Tarbox (aside from some distaste over SRS repairs but that’s a manufacturer/R2R issue and nothing to do with that shop/dealership in particular).

We bought our Odyssey at Silko last year and have been pretty happy so far. It’s a bit of a trek from RI though.