Dakota Motor Co

"Please do your due diligence and bring a mechanic before purchasing. Purchased a car and had thousands of dollars in underlying issues needing to be replaced immediately. The worst part, they did NOT disclose the car was in a serious previous accident. I am at a complete loss as the car is worth merely 1/3 of the price I paid Dakota Motors. I get the, “we buy wholesale and it’s as in condition” is on the buyers negligence but should be able to trust a dealership. I contacted immediately and was told the same response, “30 day 1000 mile” pitch. I am over for 2 hours away, don’t have time to deal with issues that should have been solved prior to listing for sale."

"Should have listened to the comments and followed my gut. Pay attention to all the comments on vehicles lasting just long enough to get past the 1 month 1,000 mile warranty. They only care about the vehicles lasting past that. Had a bad feeling during most of the process. But was naive and didn’t want to waste the time and effort I had put in already and purchased a 2015 Subaru forester with 136,000 miles. Noticed a problem where my suv seemed to be slipping gears and brought it up to have it looked at here at Dakota motor company while it was still under warranty. Couldn’t find a shop around that would be able to fit me in before the warranty was up. I was told they didn’t notice anything wrong with it and sent me back home. Now less than 7 months after buying it the transmission is broke and needs replacing. Was told they won’t do anything for me since it was outside of the warranty time given even though they had looked at it within the 1 month warranty for issues involving the transmission. Also Bart, the man selling me the vehicle seemed to be annoyed whenever I brought up issues I had noticed with other vehicles I test drove. Side note, my Subaru Needs a CVT transmission and none of the shops near me will repair or rebuild them. They send them to the Subaru dealership and the delearship only puts new ones in for $8800, do the research on that as well."

"I've purchased several used cars in my life from dealerships, and I've never had to worry about checking small things because the dealership checks everything over or tells me something needs work - until now. I purchased a 2014 Hyundai Elantra in December from Dakota Motors. Because it was winter and my Subaru was still running, I didn't drive the Elantra until 2 weeks ago. I knew one of the tires on the Elantra needed to be replaced, and the salesman gave me a reduction in price for a new tire. Turns out, I had to replace all 4 tires because they were deemed "unsafe" by the tire company (dry rot, gash in tire, one of the tires was made in 2013, cords were showing on the inside edge of a tire). The alignment was off, too, so I had to pay for that when I replaced the tires. I also had to replace both headlights, and my windshield washer sprayers don't work. The steering wheel buttons for cruise and radio volume don't work half the time, and there's also a mildew smell to the car that's noticable now that it's warming up outside. If you're okay with having to check every little thing when you buy a car, feel free. But I will never go back to this dealership."

"We recently purchased a vehicle from Dakota Motor Co. We would definitely recommend them to others. They were great about answering our questions & allowing us to test drive as we desired. After we purchased, we had some concerns about the vehicle. When we called them, they immediately offered to look it over & address our concerns. They did just that. We feel they did right by us, and would shop here again if the need arises. Thank you for a great, no pressure shopping experience!"

"Kudos to Bart and co. for ensuring I had the best car buying experience ever. I bought a 2015 Subaru Forester from them. The pricing is competitive, and all the vehicles on their lot are in pristine condition. I'll definitely be coming back to Dakota Motor Company if I need to buy another car in the future."