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    Business ProfileforThe Arlington Automotive Group, Inc.

    New Car Dealers
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.67/5stars

    Average of 6 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    7 complaints closed in last 3 years

    3 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 9/1/2003

    Years in Business: 41

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    Overview

    Arlington Toyota is a franchised Toyota dealer that provides the sale of new and used vehicles, service and parts, and collision center to Northwest Chicagoland customers. 

    Products & Services

    New and used vehicles, Parts and accessories

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    2095 N Rand Rd, Palatine, IL 60074-2596
    BBB File Opened:
    4/1/1983
    Years in Business:
    41
    Business Started:
    4/1/1983
    Business Started Locally:
    4/1/1983
    Business Incorporated:
    9/26/1968
    Accredited Since:
    9/1/2003
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Arlington Toyota
    Related Businesses
    Business Management
    • Mr. Gary Vicari, President
    • Mr. Scott Vicari, Vice President
    • Ms. John Pitchford, Customer Relations Specialist
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Gary Vicari, President

    Customer Contact

    • Ms. John Pitchford, Customer Relations Specialist
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (847) 485-1466
      Other Fax

    Industry Tip

    BBB Tip: Buying a new car

    Customer Complaints

    7 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    11/07/2023

    Complaint Type:
    Sales and Advertising Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    This dealership will do/say whatever it takes to make money. They lied to my wife and my in-laws, who are immigrants to this country. The only one that speaks English is my wife and not fluently. They told her there were only two options to get a friend of theirs name off of the title of a 3 year old Highlander, that my in-laws were making payments on for those 3 years, and put theirs on. They said either pay off the car or let us (Arlington Toyota) pay off the car and we'll sell it back to you at an increased price of $1,500 plus fees. They failed to mention that there was a third option of working directly with their friend and not needing to get Arlington Toyota involved at all. Of course if they were given this other/third option, my wife, in-laws and friend would have left the dealership and worked out the deal between themselves. But this way would not have made Arlington Toyota any money and they couldn't let that happen. They saw immigrants and knew they could make money from them if they told them a lie or "half truth". On top of that, they added approx. $4,000.00 onto the financed amount for options that my wife did not ask for. My wife told me that she even asked the finance person if the total was going to be just over $32,000.00 and he said yes, but then proceeded to sneak in another $4,000.00 of options that my wife did not notice. Thankfully we caught that little stunt Arlington Toyota pulled and had those charges removed. So basically a car that we only needed to pay approx. $28,500.00 to pay off the loan, ended up being purchased by Arlington Toyota for that amount and then the dealership jacked up the price and now we have a loan amount of approx. $4,000.00 more than that. Shame on Arlington Toyota for taking advantage of people (immigrants) and the elderly just to make money. The moral of this story is if you are an immigrant, elderly, or just a regular person, you may want to go elsewhere if you're looking for a new or used car.
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    Customer Reviews

    6 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Dawn D

    1 star

    09/15/2023

    Racist, dishonest, disgusting. Roaches in the bathroom! It doesnt get any worse than this dealership.Before wasting time, everyone should know a $5000 mark up on every vehicle. Literally a mark up. Comp shop before walking in. That lined out price is because that are adding that on after you walk in. No other word but mark up. We are number one. They think someone else will buy the vehicle so theyre adding it on because they can. Find another dealership.

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