"PLEASE READ IF YOUR SERIOUS ABOUT BUYING A CAR!" ...

"PLEASE READ IF YOUR SERIOUS ABOUT BUYING A CAR!" - IONES0 VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Previously before ending up going with Toyota of Hackensack, I research every detail about the cars we were considering, all the way to the dealership reviews and sales team people that were mentioned. I had been speaking with 3 other dealers, one of which was horrendous to deal with and set a bad tone for what I thought I was about to embark on. Luckily, after several let downs and bad car salesmen tactics & demeaning conversations with the internet sales manager from another dealer in Queens, NY, I ended up contacting Toyota of Hackensack. I had a great experience with Stacey there who handles internet sales interests. We had emailed back and forth and spoke on the phone about pricing. I had several questions that she put me in touch with Jay the sales team manager. Jay was great! I was very transparent which I know you shouldn't be but he was very straight forward with me, so I was with him. I had a few questions about some of the vehicles listed and we talked numbers. We negotiated what he can do and he was honest about how much room he actually has on a vehicle due to the demand during covid19. PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND, CARS ARE NOT AS AVAILABLE AS YOU MIGHT THINK! Jay and I came to an agreement before coming down to test drive the car and he honored that price. They sent me the breakdown of the car, the sale price and the their fees for processing paper work, and obtaining license and plates, registration, etc. He then handed me over to Ana Mayers. She gave me a call to set up a day to come drive the car. She's was awesome! Easy and straight forward. Dealers are busy right now and are working the best they can around appointments and walk ins. So give yourself a little more time and be patient when buying right now. This was actually really nice because it allowed me time to drive the car, park it and look at it thoroughly. I went the through the entire car and played tested the features on it. Then we took it for the drive. I was able tested its pick up and handling, shift the car in manual and back into drive. Ana was great, she allowed us to go on our own to drive it, I sent her a text as I was gone for about 40 mins and she was completely fine with it. I have to say this was probably the selling point for me here. Not feeling rushed to test it and get it back, there's no way to really know if you like a car in 25 mins and especially with a sales associate in the car with you asking distracting questions. This experience was amazing, you really get to listen for wind noise, feel bumps and decide if the car feels good over them and how it really handles turns. We brought it back and Ana was finished with her previous appointment and met us in the lot. We walked in went over the numbers and I resented her with the quote and she approved it with Jay and that was it. It was so easy. She's really good because she is real. I feel like sales associates sometimes try to engage you in a personal way but sometimes its too early. Ana, was just real and honest and when paper work was taking a while she was with another customer but would check on us in-between our wait time. This was a really great experience. I know some of the dealers have bad reviews and I took those into consideration before contacting Hackensack but I would say that this was not the case at all. This will help you know what your buying beforehand. Also, If you like a sales associate that is very well mannered and straight forward and allows you time to actually think, Ana Mayers is the person to ask for. She is attentive but without making you feel pressured. I took this time to write this because buying a car sucks as we know but also I know this will help someone else with the transaction.