gary salem

Review of Lynnwood Honda

i am a 65 year old curmudgeon who has bought a car...

i am a 65 year old curmudgeon who has bought a car every 5 years for the last 50 years. my experience with Beth Daniels was the only time i have ever dealt with a car salesperson that the experience was pleasant. when i buy a car i research every vehicle i can afford for months before i purchase. i usually know more about the car and the going prices than the salesperson. i walked out of the local ford dealership and was asked by the salesman at wilder honda to deal with someone else after i caught both of them flat out lying to me and called them on it. my experience with beth daniels was totally different. straightforward, honest, no bs. a fair price right off the get-go. no pressure or hype. she contacted me after i inquired about a particular car in their inventory over the internet. she called me and quoted me a price and gave me a valuation of my trade in using my opinion of condition and mileage as a basis of the offer. right away the amounts were acceptable, fair and had a combined difference of over $3000 from what i was quoted as the first offer by two other dealers on the exact same car. i accepted her first offer over the phone and arranged for her to come in on her day off to meet me. i drove literally through the snow, over 100 miles, and had to take a ferry to go to this dealership when the local honda dealer was 10 miles away. i was geared up for a fight because i couldn't believe they were actually selling a car like an adult. i expected last minute nonsense like i have experienced in the past with other dealers. when i got there NOTHING changed. she met me there on her day off with her perfect child and walked me through the process. in and out in about 90 minutes. the deal was as described and was sweetened a little with accessory credits we decided on. there was no quibbling about the condition of my trade in or any other aspect of the price.could i have got a better deal? maybe. you never really know with how cars are sold, but i got a fair deal. could i have got the same from my local dealer? again maybe, after hours of negotiation, arguing, running back and forth to the phantom decision maker, and raising my blood pressure. i'd rather do it this way. i have added beth daniels to my car contacts and will go to her first, if i live long enough to buy another car!