My wife & I were in the market for a CUV. We had ...

My wife & I were in the market for a CUV. We had narrowed the choices down to a BMW X3 and Audi Q5. My wife really wanted to stay with the Audi brand, so for the past few weeks I'd been looking on-line at the local dealer's Q5 inventory (which by the way is quite limited as the Q5 is very popular). A couple of weeks ago I spotted a silver Q5 at Audi Dallas, so that set things into motion.

We new that we wanted to work with Corstiaan in some capacity as we had previous purchased 5 news Audis from him - each experience was a delight. Corstiaan is the General Manager of the dealership, so I didn't know if still "got down in the dirt" with respect to making individual car deals. On 3/9 I sent an internet inquiry about a couple of Q5s that showed up on Boardwalk's website, but didn't contain specifics (colors / options ) about the vehicles as they were in the port, awaiting shipment to the dealership. Anthony responded to the on-line inquiry and I stopped by the afternoon of 3/9.

Amazingly, when we looked at the inbound Q5s, one was equipped just about how I would have ordered it from the factory. The only "nice to have" that it was missing was the B&O stereo upgrade (but the standard system is great). It even had the trailer hitch that I need. Having this specific vehicle was a 1000-to-1 longshot, but sometimes things just work out. I should have bought a lottery ticket that evening.

We had a couple of trades I thought that would be a good fit for Boardwalk's used car department (a 2006 A6 and a 2008 TT). I had a number in mind for both my trades and the Q5, and after about 3 minutes Corstiaan, Anthony and I were all on the same page and agreed to a deal.

Anthony called to inform me that the Q5 arrived on 3/13. He was kind enough to take some photos of it on the transporter and let me see it before it went thru PDI. The only change needed was a swap of the front grille license plate filler, and this was done prior to delivery.

The afternoon of 3/13 my wife and I arrived at the dealership for delivery. The car was flawlessly prepared and presented. Anthony gave us very through demonstration of the features and verified with us that everything was perfect.

We then went to F&I where we went thru the paperwork with Bruce. Bruce is a great guy, who even shares my enthusiasm for motorcycles. After about 15 minutes we completed the necessary paperwork and were off to enjoy our Q5.

We then said our goodbyes to Anthony and Corstiaan. My wife drove the Q5 off of the lot and it has been all she has talked about this week!

I can't say enough good things about Boardwalk Audi. I have purchased cars from some excellent local dealerships (Park Place Lexus / Classic BMW / Plano Mercedes), but my experience with Boardwalk Audi surpassed those excellent experiences.