4 years ago
Summary: test driving was easy: when we chose a c...
Summary: test driving was easy: when we chose a car, we were passed to 4 different salesmen (who did not communicate with each other) who flat-out lied to us.
UPDATE: Ford has followed up with us after this and has been very apologetic. I hope that in the future they learn that communication between salespeople and customers is important.
- 1st Test drive only = good. Carl was nice.
- Tried to follow up with Carl via email and phone, but he could not be contacted.
- Start talking to sales guy #2 Matt via email. Matt crunches some good numbers.
2 weeks later, return for a 2nd test drive and get our trade-in appraised. Email Matt to let him know we are coming.
-When we get there, Matt says that Carl will be working with us again. OK... catch him up w/ the details.
-Test drive #2 = good. Carl doesn't pressure us to get the car we don't want.
-Time to talk numbers. Carl does not want to honor any of Matt's numbers.
-While we wait we go back out to the car. Carl sends salesguy #3, because he had another customer. (Hmmm. aren't WE a customer right now??)
-#3 (Tony?) is comically/annoyingly trying all the pressure techniques he can; fast talker, waiving a flyer around, nodding his head way too much.
-Go inside. #1 and #2 unavailable. All we ask for is to honor the email price or compromise, but #3 will say nothing and starts getting (fake) defensive that my husband is yelling and is mad at him (husband was very calm).
-Sales guy #3 tries to have my husband fill out a form for the same information he's already given sales guy #1 and #2 and COMMIT TO BUYING THE CAR BEFORE WE TALK PRICING.
- Now we are upset, and ask for our keys back from the appraisal.
-Sales guy # 4 brings them out and says #3 is with another customer. (Are you kidding??) This was so clearly a LIE because we can SEE # 3 outside, alone.
- #4 tries to follow us out, apologizing because they are busy on the weekend. We said we'd come back and he said they only have the deals on the weekend. Catch 22.
We, and everyone else we have talked to, found this to be completely unacceptable behavior from any business. We will drive 30 miles farther away to NOT have to work with this dealership.