3 years ago
This was hands down the best buying experience I h...
This was hands down the best buying experience I have EVER had with a vehicle. I am a Londonderry Dodge for life going forward. My sister bought a Cherokee from Dave Henderson earlier in the year and was very happy, she insisted I go see him when I discovered it would cost over $5000 to get my 20 year old car back on the road.
The last couple years have been rough and decimated my financial situation making it pretty much impossible to get into a solid vehicle with an affordable payment in the subprime bracket. So I called down and spoke to Dave who encouraged me to come down and see him after a quick explanation of my situation. I've worked in automotive and was very skeptical about an approval.
I met Dave and discussed my needs and we drove a couple vehicles, he was very skilled in helping me determine what my needs were in a vehicle and quickly helped me find something that checked all the boxes. I enjoyed his friendly and professional demeanor and would suggest him for your next vehicle.
Next I spoke with Justin in finance, he was very courteous and professional and again a pleasure to deal with. In our conversation I discovered that he has been working at Londonderry Dodge for ~15 years. I was floored, I've worked many years in the industry and can count on one hand the amount of people I've met in sales or finance that have been at the same place that long. It was late and no approval was happening that day however and Justin asked me to leave it with him for a couple days to find the best offer. At this point I went home happy with the service, but very skeptical that I was getting financed so I began exploring other possibilities.
I left it for two days as I know how annoying it is to have a customer chase you every couple hours. At this point I spoke with Chad Menard and this guy worked some magic, we had the initial almost not prime approval fall through and then immediately was able to find a replacement bank that was able to put me into a better model that I had picked out for the exact payment range I was looking for, it was used (which I preferred) and they were transparent about all needed repairs and they were all done before I drove including a brand new windshield for a small chip that could have been fixed. To top it all off, I got leather!
This entire dealership rocks, everyone I encountered had a smile and a friendly greeting, they all respect the virus, they're very professional but not stuffy.
My sister got me into this dealership and every person that works inside will keep me going back for life. Whether you want new or used, this is the place to buy!
Thanks guys, you all rock!