I generally loathe the entire car buying experience, even though I have friends the business who generally help me out. It's often still a pain, however, AP Fairfax definitely set the standard for how all dealerships should be when working with customers. I recently purchased a Mercedes (my first nice car) from them, specifically Thomas Yong (who was and still is incredible). I'll have to walk through my experience for you to really get the feel of how abnormally great it was, but first, have to call out Thomas Yong, the product specialist I worked with. The guy has changed my mind about the car business. He has been frankly, a pleasure to work with. He did get me with some fees, -you got me :)- but again to be frank, I didn't spot them and haggle them down, and even my friends in the car business said "that's the business." Even still, the car was a fantastic price, and an overall great experience, and they bought my POS Jeep.
My experience:
First, I don't really ever write reviews, so take that for what it is.
-I saw the car on line and requested a conversation
-Thomas reached out ASAP (standard) and was courteous and thorough in his explanation.
-I had to miss our first meeting, so we rescheduled for a week later. I was 30 minutes late due to traffic, their shop closes at 7, I got there at 6. He let me test drive the car, walked me through the features, then left me to check out the car by myself. (again, pretty standard).
- Where things differ from the "norm:" Thomas is a just a genuinely awesome guy. I'm sure that works well for him in the sales came, but throughout this entire experience he has been one of the best people I've ever worked with. We went over some of the flaws of the car: Needed a SIM for the GPS, chip in the windshield, needed another key, etc. He assured me they'd take care of all of that. So, shop stayed open till around 830 to sell me the car (sure right, they want the sale). However, Thomas kept me updated on everything, we found an error or two, remediated that and I bought the car.
- What's crazy and stands out, is that Thomas has been the one emailing me about the SIM card, plates and registration, window and key, etc. Just emailed me this morning as a matter of fact. Not only is he making the effort to stay on top of me getting what was promised, but every conversation is filled with positivity and is just what everyone hopes for when having to buy a new car.
So, I am Director of Marketing and work with my own customer success team. I would hire Thomas in a second to come work at my company. If you are in need of a car, I highly recommend not only going to AP Fairfax, but requesting Thomas Yong specifically, as he has gone above and beyond. Bought the car a week ago, and I am still receiving emails from him. Best experience I've had to date.
Great work AP Fairfax, and thanks again Thomas. Amazing experience, and much appreciated. read more