I was passing thru Winston-Salem looking for a Tesla super charging station. Realizing there wasn't…read moreone, my GPS took me to Flow BMW.
I was met by a nice young man, "Eric D"., within 2 minutes of pulling into one of their two Charge Point stations on their lot; he offered to hook the car up (a nice surprise!).
My charge was very low and so was my phone battery. I didn't have a Charge Point card, but Eric led me to a very nice lady at the Flow BMW sales desk, "Bonnie," who offered to loan me hers without hesitation.(Already I'm thinking these folks are cool...) Bad planning on my part; how could I leave home without my phone charger? Luckily, I at least had my CAR charging adapter, but it was still going to take longer than I'd expected to charge my vehicle.
Eric had a better idea and led me into the Service Dept. where they had a wall charger for their own customers, which proved to be a little faster. (Remember, I'm not driving a BMW, I'm in a Tesla.)
While I was waiting, I met all the Service Advisors. Being a woman myself, and in a new environment, I first approached "Nikki": a charming and welcoming young woman who was happy to accommodate my need for assistance. "Jason" who was every bit as pleasant, asked if I'd like a hot cup of fresh coffee (it was cold outside, but nice and warm in the Service Dept.) -- or donuts.
The waiting area is in-between the Service Dept. and the Sales Show Room. I decided to get out of their way and made my way to a comfortable chair. Here I was offered a bottled water (which I happily accepted)! Straight in front of where I sat down was probably the most gorgeous white BMW 8 series 2dr coupe I have ever seen. Now don't get me wrong, I like my 2013 white Tesla--but WOW! This 2021 sport model BMW was HOT!
Of course I had to take a stroll or two around it, as well as all the other beautiful BMWs in the show room. By this time everyone probably knew I was the stranded Tesla owner (or so I assumed), but I was pleasantly surprised not to be hounded by an over-eager Sales Associate. Everyone kindly acknowledged my presence, but gave me space to enjoy the scenery. Though when I did have questions about the drop-dead gorgeous 8 series, they were happy to provide the answers.
What a GREAT place to be "stranded." :D I couldn't help marinating on what a wonderful customer service experience I was having...especially since I wasn't even a customer!
Back in the Service Dept., Service Advisor Corey (aka "Potts") offered to lend me his phone charger from his own car, so I would have enough battery to get home to Greensboro. Michael and Kenny, two other Service Advisors, couldn't have been nicer. Michael even showed me some cool stuff online about my Tesla and some similarities with the new BMWs. He appeared to be very tech-saavy and luxury brand saavy, and we had an enthusiastic conversation.
On a few occasions Nikki noticed that my car would stop charging (the lights stopped blinking). Thanks Nikki!! Had she not made that observation, they may have been stuck with me til closing time.
At one point an actual BMW Service Technician came out and took a look. (Who does that!?) :D We all agreed that it appeared to be my adaptor.
I can honestly say I have never been to an auto dealership where the entire Service Department staff was so eager to please, so accommodating and just so darn NICE. *And I have owned 11 vehicles.*
I'd like to give a big shout out to their Service Manager Josh Kineard--probably the only person I didn't meet yesterday. He must be a great person to work for, as he has a full staff of incredibly professional, nice, happy, helpful and empathetic Customer Service employees!
I may own a Tesla now, but when it's time to consider trading, I will most definitely consider Winston-Salem's Flow BMW. The most important thing when owning a car (to me) is the service you experience while owning it. I would trust ANY of the Flow BMW service personnel to provide excellent, if not exceptional automobile service.
THANK YOU FLOW BMW of W-S SERVICE DEPARTMENT!
Toni R.
Greensboro