Sound the trumpets, start the parade, let the fanfare begin--WELCOME to my THREE-HUNDRETH YELP…read moreREVIEW! :-D
As with all of my centennial reviews, I like to pick someplace significant to our fam' to write about. For number three-hundred, I landed on West Herr Ford of Hamburg:
** We have had our trusty family trucker'ster, our much-loved 2012 Mazda 5, since we bought her brand new in 2011.
** But she had almost 130K miles, and was starting to give us some nagging issues.
** I literally cried, and cried hard, parting with my beloved Mazda 5. :-( #RIPMazda5
** But West Herr Ford of Hamburg was there to soften the blow from losing my dearly departed.
** I started our West Herr journey entirely online, first confirming I could get the financing I wanted; the online application and communication was fast.
** Then we shopped around entirely online for a vehicle that met our requirements; the online filtering and saving was also very easy.
** I was in email communication with John Foster and Bill Pease, who were very fast and helpful in snagging the specific car we wanted to see, and setting up the test drive.
** Buying during pandemic times, Bill and John were also totally accommodating to keep our interactions as contact-free and sanitized as possible.
** When we decided to purchase the vehicle, Bill and John were also fantastic to hold it for another week for us, so we could make a larger down payment and improve our financing.
** Negotiations were all by phone and online as well; in the end we came to a fair price and great deal that met our financing needs, and got us the vehicle that met the needs of our family.
** When it was time to pay and sign, Bill and John were again very patient and accommodating to have all of the paperwork finalized, so we simply had to sign and pay our down payment. It was a lot of papers to sign, but they put us in a private sanitized room, and it did not take long.
** We left the vehicle for some additional work, and once that was done a few days later, a couple of very friendly West Herr guys delivered it right to our home. Thanks Dylan and Dylan's pick-up ride! ;-D
** And so far, so good, #KnockOnWood!, with our new-to-us sweet wheels!
** We went with a 2017 Chevy Equinox LT; we wanted a bit more car this time around than the Mazda 5, just enough to haul our pop-up camper or bikes. The 2.4L engine Equinox LT CUV was just right!
** She's a sweet, cool white paint job, which was perfect since I prefer a lighter color car ... but she's her own thing because she has a black pinstripe! I've been watching carefully at other white Chevy Equinox LTs on the road since we picked her, and have yet to see another with a black pinstripe. :-D
So LOTS of thanks and appreciation to John, Bill, Dylan and other guy :-), and Eric Miller (the financing guy), for making this all happen for our fam'! I am grateful for your patience with my email questions, your fair dealings, your pandemic precautions, and all of your collective time and effort.
If you are shopping around for a new or used car, check out West Herr of Hamburg, or any of the West Herr dealerships. This is our third West Herr purchase over the years, and surely not our last. Unless my newly beloved Equinox is immortal. #FingersCrossed :-D