I was moving my wife, two kids (both under 2), and my two dogs to Tennessee from Seattle, Washington. We were driving since she needed the vehicle when we got to Tennessee. On our first day, we made it from Washington to Idaho when we had a problem. We were 20 minutes from the nearest truck stop, and one hour in both directions to the nearest major town/city when the engine started making a ticking noise. At first, I thought it was the movie we had playing for the kids. But as we were driving, it got louder, then I noticed it would change in pitch as I gave it more gas going up an incline. I paused their movie and turned down the radio. It was at that point that I realized it was the motor. I know we're out in the middle of nowhere, so I'm just hoping I get to civilization. The noise gets louder. I get a wrench icon on my dash telling me I need to read the manual. Now I'm starting to worry that we won't make it to civilization. And then it happens. The ticking that progressively got longer turned into a loud bang! I get a low oil pressure warning on the dash and then the engine cuts out. I coast to the side of the interstate.
After about 2 hours, I finally get a tow truck. I have them take me to the nearest dealership, which was Goode Motor Ford in Burley, Idaho. We get there and they are already expecting us. Before I open the door of the tow truck to get out, my door opens up and I'm greeted by Nick who immediately says "Hey Eric, what's going on?" I hop out of the truck and start telling Nick the whole story, not once did he interrupt me, he listened to everything I had to say! He shows me to the waiting area, where I get my wife and kids situated. I end up talking to Mel who was incredibly nice! She helped us get a rental car so we could continue on our way and she offered us a loaner in the meantime so we could take the kids and dogs to a nearby park. She even offered to watch our kids or to get someone to walk our dogs for us! They treated us like we were their family. They did everything they could to get us back on the road ASAP! They even drove me 45 minutes to the nearest Enterprise, where they paid for the rental! The rental that we drove from Idaho to ST. Louis, were we spent Christmas with my family for a week, then drove to Tennessee, where we had the rental for about another week while they fixed our Ford Edge. Once the repairs were done to our Edge (new motor, new turbos, etc...) they drove our vehicle all the way to Tennessee from Idaho, so we didn't have to make that drive again!
If Goode Motor Ford was close to us, I would definitely buy from them! I have never in my life had such a great experience from a dealership! They treated us like we were close family! And they did everything in their power to make sure we could get to our family for the holidays! I will never forget the road trip and the exciting story of blowing a motor on a road trip across the country. But most importantly, I will never forget the employees of Goode Motor Ford. Nick, Mel, and to everyone else that helped us that day, I just wanted to say thank you! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! My family will never forget what you did for us that day! It's a story we will tell for years to come! You singlehandedly made Ford look incredible that day! I often wonder, if I went to any other dealership, would I have had a similar experience? Probably not. If it wasn't for you, I'd probably have a grudge against Ford. But again, Thank you so much!! And please, keep it up! Don't ever change!
Sincerely,
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