First off, with apologies to those people who earn a living in sales, I generally dislike the tactics used by car sales folk and the salespeople themselves.
Who among us has not been given the "hard sell" by a salesman (yes, usually a man -don't know why) when shopping for a new car?
What I've encountered in my dealings with Greg May Honda after two purchases is that they truly are people of integrity! When was the last time you heard THAT about a car dealer?
Last night (Halloween... will there be a trick? -or treat?) my wife and I drove up to Waco from Round Rock to buy her a new (gently used) ride. She had seen the car online (under 42K miles, priced at $17,888) and liked it alot, but it was just too expensive for her budget. She and I had discussed the numbers at length so I knew her price range. After three days of shopping solo around Austin and Round Rock, she had found nothing. So, I asked her if she still liked the car at Greg May Honda and whether or not it would be worth the drive up to Waco if I called their sales department to try to deal on the car.
After getting nowhere initially with the sales rep, I called back and spoke directly with Greg May. He got with his sales guy who in turn called me back. We danced for a while during a few phone calls, then I continued with a more senior sales rep stepping in momentarily, but we arrived at a great deal and drove to see the car. (Well, okay, maybe it doesn't hurt to be a hard bargainer, but that would mean NOTHING if they weren't willing to negotiate with me.)
She got the car, a TRICK!! 2006 Element EX-P for just $13,300 after giving us $2,500(!!!) for our '98 Odyssey with 256K on the odometer! Wow!
-And, to top it all off, this is TRULY a model, in the exact trim level, that she had wanted for months, if not longer. (Would it even BE a deal if that weren't true -no matter how good the price?!)
Their finance dept. gave my wife a rate that beat her credit union's 6.5% by .4%! She's financing an amount that is half of what she was approved for by her CU (smart woman!) and will have payments a little south of $250/month.
I'm obvioiusly happy for her, but (for the second time) I'm most appreciative of the very fair treatment we received from Greg May and his team.
And oh, did I mention they remained open LATE on Halloween in order to accomodate our having to drive up from Round Rock?
A thousand thank you-s to Carlos and his supervisor Brad in the fantastic Greg May Sales Dept.
Also, props to Dal in the Finance Dept.
What a team! We appreciate the deal and your staying late (for not a very big financial reward on your end!).
I will be back for a third vehicle when the time comes to get my Honda Ridgeline. I can't say enough good things about this dealership (I wouldn't just give ANYONE 5 stars) -and my friends will tell you I can be a really tough, critical guy.
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