I purchased a used car from Lynch Nissan and was pleasantly surprised by the entire experience.
After researching for about a week in a 500 mile radius of Auburn and test driving a couple different vehicles, I found a car I was interested in on their website and went ahead and submitted the credit application online. I'd never financed a car before (always bought outright) and wasn't sure what to expect. Honestly, I was expecting to not get a very good deal because of poor credit. Wasn't sure I would even be approved.
I was contacted immediately by Blake Sears, who works in the internet department. We spoke on the phone and by text about what I was looking for, what type of monthly payment I wanted, how much I wanted to spend on the down payment. I wanted to put down about half, finance the other half, and keep my monthly payments low.
Blake is the youngest person on the sales team, but I actually found it refreshing to deal with someone younger in this situation. He kept me updated on my finance application by text until I could get there to test drive the vehicle. Before I even arrived, he had gotten me approved for the amount I needed, for a monthly payment of less than the max I could afford.
Once we arrived, we were greeted immediately and asked for Blake. When he came out, I will admit, he looked younger than I was expecting. But to his credit, he was friendly, personable, knowledgeable, professional, intelligent, respectful, unpressuring, came across as honest and decent -- basically all the things we are taught to not expect from a car salesman. I think Lynch Nissan was being pretty progressive by hiring him -- times change and a different approach is a good thing sometimes. I felt like his main goal was helping me get the vehicle I wanted, or at least something that would work for me. Talk about customer service!
I was really impressed with the vehicle itself -- one owner, good Carfax, and the dealership did a complete tune-up ($800+ value) before offering it for sale. Blake even provided a print-out of the complete list of maintenance performed. I was told that Lynch Nissan maintains a relatively small inventory of used vehicles because they want to make sure they're good cars and worth the price. And I believe that.
The finance person I worked with, Reinier, was very friendly and pleasant, and explained everything about my finance agreement and the contract in great detail, even offering information about how Lee County processes car tag transfers and advice on the whole concept of extended warranties.
Overall, I really appreciated being treated with respect and consideration, and I felt like I got a good deal, and I got what I wanted. I would definitely recommend this dealership. They did everything right!
And if you are younger and want to work with someone who uses technology to your advantage and interacts on your level instead of making you feel looked down at, work with Blake! Great guy!
Contacted the dealership around lunchtime, approved for financing by 1:30, arrived there by 3:00, and drove off in my new car before 5:00. read more