Let me start by saying that I took our van there for service. They were able to get me in right away, and did a great job. Turns out the fan problem was caused by squirrels packing the engine compartment with pine cones! We had a good laugh, the service guys took care of me with no problem and at a very reasonable fee.
The problem came in shortly after. Raj, the sales manager, began texting me to ask if we'd be interested in selling our Pacifica. First off, the text came in saying "Hi Michelle." I explained that the vehicle is in my wife's name, but this was my number. I thanked him, but texted back that it was our only vehicle and it didn't make sense for us to sell it and then have to look for something comparable. A couple days later, he called on the phone asking to speak with my wife, saying he'd be interested in buying the van above market value. I again explained it was my number, and reconfirmed that as our only vehicle, there was no point in selling just to look for something similar.
A couple of weeks later, I received another "Hi, Michelle! This is Raj" text. I once again replied trying to be polite, correcting the name, explaining our position, and this time including that he was starting to come off like the poor "salesman" who doesn't listen to his customer. Told him in no uncertain terms we just weren't interested.
So today (Feb 8) I received a text. "Michelle, This is Raj, the sales manager at McDonald CDJR. We have a buyer interested in purchasing your Pacifica..." yadda, yadda, yadda. I was done being polite, so I both called and texted him back. I explained that this is now his fourth contact, and he can't get the name right or take no for an answer. I told him I'm tired of the scumbag salesman routine who only cares about what he wants, and that at this point I'd rather set it on fire and push it off a cliff than sell it to him. I ended by saying to absolutely stop contacting me about selling our vehicle.
It's a real shame that such a great service department is connected to the dealership run by this guy. He is the epitome of all the negative car salesman stereotypes. He doesn't care about anything except getting what he wants, even to the point of not bein interested in learning the name of who he was dealing with. I have to assume if he doesn't care what he has to do to buy a vehicle, then he also doesn't care what he has to do to sell one. (And before Raj chimes in saying he didn't contact me, yes, I have the texts.)
For all I know, the other sales people there are good guys and do things above board. As someone who has worked as both a sales rep and trainer for various industries, I'd have fired this guy a long time ago.
So I recommend the service department highly. And if you must go in to buy a vehicle, give Raj my regards as you ask for anyone but him.
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