( I have had a few different experiences with Porsche of Fairfield. Some great, one not so good. In the end, I think they really did try hard respond to my complaint. My first review was 3 * and my second would be 5 *, so I decided to write one long review and average them to 4*. Below is my long review, which I hope is helpful to some people.)
Original Review:
Overall, not a good experience. My sales person was Jose. He seemed a good salesperson: informative and helpful but no pressure. I test drove a couple cars. Upon leaving, I inquired about a car that I thought my wife would like but I thought the price was too high. He mentioned that they don't have much pricing room, however, a few days later he emailed me that he had spoken to his sales manager and that they could meet my price and that I should have my wife come in for a test drive. My wife and I headed up a couple days later and she tried out the car. She liked it so the next day I decided to try to buy the car.
Jose had left for vacation and he mentioned I should deal directly with the sales manager, Ferdinando, and that is where the problems started. Aside from being unresponsive to emails, Ferdinando has a terrible attitude towards customers. Since he didn't respond to his email I gave him a call. Upon getting on the phone I had to listen to him complain that he was out the previous day and "I have 200 emails and I am "too busy" to respond". Then he said "besides we aren't close on price" and "I can sell that car for more". He then proceeded to give me a lecture about how he sold a similar car at a higher price to another person. This is after Jose said it had been discussed and were already close on price. At the end of our conversation, Ferdinando said he would look at my email and get back to me. He never did.
Next day, I bought a car from another Porsche dealer who doesn't jerk their customers around and doesn't waste time. I'm not sure what the miscommunication was between Jose and Ferdinando but it shouldn't have become the customer's problem.
They still have the car I was looking at and they have lowered the price twice online. Meanwhile, I'm driving around in a car from another Porsche dealer that I should have gone to in the first place. (the one I gave a 5 star review).
Update:
As a follow up to my review I was contacted by the General Manager, Mauricio. He looked into my situation and seemed genuinely interested. Obviously, I had already bought a car elsewhere but this effort showed me they were paying attention to customer's concerns. I have updated my review to something more neutral.
On a positive note, Fairfield Porsche has a great showroom and good inventory. My SA, Jose, was very good and I could not have asked for more attention while not overbearing in any way. (vacation is just life so that is not an issue to me. Pretty sure if he had stayed we would have had a deal satisfactory for both of us.) Mauricio and I agreed the handoff could have been handled better but, notwithstanding, I will give them another try in the future.
I can recommend trying to work with either Jose or Mauricio. I also met two other staff members when I was there and they were both pleasant and informative. Never made me feel the least uncomfortably or unwelcome while I examined the many cars in the showroom and lot.
2nd Update: 6 months later
I brought my Macan GTS, which I bought somewhere else, for service. It was a very easy process and I got 5 star treatment.
Much of the arrangements were done by email, which works great for me. No telephone tag, no misunderstandings, ... They were very responsive and great communication. They just picked up my car, performed the service and returned the car with the work done properly. No issues and no hassle. Really couldn't ask for anything more.
By the way, the person I had a previous issue with in sales is no longer there. His replacement, who I spoke with, seems very pleasant and agreeable.
I'm starting these guys from a clean slate and will use them in the future for service. When I need to buy a new car the will be on my list of folks to talk to. read more