I was super excited about this place. They normally have a decent selection of larger trucks. And the other day one popped up that I was VERY interested in. So I emailed Justin (who seems to be the owner or KID who runs the place) via the website to schedule an appointment to view the truck I wanted to look at.. Got a call back the next day. From there it went downhill.
First off, Justin seems like a young kid who is more in it for making money then anything else. The short version of the story, Justin told me he was super busy and had lots of appointments to show rigs. He asked if I was paying Cash or already had my loan in place and ready to go. I told him the loan was no issue but I wasn't going to pull a loan for a truck I have not seen, looked at, test drove etc. If liked what I saw I would go get him a check from the Bank. Simple as that. He then proceeded to tell me that most his customers pay cash or come with the loan in hand. And that before he would make the time to see me he wanted to be sure I had the money ready to go. And that he didn't want to waste his time if I wasn't going to buy the truck after I looked at it. What an A$$ Hole! I am not going to commit to buy a vehicle without checking it out first and negotiating a price.
And then we talked about price. He had the truck listed at about 7k over Blue Book. That is when Justin went on to say, "I don't use Blue Book prices" I price my vehicles based on the fact they are unique and not many are around for sale. We talked a little more pricing and he said was not willing to lower his price. But he MIGHT be willing to see it at the listed price OTD. He also said he would rather not sell me the truck at a lower price (closer to Blue Book mind you) but would rather sit on it till he could sell it at the higher price. What kind of thinking is that?? He said that since "they" own the vehicles he can sit on them and not lose money till someone is willing to pay the higher price. Again, from that comment, it tells me this kid is in it for the money, not to make a customer happy.
Here is a quote from the "history" part of the company profile on Yelp......."By keeping our overhead low and buying directly from the source, we can pass the savings on to you!"........that statement is bullshit! Cause if he is selling his rigs at WAY over Blue Book, either Justin is getting ripped off and paying to much for his vehicles or he is just marking them WAY up to have a huge margin! I understand the need to make a profit, totally get that, but I know he didn't pay anywhere close to RETAIL Blue Book, so 7k above retail blue book, means he has to be making a HUGE Profit! Which isn't "passing the savings on to you" So I looked at a few of the other trucks and everything was WAY over Blue Book. And have been on the website for MONTHS! Now I understand way, with such a high markup of course they are going to sit.
Overall, I was highly disappointed in Justin's attitude, his professionalism and the way he spoke to me as not being worth his time. He seems like a young kid that could use some training in customer service and how to talk to a potential customer. Needless to say, I will never be back and will never recommend this company. Yes some of the vehicles he has for sale are harder to find, but they are not impossible. Being hard to find is no reason for being so high above blue book, not willing to work on price and treating a customer with no respect. Especially in a soft economy. I don't for see this company lasting the long haul at this rate. I would stay away from them! You can find better deals else were. Like USA Motors. read more