This is an event that started of great, summer 2025 time to order a new F350and out of my norm chose Thorncrest for once,close to home and they've been around for at least 50 years,normally l stay with my salesman at Summit for years and for fun l would like to see what they are all about. I walked in and meet Jim Zenetos, for me , the face of Thorncrest, sat down and built my truck,90k no questions went unanswered, no "l will get back to you", he's been there 40 years and knows his shit.I've had some 20plus trucks so the process is not new to me, as most know you get home and remember something you wanted on the truck or take something away, normal prices changed and Jim immediately corrected the quote, we areall on the same page, ordered it and arrived early and was ready for pick-up on September 30.
This is when l went l from Jim's office to the rest of Thorncrests people, signing papers with other departments (normal) then comes lease manager Bryan man, right off the I'm questioning an additional charge of $375.00 for a yellow safety inspection sticker on a new 2026 new truck,he couldn't answer and was saying different things,l have never paid for a yellow sticker on a new truck but they will look into it.
Then bill of sale was wrong, changed ,lease agreement printed incorrectly,differentpeople are getting involved and I'm going on a 6 hours when should have taken 1 hour,Jim Zenetos being the nice guy he is is coming in and apologizing , and I'm thinking incompetence of Thorncrest Ford,I,m not the first sale ever.
Now this is just the beginning and I'm going to try and summarize .By Oct 7 got a call Bill Of Sale (BOS) was incorrect, need to Docusign again,, done No correction on lease, nothing matches Up until mid Dec 19 I have had approx. 5-6 BOS changes No Lease agreement to match BOSNot finished November 19/25 Ford Credit sends overdue payment on old F450Not finished November 19/25 Ford Credit sends overdue on new F350 nonpayment. Ford Credit reports default payment to credit bureau (confirmed my score drops by 140) Nov 19 informed by Ford Credit (month and a half Thorncrest had not paid off F450)Informed Thorncrest about everything that's happening..Nov 25/25 letter from Ford Credit asking for proof of insurance, I'm Like W.T.F.I'm calling Ford Credit and they are telling me Thorncrest should have resolved it on day of pick-up.
I decided to escalate to the G.M. Christpher Lina Dec1-2,he was very quick at responding but nothing more was accomplished then was before. Dec 5 went in to receive the last change to BOS.Jan 20/26 Ford Credit sent another letter for a copy of insurance that Throncrest should have sent on Sept 30/25 prior to the releasing of the new truck.
In summary, almost 4 months passed,5-6 bills of sale, no lease agreement,unexplained unrefundedcharges ($375) Ford credit rating ruined.My personal credit rating has dropped from 875 to 735. Thorncrest Ford sells thousands of vehicles so I can't be the only person this has happened to, Thorncrest was incompetent in my transaction so Just beware, read other reviews.
Final note was when presenting to the G.M. Christoper Lina of said documentation and follow emails felt that l should have been compensated in some form or another for gross neglect and incompetence for lack of checks and balances between departments.
For this lack of customer satisfaction, I feel that as a customer you should have used better discretion in your final decision on not to reimburse. If one person reads this then Maybe the Dilawri Group might take notice.
I leave you a note, if you still are willing to support Thorncrest Ford at Least pay respectJim Zenetos , you will leave knowing you got a fair and honest salesperson, as for the rest....Beware,check,check,and double check, I'm worn out from this ordeal but it's a lot easier to lose a customer then to gain a new one. read more