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John Lance Ford was the company through which the company I worked for acquired all of our company lease vehicles. For that reason, I had driven 4 different vehicles over the years, all of which were servic I worked for acquired all of our company lease vehicles. For that reason, I had driven 4 different vehicles over the years, all of which were serviced by John Lance, and all of which I purchased from the Lease Company at the end of the lease. This background is provided just to explain that 1) I have a long (16 year) familiarity with the company, and 2) I have a long history with Ford products (5 Tauruses, 1 Expedition, 1 Excursion, 1 F150 Pickup prior to the latest purchase). I knew that John Lance's service department was setup in a remarkable fashion, the likes of which I had never seen. You literally drive into the shop, discuss your vehicle needs with the team leader, decide what you are going to do, and, if needed, receive a ride to work or get a rental car right now right there. Fantastic, never saw anything like it. So that's just a little bit on my previous experience. This time was different. We needed a new vehicle for my wife. She is an elementary school teacher, and comfortable, reliable, safety conscious equipment is a high priority for her, but maybe even more for me (to relieve concerns about her work commute!!). As further background, she wwas involved in a serious accident on I90 East when a driver 2 cars ahead of her cut into her lane in front of a car that was in front of her. This triggered a 4 car collision where she was car #3, and she was not the cause of the accident. The guilty driver sped off, the other 3 cars were incapacitated, however the Expedition, while heavily damaged, protected her during this accident that started at about 65 mph! We tried to have it repaired, but the shop we used was simply unable to satisfactorily repair our vehicle (stupid choice on my part actually), and we ended up trading it for an Excursion (love it). Additionally, we travel quite a bit with 2 grandchildren in car seats, and that is another reason for our safety concerns. My wife had done some research with her teacher friends, discussing different options, riding with others to meetings, etc. During this time she spent some time in several foreign SUVs that were impressive to her. Then one day she got a ride with a teacher friend who owns a Ford Escape. She loved it. She wanted to research and see if we could get a new Escape. I started on the internet, I believe it was the Ford Company website for starters, and we filled out a "wish list" for the car she wanted. Of course, for starters she wanted EVERYTHING! There were so many features and functions we had never even heard of that we basically picked them all! I wanted her to have 4 wheel drive because of the winter weather here in Cleveland, and I also wanted to have the tow package so we could use it for a light trailer for hauling a riding lawn mower or ATV or such. So we filled in everything! At this point I was looking for pricing information, and trying to find the best deal I could find. We picked a vehicle first, then went looking for a place to buy it. John Lance was the first to respond! This amazed me at the same time it made me pretty happy since it was the Ford dealership with which I had at lot of experience, even though I had never purchased a Ford directly from them. Everything I bought came through my company who used a leasing agency. Regardless, quite a nice coincidence, I thought. At this point I met Pete Murray. Pete is the internet sales guru at John Lance. If somebody like me is cruising the internet looking for the Ford of their dreams, he will find Pete. For us, after making contact with Pete, everything went great. Prior to visiting the dealership, Pete and I had several long discussions regarding the Escape using John Lance's website. We had closely and completely reviewed the sticker for the Escape that met all of our wish list. John Lance's website is great in that regard, you can not only review vehicles by stock number, but when you get there, you will find not only a write-up of everything available, but pictures and a video of the unit you are interested in. My wife sat next to me most of the time Pete and I were on the phone reviewing Escapes. He quickly directed me through the site to the specific Escape, and off we went. Now that we had the Escape identified,we set a time for a test drive, and we met at the dealership on Thursday evening, May 24. He was courteous, well informed, well prepared, and just a great guy to work with. I asked him to work directly with my wife and daughter as they needed to make decisions regarding the acceptability of the Escape. I did not want to be a pusher in the process, I wanted my wife to make the decisions on the Escape that she wanted, not one that I wanted. Pete had the Escape sitting right in front of the dealership, and he took my wife and daughter to the Escape, explained the features, and they went for a drive. When they came back, both of the women were very positive about the Escape. This was the one my wife wanted, so my son in law and I began the negotiation process with Pete. Our negotiations were very simple. The details on the cost of the Escape on one side, the offer for the trade in on the other side. He covered the entire sheet very well. I learned something about my trade in that I did not know that actually made me more determined to complete the purchase of the Escape than it made me upset at how it negatively affected the trade value. However, we covered that issue, I made a counter-offer that we could afford, Pete reviewed the offer with the manager, and it was accepted. We had my wife's Escape! Today she drove it to work, and when she got there she called and was excited about the drive and her first use of the reverse camera in backing into her parking spot. Both of us were amazed by the reverse camera. Not so much the picture itself, even though it is great, but the location of the picture itself. The only backup camera I had ever seen was in a Lexus, and it was in the dash kind of like a small dvd. Ford put their back up camera picture in the rearview mirror! That is a great way to do it. The reverse picture is on the left side of the mirror, so you see the same broad mirror view you are used to, plus a picture on the side of the area that you could NOT see before! Fantastic. Also the left and right outside rear view mirrors have a "blind spot" feature that is a portion of the mirrors that is angled to allow you to see into the blind spot. Great safety addition! Our Escape also has a feature I had never heard of or seen that gives you the ability to change the interior ambient light. Awesome. When we drove home it was night, and we had the ambient light set on blue. It makes looking around inside much easier and is comfortable on the eyes while not making it difficult to see through the windshield. We had a great experience buying our Escape. Having already had experience with John Lance's service department I am also confident we will have a good maintaining our Escape. Thank you to John Lance, Pete Murray, and Ford Motor Company. Doug Mix More

Really nice people and found a car that I could buy. Made sure that I knew where everything at the dealer was and who to talk to. Really Nice! sure that I knew where everything at the dealer was and who to talk to. Really Nice! More

John Lance Ford was one of the best dealerships I have bought from. I gave this store 5 stars because of the very friendly salesmen and decent price. bought from. I gave this store 5 stars because of the very friendly salesmen and decent price. More

We took our 14 year old car into the dealership for repairs, and the estimate exceeded the value of the car by maybe 10 times. Beverly had been our salesperson on another car, and we trust her implicit repairs, and the estimate exceeded the value of the car by maybe 10 times. Beverly had been our salesperson on another car, and we trust her implicitly. At the time we could not afford a new car, but she found us a "car show mint low miliage" 2002 Cadillac Deville, black black and more black right at the price we could handle. I've had some fantastic cars so far, back in high school, a harbor blue metallic '57 Chevy Convertible, white top, power pak, (at the time it was just a little old), a '65 Ford T-Bird powder blue white top, white leather, and a stack of other cars, including several I built from the ground up....Car guy here. This Caddy makes you say WOW and that is the same superlative I have for Beverly, and the staff of John Lance Ford. If you need a new or used car, ask for Beverly, and if you need service of any type, take it there. You'll be glad you did. Mark Crnolatas Sr. PS. I'm not a relative, employee or anyone but a VERY happy customer. More

Our family has purchased 4 cars from John Lance and will continue to by from John Lance. We have always relied on Bev Olecki to do the shopping for us. She is personable and professional and has always gi continue to by from John Lance. We have always relied on Bev Olecki to do the shopping for us. She is personable and professional and has always given us what we want. Future cars will be purchased thru Bev. She helped us find a car for our son and helped us pick out two new Edges. If friends are looking for a car we always recommend John Lance and see Bev Olecki, she's great. She will work with you and goes within your price range and exactly what you want on a car. She is extremely knowledgeable about new and used cars and all the policies of Ford Motor and all the specs on all the models. More

UPBEAT, GENUINE, CARING PEOPLE. HAVE PURCHASED MULTIPLE CARS AND OVER PAST TWLVE YEARS, HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HAPPY. WOULD RECCOMMEND JOHN LANCE FORD TO FRIENDS, FAMILY, NEIGHBORS, ETC. CARS AND OVER PAST TWLVE YEARS, HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HAPPY. WOULD RECCOMMEND JOHN LANCE FORD TO FRIENDS, FAMILY, NEIGHBORS, ETC. More

06 in for service get car back all ok for 14 days. Car dies dealer has it for three days can not figure out what is wrong give car back to me at no charge and are very magnanimous about this fact. Car di dies dealer has it for three days can not figure out what is wrong give car back to me at no charge and are very magnanimous about this fact. Car dies 2 days latter and I need it towed 40 miles and a rental no longer so magnanimous. Pay for the repair I am ok with that but pay for the tow and the rental. Service after the sales is lacking. More