Yankee Ford
South Portland, ME
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Came to get service after work. dropped off my car to get checked out. i need it a ride home and the man who was helping me out refuses to give me a loner or bring me home. walked around to speak to a manage checked out. i need it a ride home and the man who was helping me out refuses to give me a loner or bring me home. walked around to speak to a manager, no where to be found. YANKEE FORD DEALER ITS THE WORST DEALERSHIP TO BUY OR GET SERVICE. More
I was skeptical about going to this dealer after reading some reviews online. So I called first. I spoke with Tyler who was very polite and not pushy at all. He told me to come by. I was interested in a car some reviews online. So I called first. I spoke with Tyler who was very polite and not pushy at all. He told me to come by. I was interested in a car they had on the lot. It was a used kia soul. However my concern was that the car was only 3 months old and had 500 miles on it, yet labeled as used. After getting to the dealership I was introduced to Jim who was incredibly polite. He let me take the car out for a spin and was interested in how I liked it. Not being a kia dealership I expected them to have little knowledge about the car. Any questions he didn't know the answer to he found out. And was incredible persistent in getting all the details on the car to put my worries to rest. They never pressured me and the entire transaction went so smoothly thanks to Jim. They also let me keep the car in the interim while we were waiting on the bank! I will definitely be back without any hesitation. More
I live in out of state, and called them to discuss the I live in out of state, and called them to discuss the purchase of an older very low mileage Jeep they had on their website. I expected this to I live in out of state, and called them to discuss the purchase of an older very low mileage Jeep they had on their website. I expected this to be a simple transaction, my family and I owned several jeeps identical to it, and I had been searching for one for a while. I liked the body style of the model. The experience started out well Dale Schaper responded quickly to my email with photos and a video, as the jeep had just been taken in trade. He also quoted me a price. After getting the emails and seeing the condition I felt my search was over, but felt their price was a bit high. I emailed Dale back after looking up the Jeep on Edmonds, KBB, and NADA. They were at the very top of the blue book value which varied by $2,000 between the sites. I knew what I was willing to spend on the Jeep because of its age and offered it, which cut $800 off their asking price. I expected to get a reply somewhere in between. I was not trading in anything and had a cash deposit. Dale’s response after talking to his sales manager was that the price was firm, that Vauto; a software you have to purchase showed their price to be a sale price. At this time I asked Dale what type of deposit would be required to hold the vehicle until I could make the trip to come get it, which would be 4 or 5 days. He again had to check with his manger and asked for $1000 deposit. This seemed extremely high as I have never had to put down more than $150, and that was on a truck costing twice as much. I decided to sleep on it. The next day I discovered the Jeep was on their website for almost exactly what I offered originally, I email Dale questioning the price change over night, but agreeing to purchase it with a $500 refundable deposit, if the vehicle was not as promised. Dale emailed me back accepting the deposit but commenting that it was very “light” to accept so little to take a car off the market. He also implied his manger didn't have confidence in my ability to complete the sale, he had run no credit report at all at this time, and knew nothing about me. Then he went on to inform that the price on their website was wrong, and the price he quoted me was wrong too. The manager had set the price $88 higher, that was now the price. $88, that’s it, and they wouldn’t move, that’s after they screwed up multiple times on the price, they wanted the $88! This dealership is a disgrace, the salesmen are puppets, and from similar reviews I have read the manager needs to be fired. They like head games, or are completely disorganized. After few days of dealing with this, I walked away from the deal. I could just imagine what surprises awaited me if made the 5 hour drive, it wasn’t worth it anymore. In my next to final email to them I pointed out their ridiculous deposit was the same as I put down on the house I just bought (which cost nearly twenty times the Jeep), which I bought on my own, that should have told them exactly where my credit stood. I hope it cleared up their fears about my ability to complete the transaction. I have one more email for them; next week I’ll take delivery of a much newer SUV, what was more expensive, with 10,000 miles on it. I’ll send them a picture of it and thank them for their complete lack of professionalism. My advice to the rest of you is simple: RUN AWAY!! More
I went to Yankee Ford searching for a late-model, used Mazda. When I got there, I walked in and nobody came up to greet me. I sort of wandered around the cluttered showroom for several minutes. People wer Mazda. When I got there, I walked in and nobody came up to greet me. I sort of wandered around the cluttered showroom for several minutes. People were looking at me, but I couldn't tell if they worked there or not. As I headed outside to the lot, someone finally asked me if I needed help. Ed Brown was fairly nice at the beginning. I knew the vehicle I wanted to look at before I got there, so I told him, and he took me over to it and brought it out so I could test drive it. Okay, so far so good, I suppose. A little curt on the customer service so far, but whatever, let's take this for a spin. When I returned, he mentioned that there was a newer car of the same make and model for sale as well. When I asked him how much it was, he said "Millions. But we'll charge you less. Take it for a spin." That was anything but helpful. This made me a little more wary, but I took it for a spin anyway. When I got back, he asked me which one I liked better, and I said the first one, mostly because I actually knew what the price was (only because I had looked it up online beforehand). We sit down and he arranges for a guy to look at my current vehicle which I was going to trade in. He takes down my info, then immediately gets into "What can I do to get you to drive this car out today?". Now, I had absolutely no intention of buying anything that day, and I told him that at least 5 times, but the pressure kept coming. After finding out my trade-in value, he left for a bit to crunch the numbers, I guess. It was at this time that I noticed how unprofessional the entire place was. The salesmen who weren't with any customers were running around showing each other their phones, cracking jokes, and just being very loud and obnoxious. And I KNOW that they saw me sitting there because they looked right at me. They had a radio on, for background music I'm guessing, and while I was there, I heard a commercial for Casco Bay Ford. I thought it was odd that this Ford dealership would allow public radio stations in its lobby, when there are advertisements for OTHER Ford dealerships on. If you're going to have any music, make sure it's not broken up with commercials for your competitors. I ended up checking out Casco Bay Ford right after I left, oddly enough. When Ed came back with some bogus monthly payment numbers (he hadn't done a credit check yet) I said to him again, that I really wasn't ready to buy anything that day. The next thing out of his mouth was "So, what time Monday?". I was there on a Saturday, and for good reason. I work a full-time office job, so I had to go on a Saturday, and he just assumed that I would be able to drop everything and come in again. So I said to just call me mid-afternoon on Monday, and I'll let him know what I've decided. Then he stood up and said talk to you on Monday. Within about a minute of me saying that I wasn't ready to buy that day, I was getting the heave-ho, out the door. These guys apparently don't have time to waste on people who aren't there to buy a car that day. That's definitely the impression that I got. I mean, it's kind of good that he didn't drag things out and try to change my mind, but he's the salesman - he should be doing anything he can to sell me a car, right? I could tell that he didn't care at all about me, once he found out I wasn't going to be giving him any money that day. So the weekend goes by, and I'm at work on Monday, expecting him to call shortly after lunch. My phone rings at 10am, and I don't answer because I'm in a meeting, thinking if it's the sales guy he'll leave a message and I can get in touch with him later. He didn't leave a message. He called me again on Wednesday, again around 10am, and I told him that I was not interested in the car anymore. He says, "Okay, bye." then hangs up... Thus, the conclusion of my relationship with Ed Brown from Yankee Ford. And I'm never going back, and I suggest you don't go either. One final note. I was looking at a 2011 used car, and it was absolutely beat to xxxx. Scratches all over it, dog hair in the back, the rear bumper had huge gouges in it, and a warning light kept coming on during the test drive. And they wanted like $16k for this thing! What I'm saying is, if you're getting used, expect something beat up, and expect to pay too much for it. And if you're looking for a new Mazda, don't go here, because they "can't sell them new" according to Ed, which I found odd for a Ford dealership, because they are closely affiliated with Mazda. Moral of the story is: STAY AWAY!! More
I was not looking forward to car shopping as I don't care for all of the haggaling that goes on to get a fair price. I went to a couple of dealerships, and unfortunately for me, 'Yankme' Ford was the o care for all of the haggaling that goes on to get a fair price. I went to a couple of dealerships, and unfortunately for me, 'Yankme' Ford was the only one that had the exact vehicle I was looking for. Their price was fair, but their attiitudes stink! Marty Darling could not be more of an xxx to deal with. He is rude, arrogant and has no people skills - especially once you sign on the "dotted line" - then you don't even exist in his eyes. Just get out . . . .so he can walk around the showroom some more with his high and mighty attitude. I will NEVER purchase another vehicle from them, even if they have a fair price, being treated like a human being is worth something in my book! More
This was our fourth Dealership within an hour and a half. We had become frustrated with what we were hearing and how we were being treated. So the first thing I said when Nathan, at Yankee Ford, asked how w We had become frustrated with what we were hearing and how we were being treated. So the first thing I said when Nathan, at Yankee Ford, asked how we were doing was "Frustrated". He inquired and things got better from there. He showed us only Vehicles we said we were interested in. He did not try to push us into anything more than what we had in mind, which we didn't even know what we had in mind really. We started off by looking at just the 7 passengers, to waste no time, then we looked at miles and condition. We test drove the Vehicles that most caught our interest. The biggest eye catcher, was a Ford Explorer. After test driving it, We fell in love with it. Once we saw the price, on Paper by Tony, we were ready to just walk out. But Tony, a miracle worked, talked to us. He showed us the figures and it was a crazy figure that we knew we could not pay. So we told him we are just going to look at some of their other Vehicles. He wasn't going to let me give up on that Explorer that easily, he knew we really liked it. He talked to us and there was no pressure at all involved. We agreed on a payment that we could afford. He pretty must told us he would see what he could do, but he really doubted he could help, but was willing to try. WE really doubted he could help us too, We had a small window to work with. I was SO convinced that they could NOT help us, that I went back out and re-looked at the Mini-vans, which my husband and 3 children did NOT want at all. I walked back into the showroom and Tony met us back at the table. He asked me if I was ready to be shocked. I thought this was going to be still far from what I had told him for a payment. I was WRONG, he did shock me. He came back with a higher amount for our Trade in, an incredible Interest rate, and told us what we needed to put down and, I can't believe it, we ended up ONLY $20.00 over the figure I had given him. I don't know how he did it, he made it happen for us. Thank you so much Nathan and Tony... (We have a couple issues with the Vehicle that need to be fixed and I have an appointment for next week, will write an update on the service at Yankee Ford as well and if everything goes as smoothly with that area) Nancy- Gorham Maine More
This is the worst dealership I have ever been to. It all begins with browsing the lot for about 20-25 minutes. No one came out to see if I needed assistance. I finally went inside knowing I wanted informati begins with browsing the lot for about 20-25 minutes. No one came out to see if I needed assistance. I finally went inside knowing I wanted information on a certain flat black F150. I go over to the brochures and look for what I need. I search for 10 minutes and I even go into the cabinets underneath and come up with nothing. Still no one to assist me... Looking around the showroom, I can't tell who works there and who doesn't. I decide to ask a gentleman who had papers in his hands if he worked there. He said yes. I ask if there is a James there and he said "yes, I'll go tell him you're here." A couple minutes later James comes up to me and starts to assist me. I tell James about a specific truck I saw on their website. We go look it up on his computer. He clicks on a red truck which seems to be the same model, but wrong color. I tell him that there is a similar truck on the lot but it's not flat black like I want and I'm not sure if it's the same model as the one I saw on their website. He says that we can go outside to look at it. I say "there is no point if it's not the same truck, is there anyway of telling which model or package this one online has?" and he has no answer. I advise him that there is a flat black one on their website and to click on it and see if he can match a stock number or figure out any details. He finally does and I ask him to find out how much that truck is. His answer was "I'm guessing it's around $44,000. I was like, "you're guessing?" I needed real numbers so I can do my own math and figure out what I need out of the deal and what I need for my trade. He knew about the trade right from the beginning because of a call I made a couple days before so he had an upper hand on the situation and knew to manipulate numbers. He asked me a basic question, "what do you want for a payment?" and I say "as low as possible." I asked him what the price of the truck is and all he can say is "I don't know, we can go look at." yet again I had to tell him that the truck I want was not on the lot. In the middle of our conversation a man (tall older man with a bump on his nose) behind me quietly was telling James to move on and that there was no deal here today. He made James get up and walk over to a couple who was there for exactly the same reason I was. TO BUY A CAR or TRUCK. This man, manager, supervisor, owner... I don't know (I'll research this later) comes up to me and asks if I had any other questions. I told him that I do and that James was assisting me. He said "There was no deal here today." I said "We don't know that yet, but you put this couple ahead of me?!" He says "Well he (James) told you the price and he told you the payment and you said No, but you cans stick around until he's free again." I said "He didn't tell me a price and he didn't tell me a payment." This man so sure of himself walks over to James' desk and picks up a piece of paper. He says, "This isn't your paperwork here?" and I said "That's not mine, but is this how your treat your customers?" This man turns red and says "oh it's not yours? I'll get James back here" I was so furious I loudly spoke "This is ridiculous, I'm out of here!" I've never been treated like that before. This man only cared about getting people in and out the door. Any slight sign of no deal he was quick to toss them aside. He even had the audacity to say I can stick around and wait till they weren't busy. Waste my time when they don't have time for me?! He couldn't even tell me apart from the previous guy James was helping! I've heard horror stories about Yankee Ford before but still decided to check out their sale. I even know someone who worked there who after 2 weeks QUIT because he felt morally wrong about how they treat people there. This place gives Ford a bad name and they don't deserve to be open. More
STAY AWAY! You will be RIPPED OFF big time if you take your car for service at Yankee Ford. A service agent , "Buzz," told me I needed work I suspected was not necessary and quoted me a sum for parts for your car for service at Yankee Ford. A service agent , "Buzz," told me I needed work I suspected was not necessary and quoted me a sum for parts for the job that seemed ridiculously high. When I told him I didn't want the work done, he became irate. I'm sure he thought that, as an older woman, I was easy prey. I took the car to another service center and the mechanic told me the work was not necessary, and even if it was, the prices given by Yankee Ford for the repair and the the part I was told was needed were astronomically high. It's clear that service writers at Yankee Ford, like those in many unscrupulous dealers and other service centers, are salesmen who receive incentives to recommend service that isn't needed and overcharge for work being done. The more work they convince you your car needs, the more money they receive. I completely agree with the other reviewer. These people are scam artists. Do NOT TRUST THEM. Take your business elsewhere. More
Stopped in to meet diesel tech as other dealers are terrible! Not in on MLK Day, but Nate came out in bitter cold to ask if he could help. showed us several cars, we said there were three we would cons terrible! Not in on MLK Day, but Nate came out in bitter cold to ask if he could help. showed us several cars, we said there were three we would consider if the number for our two trades was decent. Tony came up with numbers that were more than fair, and we left with our new car! Great experience, frigid weather! (A car dealer would say, "The weather's cold, our deals are HOT...). More
The service department at Yankee Ford has always provided excellent service for my E-250. Today I decided to bring in my wife's BMW for a state inspection and to have the winter tires put on. Once again I excellent service for my E-250. Today I decided to bring in my wife's BMW for a state inspection and to have the winter tires put on. Once again I was impressed by the friendly service. They took the car with only a few moments notice promising to fit it in during the day. By 5:00 the car was done, new sticker, summer wheels neatly bagged and placed in the trunk. Also they had topped off the washer fluid, free of charge. Thanks guys! More