I wanted to replace my 21 year old Tacoma with another - Jim Schoendaller
I wanted to replace my 21 year old Tacoma with another pickup with more technology than an airbag and power windows. Toyota is dropping the V6 and replacing it with a turbo 4 or a hybrid. They won’t be out until next year. The local dealer wouldn’t budge 5 cents below full MSRP and full price on some unwanted dealer added options.
I looked at Nissan. I chose the Frontier, King Cab, 6 ft. bed, SV, V6, 4x4, white, with the Tech. pkg and the Convenience pkg. I test drove a 2023 King cab 2wd to make sure it would fit in my garage. It did. There are no 2024’s in Colorado, yet. There is one that meets my spec. on the way, expected arrival sometime in Jan. There is one currently at Ken Garff Nissan in Salt Lake City, 534 miles away.
I got a price from Harold Ramos. It was way cheaper than the Tacoma. During our conversation, Harold mentioned he had a service dept. loner approaching 10K miles, at which point it would be sold used. It was a 2023 with everything I wanted, plus several more desirable options. Harold sent numerous pictures. It looked great. We discussed pricing. The price seemed fair. They included shipping, all-weather floor mats, and locking lug nuts. They also performed the 10K service and had the truck certified Pre-owned. The tires had plenty of life left.
Buying a used truck, sight unseen, out of state is a little scary. I checked dealer reviews. The reviews were either love or hate without many in the middle. On the poor reviews the dealer replied and offered the reviewer a name to contact to make it right. If the problems were indeed “made right,” the reviewer should have gone back and updated their review. I stayed positive and decided to buy the used 2023.
Harold and the others at Ken Garff Nissan were great. Besides Harold, I worked with Michael, the Sales Mgr, Nick in Finance, and Tracie in Accounting. Harold always quickly replied to my texts, even on his day off. Everyone I worked with was very responsive.
I made a deposit via credit card on Friday, wired the money on Monday, the truck was put on transport that Thursday evening, and it arrived the next morning. All told, the sale and delivery were completed in one week. Everything was either e-signed or sent via Fed-ex.
Besides being dirty from the open trailer delivery, through the Rocky Mountains in the winter, the truck is as promised. Harold helped get the Apple Car Play working. It’s not a 2024 but it didn’t cost anywhere near that much and looks to be in really great shape.
I would recommend Harold Ramos and Ken Garff Nissan without hesitation. Thank you for reading all of this.
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