Butch Smith
Butch Smith at Shield's Automart of Paxton, Inc.

Butch Smith

Finance and Insurance

Shield's Automart of Paxton, Inc.

580 John St
Paxton, IL 60957

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5.0
88 Reviews

Dealership Experience

12 yrs, 1 mo

Industry Experience

35 yrs, 1 mo

5.0

88 Reviews

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88 Reviews of Butch Smith

March 25, 2026

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Larry is the best! He went above and beyond to help us with our purchase and actually came to visit us and help personally guide us through all the features of our veh More

by mikemccormick
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Other Employees Tagged: Larry Collins

March 24, 2026

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Larry, Pete, and Butch were friendly, easy to work with, and did not pressure me into purchasing additional warrantees, etc. after I declined them up front. Larry communicated well with me via phone and em More

by Stefanie A
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Other Employees Tagged: Pete Klein, Larry Collins

March 10, 2026

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Larry Collins was great. I had to travel 2.5 hours from Chicago to get this Chevy Blazer EV. He answered all my questions and negotiated over texts and emails promptly. By More

by Jaygee S.
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Other Employees Tagged: Larry Collins

March 10, 2026

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Great experience with everyone at Shields. Their dealership is a 3-hour drive from my home, but they definitely made it worthwhile. More

by davidgrider
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Other Employees Tagged: Pete Klein, Larry Collins

March 06, 2026

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I typically dread car shopping, but this round, I made all the right choices. Larry Collins at Shields in Paxton was wonderful to deal with, and made for a very easy & painless experience. Butch was great More

by jalby
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Other Employees Tagged: Larry Collins

August 21, 2025

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Larry was very nice talked to him on the phone made sure the jeep was there to see in paxton. More

by lisa742004
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April 30, 2025

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Larry, Pete, and Butch were wonderful to work with. Everyone was knowledgeable and incredibly helpful. As soon as we called Larry at Shields in Paxton he worked incredibly hard to help us get the vehic More

by edurbs
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Other Employees Tagged: Pete Klein, Larry Collins

March 06, 2025

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Larry, Butch and Mitch were wonderful! ! They made me have faith in buying a car again. More

by Becky
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Other Employees Tagged: Larry Collins

March 02, 2025

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Good communication. Easy to work with. As time goes on we’ll see what long term brings. The initial process was very pleasing. All of the people worked with so far have More

by coffman8850
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Other Employees Tagged: Rich Heintz, Larry Collins

February 28, 2025

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Highly recommend Larry (Salesman)! He had cars ready for me to test drive and he made it a very positive and quick process. He also went out of his way to deliver my car. Shields in Pa More

by Shannonrenae68
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Other Employees Tagged: Pete Klein, Larry Collins

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