Jim Gillette
Finance Manager
Simpson Chevrolet of Garden Grove
10150 Trask Ave
Garden Grove, CA 92843
42 Reviews
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January 26, 2025
Once arriving at the dealership we were automatically approached by a sales girl. She was very helpful in letting us know which one was the cheapest and the most expensive. We were only window shopping b approached by a sales girl. She was very helpful in letting us know which one was the cheapest and the most expensive. We were only window shopping but ended up actually finding a truck we liked. Thank you to Melissa for helping us find a new truck! More
Other Employees Tagged: Melissa
January 14, 2025
Very professional sales and financial people. However, the wait to get things completed was painfully long. However, the wait to get things completed was painfully long. More
Other Employees Tagged: Alexander Mendoza
January 02, 2025
The purchase of my suburban and the sales process with Alex was great. Alex was upfront and straightforward as all salespeople should be. The problem was dealing with the finance representative, James Gil Alex was great. Alex was upfront and straightforward as all salespeople should be. The problem was dealing with the finance representative, James Gillette. The deceptive tactics to add on a service contract during the sale by falsely representing that the price of my vehicle would be lowered are reprehensible. After reviewing the contract and seeing the $3,000 that James tried to sneak in to the deal, my wife and I requested not to have anything added and James said he would remove it. Even after doing so, James told us he was going to give us two “free” oil changes because we were “good” people. I was hesitant to accept the offer because as we all know, nothing in business is “free” but James insisted the services were completely free and would be performed at Simpson Chevrolet in Irvine. James added on a Century Maintenance agreement for the “free” oil changes and I questioned him why the agreement showed a cost of $749. James said that was not a cost to me and that the $749 was what the agreement would cover for the cost of maintenance. After getting home and reading through the agreement, it was absolutely clear that this agreement was sold to me at a cost of $749. No where did it state that $749 was the payout for services. The agreement however did have a clause for cancellation as long as the cancellation request was made in writing. I went to the dealer the following business day and submitted my written request for the cancellation of the agreement and requested a refund of my $749. James took my signed, written letter and said he would work on canceling the agreement and process the refund. Well, it has been almost one month since this happened and there has been no cancellation or refund. I had reached out to James and he replied saying he was going through the necessary steps to get this cancelled and refunded, but he never followed up. I called century and was informed the dealership submitted the service agreement and it showed it being active. They had no information from the dealership regarding the cancellation. I now have to deal with this with Century myself, meanwhile my auto account is accumulating interest on the $749 now that we are one month into this nonsense. The sleazy sales tactics and false statements made by James are examples of what gives honest salespeople bad reputations. I hope your dealership discourages these fraudulent tactics used by those who are trying to sneak in a sale of added products all in the name of making a measly commission. I would highly encourage that dealerships audio and video record contract signings between finance reps and clients so that these types of tactics or misinterpretations can be avoided. More
Other Employees Tagged: Alexander Mendoza
December 23, 2024
Andrew was my salesman and was super helpful. Buying a car can be a drag but he made the process easy and quick, and I got the truck I was looking for. Buying a car can be a drag but he made the process easy and quick, and I got the truck I was looking for. More
Other Employees Tagged: Andrew Esparza
December 22, 2024
I made an appointment and William my service advisor got my truck in and repair made very quickly. I can’t say enough good things about William and the service team at Simpson. my truck in and repair made very quickly. I can’t say enough good things about William and the service team at Simpson. More
Other Employees Tagged: Pablo Marquez, Chris Sanchez , William Lopez
December 17, 2024
We were able to purchase the truck by calling our sales person. We told him what we wanted, how much we could spend and he found us the perfect truck. Once we needed to pick it up, the paper work was alre person. We told him what we wanted, how much we could spend and he found us the perfect truck. Once we needed to pick it up, the paper work was already completed and ready for us. I was in and out in about 30min. The electronic signing makes things easy. I also like that there is a thumb drive given for all the paperwork! More
Other Employees Tagged: Dan Barlow
December 16, 2024
Alex Mendoza was great. Always communicating and letting me know when my car would be ready. Always communicating and letting me know when my car would be ready. More
Other Employees Tagged: Alexander Mendoza
December 11, 2024
As my experience I really got the bad end of the stick but the workers there were awesome enough to help me with my problems. but the workers there were awesome enough to help me with my problems. More
Other Employees Tagged: Eddie Neri
December 02, 2024
Alex had good communication the entire time. He was flexible and worked with my schedule. He was flexible and worked with my schedule. More
Other Employees Tagged: Alexander Mendoza