Zak Ballard
Zak Ballard at DePaula Mazda

Zak Ballard

Manager

DePaula Mazda

1586 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12205

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5.0
99 Reviews

Dealership Experience

8 yrs, 11 mos

Industry Experience

12 yrs, 11 mos

Languages Spoken

English English

5.0

99 Reviews

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99 Reviews of Zak Ballard

June 13, 2026

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Excellent sales and finance team. Answered all my questions efficiently and responded to queries quickly. All of the staff at DePaula were congenial - I felt respected, informed, and More

by bdwyer13
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Other Employees Tagged: Ben Burnett , Max was my salesman and he is fantastic! 5/5!

May 27, 2026

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Great experience and easy to deal with. Easiest car buying experience. Maxwell, Zak, and Ben were great. I would highly recommend this dealership. More

by RYANBSCALL
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Other Employees Tagged: Ben Burnett , Maxwell

May 12, 2026

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There were several times that my salesperson, TS, didn't seem "present" ... on his phone, other staff didn't know where he was, didn't return calls. I got the sense TS was juggling a few clients at once? Or More

by jm
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Other Employees Tagged: Ben Burnett, Trevor Schmetterer

April 21, 2026

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Great experience. All of the staff were very friendly and helpful. Would recommend to any friend. More

by nicknorthup
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Other Employees Tagged: Ben Burnett, Trevor Schmetterer

April 10, 2026

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Thank you to Zak, Jeff and the entire team for making my car-buying experience so enjoyable. I was honestly dreading the process at first, but everything went incredibly smooth from start to finish. The tea More

by Jackie C
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Other Employees Tagged: Jeff Jenkins, Jamil Karimi

April 07, 2026

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Sales people and service was excellent. Attention to our wants and needs went above and beyond. Highly recommend DePaula More

by jvanheusen
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Other Employees Tagged: Jamil Karimi, Chuck Moore

April 01, 2026

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Top notch service from Chuck in sales to Ben in finance to Zak the sales manager. Transaction was smooth and flawless. Highly recommend them to anyone looking to purchase or lease a new vehicle. More

by wrmiedema
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Other Employees Tagged: Ben Burnett, Chuck Moore

March 24, 2026

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The best of the best = Mazda. Always feels like home great service, great price! Lisa, Duary, Dan are amazing! More

by ErikaNieto
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Other Employees Tagged: Jeff Jenkins, Bev Keenan, Dave Miclette , Brian

February 28, 2026

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In my 51 years of buying cars DePaula is the best dealership I have ever worked with. And their service department is great More

by MARKKENIFIC
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February 27, 2026

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Extremely helpful and patient. I could not have asked for a better experience. It been a long time since I got a car and they made me feel very comfortable. More

by frank@rogin.com
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