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Mel Hambelton Ford
Wichita, KS
2,181 Reviews
Mel Hambelton Ford is a family-owned vehicle dealership in Wichita, KS. We strive to provide our customers with the highest level of service through unquestioned integrity, community building, and a persistent belief that our employees should always come first. Our Sales Department boasts an average tenure of over 6 years which provides a consistently excellent customer experience. Our Service Department is one of the most advanced in the nation serving all makes and models of vehicles and more. And our Quick Lane is the largest in the country – a case study in customer and employee satisfaction for Ford dealerships across the nation.
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Sales/Showroom
Monday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday Closed
Service
Monday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday Closed
Parts
Monday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday 7:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Saturday 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday Closed
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December 05, 2010
I went with no clue what kind of car I wanted and Matt placed me in something that fits all my needs! Everyone was very friendly and helpful and were not too pushy (which is what everyone is looking for i placed me in something that fits all my needs! Everyone was very friendly and helpful and were not too pushy (which is what everyone is looking for in a car salesman)!Bret was great to work with! More
by kaufman.kayla
Employees Worked With
Matt (Car Salesman) and Bret Bowman
December 01, 2010
This was the first dealership that we have went to buy a car where we felt no pressure to buy. Mark was a true gentleman and provided us options to consider. The family atmosphere and people skills were ver car where we felt no pressure to buy. Mark was a true gentleman and provided us options to consider. The family atmosphere and people skills were very apparent. Food was a nice touch and attention to details was also apparent. Wish we would have haggled over the price but the next time we will be prepared. Love our Ford Pickup and you should be prould of Mark Eaton. Merry Christmas Janet and Louis Bruce More
by Janet Bruce
Employees Worked With
C. Mark Eaton
November 27, 2010
i went on black friday and it was great! The people were so nice and really helped me find a nice car in my budget! i even got a $25 gift certificate from the plane drop it was so much fun! They also have f so nice and really helped me find a nice car in my budget! i even got a $25 gift certificate from the plane drop it was so much fun! They also have food and beverage while u wait! I will go back for my next car! More
by jkilts
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rick alveraz
November 27, 2010
My son and I went looking for a used vehicle. The representative Montana was very helpful and friendly and tried to work with us on our wants and needs. While we were there, they had a helicopter dr representative Montana was very helpful and friendly and tried to work with us on our wants and needs. While we were there, they had a helicopter drop out water bottles with prize codes and when we went in to find our prize--I drew an envelope with $20.00 in it. We have two vehicles we have bought from them before and they are always very helpful and friendly. More
by semahansel
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Montana
November 11, 2010
very happy with new car purchase, no hard sell. Not my first time to the rodeo, I've bought several vehicles here and will continue to do so. Trade-in valule was more than fair and financing was satisfact first time to the rodeo, I've bought several vehicles here and will continue to do so. Trade-in valule was more than fair and financing was satisfactory. The cookies were a nice touch as well as a surprise. Thank you guys, started buying when you were on broadway. More
by bjtvjack
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Nathan [salesman]
November 10, 2010
Brandon Findley was very helpful and kept me in the right price range as far as a monthly car payment. I felt he was very honest and very friendly. I would definitely send any friend or relative to see him price range as far as a monthly car payment. I felt he was very honest and very friendly. I would definitely send any friend or relative to see him for their car needs. While we were waiting he even gave us pop, popcorn and candy bars:-) More
by barkerde
Employees Worked With
Brandon Findley
November 01, 2010
David did a great job matching me up to the perfect vehicle. Would recommend the salesman and the dealership to anyone. I felt I got great personal serivce. Explained what I wanted and what vehcile vehicle. Would recommend the salesman and the dealership to anyone. I felt I got great personal serivce. Explained what I wanted and what vehcile I had. Explained any financial complications and felt they did a great job of working with me. More
by sirgalahadks13
Employees Worked With
David Alvarez
October 18, 2010
Mir Rahman, I wanted to thank Mir for a great Mir Rahman, I wanted to thank Mir for a great experience at Mel Hamilton Ford, he understood, our needs and wants, and our price range we were l Mir Rahman, I wanted to thank Mir for a great experience at Mel Hamilton Ford, he understood, our needs and wants, and our price range we were looking for. He was not pushy in anyway, very kind and curtous. He and the dealership have both called us to make sure we were happy with our new vehicle. If we meet anyone who is looking to purchase a new or used car we will recommend Mir. Thanks again Mir and good luck! Joe & Sherrie Honeycutt More
by shoney6459
Employees Worked With
Mir Rahman
October 18, 2010
I would recommend this dealer, but had to think about it before finally deciding "yes". If I know someone who was looking at buying from Mel Hambelton, I would talk to them about some "watchouts", explaine before finally deciding "yes". If I know someone who was looking at buying from Mel Hambelton, I would talk to them about some "watchouts", explained below. Additionally, when its time for me to buy another vehicle, Mel Hambeleton probably won't be my first stop. CUSTOMER SERVICE: I rated this category "Ok" primarily because we arrived at Mel Hambelton at approximately 10:30am and didn't leave until 4:30pm. It took us about 1.5 hours to negotiate the deal (sale price, rebates, trade-in value, credit check, etc.) which was fine, but then we sat for 2.5 hours waiting to speak with Shawn Matthews in financing; unacceptable! I was ready to leave, but our initial experience with Stephen and Alan was pleasant enough to keep us there. If it wasn't for Alan Spencer we would have left, he was great to work with! QUALITY OF WORK: I haven't had any work done on my new truck, but do have some comments about the service department. Shawn Sanders seemed very sincere about making our future service experiences pleasant (I purchased a service plan), more comments below. When I purchased my truck I was owed a driver's side sun visor (this was missing), nitro in the tires, and a drop-in bed liner. Two weeks was the earliest I could get in to get those items; I was told they were waiting for the sun visor. If the sevice department was truly concerned about customer satisfaction, one week should be the maximum time frame a customer should have to wait for paid items, more than that is too long! FRIENDLINESS: No major issues here. Everyone we dealt with was friendly, am not convinced Shawn Matthews was genuine, see comments below. OVERALL EXPERIENCE: I rated this category "ok" mainly due to the wait time before speaking with Shawn Matthews. Another thing that I was not happy with in regards to Shawn Matthews is that when we were negotiating the extended warranty/service plan he initially had 72 months/100,000 miles for the extended warranty and when I said "no", he said "Ford will allow me to do 84 months/100,000 miles". This seemed a little shady to me that he didn't start with 84 months. I also question that he was truly working to get the best financing possible. I know that I have excellent credit and can't believe that I wouldn't qualify for 0% interest that was being offered by FMC. Instead, he told me "taking the $5500 in rebates was the better option" and didn't explain it further. I'm not a mathmatician, but $7000 that I'm paying in interest versus $5500 that I recieved in rebates, well you do the math; I should have pressed this issue harder! Also, he did not provide me with a copy of the extended warranty/service plan that we negotiated. I will be calling Mel Hambelton back to inquire about this to make sure what he and I negotiated will be honored. I will not deal with Shawn Matthews again! PRICE: Very happy with the negotiated price on the truck that I bought. Again, thanks to Alan for working hard to get me a fair price! As for the financing and extended warranty/service plan, still questioning that I made the right decision. Some final comments about this dealer: 1) While we were waiting to speak with Shawn in financing I noticed one thing that was very disturbing and feel obligated to share. I watched a salesman walk out of the men's restroom without washing his hands and proceded to the lot to greet a customer. Very unprofessional and flat-out disgusting! 2) Lastly, this might not be a big deal to some guys, but it is to me! My wife ordered a new Toyota three years ago (very good buying experience) and at that time we agreed that I could buy a new truck when the timing was right. Now was that time; however, for some reason Stephen Broadus (saleperson) thought it was alright to put this truck purchase in her name, me being the co-signer. I didn't think much of it at the time, but now that she has been recieving all the correspondence from this truck purchase, it really doesn't feel like "my truck". Stephen, don't assume that it's ok to do this, some guys like to call things there own; especially their first new truck! More
by mlubbs
Employees Worked With
Stephen Broadus, Alan Spencer , Shawn Matthews, Shawn Sanders
October 17, 2010
Was just looking at first and the first sales associate that saw me came up and greeted me and asked me if I needed any help and I told him not right now and that I was just looking. I didn't really see an that saw me came up and greeted me and asked me if I needed any help and I told him not right now and that I was just looking. I didn't really see any Fusions that I was interested in, I thought the ones that I saw were a bit pricey. As I was getting ready to walk out I saw this Fusion up by the entrance door and glanced at it. Mir Rahman then approached me with a very friendly attitude and he was not pushy at all. He unlocked the car for me to look at and offered a test drive. As we were in the car driving, he showed me every gadget possible in the car. He then told me that he had owned a 2006 Fusion and that he loved his. When we returned we started looking at prices and what I could afford. Mir worked with me on the price. He came down on his price because he wanted my sale. I would recommend Mir Rahman as a sales man to anyone. The overall experience was a great one! More
by neaster
Employees Worked With
Mir Rahman
