Thomas sold me a used, certified Honda CRV. - erica_jacobs
Thomas sold me a used, certified Honda CRV. He was easy to work with, knowledgeable, and straightforward. The finance manager, can't recall her name, was quick, pleasant, and didn't try to upsell me on add-ons. I've never been in and out of a sales office that fast. I would highly recommend working with them both.
However, Thomas's manager was a horrible example of everything that's wrong with a car dealership - and more. It was memorial day, so banks were closed and I could not get a cashier's check. I offered a non-refundable deposit via credit card and he said no, that all he could do was a loan application to hold the car. When I said no b/c it would bring down my credit score and why would I do that when I'm buying a car all cash, he said "but we won't actually do the loan, just get approval" -- total gaslighting by not addressing my real question. I finally got him to admit that it would bring my credit down and that was absurd to hold it for less than 24 hours. He was annoyed and said, "well, it's first come, first serve here, so we won't hold it." He was equally as annoyed and borderline nasty when I asked simple, reasonable questions, such as what the $100K service would cost b/c the car mileage was close to that. I also remarked that the brakes and tires, while at acceptable levels to sell, would likely need attention soon. He was condescending and rude, arguing that only "rich people" would pay to replace brakes at the level they were at. When I asked if I could do a cashier's check for the bulk of the transaction and charge a small mount ($5K), Thomas's manager said they'd need to run my credit. What?? It's an Amex Platinum card - why do they need to run my credit, for any credit card? It's already guaranteed by the credit-issuing bank. Absurd.
Thomas's manager is a bully and I plan to report him.
So if you go to this deal to buy a car, go with Thomas but refuse to work with his manager. In the end that's what I did.
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