Gary Placona
Gary Placona at Smythe Volvo
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Gary Placona

Sales & Leasing Consultant

Smythe Volvo

40 River Rd
Summit, NJ 07901

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4.9
62 Reviews

Dealership Experience

1 yr, 8 mos

Industry Experience

15 yrs, 11 mos

Languages Spoken

English English

4.9

62 Reviews

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62 Reviews of Gary Placona

December 18, 2024

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Excellent experience! William, David, and everyone else I interacted with were friendly and made for a seamless process. More

by adklebba
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December 03, 2024

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The dealership is excellent, and all the people who work there are very courteous, knowledgable, and patient. David Mensah is perfect at his job. Gary Piacona and Santiago Puriz are also true professio More

by meljacobstbs
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Other Employees Tagged: Santiago Piriz, David Mensah

Dec 09, 2024

Smythe Volvo responded

We are fortunate to have such a great team. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We appreciate your business.

December 03, 2024

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The people at Smythe Volvo are best! They are friendly, caring people and when you buy from them you become part of their Smythe family! I am on my 4th Volvo and wouldn't go anywhere el More

by ncjwdancingirl
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Other Employees Tagged: Santiago Piriz, David Mensah

Dec 09, 2024

Smythe Volvo responded

Thank you for your kind words, they are very rewarding for all of us to read. We appreciate you sharing your experience in such detail. We hope you have many safe and happy miles in your new car.

November 25, 2024

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Exceptional service delivered from sales to service each time I've returned to purchase/lease/ get repairs More

by Dr. B
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Other Employees Tagged: Henry Zhu, Alex Piriz

Dec 09, 2024

Smythe Volvo responded

Thank you for your loyalty. We appreciate your business. We hope you have many safe and happy miles in your new car.

November 15, 2024

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Everyone at Smyth Volvo made my buying experience delightful. I completely appreciate a straight forward, competent, respectful approach when conducting business. Smyth did not disappoint! More

by kpsathome
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Other Employees Tagged: Alex Piriz

Nov 27, 2024

Smythe Volvo responded

Great to hear and thank you for posting this wonderful review. We appreciate your business.

November 15, 2024

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Gary Placona helped us lease a new Volvo XC60. It is the 4th car we have bought at Smythe Volvo. Gary's attention to detail, his excellent listening skills, and his resourcefulness in enabling us More

by MZ
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Dec 09, 2024

Smythe Volvo responded

Your 4th car, that is terrific. Thank you for your loyalty throughout the years. We are fortunate to have customers like you.

November 01, 2024

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Great service, Alex and the team made everything very easy and explain things clearly when we were leading our new car. More

by Jraggio
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Other Employees Tagged: Alex Piriz

Nov 27, 2024

Smythe Volvo responded

Your experience is when we strive to provide to all customers. Thank you for taking the time to post this great review.

October 24, 2024

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Amazing dealership. It was the best car shopping and purchasing experience I’ve had in a long while. Gary was great and a pleasure to work with. He treated us very well. More

by donmarconi
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Other Employees Tagged: Abood Katib, Alex Piriz

Nov 01, 2024

Smythe Volvo responded

Thank you for the strong review and recommendation. Listening is the most important part of the sales process. Abood, Gary and Alex are great listeners. Thank you for taking the time to post this wonderful review.

October 17, 2024

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They made the process easy and enjoyable. Gary found the exact car I was looking for and they delivered it right to me. Perfect experience!! More

by Cindy
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Nov 01, 2024

Smythe Volvo responded

Gary is a true professional and thank you for posting this great review. Glad to hear we were able to get you the exact car you were looking for. We hope you have many safe and happy miles in your new Volvo.

October 07, 2024

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Wonderful experience with Gary! ! It was fast and easy and painless. He was very nice and knowledgeable More

by lindsey marchese
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Nov 01, 2024

Smythe Volvo responded

“Fast, easy, and painless” is how all vehicle purchases should be. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with Gary and our team at Smythe Volvo.

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