Jimmie Bletsch
Jimmie Bletsch at Columbia Ford Kia

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Sales Manager

Columbia Ford Kia

234 Willimantic Road, Route 6
Columbia, CT 06237

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4.8
579 Reviews

Dealership Experience

11 yrs, 3 mos

Industry Experience

26 yrs, 3 mos

Specialties & Trainings

Strong attention to detail and customer service.

4.8

579 Reviews

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579 Reviews of Jimmie Bletsch

March 01, 2025

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Columbia Ford always provides excellent service from very capable technicians and front desk staff. They are always courteous and attentive to my needs as a customer. More

by Denim
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February 15, 2025

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Ryan was good and respected my wishes and our agreements, Jimmy was the opposite. I found that Jimmy was only concerned about making a sale, and did not respect my wishes to not contact me over the weekend b More

by Paul Rodman
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Ryan McLeod

February 12, 2025

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They all lie ! !!!! I call to speak to finance 3 days before pickup NOBODY ever replied till I stated the night before I won`t make trip unless I speak with finance! More

by John D
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Other Employees Tagged: Jay Roderick

Feb 12, 2025

Columbia Ford Kia responded

John, thanks for the candid review. We understand that communication can be difficult and is normally the cause of issues, either miscommunication or lack thereof. In this case, yes, Jake in our Finance department went wrong by not returning your call the same day after you left a voicemail, I will agree with you there. (He did leave a message the following 2 days for you PRIOR to your scheduled pickup date. The day you left a message for the Finance Department was the SAME day you had already spoken with your sales consultant Ryan and the sales manager Jimmie with whom you had months of conversations with leading up to your custom order F150 arriving at our door step. I guess my confusion is, why wouldn't you simply call back and request to speak with Jimmie or send him a text as you had been in October, November, December and January. You stated you drove 2 hours and 40 minutes to see the truck "dirty" at 10:45, that truck was in the wash bay starting at 10:19am and rolled out at 11;10 (per my camera system) at no time did I see your truck with MASS tags roll through the lot, from 8am until 11:30am, I do believe we are not the ones bending the truth. It is not reasonable to drive 2 hours and 40 minutes to say you "saw the truck" at 10:45 when I have clear proof that didn't happen. That truck was prepped and ready to go for you at your scheduled time to pickup at 11:00. Jake in finance called you back in response to your message the following 2 days after you left a voicemail for him. Jimmie called you after he found out you were upset, Jared (other sales manager) called and emailed you in the trailing days. I have personally left you 3 voicemails of which you have not returned. Business is a 2 way street. Leave all the bad reviews you want but we have tried to be nothing but helpful. We did everything a normal person would expect us to do, gave you a more-than-reasonable deal, stayed in communication, setup your scheduled time to arrive at the dealership and had the truck prepared for that time. Please keep your gaslighting to yourself and return my call for once, it goes both ways! Best, Eric

February 04, 2025

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Jimmie and Adam were great to work with and so was the rest of the staff More

by austin.apanovitch
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Other Employees Tagged: Adam Wanegar

January 30, 2025

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Great dealership experience for our new Kia purchase. Thank you Ryan and team for your professionalism. More

by pshaine
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January 17, 2025

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Professional staff, no pressure buying experience, great inventory and very fair pricing. Car buying at this dealer was actually very pleasant. Definitely a “win-win” for everyone. More

by Stevenormand28
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Other Employees Tagged: Bobby Eskey, Michael Devine

January 07, 2025

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Everyone was super friendly, welcoming, and happy to take the time to explain everything. Lots of amenities too. More

by meaghan.penrod
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Other Employees Tagged: Fernando Cruz, Rush Wellington

December 24, 2024

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Rush, Jimmie, and Jake were excellent to work with. Highly recommend purchasing from this dealership. More

by Christopher.l.schoelen
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Rush Wellington

December 14, 2024

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This is my second time working with Columbia Ford and it was exceptional. Erin was great! She was very personable and made sure any questions I had were answered whether by her or by a team member. Thank yo More

by Ashley
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, Jay Roderick , Erin Schmelter

December 02, 2024

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I had a pleasant experience at this dealership. The staff is very friendly, I didn't feel pressured into a purchase. I got the space I needed to make a decision between my first visit and when I pu More

by wasteoide
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Other Employees Tagged: Corey Primeaux

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