Dealership Experience
23 yrs, 10 mos
Industry Experience
23 yrs, 10 mos
Specialties & Trainings
Voted Catawba County's Finest Salesperson 2016
Kia Professional Elite Certified
243 Reviews
Write a Review243 Reviews of Tim Whitener
January 08, 2025
I had my first incredibly hassle free experience buying a car from Paramount Kia. Usually they leave you sitting for a few hours and then send you to the Finance Manager when you're too tired to understand car from Paramount Kia. Usually they leave you sitting for a few hours and then send you to the Finance Manager when you're too tired to understand everything. That's not what happened to me during my time with Tim Whitener. He was not only helpful, but he did absolutely everything possible to make sure I was satisfied with my purchase without all of the usual histrionics. A fantastic group of people! I highly recommend them. More
December 31, 2024
Everyone was very efficient and was focused on making the experience as seamless as possible. experience as seamless as possible. More
Other Employees Tagged: Ryan Briggs
December 13, 2024
All the employees of Paramount Kia that I encountered were very friendly and helpful. Tim Whitener was especially helpful as he listened well to determine what car features I was interested in and presen were very friendly and helpful. Tim Whitener was especially helpful as he listened well to determine what car features I was interested in and presented a vehicle that met all of my needs within the budget I had in mind. He did this without applying any sales pressure. Based on my experience, I can highly recommend including Paramount Kia in your search for a new vehicle. More
Other Employees Tagged: Brandon Leger, Ryan Briggs
December 13, 2024
Buying a car at Paramount Kia of Hickory was absolutely painless. Tim, our salesman was fantastic and went above and beyond to get us out the door with a bottom line price that we were comfortable with. Th painless. Tim, our salesman was fantastic and went above and beyond to get us out the door with a bottom line price that we were comfortable with. The entire staff was friendly and we never felt pressured or uncomfortable during any portion of the buying process. More
Other Employees Tagged: Donavan Maddox, Ryan Briggs
December 08, 2024
Upon arrival we were greeted by Tim. He was very kind and seemed familiar. Come to find out, he was our salesman in 2012. This made the decision to do business at Paramount Kia easy. E He was very kind and seemed familiar. Come to find out, he was our salesman in 2012. This made the decision to do business at Paramount Kia easy. Everyone was helpful and made us feel comfortable in our decision. More
Other Employees Tagged: Eli in finance
November 24, 2024
Very good experience in leasing a new vehicle. Tim has very high integrity so I felt very comfortable in leasing a new Sportage with him Tim has very high integrity so I felt very comfortable in leasing a new Sportage with him More
Other Employees Tagged: Ryan Briggs
November 16, 2024
We really enjoyed our experience at Paramount Kia with Tim. We weren't exactly sure which model and which trim we wanted. Tim was very patient and showed us everything we asked for. Tim followed up with u Tim. We weren't exactly sure which model and which trim we wanted. Tim was very patient and showed us everything we asked for. Tim followed up with us to make us feel taken care of without feeling pressured to make a purchase we didn't absolutely love. Ryan was also fantastic going through our warranties and paperwork; he really worked with us on a policy that we felt made sense to us and our needs. I would definitely recommend to a friend or anyone who is looking to buy a car that fits all of their wants and needs. More
Other Employees Tagged: Ryan Briggs
November 12, 2024
Our salesman Tim Whitener was knowledgeable, responsive and a pleasure to work. No hard sales tactics - genuine effort to help you purchase a vehicle at a fair price. and a pleasure to work. No hard sales tactics - genuine effort to help you purchase a vehicle at a fair price. More
Other Employees Tagged: Ryan Briggs
November 11, 2024
Everyone at Paramount Kia of Hickory was polite and helpful. There was never any pressure or drama where someone had to check with a "manager". We liked the vehicle, and they made us a reasonable dea helpful. There was never any pressure or drama where someone had to check with a "manager". We liked the vehicle, and they made us a reasonable deal. Win-Win! More
Other Employees Tagged: Ryan Briggs