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Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 12, 2009 12:36 pm) Kicked out of Gateway? Boy, that's hitting bottom.... I bought my first Honda there - an 80 Accord sedan in 1982. I wanted one, saw it on their lot and stopped in. They'd just traded it in - hand't detailed it or anything and made an OK deal - certainly for what I knew back then - because they got a quick turnaround on it. That's the only car I've actually bought there but went along with a couple of women from work who wanted a guy there who could be the grump. The two closest Honda dealers to here are Causeway in Manahawkin ("family of dealerships - beware!) and Honda of Toms River which has changed names several times but is always a fairly lousy place to do business. Silly me - I bought the last van there. Weird thing - the Lester Glenn folks moved their Subaru operation up to Route 9 where no one would look for it. It actually looks like a nicer version of all the used lots just north of it. They are also opening another Hyundai dealership down here in Manahawkin.
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Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 12, 2009 7:19 am) I also had a good experience at DCH Toyota on Rt. 9 S. I didn't end up getting a car there 3 years ago, but the salesman that I dealt with sat my wife and I down and showed us the computer program that they use to calculate your monthly payments based on leasing and purchasing. He let us play around with money down, interest rates, etc and let us decide if the deal was good for us. While I don't know if they have the same quality staff now, I will definitely be going back to them to check out the Matrix (and the Rav4 since they have a lease special going on). I would not recommend: Hyundai dealership on Rt. 1 S (don't remember their name) as they treated my wife like crap, Sansone on Rt. 1 N (my wife got her lease there, but not before a day wasted at the dealership), or the Sansone Nissan dealership on Rt. 66 near Neptune (they claimed that Nissan was the only car company that had CVT and engines that collapsed underneath the occupants in the event of a crash - which had saved this particular salesman's life apparently). I will be going to the Mazda dealership on Rt 18 S in East Brunswick to check out the Mazda 3 and 5, and back to Able Subaru on Rt. 9 S in Old Bridge to check out the Impreza and Outback sport again. |
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come south. I can actually find good dealers in the exit 4 (cherry hill) area, even toyota.
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Replying to: stickguy (Mar 13, 2009 7:25 am) |
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Replying to: fezo (Mar 12, 2009 2:38 pm) Yup. It was about 10 years ago. I've posted the story before in Frontlines, I think. Oh, and at the 'Yota dealer in Freehold, the salesman walked away in the middle of our conversation about his used car inventory. Weirdest thing. So, after those 2 experiences, I swore off Toyota dealers completely. David Michael, huh? I've only had poor experiences there, too. Although I've met nice folks, they've just never been willing to deal.
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Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 13, 2009 8:53 am) Yeah, the people at David Michael said this is the deal and if you don't take it someone else will. No pressure and no hassles. Honda Accords really sell themselves considering their rep. and quality, so I had no trouble buying into that. I needed a car that night too, so being able to walk off the lot with that kind of deal made me a happy person.
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Replying to: koftheworld (Mar 13, 2009 9:12 am)
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Replying to: fezo (Mar 13, 2009 9:44 am) I'm honestly wishing for a dealer to take my lease off my hands early (the car is still in great condition) so that I won't have to deal with turning the car in when my child is due. I guess I'll keep a look out as I'm test driving.
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Replying to: koftheworld (Mar 13, 2009 10:07 am) Quick story concerning buying with baby due. Back 7 years ago when we were expanding beyond 2 kids I go to the Honda dealer up by where my dad lived - Rt 23 Honda in Pompton Plains. Looking for a new Ody at a time when you either had to pay ADM or wait. This dealer would put us on a wait list that was shorter than what I'd been quoted and we say fine. The salesman did call up to see if we wanted to buy a used one just turned in and we went up to look figuring worst case scenario is we go say hi to dad and tell the salesman we'll wait which is what happened. A few weeks later the salesman calls again with another van - new but a different color. I tell him, "Andres, I appreciate the call. I really do but my wife is in labor right now (she really was!) so I don't think I'm buying a car today." She wasn't out of the hospital a week or so when they got our van in. Back then the guy in Manahawkin was quoting six months to get the van. This guy quoted three months and had it in under two. Vans are what happens to you if you go beyond two kids. Be warned.
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Replying to: fezo (Mar 13, 2009 10:38 am) As far as the van goes, both my wife and I are firmly committed to not ever buying a van (that's right now of course). If we ever have enough kids, then I guess there will be no choice.
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