Jennifer
colorado springs,#2Consumer Comment
Wed, January 01, 2003
Monday 12-23-02 my husband was in a car accident. Through no fault of his own, our one and only means of transportation was totalled. We had to find another truck. I had been looking for a week. The insurance company settled with us on a Tuesday. I was completely stressed out and had no luck finding a truck. I had read the rip off reports on Phil Long and had not contacted them. Finally I had exhausted all of my resources and decided to give them a call. Terry was my sales person. He found exactly what I was looking for in a matter of 15 minutes and it was even in my price range. I had no way to get there. Terry picked me up in the truck and let me drive it to the dealership. It took a little while to hammer out a deal and get the payments where we wanted them. I stuck to my guns and I didn't budge. Finally they were able to give me the terms I wanted. Later that evening my Dad went to further inspect the truck. My Dad was very pleased and Terry was very helpful. About an hour later my husband and I went back so that he could see the truck and make the final decision. He loved it and all was well. Everything was clearly explained to us before we signed anything. We also have copies of everything we signed, all of the promises we were made, and even the signed scratch paper that was used to hammer out the monthly payments. The two managers that we dealt with and our salesperson were all wonderful and professional. In fact I would recommend people to this particular Phil Long dealership. Here is my advice to all those who complain about lemons and fast talking salespeople.....No one can force you into anything. You need to look and listen very carefully whenever someone is tring to make a buck off of you. Be prepared, do your homework know your sales tax. I too had to initial that little thing but I know my tax is 6.4%. Have someone you know and trust help you inspect the vehicle. If the salespeople know that you know what you are doing you are less likely to be duped. In any retail environment there will be dissatisfied customers this does not mean that your experience will be the same. Give Phil Long another chance.