Reason for Visit: Sales
I recommend this dealer: Yes
My Review of Diablo Lincoln Mercury Audi Kia:
I experienced some challenges in my business a few years ago that caused significant blemishes on my credit, so my credit score was not that great. I had shopped several Audi, BMW and M/Bnz dealers and was treated as if I were a credit criminal. Just when I thought my next stop was going to have to be a Ford or Chevy store (YUK!), a friend referred me to Lemuel, the fleet & leasing manager at Diablo Audi in Concord, CA. First, he treated me with the utmost respect and secondly, he took an active interest in my wants, needs and desires. He was very positive and he looked for solutions to my situation, rather than being negative and looking for reasons why it couldn't be done. What other sales people didn't know, is that I had access to some significant resources, I just didn't want to drill holes in my safety blanket. But after careful probing and exploration on his part, and then providing me with coherent reasoning as to why I'd be better served by utilizing some of those resources as a larger down payment, he was able to demonstrate how it benefitted me. He was able to entice Audi Financial to approve my loan at an interest rate that I felt I would never qualify for, and by credit score, didn't really deserve. As a result, I'm saving about $12,000 in finance charges. Had someone else treated me with respect, asked the right questions and helped me to understand that dipping an extra $15,000 into my safety fund would make that much of a difference, I'd be driving a BMW, a M/Bnz, or an Audi from somewhere else. But no one else was as willing to work as hard for me as Lemuel was. I've since done more research and found that he actually gave me a pretty good deal. He's earned my future business and any referrals I can send his way, someone would have to be hundreds of dollars cheaper for me to buy elsewhere, and even then I'd give him the last shot. <br><br>
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