Reason for Visit: Sales (New)
I recommend this dealer: No
My Review of Rockland Toyota/Scion:
Re: Experience Buying a Car at Rockland Toyota
Dealing with sales person Royce Ramos was great and unlike my overall experience with Rockland Toyota. Mr. Ramos was genuinely helpful during the entire process. Particularly after being treated with great indifference by the managing sales staff during my initial attempts to buy a car from Rockland Toyota.
After my wife and I zeroed in on the car we wanted to buy, it took no less than four visits to Rockland Toyota before we were able to work with a salesman. During three of the initial visits we were told that no sales people were available. On the third visit we were told buy a manager that we might want to make an appointment for the following day which we did. On our forth day we showed up on the appointed time and were told by the sales manager that all the sales people were busy attending others. Well my veins must have bulged from my head. It was surreal to us to be treated in such a way at a car dealership. Here we were ready to order a car but no one could help us. This after I had bought a Highlander Hybrid last year from Rockland Toyota.
With my patience at wits end, I then told the manager that once I walk out the door during this forth attempt to buy a car from Rockland, I would never walk back in for service or sales. The manager then finally introduced us to Joyce Ramos who was very apologetic for our prior experiences and treated us like customers should be treated. When the car we ordered was delayed for many weeks because of availability, Mr. Ramos kept in contact to update us along the way. We were assured by Ramos that he was on top of the order and made us to feel that he was doing all he could to get the car in as soon as possible. He was a true gentleman.
When I came to pick up the car Ramos was again a pleasure and stayed with me until I felt familiar with the car. But I did notice one thing that seemed to stand out negatively on Rockland Toyota. After my frustrating initial experience at Rockland Toyota, the sales managing staff missed the opportunity to try to make things right. No manager ever came to me to offer an apology or to even thank me for my purchase and wish me luck. Instead I think they may have remembered me from putting them on the spot when demanding a sales person during my appointment. Not good. The only ray of sunshine for me at Rockland Toyota was Royce Ramos who in my opinion should be made manager there. Ramos knows how to treat customers and make them want to return.
Sincerely,
David Nieves
West Nyack, NY
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