

I'm a lifelong resident of Ocean County, NJ, so of course, I love the beach and the bay. My passions have always been cars and motorcycles (with a soft spot for convertibles). I truly enjoy getting to know people helping folks into their next vehicle. I have also been known to share a few too many pictures of my Great Danes as well. I try to live by the 'Platinum Rule'; "Treat others the way THEY want to be treated".
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August 17, 2025
I literally cannot recall the last time I was in a car dealership that had a car buying experience as pleasant as the one we encountered at Lester Glen Mazda. The salesman was eager to accommodate every o dealership that had a car buying experience as pleasant as the one we encountered at Lester Glen Mazda. The salesman was eager to accommodate every one of our needs. his name by the way, is John Van Pelt. He was the first one on the scene to help us make our decision based on our needs, even though we did not know what our needs exactly were. we secretly visited the car lot on Sundays a few times so as not to be pestered by anyone , like a lot of other people do, we noticed. We made two official visits to the dealership during regular operating hours, both times meeting up with John. I could not believe how patient he was with two people that kept on changing our minds as to what we thought we wanted. He slowly guided us toward the car we eventually purchased. We highly recommend Lester Glen Rt37 Mazda in Toms River, New Jersey and sales person John Van Pelt. Sincerely, Tom and Gladys of Ocean Gate . More

Other Employees Tagged: Andrew Pereira
August 14, 2025
John VanPelt was an incredible salesman. He was so helpful and knowledgeable of the vehicle and even came in on his day off to help get this deal done. He made sure we were happy with our He was so helpful and knowledgeable of the vehicle and even came in on his day off to help get this deal done. He made sure we were happy with our purchase and that we knew about every feature in the vehicle. I highly recommend him if you are looking for a new car. Thanks to the Sales Manager and Finance Manager as well. An overall great experience. Thank you. More
Other Employees Tagged: Andrew Pereira
August 13, 2025
We would like to thank John Van Pelt for his help and exceptional customer service with our car buying experience. John was very knowledgeable and personable which made buying a car from him a very easy exceptional customer service with our car buying experience. John was very knowledgeable and personable which made buying a car from him a very easy choice. My wife, kids and I had been to multiple dealerships including another Mazda dealer and John was by far the nicest, most patient sales person we had met during our 3 weeks of car shopping. We are both particular, knew what we wanted and how much we were willing to spend going into it. John went above and beyond to make sure we were happy with our purchase and that we loved our new car. We couldn't be happier and would like to again thank John for all of his help including coming in on his day off to finalize the deal. We would also like to thank Joe the sales manager, Andrew in finance and Anthony the service manager and his team. I would highly recommend Lester Glenn Mazda to anyone looking for a wonderful car buying experience. More
August 13, 2025
We would like to thank John Van Pelt for his help and exceptional customer service with our car buying experience. John was very knowledgeable and personable which made buying a car from him a very easy exceptional customer service with our car buying experience. John was very knowledgeable and personable which made buying a car from him a very easy choice. My wife, kids and I had been to multiple dealerships including another Mazda dealer and John was by far the nicest, most patient sales person we had met during our 3 weeks of car shopping. We are both particular, knew what we wanted and how much we were willing to spend going into it. John went above and beyond to make sure we were happy with our purchase and that we loved our new car. We couldn't be happier and would like to again thank John for all of his help including coming in on his day off to finalize the deal. We would also like to thank Joe the sales manager, Andrew in finance and Anthony the service manager and his team. I would highly recommend Lester Glenn Mazda to anyone looking for a wonderful car buying experience. More
Other Employees Tagged: Andrew Pereira, Anthony Sarro, Joseph Frank
August 06, 2025
My name is Doris, Daddio, and John Van Pelt was my salesman. John was very helpful and very kind and very patient. Even coming back with questions he has always gone out of his way to be pleasant and salesman. John was very helpful and very kind and very patient. Even coming back with questions he has always gone out of his way to be pleasant and help as much as he can. More
Other Employees Tagged: Daniel Tromsdorff
August 05, 2025
John Van Pelt gave me exceptional service. He is very knowledgeable and patient person. Mazda is represented well by John. He is very knowledgeable and patient person. Mazda is represented well by John. More
Other Employees Tagged: Andrew Pereira, Julissa Pita-Adan
July 31, 2025
Had a great experience buying my Mazda from John at Lester Glenn. He was super friendly and helpful in answering all of my questions. I can't recommend John and the team at Lester Glenn Mazda enough! Lester Glenn. He was super friendly and helpful in answering all of my questions. I can't recommend John and the team at Lester Glenn Mazda enough! More
Other Employees Tagged: Andrew Pereira
July 30, 2025
I found all employees to be informed knowledgeable accommodating pleasant and made my experience smooth accommodating pleasant and made my experience smooth More
Other Employees Tagged: Andrew Pereira, Arnold Manresa
July 30, 2025
Armand Resa is a proven professional salesman. He makes you feel at ease and it is a pleasure dealing with him He makes you feel at ease and it is a pleasure dealing with him More
Other Employees Tagged: Arnold Manresa
July 28, 2025
John was great! Very patient and friendly, explained in detail about the car. Finance guys were also very knowledgeable in explaining warranty information. Bought he Very patient and friendly, explained in detail about the car. Finance guys were also very knowledgeable in explaining warranty information. Bought here in the past and will keep visiting Lester Glenn in the future! More
Other Employees Tagged: Andrew Pereira, Joseph Frank
