Charles Gabus Ford
Des Moines, IA
Hours
Sales/Showroom
Monday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday Closed
Service
Monday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday Closed
Parts
Monday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday Closed
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Perfect! Best buying experience I have ever had from start to finish. Very patient, upfront, open, and honest. Found a new go to next time I need a vehicle Best buying experience I have ever had from start to finish. Very patient, upfront, open, and honest. Found a new go to next time I need a vehicle. More
New Car AWESOME! Trey in sales, Brad in finance, my experience could not have been better! Everyone was helpful, kind and courteous. From the front door un AWESOME! Trey in sales, Brad in finance, my experience could not have been better! Everyone was helpful, kind and courteous. From the front door until I was ready to drive away with my new Edge, I felt important. THANK YOU! More
Best Dealership in the continental US I worked with Dave at the dealership and he could not have been more pleasant or accommodating than he was. I had tried to work with several other dea I worked with Dave at the dealership and he could not have been more pleasant or accommodating than he was. I had tried to work with several other dealers across the U.S. and they all were cold and unresponsive. From the day we talked via email to the minute I left the dealership it was a 5 diamond experience. I drove from St Louis, Mo. to get my car. That's how impressed I was. i know they will treat everyone else with respect and kindness like they have me. Be a business owner myself I know what it means for customer service to be top notch and they have it down perfect. Love all of you there. I am sending more business your way!! More
The best This is my 4th Ford Escape from Charles Gabus Ford. Les Sharp is the best sales person, he is very patient with me, helpful on getting me the exact ve This is my 4th Ford Escape from Charles Gabus Ford. Les Sharp is the best sales person, he is very patient with me, helpful on getting me the exact vehicle that I am looking for, always gets me the best deal available. I tell everyone that I have been treated so fantastic by everyone at this dealership that I will not go anywhere else. Thank you!! More
One of best experiences trading cars I worked with Josh Christensen in sales to look at the 2014 Escape that I found on line. He was very helpful and easy to talk to. I told him about m I worked with Josh Christensen in sales to look at the 2014 Escape that I found on line. He was very helpful and easy to talk to. I told him about my trade in and he took a look at it and drove it and I had an offer for it and the trade in less than an hour. I thought about it over night and called him on Tuesday and made the deal. Then Brenda in finance worked through all the documents that go with this big purchase in an efficient, friendly way. I feel I know all the details of the transaction. Then Ben Sargent took me over all the bells and whistles on my purchase. I feel appreciated and valued for being a customer with Charles Gabus Ford and the employees I worked with. It was GREAT!. :) More
The best is sales and service. Since moving to Iowa in 2001. I looked for a place to service my Ford's. Coming from St. Louis the dealers were more expansive the a local shop's. Thi Since moving to Iowa in 2001. I looked for a place to service my Ford's. Coming from St. Louis the dealers were more expansive the a local shop's. This is not true with Charles Gabus Ford at least with the local shops I tried. Not only is their shop excellent to deal with but they got the work done when they said they would and no surprises. They worked with me when my funds weren't as good as they should have been and did the work that just needed to get done at that time. Now on to the sale department. I have bought 6 vehicles from them dealing only with 1 salesman and that is Jeff Turner. He listen to what I said I would like and did not try and up-sell me to another vehicle. But he made suggestion when I was looking at a fairly new used vehicle but was able to get me into a brand new vehicle same model for the same price. They are not their just for the sales but to make a long term relationship, which they have with me. Wish I could select all three reasons for a visit because this covers all three selections. More
GREAT EXPERIANCE This is my first purchase with Charles Gabus Ford and I am always nervous about buying a new car for some reason. I communicated with internet sales This is my first purchase with Charles Gabus Ford and I am always nervous about buying a new car for some reason. I communicated with internet sales person, Steve Sanders and he was VERY patient and answered all my questions (over and over). I ultimately ended up purchasing the Ford Escape and it was a very smooth transaction from beginning to end. I hope that future business with Charles Gabus Ford continues to be as good as this one was. Thank you Steve Sanders you really understand what customer service is all about!! More
Gabus car rental I was stopped on westbound 235 due to traffic, and was rear-ended recently. The day after my accident, I requested that my car be towed to Gabus, on a I was stopped on westbound 235 due to traffic, and was rear-ended recently. The day after my accident, I requested that my car be towed to Gabus, on advice from family since they own Kia. I found the man at the service desk to be helpful. Because my car was not in drivable condition, I needed a rental. I was directed to Nathan. I have never been in this situation before and have never rented a car, so had many questions. One of which was whether I could use my father's credit card to cover the up front cost until insurance would cover it. He immediately raised his voice and stated that "You can't just use someone else's credit card to drive away in one of our cars." So I gave him my own. When I inquired as to how the situation would be handled when the at-fault insurance kicked in to cover the cost of the rental, he proclaimed "You can't just walk into this place and say I want a car and I don't want to pay for it!" That was never my intention nor did I ever say those words, I simply had questions. He in turn began treating me as if I was a criminal and was trying to pull one over on him and get a car for free. He then stated that "When people come into this place after an accident being rude to me when I'm part of the solution that's not fair!" When I suggested that he was not very nice and had been confrontational since I walked in he began arguing like a child--no I'm not, you are, I'm not rude, you are! He said this multiple times throughout the exchange. I was still shaken up from the accident and was dumbfounded at his lack of customer service skills, not to mention human compassion. At this point I was so upset by his abuse that I began sobbing. Finally, he backed off and pretended to be nice, but the damage was done. He led me outside to the car, still sobbing, past all the other employees in the immediate area. I was horrified, humiliated, and IN TEARS AT THE FAULT OF A CUSTOMER SERVICE EMPLOYEE. If I had not had obligations that morning, and had more time, I would no doubt have gone somewhere else and had a better experience. I cannot believe that a person so confrontational and unsympathetic is allowed to have face to face contact with customers, some of which have just been through traumatic car accidents. There is clearly a problem present when an employee thinks he has the right to speak to ANYONE like that, let alone a CUSTOMER who will likely bring THOUSANDS of dollars in service, repairs, and cost of a rental to his place of employment by the time all is said and done. His behavior was disgusting and it is unacceptable. More
Steve Sanders is one of the good guys Steve was very professional with us while we shopped for vehicles. He was willing to work with us to find the right vehicle, without pressuring us. Be Steve was very professional with us while we shopped for vehicles. He was willing to work with us to find the right vehicle, without pressuring us. Being the Internet Sales Manager, he was always very responsive to e-mail inquiries and answered all of our questions fully. He made us feel like we could do all of our business online, if we wanted to, which was very convenient for us. Steve has a friendly demeanor and was very easy to work with. More
Excellent Well, my family just purchased vehicles 6 & 7 yesterday. I will pick up #7 on Monday. Marde Austin was our Salesman and has been for most of the pur Well, my family just purchased vehicles 6 & 7 yesterday. I will pick up #7 on Monday. Marde Austin was our Salesman and has been for most of the purchases. He is extremely fun to work with and Gary in Finance was excellent with his work. Of course I know I wont need another vehicle for a few years, but believe me we will return. We never even gave it a thought to go to other dealers and look around, as we already knew what kind of service we would get at Charles Gabus. More