Ansel Sandone | Page 2
Sales Manager
Lithia Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram FIAT of South Anchorage
9600 Old Seward Highway
Anchorage, AK 99515
104 Reviews
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February 12, 2022
Amazing customer service ! Was on top of our needs for getting what we wanted in a vechile! getting what we wanted in a vechile! More
Other Employees Tagged: Ben Ankrum
January 31, 2022
Fast, efficient, excellent customer service! Daniel was fantastic to work with and went above and beyond during the whole buying process! Thank you!! fantastic to work with and went above and beyond during the whole buying process! Thank you!! More
Other Employees Tagged: Ben Ankrum , Daniel Duke
December 06, 2021
Three years ago, I left a great review about Lithia Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram FIAT or South Anchorage and frequently recommended it to friends and coworkers after having purchased three new vehicles from Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram FIAT or South Anchorage and frequently recommended it to friends and coworkers after having purchased three new vehicles from them over the past few years. I've attempted to trade and buy two more vehicles since then and was met with disappointing management both times. The salesman were all great to work with, but management seems to have shifted into unreasonable and exploitive practices, leaving me surprised with the dishonest and offensive customer service experience compared to my past three deals. Unfortunately, those salesmen I had the pleasure of working with ended our interactions with apologies for the rude behaviors of their management. Meanwhile, sales staff at other dealerships told me about quitting this dealership due to similar issues with management taking complete advantage of customers and losing reasonable transactions. First off, I recognize that I'm not likely going to get the KBB/NADA trade-in value for a vehicle when I work on a car deal. That's just not how many dealerships work in Alaska. Secondly, I understand in the current COVID market, cars aren't typically being sold at discounts. I can respect that. However, this Lithia location has been completely unreasonable in what they'll offer for trade-ins; especially compared to some of the other dealerships in Anchorage. In addition, management has no problem blatantly lying to your face when you understand dealership sales tactics and try to call them out of their dishonest claims. In my previous two experiences with trying to trade-in my vehicle and purchase a new one with this Lithia location, the manager offered me a (mostly) reasonable deal with the understanding I'd return one or two days later to finalize numbers and purchase because my daughter was getting tired or hungry at the time. When I returned, a different manager working would not honor the deals. Instead, they suddenly lowered the value of my trade-in by about $2,500+ both times despite it not actually losing value on the market and nothing changing about the condition of my vehicle. This meant that my new trade-in value came in consistently about $6,000-$8,500 below fair trade value. This is not reasonable and should not be accepted. Other dealerships I've worked with in Anchorage will not try to cheat you that badly if you call it out properly for what it is. When confronted on this borderline bait and switch tactic in both instances, management tried claiming that they couldn't resell my vehicles for a profit at those trade values, they didn't understand how the previous manager got those values, and the market wouldn't bare those values. These are normal claims dealers will make, but they also aren't true. So, when shown that comparable vehicles (same brand, model, and trim) in the Anchorage market are being sold well above my requested and fair trade-in range, they became condescending towards me and dismissive. In my experience today, my partner walked away with our daughter because she was so surprised and frustrated with the manager's condescending attitude. In my experience before that, when I asked the manager to honor the deal the previous manager gave me two days prior, he told me "Well, I don't see that manager now." and "You're not going to be able to find a better deal than this." I was very happy to prove him wrong just by going across town to Anchorage Chrysler, where I not only got a better deal on the price of next model tier higher, but also got the same fair trade-in value I wanted. It looks like Lithia Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat of South Anchorage will only do business with you if they can completely cheat you using unreasonable, and in my opinion, unethical car sales tactics. I'm genuinely sad to say that I can no longer recommend Lithia Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram FIAT of South Anchorage. This location went from being my favorite dealership to an avoided dealership in just two years because of how management now operates and treats customers working towards mutually fair transactions. They started being unreasonable before COVID and clearly haven't fixed those shady practices. I hope this review helps prevent people from being taken complete advantage of beyond what should be typically expected from a car deal. In my experiences, if you have knowledge of car sales and dealership tactics, I suspect you'll be disregarded like I was because they can't completely swindle you. More
Other Employees Tagged: Patrick Osbon , Richard Chun, Jonathan Wilcox
December 04, 2021
Josh was great to work with! Super nice and got us into just the right vehicle for us! Would recommend him to everyone!! just the right vehicle for us! Would recommend him to everyone!! More
Other Employees Tagged: Jared Holbrook , Joshua Catiller
November 19, 2021
Fast courteous, charming and to the point. From the very beginning listened and acted. Great team work beginning listened and acted. Great team work More
Other Employees Tagged: Jared Holbrook, Ben Ankrum
November 18, 2021
Sales person was awesome. The first sales manager wasn’t very helpful. The second one and the person I made the deal on my car was really helpful very helpful. The second one and the person I made the deal on my car was really helpful More
Other Employees Tagged: Patrick Osbon , Joshua Catiller, Richard Chun, Cody Coker
November 07, 2021
I said I would never buy from Lithia again and I did. What a MISTAKE. Terrible company. I thought this one would be different than lithia Chevy south anchorage. Nope just as bad. will never buy any vehic What a MISTAKE. Terrible company. I thought this one would be different than lithia Chevy south anchorage. Nope just as bad. will never buy any vehicle from any lithia again. The 200,000 thousand I’ve spent on dodge and keep this year will ALWAYS go to Anchorage Dodge Jeep Chrysler center downtown Anchorage in the future. Way better PEOPLE. And that important to me… More
Other Employees Tagged: Bob Fudge
October 20, 2021
I had the pleasure of having Bob fudge as my sales person. I highly recommend him as he was very personable, honest and diligent throughout the entire process. He helped me not only find the perfect c person. I highly recommend him as he was very personable, honest and diligent throughout the entire process. He helped me not only find the perfect car for my family and I, he made the experience positive even during this crazy COVID market. 10/10 Bob, you are greatly appreciated. More
Other Employees Tagged: John Palmer, Jared Holbrook , Bob Fudge, Kevin Lewis
September 02, 2021
Everything was very easy. My wife and I didn’t feel pressured at all to purchase, and my wife and I found the perfect vehicle. pressured at all to purchase, and my wife and I found the perfect vehicle. More
Other Employees Tagged: Mark Tutaan, Ben Ankrum