David Hamel
David Hamel at First Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
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Sales & Leasing Consultant

First Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram

280 E Washington Street
North Attleborough, MA 02760

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4.9
57 Reviews

Multi year veteran with experience in many dealership positions! I enjoy spending time with my family and my beautiful fiance Emily as well as our 2 cats, Dawson and Cora. In my spare time hobbies include movies, gaming, music, concerts, and all the Boston Sports teams. Fenway Park is my favorite place in the entire world! I am the 2nd longest tenured employee for our CDJR dealership and Its been a great 7 years. We have put lots of smiles on many faces and looking forward to many more!

Dealership Experience

9 yrs, 7 mos

Industry Experience

14 yrs, 9 mos

Languages Spoken

English English

4.9

57 Reviews

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57 Reviews of David Hamel

November 30, 2019

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On May 15, 2019 I purchased a 2018 Jeep compass with less than 4,000 miles on it from this dealership - Less than 6 weeks later I started to hear a rattling noise coming from the dashboard. I brought it back More

by Jtlwylie
Recommend Dealer
No

Other Employees Tagged: Luis Carvalho, Amanda DePalma, David Ferguson, Blake Gardner

Nov 30, 2019

First Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram responded

Jennifer purchased a 2018 Jeep Certified Pre-Owned Compass from us on May 13th 2019 with 4,100 miles. In order to be certified it has to go through a checklist provided by the manufacturer as well as having passed their requirements on a vehicle history report which is Carfax. Details on that can be found on the Jeep CPO website. The vehicle was inspected by a local third party MA inspection station as at the time we did not have our own. Before this event we had not seen the vehicle since June 29 when we performed a documented warranty repair. The vehicle was last serviced on 9/27 w. 10,997 miles on it at Valvoline Instant Oil Change in Plymouth according to Carfax. We received a call from the customer on or around 10/25 stating that the vehicle was at Quirk in Marshfield and had pre-mature inside tire wear and missing bolts from what was stated as the engine cradle. A few days later we were able to connect with the service manager at Quirk and we had the vehicle towed here. The vehicle had 11,975 miles on it. We noticed the wheels on the vehicle had been painted black and we assume the tires would have had to come off the wheels by whoever painted them which at this point we still don't know who or when that was done. We did not ask questions we just repaired the vehicle and mounted two brand new tires on the vehicle as Jennifer used one of our 2019 Jeeps from our loaner fleet. We were puzzled just as well as the car did not leave here back in May in that condition. We reached out to Jennifer and told her if she wanted to come down with whomever she wished we would put the car on the lift and go over everything. Jennifer then refused to return our loaner vehicle even though the agreement term had expired. We offered her 100% of what she paid for the vehicle back in May as a trade allowance towards the internet price of another Certified Pre-Owned Compass as a good-will offering so she would feel safe in a different vehicle. There is a payoff on the vehicle which effects the terms of the proposal she mentioned nothing to do with profit or loss. After it became apparent we would not be able to come to an amicable resolution to her grievance we again requested our loaner vehicle back which proved to be difficult. We delivered the repaired vehicle to Jennifer at a location of her request and picked up our loaner vehicle after service hours. There is no such thing as a "fake Carfax" unless you are accusing us of arts and crafts. Common sense would make it apparent that we would not have anything to gain by putting an unsafe vehicle (under factory warranty) on the road. You have your right to share your feedback about any business and it should be done in a responsible and intelligent manner. Keep in mind there are families that make their living here by servicing hundreds of customers per month in sales, parts and service and we do so by having strict business practices in a business that has many moving parts. We all put our families in the vehicles we drive everyday and we take that very seriously.

Nov 30, 2019

Jtlwylie responded

We spray painted my rims - leaving the tires on. Any decent mechanic would be able to tell that we did this. The paint is splattered on the back and you can peel it off. Also - they never offered me a fair trade. I was losing money in the deal and they offered me vehicles with much higher payments. Like I said if I could afford a higher payment I would have bought that vehicle to begin with, right? I never refused to return the loaner. I asked to return it 2 days after they had asked me due to work. And they denied me and said they would report it stolen. They also sent me threatening emails saying that I was not welcome to come down with whomever and would not be available to answer any questions. I agreed to have them come get the vehicle because they were threatening to report it stolen. They also showed me an incorrect car fax. I’m assuming it was for a different vehicle because it was clean. Mine was 5 pages - would any person buy a vehicle with a 5 page Carfax? I think my statement stands as to why they would show me a different one. I should have checked the VIN. They sold me a vehicle that had damage from a previous accident. This is why my car was priced SO low and they could not match it to give me the same payment. They did not care that I could be dead due to a vehicle they sold. If you look at other reviews - they also have left tire lugs lose, etc.

October 23, 2019

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Great time Great place to buy from, knowledgeable staff, good prices, will put you in the right car. Made the experience easy and fast, highly recommend purchasi More

by JPhil
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Other Employees Tagged: Luis Carvalho

October 20, 2019

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Good customer service James was very helpful explaining all the process and taking his time to making sure I’m happy with what I’m getting and understanding of the process More

by Ernesto Tavarez
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Other Employees Tagged: James Aguiar, Luis Carvalho, Blake Gardner

October 09, 2019

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Absolute fun I just loved the whole crew Luis, Abbie, Ghulam, David, Bryan, even the new guy Peter was awesome. Usual buying a car is nerve wracking, scary, and ju More

by Darylthecat
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Other Employees Tagged: Abbie Butler, Luis Carvalho, Bryan Storti, Financing, Ghulam, 5 stars

October 04, 2019

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Purchase of used truck I found the truck on their website went in and saw the truck and bought it that day. No haggling at all. They offered 250.00 for a military discount w More

by Deucev13
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Other Employees Tagged: Abbie Butler, Hannah Stoddard

September 13, 2019

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Service is decent here. They are always busy but usually efficient. My car was blocked in on pick up from service. Service was closed. Cashier not very helpf More

by Kim
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Other Employees Tagged: Amanda DePalma

July 05, 2019

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Bait and Switch pricing I spoke to Dave a sales person on the phone he quoted me there was a promotion of $12,000 off the MSRP of the truck they had in stock. He told me to More

by Chris
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Other Employees Tagged: Blake Gardner

Jul 09, 2019

First Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram responded

Hi Chris, Hope you had a nice July 4th weekend. As you know we spoke on the phone at length prior to you posting this review and a "bait and switch car salesman" is not a fair or applicable term to apply to our dealership. There was no switch the 2019 Ram Laramie in Delmonico Red our stock # C4793 is and was available. The only factor that really sways new car pricing from dealer to dealer is the incentives the Manufacturer offers in our case FCA. There was a significant promotion running from FCA in the month of June on Ram's which consisted of a 15% straight rebate in addition to our normal dealer discount. Therefore the rebate on the truck in June was $8,897 dollars plus our discount of $3,739. June 31st fell on a Sunday and a sales close never ends on a weekend so the last day of the sales close for FCA was Monday July 1st. You called in and spoke to David in our internet department Monday evening an hour before we closed. At that time we had a showroom full of last minute shoppers taking advantage of the promotions and David made a human mistake and did not inform you on the phone that the rebates technically expire that evening and the pricing could be different the next day. To add to the scenario we were informed by FCA that most of the incentives would carry through until July 10th as they did not want to disrupt sales into the July 4th holiday and were not clear that the 15-20% Ram rebates would be a hard shut off on Monday July 1st. Again we sincerely apologize David overlooked the facts of the urgency surrounding the pricing that evening and it was an honest oversight. I took the opportunity to coach the internet team that they need to be sharp and keen on the time sensitivity surrounding the new car pricing at all times especially with the significance of that particular program which was an anomaly. We are very transparent and offer our best price 24/7 on our website and also take it to another level with our "Driver's Seat" program in which you can actually purchase or lease the vehicle 100% online without having to come in the store. Again Chris please accept our apologies for dropping the ball with communication it was not intentional. Best, Blake Gardner General Sales Manager

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