Live and work in the community, Volunteer Salem Public Safety Committee, Co-chair. Like helping people find the right car or truck for home or business.
Read moreDealership Experience
28 yrs, 5 mos
Industry Experience
40 yrs, 4 mos
Specialties & Trainings
Master Certification, Commerical Fleet Master Certified,
129 Reviews
Write a Review129 Reviews of Don Frederickson
October 22, 2025
Wow. My experience purchasing my 2025 Maverick from Don at Skyline couldn't have gone better. It was the best car buying experience of my life. Don & his My experience purchasing my 2025 Maverick from Don at Skyline couldn't have gone better. It was the best car buying experience of my life. Don & his team in finance & customer followup were indivudually excellent. I was referred to Skyline by my brother-in-law (TJ) despite it being a very long across-state drive from my home in NE Oregon. My other brother-in-law (O) had rececently satisfactoraily purchased a new truck from the Ford dealership closest to my home, but my husband objected to their less than stellar local reprutation. Don went the extra mile & beyond (more than once) to figure out how to get the make, model, & options in wanted. When an option didn't materialize within a reasonable time-frame he ordered one for me & made the expectation clear that there would be a wait. I was able to follow the build schedule for mine online & Don called me to let me know it was in transit to him before the messge arrived from Ford. My anxiety on the long drive to the dealership was totally unnecessary. I was greeted & shown my car while the paperwork was retrieved. The signing process (by design) was quick, professional & efficient. There were no delays or surprises except me metionioning I wanted a custom Pollinator Plate to support the OSU Bee Lab. Don had worked diligently between the build & delivery to arrange my financing at a favoriable rate through a credit union (SELCO) unknown to me. As it turned out as I was arranging to add my new Maverick to my insurance, the Wheatland Insurance representative I spoke to went out of her way to tell me that she knew all about SELCO & that they are a great lender. Back to Don... After signing the paperwork, Don showed me around the outside of the car & sat with me inside to go over safe operation of the vehicle. I was intimidated & overwhelmed when I first sat down in the drivers seat. I don't know if Don knew this, but the first thing he did was show me how easy it was to connect my iPhone. I was expecting multiple attempts to get the connection but it worked seamlessly on the first attempt. This simple first step of making the interior of the vehicle feel familiar rapidly deescalated my fear as I realized that I was not going to have to learn a new proprietary computer system to safely operate my new car. As Don proceeded systematically through all the functions, I was amazed to learn that the controls in the Maverick are physically present in the car & almost entirely duplicated on the generously sized computer screen. Wow that was exciting to realize. By this time I was exstatic & thinking to myself that Ford had hit this design OUT OF THE PARK. Having always preferred to drive foreign cars, I never dreamed that I would voluntarily purchase & be satisfied with a Ford as my primary vehicle. I am so glad I made this decision to purchase a hybrid, without ever having test driven one. Before the sale, Don was kind enough to enthusiastically share his personal experience driving his own Maverick. I told Don that until my new Maverick arrived I would be transitioning over from driving my beloved 2015 Volvo sedan to driving a 2006 Ford F350 V-10 pickup truck as my primary vehicle because of a blown engine. Don didn't hesitate to explain, based on his own experience & knowledge of the two cars I just mentioned, why I would really like driving the new Maverick. Turns out he was absolutely correct about that. I love driving my new Maverick. I am a side-liner beekeeper with 35 honey bee colonies & I love the open bed to haul bees between the different bee yards in my operation and the tight turning radius is awesome. I buy multiple 50-pound bags of sugar to prevent starvation in my apiary when nectar isn't available for the bees to forage so the lower tailgate means this elderly lady can heft those in & out the bed with relative ease. I had to launch myself into & out of the extra tall F350 & love the lower profile of the Maverick. I can't imagine a better car buying experience. More
Other Employees Tagged: Juan Campa , Diane from customer followup: 5 stars; throrough, professional, and awesome
April 29, 2025
Julian is amazing! He is knowledgeable, professional and honest. I am thrilled with my new car and thankful Julian worked out a great deal for me. No stress, super easy He is knowledgeable, professional and honest. I am thrilled with my new car and thankful Julian worked out a great deal for me. No stress, super easy and fast. I will recommend all my family and friends! More
Other Employees Tagged: Julian Ruiz
April 04, 2025
Great staff, always a pleasure doing business with Don and Skyline. Every transaction has been a great exp and Skyline. Every transaction has been a great exp More
Other Employees Tagged: Juan Campa
January 04, 2025
Many years ago, as a young single woman, I purchased a new car from a very established dealership in another state. I had so many problems with them, with getting legitimate warranty work done, I was not new car from a very established dealership in another state. I had so many problems with them, with getting legitimate warranty work done, I was not expecting much the first time we purchased with Skyline. We bought a new F250 in late 2018, and just a few months ago a new F350. I have had nothing but EXCELLENT after-purchase service at Skyline from almost everyone (nothing is 100% 100% of the time) with whom I have interacted! I will always give them my business in the future. Way to go, Skyline! I proudly bear your name on my license plate frame. A special thanks to Don in Sales who has made purchasing 2 trucks with all my customization requests so easy, Jeff in Finance (who handled transferring our vehicle warranty to a private purchaser), Nicholas in parts who has gone out of his way to get me what I wanted, Jon in Service who absolutely knocked himself out to find and silence a noise in my 2019 which no one else could, Josh in the body shop who did a little extra for me while applying a trim piece, and so many more, some whose names I did not know and some whose names (forgive me) I cannot recall at the moment. More
Other Employees Tagged: Jeff White, Gavin Lawson, John Marr, Mel Wangler, Jim Agur, Nicholas Philips, Ben Wade, Josh Kumpe , Willie, Cashier.
January 02, 2025
I’m a long time customer of Skyline Ford. It is always great to do business with someone that you know and trust. It is always great to do business with someone that you know and trust. More
Other Employees Tagged: Kelley Jones, Juan Campa
December 15, 2024
The scheduling person was great. Quality experience from the front desk to being handed my keys back. Super easy to get in and get out. Lots of specialized services for my EV as wel Quality experience from the front desk to being handed my keys back. Super easy to get in and get out. Lots of specialized services for my EV as well. More
Other Employees Tagged: Mel Wangler
November 30, 2024
Fast, friendly and quality service good prices, friendly people nice clean shop and they did a good job inspecting and recommending future repairs people nice clean shop and they did a good job inspecting and recommending future repairs More
Other Employees Tagged: Francisco Arias, Kelley Jones, Juan Campa, Andrew Gonzalez , Dane Caccamise, Tony Caccamise, Garrett Lanz
November 22, 2024
Julian gave me the best experience I’ve ever had buying a car. He was transparent, genuine, and personable. There was one moment where the guy literally got goosebumps because he was so excited about getting car. He was transparent, genuine, and personable. There was one moment where the guy literally got goosebumps because he was so excited about getting me a good deal on my dream car; he really cares. Throughout the whole process he was great at communicating with me and making everything really easy. Not only Julian but the whole staff that I interacted with were great. I would definitely recommend buying a car from here especially if Julian is the one getting your deal done. More
Other Employees Tagged: Julian Ruiz , Bernardo
September 10, 2024
Skyline Ford has a great selection of vehicles. They were very efficient with the purchasing process and speed in completing the deal. They were very efficient with the purchasing process and speed in completing the deal. More
Other Employees Tagged: Juan Campa

