Evan Payne
Evan Payne at Paramount Kia of Hickory

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Sales Manager

Paramount Kia of Hickory

1205 S Center St
Hickory, NC 28602

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4.8
125 Reviews

Dealership Experience

11 yrs, 2 mos

Industry Experience

11 yrs, 2 mos

4.8

125 Reviews

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125 Reviews of Evan Payne

February 04, 2023

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The dealership was upfront and honest with me about everything. They are very friendly and helpful. More

by PamelaDeyton0319
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Yes

Other Employees Tagged: Donavan Maddox

Feb 05, 2023

Paramount Kia of Hickory responded

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We work hard to make sure our guests have an exceptional experience. We will share your comments with our team, Pamela, and we look forward to working with you again.

January 15, 2023

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Found the car we want and the process was seamless to buy it today. Celia is a great sales person and we enjoyed talking with her. She spent all the time we needed to explain features of the car we weren’t More

by Mstrns22
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Other Employees Tagged: Celia Espinoza

Jan 16, 2023

Paramount Kia of Hickory responded

Here at Paramount Kia of Hickory, customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We always do our best to make sure our customers leave with the car they desire! We are glad to hear you enjoyed your experience, and it was a pleasure having you at the dealership. We appreciate your review!

January 10, 2023

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This dealership was amazing to work with we don't have the best of credit and we were in desperate need of a vehicle. David Hoover and Celia Espinoza are the most caring and courteous sales people we hav More

by Craig
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Other Employees Tagged: David Hoover , Celia Espinoza

January 07, 2023

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Great experience buying a car for our daughter. Very knowledgeable and helpful. Celia was excellent to work with. More

by Nshehanunctarheels
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Other Employees Tagged: Celia Espinoza

Jan 08, 2023

Paramount Kia of Hickory responded

Thank you for sharing your experience with us! We're happy to hear it went well with Celia and we hope you enjoy your new vehicle. We truly appreciate your feedback!

December 24, 2022

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The issue that I has was with Evan Payne slipping in the gold plan. shame shame. when i total him I did not want it. His response to me when I requested the service warranty to be cancelled, this may take o More

by jsearles.01
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No

Other Employees Tagged: Tim Whitener , Brandon Leger

Dec 28, 2022

Paramount Kia of Hickory responded

We’d like to thank you for sharing details of your recent experience at our dealership. Above and beyond customer service is what we strive for daily with our customers. Please contact me at your earliest convenience so I can discuss your experience and learn more. I look forward to hearing from you. Daryl Horton | dhorton@paramountauto.com

Dec 30, 2022

Paramount Kia of Hickory responded

Thank you for providing this feedback, and we apologize for not providing you with an exceptional service experience. We never like seeing that our service didn't meet the standards customers have come to expect, but reviews like this help us improve. If you don't mind reaching out to us so that we can speak directly, we'd love to address your concerns in detail.

December 15, 2022

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I have never been to such a wonderful dealership can't say enough about how great the experience was. When I decide to purchase another vehicle this is hands down where I will come. More

by mleevale
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Other Employees Tagged: Tim Whitener

Dec 16, 2022

Paramount Kia of Hickory responded

Here at Paramount Kia of Hickory, customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We always do our best to make sure our customers leave with the car they desire! We are glad to hear you enjoyed your experience, and it was a pleasure having you at the dealership. We appreciate your review!

Dec 17, 2022

mleevale responded

See you at my next putchase!

December 10, 2022

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it was the best experience we have had buying a car it didn't take all day and everybody did a grate job . gates had a problem not being to fill up the jeep but that's ok he said he would fill it up the More

by spillmonster22
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Other Employees Tagged: Daryl Horton, Gates Walters

Dec 12, 2022

Paramount Kia of Hickory responded

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We are delighted to learn about your positive experience and congratulations on your new car! If there is anything else we can do to assist you, please do not hesitate to let us know. We are always happy to help!

December 07, 2022

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Celia was a delight to work with, great personality and so helpful! She took the time to show me how everything in my new car worked. I would definitely recommend you see Celia if you are looking to buy a More

by suzanne_bailey
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Other Employees Tagged: Randy Rosenbalm , Celia Espinoza

Dec 09, 2022

Paramount Kia of Hickory responded

Thank you, Suzanne! Here at Paramount Kia of Hickory, customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We always do our best to make sure our customers leave with the car they desire! We are glad to hear you enjoyed your experience, and it was a pleasure having you at the dealership. We appreciate your review!

November 10, 2022

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We had a great experience buying our new vehicle with Matteo!. He made it easy and everything was pretty much figured out before we even arrived. He was very knowledgeable about the vehicle and its amazi More

by trixieob
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Other Employees Tagged: Matteo Del A Cruz

Nov 11, 2022

Paramount Kia of Hickory responded

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We are delighted to learn about your positive experience with Matteo and congratulations on your new car! If there is anything else we can do to assist you, please do not hesitate to let us know. We are always happy to help!

October 30, 2022

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Extremely professional and they had everything ready to sign and drive. They made my family and I feel comfortable and never made us feel like an inconvenience (like some dealerships do). More

by Deejbej101
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Other Employees Tagged: Celia Espinoza

Oct 31, 2022

Paramount Kia of Hickory responded

Thank you so much for your excellent review! We are so glad that we had the opportunity to work with you, and we are thrilled that you found your experience with us to be a positive one. We hope you enjoy your new vehicle, and don't hesitate to reach out if you need anything else.

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