

Gildardo Esquivel
New Car Sales Manager
Russ Darrow Kia of Waukesha
2141 E Moreland Blvd
Waukesha, WI 53186
Industry Experience
6 yrs, 7 mos
39 Reviews
Write a Review39 Reviews of Gildardo Esquivel
September 09, 2025
Overall a pretty good experience, however they do try to play the add on game and add additional costs to the vehicle without being totally forthcoming, so watch out for additional charges such as wheel loc play the add on game and add additional costs to the vehicle without being totally forthcoming, so watch out for additional charges such as wheel locks, paint protection, interior protection and vehicle etching, which is supposed to be a theft deterrent. Our complete buying experience took close to 10 hours over two days, which I think is a bit excessive. The dealership did not seem to be very knowledgeable about the features on my new vehicle and therefore I was not really shown how to use the extensive list of options on our Genesis GV80, even though this is a Kia dealership and Genesis is Kia’s high end line. Our salesman, Michael was nice and polite, but again didn’t seem that knowledgeable on our specific vehicle. He left the dealership when I was taking delivery of my car and I had to go around talking to the Used Car Manager and other employees to figure out questions that I had. My trade in had been moved from the front of the building to a rear lot, before I was able to clear out all of my belongings. After 5 minutes of looking for the car it was finally located and then I had to go find the keys, because it was locked. A lot attendant or whoever moved the car apparently decided that my cigarettes and lighter were now there property and even after waiting about 15 minutes for several employees to go around looking for them, they were never found. Thankfully one of the service guys was nice enough to hand me $20 out of his own pocket to correct the problem. They also did a horrible job of cleaning up the interior and exterior of the vehicle. This is a pretty high end vehicle and I would expect it to be spotless after just spending around $40,000 for a used car. The engine compartment is filthy along with the interior of the car. On the inside they did a quick vacuum and that was it. There was food, crumbs and other nasty stuff all over the interior of the vehicle. The dashboard, seats, floor mats and rear cargo areas were all left in dirty condition and in my opinion in subpar condition to be delivered to a customer.The headliner was extremely dirty and no attempt was ever made to clean any of it up. I should’ve been excited when I got home with my new to me vehicle, but I was frustrated that I had to spend time cleaning it. Even the windows, including the windshield were all dirty and covered with a grease like film. The exterior of the car had been washed, but it still looked dirty. When I mentioned it to them, they just said that their car wash sucked. They had just gotten the car on the lot when I first went to look at it and it seems to me that once they knew that I was going to buy it that they had no further obligations to properly clean it like they normally would to put on the lot. More
Other Employees Tagged: Charlie Ziegler , Michael Mayweather
August 31, 2025
Went in to have sales look for a specific model/trim versions and they were successful. versions and they were successful. More
Other Employees Tagged: Wally Thom
August 19, 2025
They were very kind and knowledgeable, and were able to work within our budget to find the best car for us. work within our budget to find the best car for us. More
Other Employees Tagged: Ann Henderson, Jonathan Brown , Brandon Hartwig
August 19, 2025
Very knowledgeable and welcoming. Really enjoyed their help and professionalism. They made us feel comfortable with the process! Really enjoyed their help and professionalism. They made us feel comfortable with the process! More
Other Employees Tagged: Ann Henderson, Jonathan Brown , Brandon
August 19, 2025
Deal handled very professionally All party were well trained and well spoken. Looking forward to a long relationship trained and well spoken. Looking forward to a long relationship More
Other Employees Tagged: Charlie Ziegler, Riley Sullivan
August 17, 2025
Very helpful and Informative. Dennis was a pleasure to work with! I would highly recommend him!! Dennis was a pleasure to work with! I would highly recommend him!! More
Other Employees Tagged: Dennis Cardinal, Charlie Ziegler
July 26, 2025
I went to Russ Darrow Kia dealership twice in the same week, the second time I ended up purchasing the vehicle I was searching for. Kain my salesman was exceptional, his knowledge of my car was great. Me week, the second time I ended up purchasing the vehicle I was searching for. Kain my salesman was exceptional, his knowledge of my car was great. Me and my wife are extremely happy with our purchase. Thanks again Kain More
Other Employees Tagged: Gregg Kasper, Ben Artymowski, Ann Henderson , Marcus (Kain) Hankins, Madison Van Swol
July 22, 2025
Great service and everyone was very polite and professional. I sent my wife in for a test ride and they worked out a deal with her for a new vehicle an we are happy with the new car. professional. I sent my wife in for a test ride and they worked out a deal with her for a new vehicle an we are happy with the new car. More
Other Employees Tagged: Gregg Kasper, Ann Henderson
July 04, 2025
I have been in a few times in the past year when I purchased somewhere else. Gil and others were super helpful with the car I purchased. I ended up coming back and trading in for a larger vehicle be purchased somewhere else. Gil and others were super helpful with the car I purchased. I ended up coming back and trading in for a larger vehicle because they were helpful when I didn’t originally purchase with them. More
Other Employees Tagged: Charlie Ziegler, Riley Sullivan , Brandon McGahee, Bonnie Stone
