Meredith Balasco
Customer Relations Manager
Maus Acura of North Tampa
11025 N Florida Ave
Tampa, FL 33612
19 Reviews
Write a ReviewDealership Experience
4 yrs, 8 mos
Industry Experience
4 yrs, 8 mos
Languages Spoken
English
19 Reviews of Meredith Balasco
April 30, 2024
Best car buying experience I have ever had. Knowledgeable staff, excellent customer service. I really feel like I am part of the Maus family Knowledgeable staff, excellent customer service. I really feel like I am part of the Maus family More
Other Employees Tagged: Alex Fajardo, Angelo Antoulinakis, Michelle Botbol , Albert was outstanding
April 25, 2024
Very impressed with knowledge that Alex had about the Acura brand and the particular vehicle we were interested in. Acura brand and the particular vehicle we were interested in. More
Other Employees Tagged: Albert White, Alex Fajardo, Angelo Antoulinakis
April 24, 2024
Thank you Maus Family Acura and especially Brittany with the online sales dept! This has been by far the best experience I’ve ever had buying a vehicle. From the very first communication and after I brought the online sales dept! This has been by far the best experience I’ve ever had buying a vehicle. From the very first communication and after I brought my RDX A-Spec home, it’s been wonderful. The follow through and communication is great. I would recommend Maus Acura to my family and friends without hesitation. Thank you! More
Other Employees Tagged: Albert White, Angelo Antoulinakis , Brittany Williams
April 23, 2024
Ashly and Meredith were both helpful and warming during this process! I love my new car! this process! I love my new car! More
Other Employees Tagged: Ashly Gonzalez, Angelo Antoulinakis
April 20, 2024
We had an appointment and as soon we park a personal Tom guide us to the right person. Very satisfied dealership was very clean and well maintained they offer us water coffee and tour. They assigned To Tom guide us to the right person. Very satisfied dealership was very clean and well maintained they offer us water coffee and tour. They assigned Tom to be our salesman. He’s a very knowledgeable salesman and listen from the beginning what we need or looking for. Very passionate and knowledgeable about his job. My wife wanted specific on what she was going to buy. But for the beginning we told him we were doing window shopping. Tom understood and ask questions on what we needed. We’re very happy for the results well my wife is very happy with her new car. We never had experience a dealership with so much enthusiasm on how important is the customer even if we didn’t buy a vehicle. I also wanted to thanks Joshua and mereth and the financial lady. We recommend this Tampa Acura to all are friends and family., and if your a veteran they also honor are services not all dealerships Honor are services. From the Bonilla family we say thank you. More
Other Employees Tagged: Carrie Person, Crystal Enger, Jeshua Casanova, Alex Prado , Tom Moss
April 02, 2024
Lee was great he did everything he could to make us comfortable and go home with a brand new car comfortable and go home with a brand new car More
Other Employees Tagged: Anthony Falco, Lee Houston, Alex Prado
March 28, 2024
I've owned a total of five Acuras, three of them purchased from Maus Acura. I've always had an exceptional experience, even when reaching out after-hours to Meredith. When running into a minor finan purchased from Maus Acura. I've always had an exceptional experience, even when reaching out after-hours to Meredith. When running into a minor finance issue, Meredith promptly replied to my email and ensured that I was take care of the next day. Although she didn't have to, Meredith went above and beyond by assisting me during her own time. I would certainly never expect such, as we all deserve our personal time, but her actions exemplify outstanding service and her commitment to customer satisfaction. Just another reason I highly recommend the Maus Acura team for your next purchase. More
August 21, 2021
Alex William is a Supreme car salesman, he helped me get into a beautiful new Acura that I absolutely love and I am grateful for him and the Maus Family! Thanks again!! into a beautiful new Acura that I absolutely love and I am grateful for him and the Maus Family! Thanks again!! More
Other Employees Tagged: Crystal Enger , Zack Deleo, Alex Williams
August 06, 2021
Lee is great to work with, easily going but knowledgeable and fair. Responds quickly to questions and kept me updated while waiting on my MDX. I highly recommend seeing Lee for you next Acura! and fair. Responds quickly to questions and kept me updated while waiting on my MDX. I highly recommend seeing Lee for you next Acura! More
Other Employees Tagged: Angelo Antoulinakis, Lee Houston , Gary Zaffino, John Zaffino, Alexander in Finance
June 23, 2021
My sales rep was amazing. Purchasing a car from her was great. The rest of the dealership is what brought my experience down. The financial advisor got an attitude and became condescending when I refused t great. The rest of the dealership is what brought my experience down. The financial advisor got an attitude and became condescending when I refused to purchase an extended warranty. He asked (I was buying the car and PAYING for the car myself) if I didn't want a warranty BECAUSE MY HUSBAND TOLD ME NOT TO BUY ONE. What? No I am an intelligent human being capable of making my own decisions I don't need a male to tell me extended warranties are a rip off. After this experience, I would never buy from any MAUS dealership ever again. Unless you want to pay for services you don’t want or intend to use (MAUS CARE), please try to shop elsewhere first. MAUS CARE is "included" (forced) onto all vehicles. Even if you decline it, they still find a way to charge you for it ($1,999 on top of MSRP). I purchased my vehicle a month ago thinking I successfully declined it, but found out today that they “discounted” other pre-installed services (tint, door guard) to offset not fully removing the $1,999 MAUS CARE fee from my vehicle price (still paid $570 over MSRP). When I requested an itemized list of discounts on the day of purchase (because the numbers weren't adding up) they said it was not possible. Now I realize why they did not want to provide that information. I just figured they shorted me on rebates, but really, they snuck a partial MAUS CARE charge back in. Whether or not this can even be legal or not, they failed to explain how MAUS CARE works and how they’re still allowed to charge people for something they aren’t even aware they’re paying for. When I asked Angelo if I could have the MAUS CARE removed entirely and get the $570 back (since I don't intend to service my vehicle at any MAUS dealership), he said he'd have to pull my paperwork to see if I formally declined it. This doesn't make any sense because they already removed some of the fees for it, and why would I lie about declining it? It's not like I took it and changed my mind. I told Sophie from the beginning I did not want it. I would like this money back. After calling Acura corporate, MAUS CARE is a dealership service and is not technically a service warranty, doesn't seem like you can cancel it…. although on paper, it looks exactly like a service contract. TINT: please be advised this dealership is not equipped to properly install tint, but they put it on every vehicle and charge $299. Their facility is not set up to prevent dust and debris, so I was essentially told the vehicles WILL come with debris and bubbles under the film. If this bothers you, consider that. I had to bring my vehicle back TWICE to fix bugs and dust trapped in the film, ultimately having them remove the tint entirely (if I took it to my shop, they’d charge ~$100 to remove). Also, since I technically didn't pay for the tint (but I still paid the $570 mentioned above) I couldn't get a refund for it. Jim the service manager did try his best to fix this, but ultimately it wasn’t his fault the dealership can’t deliver a proper installation, even though they charge you double what it should cost. You can get the highest quality tint with a lifetime warranty at an actual tint shop for $50-75 per window, and it DOES NOT come with bugs and bubbles. Also check they didn’t install the tint a mile away from the edge of the window pane. That’s not supposed to be like that either. More
Other Employees Tagged: Angelo Antoulinakis, Tony White , Zack Deleo, Sophie Meeker, Jim Smith