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Outstanding Customer services I use this BMW service center for the outstanding services, communication, and patience of Mr. Ricky Katalan. He is efficient and has a lot of exper I use this BMW service center for the outstanding services, communication, and patience of Mr. Ricky Katalan. He is efficient and has a lot of experience working with customers. More

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Why you ask?.... I swore to myself about 6 years ago Why you ask?.... I swore to myself about 6 years ago that I would never buy another BMW..... I bought a new 2007 BMW 530xi from Northwest BMW. The Why you ask?.... I swore to myself about 6 years ago that I would never buy another BMW..... I bought a new 2007 BMW 530xi from Northwest BMW. The experience was so-so at best and the first two times I took it in for service/parts, I was not impressed. I don't even remember the salespersons name. I switched my service to Russel in the same year and was blown away by how nice the service team was and how they would be happy take over my service needs even though I did not buy it there. The lady that I most remember is still at Russel in service. (FYI, I did look at cars at Russel in 2007 but the salesperson someone referred me to was too busy to give me any attention). Anyway, back to my current experience... Rickie Catalan. became my regular service advisor when I needed service after Russel moved to its current location. He has always been very personable and helpful whenever I needed to come in. Probably the most unusual item he and the service team resolved for me was the passenger mirror parking tilt feature. Ultimately they were in contact with factory reps and maybe the factory too. It took some time to resolve, but they did not give up. So over time, Rickie and the service team won me over and my original regrets were replaced with positive thoughts. And although my 2007 still ran great, I saw there was the new BMW 650i Gran Coupe. I couldn't stop looking at it and researching it online. Then came Jeff Beck. I went to Rickie and said i wanted to talk to a salesperson. Although taken aback because the 2007 was running great, he took me to the showroom floor and found Jeff Beck available. First impressions were great and Jeff answered all of my questions and recognized/understood that I was in no hurry and was not concerned if we couldn't do business. And he never did give me any reason to give up on buying. We went on a test drive twice, the second time with my wife. (Had to win her over too and he/we did.). So we were about to make a deal on the 650i GC and Jeff discovered that BMW was about to come out with a new package on the M Sport version. He asked if I could wait a couple of extra weeks for him to order it, it would save me several thousand dollars. Yeah! Sure I could wait! So that we did and Jeff kept me up to date on the production and delivery schedule and I am now the happy owner of a Jeff Beck/Russel BMW 650i Gran Coupe! So here it is, a few days after driving it home, after parking it and leaving to go out of town. Can't wait to get home to start learning all of the new features. Oh! One last note. Prior to realizing the Gran Coupe existed, I went to a Porsche dealer with the thought of test driving one. They didn't even have a demo vehicle! I got the story of how they were dropping the engine size for 2014 and boosting the power of the V6 and I immediately lost interest. Audi's look great but their service history was questionable to me. And I never liked the styling of the Mercedes CLS. Score another win for BMW. Thanks! Bob Reese More

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