Zak Ballard
Zak Ballard at DePaula Mazda

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Manager

DePaula Mazda

1586 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12205

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5.0
99 Reviews

Dealership Experience

8 yrs, 11 mos

Industry Experience

12 yrs, 11 mos

Languages Spoken

English English

5.0

99 Reviews

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99 Reviews of Zak Ballard

August 17, 2023

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I can’t say enough good things about Todd and Stephanie and the entire staff at DePaula Mazda. They both were very knowledgeable and made the process extremely easy for me. My car had been totaled in an a More

by matt_downey
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Other Employees Tagged: Bev Keenan, Todd Brandt , Stephanie Cassella, Dan Furman, Albert Rodriguez, Matthew Wylie, Tom Restino

July 26, 2023

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They are conveniently located less than a mile away. As a previous Mazda owner and DePaula customer, I am excited about the new showroom. I was in need of a newer vehicle and Jamil helped me get spur of More

by NagJeff
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Other Employees Tagged: Jamil Karimi , Stephanie Cassella

July 24, 2023

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Todd did a great job explaining and showing us the Mazda plus he was able to provide car in a timely manner that fit our schedule Zac explained the financials in a manner that was both efficient and easy More

by Joscarry
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Other Employees Tagged: Todd Brandt

July 07, 2023

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I was mislead about the features of my car. One disappointment after another once I bought it about what my $42K car doesn’t have, which I expected. I was too trusting and eager. I’m almost tot More

by minnear0
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Other Employees Tagged: Stephanie Cassella, Colin McCarthy, Jim Sweeney, Matthew Wylie

July 05, 2023

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Todd Brandt was excellent to work with easy end of lease and into new lease More

by Joscarry
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Other Employees Tagged: Todd Brandt

June 14, 2023

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The team at DePaula made my first purchase of a new car a stress free experience. I am not local and worked with Zak over the phone to discuss options for the vehicles they had on the lot set up a test drive More

by Steve Mayott
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Other Employees Tagged: Mikayla Boutros, Stephanie Cassella

June 14, 2023

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Mikaela was professional, knowledgeable and straight forward. We really appreciated how she handled our used car deal, and as a result we would shop at DePaula again! More

by edmalo
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Other Employees Tagged: Mikayla Boutros, Stephanie Cassella

June 07, 2023

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My car was taken in and the work completed was great. Lisa was excellent and professional. More

by jdellarocco
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Other Employees Tagged: Todd Brandt , Stephanie Cassella

May 27, 2023

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Had a great experience at DePaula Mazda. My salesperson, Todd was knowledgeable, patient, and an overall good person that got me into a great vehicle at a fair price. Finance Manager, Stepha More

by jdellarocco
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Other Employees Tagged: Todd Brandt , Stephanie Cassella, Lisa from Service

May 17, 2023

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10 Jamil is a super nice guy. Low key but attentive and informative. He does speak or act like the stereotypical car sale person. He's not over exuberant or pushy. The manager is More

by jmalcolm@nybiz.rr.com
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Other Employees Tagged: Jamil Karimi , Stephanie Cassella, Jamil Karimi

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