August 4, 2010
Dear Mr. Chambers,
At the beginning, I shall like to commend the quality of attention and
service that I have received at this dealership. I had come in looking for a
3 year old Corolla and walked out with a brand new Prius! All this thanks to
the capability of the people that I interacted with who convinced me of the
technical superiority of the Prius and also the financial wisdom in going in
for a lease and then buying the car back.
In particluar I shall like to bring to your attention the following
persons.
1.) Mr. Biola Balogun: He is as passionate about his products as anyone can
be. All it took was for him to take my wife out for a test drive in the new
Prius and she was sold. Literally! We had seen the Honda Accord before but
after he explained the computerised controls of the vehicle to us, there was
no question that we were going in for a Prius. Furthermore, in light of the
recent negative publicity for Toyota, we were wary. But Mr. Balogun
displayed no such defensive attitude and instead displayed a faith in his
products superiority. We will certainly remain friends even though my sales
transaction is complete and I will be seeing more of the service managers
that I shall see him.
2.) Mr. Chris Wong: He is indeed a polite gentleman and very accomodating. I
tend to be a hard bargainer and Mr. Wong managed to find a deal that I felt
was value for money. He kept smiling even when I told him that I would take
delivery only a few days later. I find that he maintains a very good team
atmosphere and is very approachable.
3.) Mr. Patrick Allonso: I was struck by his swiftness and mastery over the
financial details that can be befuddling even for experienced buyers like
me. Pat is indeed very consumer service oriented and I am saying this for
two specific reasons. One is that we wanted a very specific number on our
licence plate since we believe in numerology. It tends to get complicated
but Pat kept following up wiht me and my wife till he had a number that
satisfied our wishes. Furthermore, in the excitement of buying the car, I
had forgotten to buy Gap Insurance. Pat accomodated me about 5 days later
and got the paperwork re-done so that I could have gap insurance. I came
down a little heavily on hi for this one but he maintained his polite
attitude.
4.) Last but no least, Mr. Nate Piasta: Nate does not know this but I have
called your dealership twice with very small queries that maybe be trifle.
As accomplished as he is, he had the courtesy and patience to explain even
these minor matters to me on the phone. Furthermore, today he re-did my
paperwork for the gap insurance and I had a very pleasant interaction with
him. There was a financial detail that took 4 explanation attempts for him
to get thru to me and he remained ever patient.
On the whole, I am extremely happy with the experience here. Being a BMW
Herb Chambers customer, I tend to compare between the two and find that
customers here too get to feel like they are buying the very best cars in
the world.
Best Regards,
Chandrika
