Plain and simple, my experience at Bill Pierre Chevrolet was exactly what I did not want to have happen and what I told the sales rep I was working with I wanted to avoid. I *literally* said what I did not want to have happen as the first thing I told the rep. Unfortunately, that's exactly what did happen. Here's how it went...
I told the rep I know what I want, it's nothing special, just a particular configuration, and I don't want to pay for a bunch of extras. Rather, I just want to pay for what I want and get exactly what I want. And, to that, I asked for confirmation that if we work together, and if he could not find what I want in his or someone else's inventory, that he would order from the factory for me. His reply, exactly, was, "Well, I am sure we'll find something that works." I know, I should have just left. But, I pressed the rep and he said, yes, we'll order from the factory. So.....
After walking through the exact build I wanted, and making it very clear that I want what I want, not what is close to what I want or easy for them to get, they told me they had exactly what I wanted. GREAT! Only issue was, it wasn't exactly what I wanted. It was the wrong color. In fact, they located two cars, neither was what I wanted. So after a whole lot of explanation I have these guys trying to sell me the car I do not want and not making an effort to get the one I do want.
I left after driving a couple of cars to think about my next move. Before leaving the Sales Manager came over to assess the timing of my purchase, not to make sure I had what I wanted (I didn't). I found the rep I was working with difficult to work with remotely (I tried via phone and email). We had a couple of exchanges but then he just forgot about me because, silly me, I had questions to ask before giving my money away. I am pretty shocked because I had my mind made up to give somebody my money. They make it difficult at Bill Pierre - I know this because I also bought a Ford from their dealership across the street. That was a ridiculous process, too. Way more so because I saw it all the way through and witnessed absolute incompetence from some of their salespeople. I demanded a different salesperson as a result. The Bill Pierre Ford Finance Manager is a great guy though and knows his stuff, but I had trouble with other folks in sales. Their culture at Bill Pierre is to lure you in, hook you, and grind you down in the dealership. Trust me, that is how they do it. I would avoid them. But... if you want a Chevy (or a Kia) I have a GREAT solution...
I resolved my Chevy problem by calling Chuck Olson Chevrolet. I was bitter and pissed off when I called them the first time (from my experience at Bill Pierre Chevrolet). I asked for the Sales Manager (Perry) and explained exactly what I did not want to go through and how I wanted the process to go down and that I knew they did not have in inventory what I wanted (because I checked) and that I just needed them to order me my car. He said they would absolutely do that and put me on the phone with Bill Koch.
Bill and I spoke, he listened, he confirmed they did not have what I wanted (exactly), and would order me MY car. He followed-up with me via mail later that day, answered ALL of my questions in detail (he actually knew the answers), and was very professional. I went in the next day and, in an hour, had placed my order. It was that easy. Perry came over to introduce himself and say hi. No shakedown from the Sales Manager.
If you want a Chevy (or a Kia) PLEASE... just go to see Bill Koch at Chuck Olson. In full disclosure, I have ordered my car from the factory and don't have it yet. So, there is more to work through. So far, they made this process so easy and I would absolutely go back to them.
BTW - out of courtesy to the folks at Bill Pierre Chevrolet, I emailed them back to say they could continue to forget about me because I was going somewhere else. THEN I got a reply. The rep told me he did in fact want to work with me and earn my business. I told him too late. He asked me what I ended up getting. Well, had he listened all along he would have already known. read more