I cannot stress enough of how much I have heard about car buying being the worst experience to go through. You hear that everywhere, right?
For me, first time buyer... ever. I've waited for the perfect time to buy a vehicle and not just any vehicle but THEE vehicle of my dreams. My dad works at Ford Motor Co, so of course I could have gone for a Ford but I didn't see anything that I was impressed with from Ford. I looked into other SUV's but found my love for the Rav4 and knew that this was something that I could see myself in.
So, the moment couldn't be sweeter then this past Labor Day weekend and striked up an interest for the lease deal on the Rav4. ( just an FYI- I've only been to one other dealership in Columbus, when I was really involving myself for grabbing my first purchase, so I went to Ricart and to keep it short I was so disappointed and completely disrespected with that place. They literally told me and my brother that they didn't want our business... that's not the customer service I wanted. )
I went to Toyota Direct knowing that I work across the street, thought oh hey they have a great deal and just so happens it's across from Express! Awesome! So we make our way into the place and my brother came with me, ( that's what big brothers are for) and he kept telling me, " now remember, they may not let you test drive, you saw what happened at Ricart" so we walk through and just within a minute or two a man walks up and asks if we have been helped, I tell him about the Rav4 interest and right away he welcomes me into test driving it! Wow, really? Okay :-) I'll take that...
The whole process, the entire experience.... was Amazing. Blissful. He educated me on everything that I would need to know about this vehicle had to offer. He wasn't a car salesman to me. He was someone who wanted me to have a reliable, comfortable, safe and more importantly to be pleased with my choice. Troy Kelly gave me the BEST customer experience that I never expected and especially knowing that I could trust him. He worked with me and wanted me to have to the vehicle of my dreams...
The biggest thing, my brother was so impressed with him too. He will be coming back to Troy Kelly for his next purchase. The one thing that stood out to us both was Troy stating, " I don't want you to just be a Toyota customer now, but years from now be able to keep coming back to me and to Toyota".... that right there, let my brother know that I was in EXCELLENT hands. Even going through the financial phase, paperwork, etc... everyone was great, I cannot even think of ONE complaint... By far, happiest day for me. :-)
I will definitely being back to Toyota Direct and asking for Troy Kelly. Thank you, Troy for being so helpful and patient! More importantly understanding what my car buying needs were and giving me the best experience I could have hoped for as well. The hug at the end showed trust in my opinion, not only that but Loyalty...
The entire experience was easy, entertaining, educational and more importantly satisfied! read more