Making the decision to buy a used car is tough. Finding the one you want is even tougher. On a Saturday, my hubby and I decided it was time to send off our used Mercedes to greener pastures and find a pick up truck which would be more practical for our newly purchased home and all the DIY projects we want to get done. We looked online, started dialogs with various car dealerships. Some we just dropped by on a whim, others we emailed with them ahead of time. And basically used the entire day to travel all along Puget Sound area from Bremerton to Puyallup. Even went to a location that advertises as having "Trucks, Trucks, and More Trucks". What we were finding was it was really hard to find a good quality used truck for under $10,000 and less than 150,000 miles. The market has really tanked when it comes to used trucks because of the government incentives to buy up all the used trucks in 2009. As a result inventory is low, and the demand for used trucks is high. Tired and confused we headed home, but not without checking out online one more location. Corn Motors in Everett. From the get go, our experience completely different. Within a few minutes of sending an email we got a very nice phone call from John. He sounded so down to earth and personable without sounding like a sleazy car sales guy. He let us know the car was available if we wanted to swing by the next morning. Before going to bed, we got a really great email from the owner of the establishment. It was really cool to get a letter from THE Mr. Corn. Owner of the dealership. I thought that was special. Next day, we rise early and head over there. As promised the truck was there and boy was it a beauty. One owner, well taken care of, low enough mileage to be reasonably priced within our means and the sale price was well under $10,000. This was rare find! We knew we had something very special. Again, John never put pressure on us. There was only one catch. The truck was GIGOONDUS!!! Ford F-250 with extra cab. You can literally hear your voice echo in the back of the truck. We had assumed a smaller truck was the way to go, but finding one that didn't have engine problems and many miles on it was looking like a no go. And truth be told the gas mileage on a smaller truck is not much different. The smaller engine is worker harder with a heavy load and is therefore burning just as much fuel if not more than a big engine that isn't working as hard to get you to where you need to go. It felt like we were betraying our values by getting a bigger truck than we had intended, but it was a gem of a find and it did fit the criteria that we were looking for. John kept things flowing and a very pleasant pace. He even knew how to pronounce my name which earns big brownie points with me on any given day. We even brought our dogs and they were very accommodating. Both sales people on the floor made our doggies feel at home. We talked about making a deal with our Mercedes as a trade in. And in all fairness, they were very transparent and gave us a fair shake of a deal. We were able to finance a portion of it, and in the end I'm proud to say we left there that day with a new truck! Many times with a used vehicle, you're initially excited then it wears off afterward as you realize the hidden issues involved with the purchase. However, my hubby and I had quite the opposite reaction. We left there feeling like we weren't quite sure if we had made the right decision, but given that we had done all our research, we knew this was the best deal we were going to find. By the time we got home with it, and the next day checked it out some more, we were REALLY happy with our purchase. We feel so happy and relieved to have had such a great experience with this car dealership and love our new truck. Thank you Corn Motors! You guys rock! read more