Stanley Ford Gilmer

SHAWNA LOTTS @ CDRJ DODGE -MINEOLA, TX.- lead with professionalism, kindness, updated time alerts, and just a personable deposition start to finish!!!! This dealership is located over 40 miles away from my hometown in TYLER- in which WE ALSO HAVE A PATTERSON DODGE DEALERSHIP. My experience THERE ( TYLER LOCATION ( less than 6 miles from my front door ) was beyond unacceptable, highly disappointing, a complete waste of time, and given being self employed, wasted and a loss of resources/revenue. I also got the impression after making a decision at the end of the day to remove my vehicle- from TYLER/PATTERSON,- because of getting an uneasy feeling as if the service potentially may have gone without being replaced (airbag recall ) BASED SIMPLY OFF OF WHAT THE SERVICE REP ASSIGNED TO ME/MY VEHICLE -stated . My gut instinct , not to mention common sense, tells me it would take more that 45mins to pull an entire dash , replace airbag, and whatever mechanism that causes FATALITIES AND INJURIES, THUS MAKING IT A “LEGAL RECALL” in the first place!!! NOT TO MENTION after not getting any updates other than 1- ( ONE )when I initially dropped it off at 7:30 am, via sms text -I go up there thinking maybe they just hadn’t had time to call, only to find out they’ve never even touched the car- So the SRA- called to back to follow-up- infront of me,- THEY LITERALLY TELL HER THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART( as the voice ECHOED/CARRIED THRU the phone 😳 , as I’m standing there-SO THATS WHY THEY HADNT STARTED , she never used the word “ORDERED”- but she did say it was placed XYZ… giving the date I initially called and spoke with this same lady 2 weeks beforehand and even making this standing appt. on this particular day!!!! However this is what the service rep advisor I was assigned STATED, and the timing left(45m) approx.4:35pm cst ) - before closing 5:30pm!!! And assured me even though they HAD NOT started , ( ALL DAY) - they could hav it done in this timing mentioned above(45mins.) before the close of that day. My mom and myself, accompanied with her on a prior , yet totally separate service issue and car- has left me NOT TO VIEW THIS DEALERSHIP IN THE BEST LIGHT , due to deception, loss of her initial original key fob 🙄 , amongst other observations, - I couldn’t help but feel, DISAPPOINTMENT, DECEPTION AND ANGER due to an entire 9hour day gone to waste in dealing with TYLER PATTERSON DODGE!!! So because my son came to be a driver , in the hopes they were done,- or we only had a short time to wait as they finished up- I MADE THE COMMON SENSE DECISION TO PULL IT FROM TYLER/ DODGE…. I immediately started looking up others nearby and stumbled upon STANLEY/ GILMER C/D/J/R- were SHAWNA LOTTS is whom I spoke with from start to finish- placing me on hold, checking to see if they had it- ( based off VIN ) and giving her a very minute version of my story- and THE SEVERITY OF WHY , NOT TO MENTION BEING SELF EXPLANATORY- was sooooo important!!!!! It’s AN AIRBAG RECALL for Christ sake- 🤦🏾‍♀️ (recalls only become RECALLS due to a number of FATAL ACCIDENTS and /OR injuries, that are recorded in a DATA BASE!!!! So if that isn’t enough to remove all deception from any individual given the part that is being recalled- then that person shouldnt be in customer service!!!!😡 especially only to be able to file a ticket for that dealership to be reimbursed for monies and services that hadn’t be done!!!😡 Needless to say PATTERSON has traumatized me, with their actions and verbal baseless promises. Apart from them SHAWNA LOTTS was upbeat , sounded personable and caring - just in the voice and general laughs we shared with general conversation as she was making my future appointment. Her honesty, (Bkuz she came bk on after a brief hold as she checked wit the parts dept.-stating they DID NOT HAVE IT in- but she just ordered it ,giving an ETA when it would be in and appt. Was based a week or two after to be on safe side.))So appreciate her,MAINLY HER HONESTY!!

Crystal is amazing in service!! Very helpful friendly and with such a positive attitude I love it

Worst experience ever! They double deal so that whoever gets approved first gets the deal. This is also known as lying and cheating and reflects upon how management truly is as professions and individuals. All week my girlfriend had been in communication with the salesman. Today 9/25/21, Sat. we had an appointment at 1:45pm and sat our whole day around it. We both test drive the Dodge Durango. Bank had been called earlier that week and she knew what she could do. It was all left up to the test drive, interior and how much they would give for trade in. She sat down with salesman to await to hear from financial to only have the woman from financial to walk over and to tell us that the vehicle had just been sold! Really?? We spend a whole going through everything, set aside a whole Sat even both test drive to only have it sold out while we are going through the process?? What do you not understand about internal communication? So you start a deal with one person and just in case you don't make that sale you go ahead and offer the same deal to another? Management in all the sales area was at fault! The only person that wasn't and that truly sincere was the salesman we dealt with. It was also his last day there and from what we understand this is one of the reasons!

Worst experience ever! They double deal so that whoever gets approved first gets the deal. This is also known as lying and cheating and reflects upon how management truly is as professions and individuals. All week my girlfriend had been in communication with the salesman. Today 9/25/21, Sat. we had an appointment at 1:45pm and sat our whole day around it. We both test drive the Dodge Durango. Bank had been called earlier that week and she knew what she could do. It was all left up to the test drive, interior and how much they would give for trade in. She sat down with salesman to await to hear from financial to only have the woman from financial to walk over and to tell us that the vehicle had just been sold! Really?? We spend a whole going through everything, set aside a whole Sat even both test drive to only have it sold out while we are going through the process?? What do you not understand about internal communication? So you start a deal with one person and just in case you don't make that sale you go ahead and offer the same deal to another? Management in all the sales area was at fault! The only person that wasn't and that truly sincere was the salesman we dealt with. It was also his last day there and from what we understand this is one of the reasons!

I review a 2015 pathfinder through cars.com. A sales rep called me and we set up a 10:00 meeting for the next day to discuss the vehicle. I drive the hour drive to the dealer and arrived at 10:00. The desk clerk informed me that the rep I had agreed to me was not in the office that day. She called him at home and they assigned me to a different rep. He went to look for the keys and 15 minutes later came and told me that "the car is not even on our lot. We own 13 lots and it could be on any of them." He gave me his card and told me he would call me when it arrived if ever. I left and returned home. So 2-1/2 hours of my time wasted. I would not recommend this business.

Some time in the first week of March I received a call from Brenda at Stanley Ford in Gilmer. She said “she had a customer looking for a truck like mine” and wanted to know if I would be willing to sell my truck to them. I politely declined and told her I was not really interested in selling my truck. A few days later I ended up purchasing a small car some where else and it got me to thinking that I might as well sell the truck since it would be sitting around the house a lot. I called the dealership and spoke we Brenda. We began texting and I told her that I have no intention of buying a vehicle from them only that I would consider selling them mine if we could come to an agreement. I tried to get her to give me a range of what they might pay for the truck. I advised her that I was very busy and did not want to drive an hour to them to only be given a low ball offer. I had sent pictures of the truck showing outside, inside, the VIN and the mileage. She assured me they were serious so I decided to go over there and give them a shot. Within 10 minutes they advised that they could not buy the truck. I politely reminded her of our conversation about wasting my time and we parted ways. No harm no foul. This past Friday I received a text message from Mike Terry asking me if I wanted to sell them my truck. I informed him of my previous experience and advised him I would not make the hour drive unless they were serious about buying the truck. He assured me that they wanted to buy it and gave me an offer of 13-13.5k. I told him I would consider selling the truck for that and we planned to meet up Saturday morning. I arrived at the dealership around 1030 and within a few minutes was told they couldn't by the truck. I understandably was very upset because they had now wasted my time twice. Mike was unable to explain why they were calling people offering to buy their vehicles and then telling them they couldn't once they arrived at the dealership. I asked to speak to whoever was making this decision to understand why this was happening again. At first Mario, the general sales manager, would not come out to speak with me. When he finally did he had no answers to my questions. I have been a part of the automotive industry for nearly 20 years and have would for many dealerships. I know the game but for them to do this twice was absolutely unacceptable. Mario was very matter of fact about the situation and basically said that's that and pound sand. I confronted him with the fact that they had given me a price range and that I would not have driven the hour without that. His answer was that no one said that. I confronted him with the text messages on my phone and he seemed not to care. I was finally asked to leave the dealership but because at this point I was pretty upset. This is not a situation of buying my truck or not. This is about wasting my time twice. I have no real reason to sell my vehicle. It is still very much in good shape mechanically and cosmetically. If anyone with the Stanley Auto Group corporate office is interested in speaking to me about this situation I have all the text messages saved on my phone.

Some time in the first week of March I received a call from Brenda at Stanley Ford in Gilmer. She said “she had a customer looking for a truck like mine” and wanted to know if I would be willing to sell my truck to them. I politely declined and told her I was not really interested in selling my truck. A few days later I ended up purchasing a small car some where else and it got me to thinking that I might as well sell the truck since it would be sitting around the house a lot. I called the dealership and spoke we Brenda. We began texting and I told her that I have no intention of buying a vehicle from them only that I would consider selling them mine if we could come to an agreement. I tried to get her to give me a range of what they might pay for the truck. I advised her that I was very busy and did not want to drive an hour to them to only be given a low ball offer. I had sent pictures of the truck showing outside, inside, the VIN and the mileage. She assured me they were serious so I decided to go over there and give them a shot. Within 10 minutes they advised that they could not buy the truck. I politely reminded her of our conversation about wasting my time and we parted ways. No harm no foul. This past Friday I received a text message from Mike Terry asking me if I wanted to sell them my truck. I informed him of my previous experience and advised him I would not make the hour drive unless they were serious about buying the truck. He assured me that they wanted to buy it and gave me an offer of 13-13.5k. I told him I would consider selling the truck for that and we planned to meet up Saturday morning. I arrived at the dealership around 1030 and within a few minutes was told they couldn't by the truck. I understandably was very upset because they had now wasted my time twice. Mike was unable to explain why they were calling people offering to buy their vehicles and then telling them they couldn't once they arrived at the dealership. I asked to speak to whoever was making this decision to understand why this was happening again. At first Mario, the general sales manager, would not come out to speak with me. When he finally did he had no answers to my questions. I have been a part of the automotive industry for nearly 20 years and have would for many dealerships. I know the game but for them to do this twice was absolutely unacceptable. Mario was very matter of fact about the situation and basically said that's that and pound sand. I confronted him with the fact that they had given me a price range and that I would not have driven the hour without that. His answer was that no one said that. I confronted him with the text messages on my phone and he seemed not to care. I was finally asked to leave the dealership but because at this point I was pretty upset. This is not a situation of buying my truck or not. This is about wasting my time twice. I have no real reason to sell my vehicle. It is still very much in good shape mechanically and cosmetically. If anyone with the Stanley Auto Group corporate office is interested in speaking to me about this situation I have all the text messages saved on my phone.

My experience here was good, not perfect but not all dealership experiences are perfect. Driving from Dallas, I had the pleasure of working with Antonio, who was very detail oriented, transparent , and approachable. This visit could have gone better, If only I knew his name. One gentlemen, After making a “Mistake/ misprint” on a signed agreement/Deal Approached me moments later, after the deal was signed, claiming that he had made an error on my initial trade-in agreement $ on his behalf.. After signing and agreeing,Not a good look for small town professionalism. The same gentlemen moments later, felt the need to accuse me and my wife of a drivers license “Mis-print” which would have initially cost me $60, had he not “Waved” it off. This essentially delayed the whole process a couple of hours The license was fine. Thanks to me really wanting this particular vehicle and the awesome recovery job by Antonio and the financial Lady in the back, I would have walked out. Shout out to those 2, thank you.

Bought a car this past summer with Stanley Ford Gilmer and had a great experience. Their customer service was great. I bought the car online and had it shipped to me. I had ongoing contact with GM Adam as well as other staff throughout the process and they delivered the service they promised. I recommend these guys to anyone. Thanks GM Adam and crew.

Stanley Ford has great service and great vehicles. Ten out of 10 recommend buying from them. I have purchased 3 vehicles from them and will continue to come back!