Love it when a plan comes together...

"Tom McParland" (tommcparland)
03/07/2014 at 16:26 • Filed to: Automatch Consulting, Fiesta ST

Customer just took delivery of this 2014 Fiesta ST. Getting a good deal was tough because inventory was limited and many dealers were not budging. Here is a very nice email that I received-

Tom,

Just got back from buyng my new car. I had them pick me up so it was very convenient. The whole process was pretty easy, it just took some time to get all of the paperwork done.

The car drives great, handles well, the 6 speed transmission feels solid, and I have plenty of legroom and space for my head.

They tried to see if their financing could beat USAA's but it couldn't. Their finance guy tried some voodoo on me but I recalled an article written by you on Jalopnik about the games they try to play in the finance office and I recognized them immediately. He got me to a lower payment per month but at 15 more months and after doing some quick math on my phone it was nearly $6000 more than what I'd be paying with USAA. Out the door I paid $23745.50 with 0 down thanks to no sales tax and apparently an extra rebate for Washington State or something.

Other than the finance guy doing his thing the dealership was pretty nice and did not leave a bad taste in my mouth at all. They already had a quote ready for me and it matched what you sent to my email so I didn't have to haggle at all.

You definitely made the experience easy and convenient for me and for that I thank you. I'll make sure to let others know about you if they need a car but don't want to deal with the bullshit.

Thanks,

DISCUSSION (21)

Brian Silvestro > Tom McParland
03/07/2014 at 16:31

You're the man, Automatch.

BeaterGT > Tom McParland
03/07/2014 at 16:33

Job well done sir

Audi-os, amigos > Tom McParland
03/07/2014 at 16:33

God's work right there, son.

bob and john > Tom McParland
03/07/2014 at 16:33

who da man?

YOU DA MAN!

Coty > Tom McParland
03/07/2014 at 16:37

The Focus ST looks sooooo much better.

505Turbeaux > Tom McParland
03/07/2014 at 16:38

Good work man! You saved the dealer and customer work in one fell swoop!

For Sweden > Tom McParland
03/07/2014 at 16:38

Work Questions!

How much under MSRP are Abarths selling for right now?

Tom McParland > For Sweden
03/07/2014 at 16:42

Ridiculous discounts...like 7 grand

ttyymmnn > Tom McParland
03/07/2014 at 16:44

That's a great testimonial. You should ask him if you can use it on your site. We have USAA for home and auto insurance, and it's a GREAT company. I'm not surprised your customer did well with them. I had a similar experience when we bought our pre-owned Odyssey. We had our eyes on a new Sienna, but the payments were just too high. The salesman tried to get us to finance for SIX years. No thanks. My wife and I will likely be buying a new car (at least, new-to-us) in the next year or so, and you will definitely be hearing from me.

For Sweden > Tom McParland
03/07/2014 at 16:45

Well, that's definitely worth the $500 price for your services!

/Hire this guy, opponauts

//I want $100 for every referral.