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Established in 1975
Last updated 8.14.11
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New Car Dealers, Used Car Dealers, Automotive Repair, New Truck Dealers, Auto Body Paint & Repair
09/20/11
journalist finds salvation at artioli dodge
by Tcorsa at Citysearch
Had a great experience from artiolis. I am a freelance writer for magazines and newspapers and unfortunately the position i held with a local agency shut down so traveling is a must in my field now to get good stories. But my car broke down last week and it was beyond repair so i shopped online and went to a few used car lots and literally everything i looked at wasnt a big step up from what i already had. I drove by artioli dodge and saw a beautiful white 2007 chrysler 300 with 68k miles in their from line that just screamed class, and knew i would be percieved as a professional pulling into jobs with it. So i pulled in and just had to take a look at it whether i could afford it or not. A younger salesman named Phil came right out and was extremely helpful and energetic, answered every question i had right offhand. I have loved chryslers since i was a kid and grew up around them so i knew everything he said was true. After an impressive presentation & before i could even ask for the price he offered to let me drive it, I told him that I probably couldnt afford it and that I would be wasting his time but he insisted, he said if i didnt like the vehicle than the price wouldnt matter anyway, which was something ive never heard from any salesperson and made the most sense. The car drove as good as it looked. He brought me in and offered me something to drink, was very friendly and personable &when i wanted to get the numbers he got right down to business. I told him my budget (which was extremely low), that i was inbetween jobs collecting, and he told me right up front that i was going to have to put a couple hundred down which i appreciated since mostly every other place i went to told me no money down and when i got into the finance office "they made a mistake" and told me it was going to be more than a thousand! I told him i would need a week to come up with the money and he said no problem. I put 100 dollars down (which he said was refendable) and he put a hold tag on the vehicle and parked it in the clean up department until i came back. I came back a little skeptic thinking they were going to whack me with unknown dealer fees but nothing, i was in shock. I drove the car home that day and havent had an issue since. I have bought 14 vehicles in my life for myself, my wife and my son, and visited numerous dealerships and talked to probably 100 different salespeople and never liked a single one. Phil is ambitious and you can tell he loves what he does and would do anything to help someone out. I have already refered a friend of mine (who was in a similiar situation) and he got a used town &country mini van and he said it was the best experience hes ever had at a dealership too. Phil sends me 50$ for everyone I send to him, he keeps in touch with me, sends me free car wash coupons, and got me free oil changes for up to 100k miles. He deffinately deserves this good review
09/20/09
Great dealer to do business with
by Johns at Citysearch
Purchased a vehicle from them and it was a very good experience. Not pushy, great deal, good people to do business with.
