Joshua B.
Yelp
Look - I'm a pretty simple guy.
I wear Jeans and a T-shirt almost every day. I can be totally happy with a cheeseburger and fries for dinner most any time. I do enjoy nice things, of course, but I am not what you would call a 'fancy' person.
So, Mercedes isn't exactly the first car you'd think of when you think of me. In fact, I haven't 'owned' a car in nearly 20 years. The last car I 'owned' was a Buick and it caught on fire while I was driving it back to college and I lost everything I owned at that time...and nearly my life.
From there on out - I leased cars because they were new, had a warranty, and I'd never have to worry about having a car that might have something wrong with it. If it's brand new, I thought, the chances of having something wrong were minimal. And if something went wrong - I'd have a warranty. Having a warranty is HUGE to me.
However, I started seeing ads for Mercedes that said that they had unlimited mileage warranties for their Certified Pre-Owned cars. This was interesting to me so I had to check it out.
So, I wandered over to Mercedes-Benz of Nashville and met a salesperson named Vince. I just had some questions about the warranty and how it all worked and he explained everything to me. He also mentioned that at that particular time they also had maintenance included for 2 years. So, I found a Mercedes C250 Coupe with about 25k miles on it, the remainder of the factory warranty (another 25k miles or 14 months - whichever comes first), a year of unlimited pre-owned warranty on it after that ends...and I could buy another 2 years of unlimited mileage warranty if I wanted! Basically, I could have 4 years of warranty - and I could drive as much as I wanted, not have those lease restrictions, have my maintenance taken care of for 2 of those years, AND have a really fun to drive Mercedes that cost about what the lease did on my Mazda? It felt like I'd be stupid not to get this car!
Every question I had, Vince answered.
Every concern I had, Vince addressed.
And at the end of the day - he asked the question I knew he'd ask - he asked "...if we can get your payment where you want...could we work out a deal?"
I had to say yes.
It was a beautiful car. It was fun to drive. All my questions were addressed. It cost to BUY about what it cost to lease my Mazda. And this experience is the type of experience that you WANT to have when you go buy a new car. To actually have a salesperson who understands your needs, listens to your concerns, answers all your questions, and does so with a smile and a professional attitude... that can be hard to find.
I can't stress that enough.
Buying a car can be a pain in the ass at some places... but Vince made it easy and stress-free. Only time will tell if I get another Mercedes (it's been great so far!) - but I hope whatever I buy I can get it from Vince!