Who is best car salesperson at Southern MD Toyota

highnote

highnote

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My favorite toyota salesman is gone, so now I need to find someone else.
I don't just want to walk into the dealership and take the first person who is available.
I want a GOOD salesman- someone who won't try and take advantage of a woman. Also someone who will get me the best deal possible, of course!
Primarily interested in buying from Toyota of southern MD- but also open to other dealerships (including non-toyota) in case they can't give me what I want.
 
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daylily

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highnote said:
My favorite toyota salesman is gone, so now I need to find someone else.
I don't just want to walk into the dealership and take the first person who is available.
I want a GOOD salesman- someone who won't try and take advantage of a woman. Also someone who will get me the best deal possible, of course!
Primarily interested in buying from Toyota of southern MD- but also open to other dealerships (including non-toyota) in case they can't give me what I want.
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Ask for Reggie or Ernie. They're both great guys.
 
MysticalMom

MysticalMom

Witchy Woman
Reggie for sure! He's a personal long time friend. He's nice, charming, smart, one of their top sales people, won't try to take advantage of you and he smells good. :)
 
stars24

stars24

New Member
I bought a car from Steve Seek (Toyota of SOMD). I told him I wasn't buying that day. He totally didn't try to give me the "hard sell" or anything but took all the time I needed to answer questions and show me the cars that fit my criteria. He also gave me ample time to look by myself (I don't like to have a salesman following me around). He told me if I found a better deal anywhere else, to give him a call and see if he can beat it before buying.

I found a great deal on a car in Annapolis. I gave him all the specs, vin #, online listing etc. and he called me back with the same model car (well, SUV) that was a year newer, with lower mileage, 4 wheel drive (instead of 2), and 6 cylinder (instead of 4)... for the same price! It was way lower than the price listed on the car at the dealership. I'd recommend him highly. I never felt pressured.
 
highnote

highnote

New Member
stars24 said:
I found a great deal on a car in Annapolis. I gave him all the specs, vin #, online listing etc. and he called me back with the same model car (well, SUV) that was a year newer, with lower mileage, 4 wheel drive (instead of 2), and 6 cylinder (instead of 4)... for the same price! It was way lower than the price listed on the car at the dealership. I'd recommend him highly. I never felt pressured.
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Dealer name/phone number, please?
 
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smurfgirl

Member
Steve also sold me my car. Seemed like a nice guy. Like the other person said. He didn't pressure at all. Would buy from him again.
 
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daylily

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stars24 said:
I bought a car from Steve Seek (Toyota of SOMD). I told him I wasn't buying that day. He totally didn't try to give me the "hard sell" or anything but took all the time I needed to answer questions and show me the cars that fit my criteria. He also gave me ample time to look by myself (I don't like to have a salesman following me around). He told me if I found a better deal anywhere else, to give him a call and see if he can beat it before buying.

I found a great deal on a car in Annapolis. I gave him all the specs, vin #, online listing etc. and he called me back with the same model car (well, SUV) that was a year newer, with lower mileage, 4 wheel drive (instead of 2), and 6 cylinder (instead of 4)... for the same price! It was way lower than the price listed on the car at the dealership. I'd recommend him highly. I never felt pressured.
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Steve isn't there any longer but you're right.....he's a good guy too.
 
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navywife1984

Guest
highnote said:
My favorite toyota salesman is gone, so now I need to find someone else.
I don't just want to walk into the dealership and take the first person who is available.
I want a GOOD salesman- someone who won't try and take advantage of a woman. Also someone who will get me the best deal possible, of course!
Primarily interested in buying from Toyota of southern MD- but also open to other dealerships (including non-toyota) in case they can't give me what I want.
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I also recommend Reggie. I bought my Avalon from him in 2009 and he was always very personable and helpful anytime I took it in for service, always asking how I was doing and if there were any issues with the car and all. If you decide to go to him, please tell him that Donna says hello all the way from Japan now. I just moved here a month ago with my Navy husband and miss my Avalon but couldn't bring it with me.
 
Softballkid

Softballkid

No Longer the Kid
I always dealt with Wayne. Always willing to grab keys, show me anything and everything. Had friends buy from him as well, they were pleased. My mom, dad, and sister also dealt with him and bought. If I ever go back, I will ask for him :yay:
 
glhs837

glhs837

Power with Control
A properly done deal should mean you spend less than say 15-20 minutes with the salesperson, so how nice they are seems way less important to me than you getting the right price on the car. If you are following the old "sit in a room while the salesperson pretends to be your friend while they run offers back and forth, pretending to be fighting for you with management", you really doing the whole purchase process wrong.

Find your price point (unless its a super popular model, I use $300-$500 over real invoice as a number), get preapproved for that number with an outside financial institution, present it and make the deal. And be ready to stand down the final obstacle, the F&I guy, thats the true shark in the tank. Wheel etching, fabric treatments, VIN window etching those are the money makers, avoid them like the plague.

I flew to FL to buy a car back in 2003. Car had to be brought in from another dealership 2 hours away. So I had lots of time to stand around, and after a while became invisible. this place had the sales managers (shark trainers) in a central raised location. the sales guys would come from the little rooms with their foursquares, and the salesmanagers would show them how best to get past whatever fight the customer was putting up. "Lower the rate, and hide the difference in the trade in". Was quite educational.


Lastly, read this..........

Confessions of a Car Salesman - Edmunds.com

"Confessions of a Car Salesman" Updated for 2009 - Edmunds.com


I feel for these guys, I dont hate them, I sympathize with thier plight, stuck between a-hole customers and demonic sales managers.
 
KDENISE977

KDENISE977

New Member
I'm suprised no one here has yet mentioned emailing them? I've always had the best luck with internet deals, they know that you are then an informed customer. (P.S. I worked in dealership sales&finance for 10 years). Just a thought.
 
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nutz

Well-Known Member
KDENISE977 said:
I'm suprised no one here has yet mentioned emailing them? I've always had the best luck with internet deals, they know that you are then an informed customer. (P.S. I worked in dealership sales&finance for 10 years). Just a thought.
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Last time I was car shopping, the internet people kept sending me emails to call them. Kinda screws the point of emailing, IMO.
 
somdfunguy

somdfunguy

not impressed
KDENISE977 said:
I'm suprised no one here has yet mentioned emailing them? I've always had the best luck with internet deals, they know that you are then an informed customer. (P.S. I worked in dealership sales&finance for 10 years). Just a thought.
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I worked with Reggie via email since we knew what we wanted. I sent him a price, he agreed, in and out in no time.
 
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