I found my dream car, a Nissan GTR, via an entire US based online search that took weeks. It just happened to be at Steve’s Auto Sales in WI, though I live in Colorado. The car met my parameters, at least from what I could...
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I found my dream car, a Nissan GTR, via an entire US based online search that took weeks. It just happened to be at Steve’s Auto Sales in WI, though I live in Colorado. The car met my parameters, at least from what I could read online (price, year, color, modifications, mileage, etc.). But, it’s a rare car and typically abused if on the used market. I decided to call up Steve and see what I could learn.
From the get-go, I felt comfortable with Steve as he did his best to answer my many questions, some quite technical. Ultimately, I felt comfortable enough to make a verbal agreement with him on the phone and book a one-way flight to WI. He met me at his office toward the end of the workday and stayed well past closing time to assist me as my flight time could only get there so early.
As I am on his lot and completing paperwork on likely the most expensive car he has for sale at the time, a couple young men walk up the sidewalk. They were dirty (likely from work), hair a mess, holes in their sweat pants, dirty white tank tops, etc. Apparently one of them was a former satisfied customer who was bringing his buddy in for a car. It was after hours, Steve’s helping me to buy the money car, and he excuses himself to go chat with these guys. Here’s what blew my mind that I wouldn’t find elsewhere…he treated those boys the exact same way he treated me. Same language, same respect, same mannerisms, and no judgments. Made me respect him and his business even more. You could tell he was there to help everyone and was willing to treat everyone equally, like he really cared about your experience there. It was refreshing to see.
Took me a month or so to get to this review. I drove the car home 900 miles the next day, then still wanted to feel it out and make sure I didn’t have a lemon. I took it to Nissan for a full inspection; I then took it to a local tuner and dyno for testing and inspection. The car is in amazing shape. Well maintained, needs nothing, and hyper reliable…awesome accolades for a street legal race car.
Steve was helpful and friendly on the test drive, during paperwork, and helping me find my way around town and know where to eat. Highly recommend him and his dealership.