It was time to put OG to rest. OG is my name for my trusted
2002 Camry. It’s short for Old Girl. We are sisters in that way, with many
miles clocked and regular maintenance to keep us on the road safely. OG was
good to me and I to her.
When it was clear that my daily miles were beginning to be
too much for OG, I was forced to part ways.
The stress of buying a car and dealing with the dance of
sales and negotiating is nothing I do well. Truthfully, I don’t do it at all. I
am not a negotiator and don’t have the emotional energy for such ‘dancing’. I
don’t want to do the dance of parlaying and sashaying with salespeople, their
managers and whoever else needs to be consulted for me to drive away in a car.
My husband’s last two car purchases were made through the
same salesperson, John Sireci. At that time he was with Kia. Hubby’s
experience was such that he sent relatives to deal with John when it was time
for them make a car purchase, plus Kia makes a fine vehicle. We learned that
John had left the Kia dealership and found him on Facebook, of all things, now
with Matt Blatt , a family owned dealership.
Working with John is a pleasure. His diplomacy in steering
me away from a less than desirable choice is silky smooth. I was clear that my
next vehicle was one that I wanted to be fun but functional. My initial choices
I thought were exactly what I had in mind, and I test drove every one of them.
John, being the seasoned salesperson that he is, let me get that out of my system
before recommending what ended up as my final selection, a cherry red Elantra, sporty looking with excellent gas
mileage and well within my budgeted price range.
I wish there were more sales people like John Sireci. He
treats you like he would want to be treated as a customer. That kind of
customer service is invaluable. It goes
a long way in wanting to keep doing business with that person.
