South County Motorcars

I found my 2007 Volvo XC70 on «auto​trader​.com» which linked to South County Motor Car’s website. Awesome site and very professionally designed. The photos of my vehicle were enhanced and it clearly displayed how immaculate the car was. I decided to place a web interest thru the site. The following day, I found several e-​mails welcoming me to their dealership along with a copy of the CarFax report (which I had requested). This was not originally provided on the site.
I called the dealership mentioning that I was in the SF Bay Area. I was assigned a sales consultant named Christian who was very friendly and helpful. He originally stated that the vehicle may be delivered to me. I thought this was truly the case until we negotiated on the final price. The sales manger, Ray, stated he had discussed this option with the owner and that «there was no way they would deliver the car, spending several tanks of gas and paying a plane ticket for the sales consultant’s return». The price negotiated was doable and the vehicle was in excellent condition (thought site unseen at the time).
Bottom line, I ended up flying down the next morning and was immediately picked up at the airport by Daniel one of my original sales consultant who had e-​mailed me with the CarFax. Christian was also awesome getting a lot of the info to me prior to my arrival. This included scanned copies of the vehicle’s original window sticker. Dan had driven my Volvo XC70 to pick me up and the drive back to the dealership was to be my test drive! We had a great time chatting away. I felt very comfortable… nothing like an official test drive at all.
Upon arrival at the dealership, Christian meets up with me to introduce himself. Apparently this was his day off. I spent a little time walking through the vehicle with Dan to ensure all was well. Then it was off to finance with Kirstin to pay for my Volvo. We chatted there too. No pressure or time crunch. She briefly explained all the paperwork prior to me signing the final contract and paying. Even Ray came by to «put a face to the name». But the car wasn’t ready yet. It was still in the shop being detailed and having a burnt bulb replaced. So Christian dropped me off at the mall for some lunch and Dan picked me up in my spotless car. We dropped him off at the dealership and said our goodbyes… then I made the long trip back to the Bay Area via I5. Getting home at 8pm.
Whew, what a few days… and what a great car!