This dealership was where I bought the car and it was a certified pre-owned car, so I wanted them to fix the problem. I intend to go to a dealership closer to where I live from now on. I live in San Mateo, CA and there is Rector Porsche in Burlingame and Carlsen in Redwood City.

 

OP you said you traded your M3 vert at fremont porsche, was it a E46 silver with black top and only has ~44k miles on it ?

 

No, 2005 vert, triple black, 34k

 

ok coz I was there during dec. looking for a car and saw a silver vert.

 

I didn't trade my car in until Dec. 22nd and I haven't seen it listed yet, so maybe they just auctioned it. It was a waste if they did because it was mint. Next time, I'm going to at least try to sell a car on my own.

 

I can only speak from my own experience. First time dealing with Fletcher Jones Porsche or Mercedes. Normally I get my mercedes from alex livadas who used to work for house of imports but moved to fletcher. I've also purchased several mercedes from Smythe.

I called Alex ... let him know I wanted to look at a 2010 porsche turbo at fletcher in Fremont. He set up the time for me to go take a look. I went in with a friend (wearing a sweatshirt and jeans) and the sales person was professional and was able to answer all of my questions. He then asked me if I would like to take it for a test drive. He took a photocopy of my license and threw me the keys so me and my buddy could go drive it.

The GM was friendly and knowledgeable and didn't bother to hassle me on the price. They had a new finance person who some how had the money factor slightly off. The GM came and fixed it himself.

Btw the GM didn't waste my time ... took the car himself to get cleaned up and made sure to come by to say thanks after I finished the financial transaction.

For me this was one of the quickest and painless transactions I've had buying a car.

As to service, I have no experience with fletcher. They did mention that they do pick up and deliver service if I need it.

 

I'm not a huge fan of Fremont either, I do all my business and servive at Carlsen who takes care of me!!

 

Those of you in the bay area getting service at your favorite place, could you please pm the names of your service advisors and also the mechanic you work with?

I've found having a great service advisor and mechanic can make all the difference.

Since I just got my car, I'd appreciate some advice.

 

I was pulled over again today as I was driving to the police station to have my tinted window ticket signed off (after having my tint removed that was on from dealer). I was pulled over yet again for not having plates (still have the temp 2 months after purchase). I found out after talking to the GM that they messed up and they have to now re-request tags for my car. I tell you, my trouble with this dealer never ends it seems. I can't wait to receive my tags and never have to deal with them again.

 

i dropped by last weekend to check out the Mexico Blue.. its a pretty dealer but people were cold!

 

i can def. felt the icy-ness there during my visit, esp after I've visited Carlsen for a test drive. I had a great talk with the salesman Doug at Carlsen , he knows a lot about the car, and have a sense of humor.

the sales i've spoken with at fremont was in his mid-50s I think and he's your typical "seasoned" salesman , using oldschool tactics (for e.g , "no I won't tell you the price, you tell me how much are you willing to spend"). I knew it was going nowhere but I played nice and finished the talk anyway.

 

My battery was replaced under warranty.

 

It just depends on who you get at what dealer. I have bought from Freemont for an AMG (as I said before) and a GT3 from Carlsen. Even as a previous buyer they didnt seem interested about when I wanted to sell my AMG for a PDK C2S.
Adias is a VERY knowledgeable Porsche guy and is NOT affiliated with any dealer.

 

Sorry to hear about your experience. I have test driven on a few occasions and went back to a sales person named Terry Toledo since we hooked up on my first visit. Completely stand up guy, knows his stuff, and impressed upon me as a true enthusiast.

Maybe it was because I went in ready to buy, strutting with confidence, had the right aura...even though I drove my wife's 15 yr old BMW there.

If I had to buy a Porsche again, it'd be a tough call between Terry Toledo at Fremont and Jeff Harley at Sonnen.

The GM is probably a better manager than a sales person.

 

I started this thread a long time ago when I bought my C2S and I had people disagree with me. I wanted to add something I found out 4 years later about my car I bought at Fletcher Jones Porsche in Fremont CA to provide further proof that they suck. I turned my C2S in on a 997.2 Turbo Convertible last Saturday and they asked me about my missing windscreen (I had to purchase on my own when I bought the C2S and I had no idea the car should come with it), tow hook and compressor. I realized the tow hook and compressor were missing when I moved to NJ in February 2011 as the car carrier company needed the tow hook. All of these items were missing from a 2008 CPO Carrera 2 S I bought in 12/2009 from this dealer. I'm glad I don't live out there any longer, but this is the final thought on that subject proving at least in my case, it was a terrible experience from start to finish. I'm unsubscribing from this thread.