Official “Love my Ford Dealership” thread

[460Fred]

I'm done with my Ford dealer. Strike one was an old change gone wrong. Strike two was finding a bungie cord dragging underneath the car after they put new front pads in. Strike 3 was me removing the front driver side tire and finding the another bungie cord.....

If anyone has a good Ford dealer and service department in Northern IL, pass them my way.

Great idea!
Maybe someone who knows how to do a sticky list, if that’s the right phrase, can start a recommenced dealership in their area for a good service department.
10+ Million people in Los Angeles County and Galpin Ford is the only certified performance dealership from what I’ve been told. Why they are so far and few between is crazy.

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[fpGT350]

Here in Tucson, our Ford dealer is Jim Click. Jim is a long-time friend who was and still is an avid Ford road-racer and displays his vintage GT350 race car in his showroom. He personally caters to the GT350 customer and, so does his service department.

 

[Flyhalf]

Walnut creek. Nor Cal.
The best.
Period.
If you are in norcal that ks the place to go

 

[460Fred]

I’m going to make a list of these dealerships and transfer to my phone, will come in handy while traveling.

 

[Socalrugger]

I've had no issues at Galpin over the last 10 years getting cars there, or servicing there.

ditto, although I bought mine at Galpin, I get it serviced South Bay Ford on Rosecrans..... still no issues

 

[italman1285]

Walnut creek. Nor Cal.
The best.
Period.
If you are in norcal that ks the place to go

They know how to service the Shelbys? Or do they use the normal lube techs that are great at destroying engines?

 

[anacar312]

How would one find out if a dealership was a certified performance dealer... or more importantly service center? I don’t want to just assume the closest ford dealer is the best place for service.

I have R HEP on order... reside in SE Wisconsin and I’ll want her to have the best possible service.

Thank you in advance for any advice, recommendations.

 

[lonegunman]

There is no such thing as a good Ford Dealer in my region, especially if you own a GT350. Maybe someone else has had a better experience, not mine thus far and I've owned Ford's for most of my life.

The only thing better than an overpriced GT350 oil change from the dealer with a collection of dirty oil hand prints all over my car is driving my F-150 out of the dealership with the skid plate dragging on the ground because they didn't reinstall it after the oil change.

 

[Point45]

How would one find out if a dealership was a certified performance dealer... or more importantly service center? I don’t want to just assume the closest ford dealer is the best place for service.

I have R HEP on order... reside in SE Wisconsin and I’ll want her to have the best possible service.

Thank you in advance for any advice, recommendations.

If i search for a dealer around me in myford I can select svt in the filter. I dont know what standars ford holds an svt dealer to but its supposed to mean they are trained to sell/service svt cars

 

[anacar312]

There is no such thing as a good Ford Dealer in my region, especially if you own a GT350. Maybe someone else has had a better experience, not mine thus far and I've owned Ford's for most of my life.

The only thing better than an overpriced GT350 oil change from the dealer with a collection of dirty oil hand prints all over my car is driving my F-150 out of the dealership with the skid plate dragging on the ground because they didn't reinstall it after the oil change.

Come for the info, stay for the wit and comedy! Thank you sir!

 

[RPDBlueMoon]

How would one find out if a dealership was a certified performance dealer... or more importantly service center? I don’t want to just assume the closest ford dealer is the best place for service.

I have R HEP on order... reside in SE Wisconsin and I’ll want her to have the best possible service.

Thank you in advance for any advice, recommendations.

Would like to know this as well.

 

[nimblepony]

Love my dealership here in Iowa. Always had a good relationship with them, and they remain a nice place to go, even just to hang out and say hello. They are a model dealership, meaning they were built to be the model for other new dealerships in terms of architecture. Marble floors, high ceilings, very spacious. They have big screen TVs in waiting areas, free soda fountain with several varieties, free bottled water, free coffee, and free specialty brews. They have a billiards table in the bathroom. I'm not even joking! Big screen in there, too, and TVs in every stall.

The whole place is clean, friendly, no pressure. Salespeople do not make commission, its low pressure there. I count the head of their performance department a friend. And, they are a certified Roush dealership just to add a cherry on top.

 

[460Fred]

If i search for a dealer around me in myford I can select svt in the filter. I dont know what standars ford holds an svt dealer to but its supposed to mean they are trained to sell/service svt cars

Can you please walk us thru that? I’m having trouble doing what you described.

 

[Flyhalf]

They know how to service the Shelbys? Or do they use the normal lube techs that are great at destroying engines?

They do a great job.
Andnthey do what you want.
They also know my track activities amd fully support it.
This counts more than thousands words.

 

[RPDBlueMoon]

They do a great job.
Andnthey do what you want.
They also know my track activities amd fully support it.
This counts more than thousands words.

Honestly any dealership that won't break the car if I were to take it in for routine maintenance is good enough for me lol. The bar is not very high for me.

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