Alright, this may be a long story, but for me it was some of the best help I could have gotten.  My mother (65) had decided she wanted a Honda mini van and had applied for a loan from a private lender.  She was approved and was just getting ready to go and make a deal with dealer this weekend.  She was worried about wanting a Honda because of the earthquakes and that supplies were going to be short.  On Thursday the fire dept. knocked on my door at midnight and said my mom had called 911 and they needed me to open the door for them (my mom and I built two houses next to eachother after my father had passed).  She had fallen and broke her arm and it took two hours to crawl to a phone for help.  She broke it so bad she has to get shoulder replacement surgery, but has to wait till the swelling goes down.  Needless to say she isn't going to be haggeling with anyone on heavy pain meds.

This is were Jan (fishon) comes in to play.  My mom was very worried about getting this car as there weren't many left the dealer had told her and they were only offering the car at the sticker price.  I remember seeing this add and decided to give Jan a call.  She really does know what she is talking about and asked all the right questions of us.  The dealer were the car was, was not one that Jan normally deals with.  She called her contacts for Honda and did confirm what my mom was told, that there was only a handful left in the state and they were selling for at or above the sticker price.  After alot of research and phone calls she called me back to say she had two deals.  One was the dealer by our house for a savings of $1,200.00 and the other was a savings of over $2,000.00 at a dealer that was just under a two hour drive.  We choose to go with the deal that was close to our house due to service issues and the fact that my mom really liked the sales man and the dealership in general.  I told Jan I wanted the deal by my house and she told me that all I had to do was bring a check for a deposit down and the car would be hers at the price she quoted me to the penny.  I showed up and the deal was exactly as Jan quoted me.  Not only that, but I believe the store manager is now a new member after talking to Jan and we talked shrimping and fishing for a while. 

I would like to personally thank Jan for making this very easy for me.  I know I could have tried to make the deal, but I dought I would have gotten that good of deal and I really needed and wanted to spend the day helping my mom as she is alot of pain and can't really do anything for herself.  It was a hassel free deal, no stress and I'm sure I got a good deal.  I also feel pretty sure that if my mom had wanted a car that didn't come from Japan, I would have gotten a lot more savings.

Once again,  THANK YOU JAN you were a bigger help than you know and I really can't thank you enough.  Dave

Fish On wrote:

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It was my pleasure Dave and I hope your Mom has a speedy recovery. We weren't sure if everybody understood how valuable my service can be. Well here you have it in a nut shell., Dave has shared his experience, and I hope as I get to help more folks on this site they will do the same.

My Mom said to say thank you for the good nights rest.  She is a worry wort and said it put her mind at ease.  She bought a mini van to be able to spend time with the grandkids and this was the only van she wanted and was very worried she wouldn't be able to get it.  Again to anyone thinking of going with Jan it was COMPLETELY hassel free / stress free and if my mom wasn't needing to sleep it would have happened in under 1 HOUR.  Actually the deal was made in under an hour, but we had to wait for my Mom to wake up to give the approval Even with the medication induced nap it took a total of 3 hours. Thanks again Jan.  Dave

  

Last update.  I couldn't be with my Mom today to deliver the check and sign all the paper work.  Everyone knows this is where they hit you with all the extras that can add up to alot and I knew they were going to try and put the pressure on her.  Jan was there and put the kabosh on that!  They told her she had to make a decision now and Jan corrected them by telling my Mom she had till 10,000 miles to make a decision.  There were countless other things they tried to push on her and Jan gave my Mom the real scope on the "products".  When it was done my Mom called and said that she was so glad Jan was there and that she really knew that she was on her side.  It made it really easy for her and let me have the peace of mind knowing she was being taken care of.

After it is all said and done I would highly recommend Jan to anyone!

Thanks again, Jan

Dave