How OffleaseOnly helped me find my dream car!
I know that many of you can relate to the term “Pride of Ownership.” Whether it’s your powerboat, your custom motorcycle or a fine automobile in the garage, we all love our toys and that translates to the TLC we give them. In my case, the pride & joy in my driveway is the 2011 Jaguar XJ Supercharged, which I purchased from OffleaseOnly earlier this year. I am proud say I’ve never taken it to a drive-through car wash, and I find enjoyment hand-washing it in whenever I can.
The Jaguar was the deal of the century when I bought it. I was looking at several other high-line cars at OffleaseOnly’s Lake Worth location, when I stumbled upon the Jag. It wasn’t on my wish list, until I looked at the spacious, luxurious interior and asked for a test drive. When I hit the pedal on Lake Worth road the car lunged forward and sounded like a V8 muscle car from the sixties. I turned at the next light and found an open stretch of road and stomped one more time. I felt like I was headed to the Moon!!
SAVED A LOT!
Immediately, I wanted the car, and quickly searched online for comparable Jags, only to fine this low 9,000 mile car was priced about $ 11,000 less than any similar model across the national Pre-owned Jaguar website. Wow..must be a catch? In fact there were no catches. My only other concern was, how much of the 48 month/50,000 warranty was left and how would my local Jaguar dealer treat me, since they did not sell me the car? The results astonished me!
SERVICE WITH A SMILE!
I made my first service appointment with Alpine Jaguar located just a mile from the FPC office here in Pompano, and got treated like a King. All of the scheduled service was completed along with a laundry list of warranty related items and a new battery replacement. I drove a brand new Jaguar as a free loaner, and virtually every repair item was handled, which amounted to more than a few thousand dollars in parts and labor, yet I paid virtually nothing,. $ 0.00 a hand shake…“Mr Jones, enjoy your car, we’ll see you for your next service in a few months!”
WASN’T THE FIRST TIME!
I will go one step further, in less detail, I would say that my experience owning my previous car, a 2008 BMW 750i that I purchased in 2010 from OffleaseOnly, was very similar. I paid $ 36,000 for a car that had a factory window sticker of $ 86,000, and yet the car still carried 30 months of factory warranty when I purchased it. My local Pompano dealer Vista BMW, treated me like royalty..and every service item, oil change, maintenance and repair including new brakes at 40k miles and a few components along the way, were paid 100% by the factory warranty. When the car needed new tires, they let me buy my own set of 4 Continentals from TireRack, and charged only a nominal fee to mount and balance them! Unbelievable!!
THE MORAL OF THE STORY…
Anyone who thinks that they are taking chances buying pre-owned cars, really needs to learn from my experiences with Offleaseonly. I have purchased over ten vehicles from Offlease in the last fifteen years, saved tens of thousands of dollars, and have had a great experience with every purchase I’ve made. It’s somewhat ironic, that although OffleaseOnly owners Mark & Eileen Fischer are avid FPC members and good friends of ours…I rarely involve Mark with any of my dealings. He’s a busy guy, and has a fabulous staff of qualified employees. I deal with different sales people all the time, and I always feel like I’m treated well.
TREAT YOURSELF THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
Chances are, you’ve just treated your spouse and family members with Holiday gifts, and maybe even doled out nice gifts or bonuses to your staff & employees for the Holiday Season! Now it’s time to take care of #1! Treat yourself to that dream car you’ve always wanted, but take my advice and go to OffleaseOnly, because you’ll save a bundle and I’m certain you’ll find the car of your dreams!
Happy New Year! See you in 2015!
Stu Jones
President, Florida Powerboat Club
PS…Thanks for letting me share My Story! Below are some of my top picks for this week at OffleaseOnly! You’ll find the best high-line cars at the lowest prices. I’ve even researched a few random selections that I made, to compare against what’s offered by other dealers in South Florida, and the OffleaseOnly cars are priced at thousands less!