What a wonderful experience to buy a car from Centennial Leasing and Sales! Buying cars is usually torture with frustrating negotiations and wasted hours. When I want to test drive different brands, it means having to go from one dealer to the other and the salespeople do everything they can to keep you from leaving. I always feel like I'm being held prisoner until I buy something. I know that in the past, I have given in from pure exhaustion.
Our experience at Centennial was the complete opposite. It was actually fun. We picked Centennial after reading the positive reviews on Yelp and thank goodness we did. We walked into the office, which didn't look like a showroom and were directed into a covered area in the back where all models and brands were sitting. We walked around for a few minutes and then were greeted by Jack Stoner. He had a list of all of the cars in his hand which listed the cars, their mileage and prices. He said he was there to help and to just browse. When we found a car to test drive he would pull it out and send us on our way. We actually held him back to ask advice on which cars would fit our needs. He was knowledgeable and friendly with NO sales pitch. We finally picked out some cars to test drive. He pulled the cars one at a time out of the lot. He spent a few minutes explaining any driving quirks, and then let us drive away. When we got back, he had a printout of the Car Fax for that car, and he had the next car ready to go. Lots of fun.
Once we decided, it only took a few minutes to buy - no endless talks with the manager or hard sell for insurance, undercarriage rust proofing, etc.
Thanks to Jack Stoner. I completely recommend Centennial and will go there for any future car purchases. It's the way car shopping should be!