Dean Smith | Page 3
Fixed Operations Manager
Grande Prairie Hyundai
11418 Westgate Drive
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8L2
Dealership Experience
8 yrs, 2 mos
Industry Experience
35 yrs
Languages Spoken
English
32 Reviews
Write a Review32 Reviews of Dean Smith
July 20, 2020
Amazing team of genuinely helpful people I have been a customer of Hyundai for over 10 years now and I will keep going back. Hyundai is the only dealership I have found that will speak to me I have been a customer of Hyundai for over 10 years now and I will keep going back. Hyundai is the only dealership I have found that will speak to me up front and honestly. They work with me every step of the way to ensure Im getting what I am looking for. They will honestly tell me when something just wont work to my advantage and they never try to sell me something that doesnt match my needs and future goals. The team always remembers me and greets me by name. Seeing how long some individuals have worked at this branch is testimony to how hyundai is treating their employees. I am confident in every aspect of shopping here. More
Other Employees Tagged: Will Mears, Lori Peterson, Kati McKinnon, Brittany Sinkevich, Kyle Farquhar
February 21, 2020
thank you Thank you for your service. The vehicle was serviced at the time it was booked for, I appreciated your assistance and look forward to your help in th Thank you for your service. The vehicle was serviced at the time it was booked for, I appreciated your assistance and look forward to your help in the future. More
Other Employees Tagged: Will Mears, Lori Peterson , Ryan Prince
August 27, 2019
Kyle and Britney are amazing We have bought many cars from them over the years and each time they have done a good job. This one had a bit of an issue and Kyle and Britney worked We have bought many cars from them over the years and each time they have done a good job. This one had a bit of an issue and Kyle and Britney worked hard to make us happy and correct the issue. The service department have been great as well as everyone in the dealership More
Other Employees Tagged: Lori Peterson, Brittany Sinkevich, Kyle Farquhar , Don Clarkson
December 29, 2018
Do yourself a favor and just dont buy a Hyundai From out of town visiting family for the holidays and had my car towed here at no small expense, but if you cant trust a hyundai at a hyundai dealersh From out of town visiting family for the holidays and had my car towed here at no small expense, but if you cant trust a hyundai at a hyundai dealership- who can you trust? Obviously something was very wrong. Asked for it to be looked at and diagnosed, they didnt look at it fully and then explained it was because my $80 assessment fee only paid for a half hour (plus that extra $15 in "shop supplies" of course). All indications from attempting to speak to someone who might know something 4 times were they didnt do anything more than turn it on but i was assured they could "tell alot by listening to it". First told my engine is essentially screwed and i maybe need a new "short block" for $8k or maybe perhaps a new "long block" for $15k like its no big deal and i guess its up to me now to decide what my car actually needs? This begs the question of why would i bother to take it to someone else if i was able to do it myself. Asked to be provided a proper report explaining whatever they did do/find, still waiting on that one... When i asked for more details about what went wrong, i was told "sometimes engines just go"- hence my review title... im not sure who would be satisfied with that response. The Operations Manager was generally not very helpful, not that he was in any position to magically fix my vehicle for next to no charge but it was extremely frustrating that he was completely unwilling or more likely unable to answer any direct questions or give a better indication of whats wrong (he spoke with lots of generalizations and "ifs" and condescending "if it were me, id do...". A few phone calls in he finally concluded "if it were me, id go with the "long block"... as if dropping $15k on a vehicle maybe worth $10k for an essentially undiagnosed problem is no big deal. Guess i looked like i was born yesterday (or maybe because im not a man?) as well as made of money. I guess thats how it goes when youre the only hyundai dealership within a few hundred km and no other mechanic seems to want to touch hyundai with a 10 ft pole. Just a side note that i had this vehicle serviced and inspected at a separate dealership <2 months prior with 100% marks across the board so to say this was a surprise is an understatement. A vehicle should last more than 127k if properly maintained. Never again, thats all i gotta say. More
December 17, 2018
GREAT COSTUMER SERVICE Akeem Taylor, his co-workers and his management team were very helpful with my perchase. I will definitely recomment him to my family and friends. Akeem Taylor, his co-workers and his management team were very helpful with my perchase. I will definitely recomment him to my family and friends. More
Other Employees Tagged: Brittany Sinkevich , Meaghan Odegard, Akeem Taylor
November 02, 2018
Excellent customer service Kati was awesome, I have told a few people to contact her!!! she is very professional and does a xxxx of a job, Brittney is absolutely fantastic she e Kati was awesome, I have told a few people to contact her!!! she is very professional and does a xxxx of a job, Brittney is absolutely fantastic she explained everything in great detail. They both made my purchase a great experience, Thsnk you 🤗 More
Other Employees Tagged: Will Mears, Kati McKinnon, Brittany Sinkevich
October 31, 2018
Outstanding! With this being my first time buying a vehicle from a dealership I couldn’t be happier with the impeccable customer service from all departments! Kyl With this being my first time buying a vehicle from a dealership I couldn’t be happier with the impeccable customer service from all departments! Kyle Farquhar was amazing! He listened to everything I was wanting in a new vehicle and made it happen! Thank you! I’m riding in style now! ?? More
Other Employees Tagged: Brittany Sinkevich, Kyle Farquhar , Meaghan Odegard
October 15, 2018
Utterly disappointed We live in Yellowknife and Grande Prairie Hyundai is the closest Hyundai dealer to our location. We had an issue with the A/C back in May 2018, we sto We live in Yellowknife and Grande Prairie Hyundai is the closest Hyundai dealer to our location. We had an issue with the A/C back in May 2018, we stopped by the service departement coming back from a family vacation. They quickly diagnosed the problem and ordered the parts. We agreed with Lori that we would come back in the Fall to have the part installed as it was a 12 hours drive. We called in September, to book an appointment and confirmed that everything was good to go. Lori confirmed that they had the part and I also requested to start working on the car as early as possible in the morning as we were going to drive back home right after and we had a 5 hours drive to our first stop. When we arrived for our appointment, they were missing a part and there was no note on file about starting to work on the car early. It appears that we will have to come back again as they cannot get the part before at least a week! If Lori would have confirmed that the parts were available more than two weeks prior when we booked the appointment, especially knowing that we were from out of town, she could have avoided us a costly 2400km trip! Update since the first review. The service Manager, Dean Smith responded to this review well by apologizing for the error and took a few steps to apologize, he offered the oil change and filled up our tank. Most importantly, he will have the part delivered to Yellowknife and pay a local shop over here to avoid another trip for this install. He indicated that processes will be put in place to ensure availability of parts especially when a customer is coming from out of town. Hopefully, such a situation will not happen to anyone else. More
Other Employees Tagged: Lori Peterson , Sabrina Smith-Fries
October 07, 2018
Top Notch!! Our Salesperson Kyle was easy to deal with and did not pressure us into a decision, the entire staff from finance to service was eager and willing to Our Salesperson Kyle was easy to deal with and did not pressure us into a decision, the entire staff from finance to service was eager and willing to help. More
Other Employees Tagged: Lori Peterson, Kyle Farquhar , Allie Hindman
September 28, 2018
Absolutely phenomenal This dealership and especially my salesperson Kyle went above and beyond from the moment I stepped into the dealership until I left with my purchase.K This dealership and especially my salesperson Kyle went above and beyond from the moment I stepped into the dealership until I left with my purchase.Kyle even picked me up from work and took me to go pick up my lunch and dropped me back off because I was waiting for my vehicle to be ready More
Other Employees Tagged: Will Mears, Brittany Sinkevich, Kyle Farquhar